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HIV testing preferences among Makerere university students
(Makerere University, 2022-01-05)
Background: Despite efforts by the Government of Uganda to increase HIV testing especially among target priority areas and population groups such as the youth, HIV testing and counselling among the youth is still low. It ...
Evaluation of high-level aminoglycoside resistance of enterococcal isolates in blood cultures at Makerere University clinical microbiology laboratory between 2017 to 2020
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Background:
Resistance to aminoglycoside has been of great concern, since it eliminates the synergy of aminoglycosides with beta lactam antibiotics, which is the therapy of choice for most of enterococcal infection which ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices on the use of pesticides among the farmers in Tirinyi town council, Kibuku district - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
ABSTRACT
Background
The use of a wide range of chemicals to destroy pests and weeds is an important aspect of agricultural practice in both high income, middle income and low-income countries. Undoubtedly, this has ...
Assessing the prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension and associated risk factors among patients at the Out- Patient Department, Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
Background; Hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. Hypertension has been described as the “silent killer” because initially, the disease ...
Chronic sorrow among HIV positive adults receiving treatment and care at Kawaala health center IV.
(Makerere University, 2022-01-04)
ABSTRACT
Introduction
In 2020, there was an estimation of 37.7 million people living with HIV globally of which 36 million were adults and 1.7 million were children (0-14 years). About 1.5 million people became newly ...
Prevalence and factors associated with junk food consumption among students of Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2022-01-06)
Background; Non-communicable diseases are an emerging global health burden and are one of the leading causes of death worldwide. 80% of the total Non communicable diseases (NCDs) deaths occur in low and middle income ...
Factors affecting personal protective equipment use among garbage collectors in Kawempe division in Kampala district.
(Makerere University, 2022-01-03)
Background
Garbage collectors are exposed to a variety of physical and health risks and hazards at their workplaces especially if the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is not embraced, resulting into injuries ...
Assessment of hand washing facilities coverage and handwashing practices in public and private health care facilities in Ndejje Division, Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality, Wakiso district.
(Makerere University, 2022-02-04)
Introduction: About 80% of the world’s communicable diseases are transmitted by a mere touch of dirty hands. Majority of the health care workers end up not washing their hands because of different reasons. Therefore, the ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice on bio-medical waste management and associated factors among waste handlers in the health care facilities in Mpigi Town Council Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
Introduction. Biomedical waste is a total waste stream which is generated from the healthcare facilities during the healthcare delivery process. The waste generated from the Health care facilities (HCFs) is broadly categorized ...
Relationship between hypermucoviscous property and antimicrobial suspectibility profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in the clinical microbiology laboratory, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2022-03-22)
Introduction: Hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae which was first described in the Asian Pacific Rim in the mid-1980s and 1990 has become an emerging strain and has been considered hypervirulent. This hypermucoviscous variant ...