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Assessing the relationship between mother's nutrition knowledge and her child's nutritional status in Naguru Parish, Nakawa Division, Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2022-08-05)
Introduction: Developing countries face a huge burden of different forms of malnutrition. Previous studies in Uganda focused on assessing the nutrition status of children leaving out an important aspect of mothers’ ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices on food safety and hygiene among students resident in Makerere University, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Foodborne illnesses have become a great concern to public health worldwide. The University students in the developing world are considered to be at high risk due to their risky behaviors and poor preparation practices ...
Knowledge attitudes and practices on menstrual hygiene management among school going girls aged 9 to 15 years in Kakumiro Town Council.
(Makerere University, 2022-07-20)
Introduction
Active participation of the girl child in development is hampered by Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) challenges. MHM is an important gender issue and a critical component in holistic human development. It ...
Knowledge, attitudes and adherence to occupational safety measures among fisherfolks in Banda sub county fish landing sites Namayingo district
(Makerere University, 2022-09-27)
Occupational safety is defined as the science of anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace that could impair the health and wellbeing of workers, taking into account the ...
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards food safety and hygiene among street food vendors in Kiboga Town Council.
(Makerere University, 2022-08-05)
Introduction
Foodborne diseases still remain one of the leading global causes of morbidity and mortality. Street food vending still remains one of the most practice or business enterprise all over the world with at most ...
COVID-19 Vaccine uptake and associated factors among members of Makerere University School of Public Health Community.
(Makerere University, 2022-09)
Introduction; Vaccines were among the biomedical interventions instituted globally for COVID-
19 management. We sought to establish the actual COVID-19 vaccine uptake (with at least one
dose) among the Makerere University ...
Fire outbreak management, functionality and preparedness among students at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2022-09-20)
Introduction: 600 fires were reported in Uganda in the first months of 2021, putting the country
on course for a more than 40% rise over 2020.The most common causes of fires are heating
equipment, electrical and lighting ...
Vendor’s knowledge and practices of solid waste management in Nakasero Market, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Introduction: Solid Waste Management in markets is one of the biggest challenges facing city authorities due to exponential rise in volumes generated exceeding the technical and financial capacity for collection and disposal. ...
Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards solid waste management in Central Division, Fort Portal Tourism City
(Makerere University, 2022-08-07)
Background
Solid wastes management is increasingly becoming a critical issue of concern in newly created cities in Uganda as it is greatly associated with increasing adverse environmental health problems that greatly ...
Knowledge and practices of hand washing among mothers of children under-five years in tegeres sub-county, kapchorwa district
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2022-09)
: Hand washing among mothers of children under-five years at critical moments is low and most Ugandans are still susceptible to diarrheal and acute respiratory diseases. This is mainly among mothers of children under-five ...