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Knowledge, attitude and practices on menstrual hygiene among rural school girls years in Bukonde Sub County, Mbale district
(Makerere University, 2019-12-04)
Background: Isolation of the menstruating girls and restrictions being imposed on them in the family, have reinforced a negative attitude towards this phenomenon. Good hygienic practices such as the use of sanitary pads ...
ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS ON STREET SWEEPERS’ HEALTH IN NANSANA MUNICIPALITY, WAKISO DISTRICT
(Makerere University, 2019-11-21)
Background
Street sweepers play important roles for keeping the cities clean. Their works entail removing of debris from streets, collecting solid waste, disposing and recycling waste material. Consequently, they have ...
Knowledge, attitude and Practices Towards Solid Waste Management among Household Heads in Kikaya Parish, Kawempe Division, Uganda
(Makerere university, 2019-10-01)
Introduction: Solid waste is increasingly becoming a critical issue of concern in Uganda as it is greatly associated with increasing adverse environmental health problems that greatly impair health of humans, animals and ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices on pesticide use and safety among smallholder farmers in Chemwabit parish, Bukwo district
(Makerere University, 2019-12)
Introduction: Unsafe use and misuse of pesticides is a threat to farmers’ health and the environment. In Uganda, most people and households depend mainly on agriculture involving use of pesticides to earn a living. Unsafe ...
Factors influencing the occurrence of occupational injuries among building construction workers in Mukono Municipality.
(2019-12-18)
Introduction: Construction work is one of the leading sources of occupational injuries and fatalities worldwide. Injuries are more prevalent in construction industry than in other industries due to the many hazardous ...
Knowledge, attitude and uptake of Safe Male Circumcision among undergraduate male students in Makerere University College of health sciences
(2019-10)
ABSTRACT
Introduction and background
HIV/AIDS is one of the major global public health problems affecting about 36.9 million people annually. Uganda has an HIV prevalence of 6 %. Approximately 35% of university students ...
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice Towards Safe Water Chain among the Community Members of Ciforo Sub-County, Adjumani District
(Makerere university, 2019-07)
Though 89% of the world’s population had access to drinking water facilities, about 768 million people relied on unimproved drinking water-sources, 83% of them reside in rural areas by the end of 2013(WHO 2014). Safe water ...
Knowledge,Attitude and Practices towards measles vaccination amongst caretakers of children 12-23 months in Kiboga district.
(Makerere University, 2019-12)
Introduction
Despite the various endless efforts that have been attributed towards child immunization, specifically measles vaccination, many infant lives are still being lost especially in rural areas. Understanding the ...
Assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of households towards cholera outbreak preparedness and prevention in Kalerwe Village, Kawempe Division, Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2019-05)
Background:
Cholera is still a great public health threat to the global community and more particularly in the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. It is endemic in areas where access to ...
Assessing risk factors for indoor air pollution exposure in households in Bulamu Ward, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2019-10-22)
Abstract
Background: Globally, indoor air pollution from various forms of pollutants is an increasing problem. The most common form of indoor air pollution is that caused by inefficient burning of solid and fossil fuels ...