Browsing by Subject "Risk factors"
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Awareness and Need for Knowledge of Health and Safety Among Diary Farmers Interviewed in Uganda
(Frontiers in Public Health, 2016-06)Safe working conditions are essential for healthy living and for ensuring food security among farmers and farm communities in developing countries. There is limited research on this topic, and documentation is essential ... -
Awareness of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors and Symptoms: Cross-Sectional Community Survey in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015-06-11)Background Lack of awareness of risk factors and symptoms for cancer may lead to late diagnosis and poor prognosis. Objective We assessed community awareness about cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms and perceptions ... -
A Cross-Sectional Population Survey on Stroke Knowledge and Attitudes in Greater Kampala, Uganda
(Informa UK Limited, 2017-05-19)Background: Stroke is a neurological condition with rapidly increasing burden in many low- and middle income countries. Africa is particularly hard-hit due to rapid population growth, patterns of industrialization, adoption ... -
Heterogeneity in Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis and its Associated Risk Factors in Pastoral and Agro Pastoral Communities Surrounding Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
(Research Square, 2021-03-22)Bovine trypanosomosis transmitted by tsetse flies is a major constraint to cattle health and productivity in sub- Saharan countries including Uganda. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of bovine ... -
Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Risk Factors and Symptoms Among Women in a Refugee Settlement: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Uganda
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2020-12-03)Background: There are limited data on awareness of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms among refugee populations living in Uganda. In this study, we sought to determine the awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Rural and Urban Uganda
(SPRINGERNATURE , CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW, 2015-12-26)Background: Information regarding the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases such as stroke is largely unknown among the vulnerable communities. This analysis, which is part of a larger U.S. National Institute of ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for trypanosome infection in cattle from communities surrounding the Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2021-10-07)Bovine trypanosomosis transmitted by tsetse fies is a major constraint to cattle health and productivity in all sub-Saharan countries, including Uganda. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of bovine ... -
Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa
(HINDAWI LTD , ADAM HOUSE, 3RD FLR, 1 FITZROY SQ, LONDON, ENGLAND, W1T 5HF, 2018-05-31)Introduction. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a significant burden of ischemic stroke (IS) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS), although data on risk factors for each type are sparse. In this systematic review we attempt to ... -
Stroke-Risk Factors Differ Between Rural and Urban Communities: Population Survey in Central Uganda
(KARGER , ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, CH-4009, 2015-05-07)Background: Socioeconomic transition is changing stroke risk factors in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed stroke risk factors and their associated characteristics in urban and rural Uganda. Methods: We surveyed 5,420 ...