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Data for the boss: evidence of non-use of Health Management Information System (HMIS) data in Bufumbira East health sub-district, Kisoro district
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2007-04)A goal of the health management information system (HMIS) is to provide reliable, comprehensive information about the health system to health managers, to enable them take decisions that will improve the services provided ... -
Defining Equity in Health
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)For purposes of measurement and operationalisation, equity in health is the absence of systematic disparities in health (or in the major social determinants of health) between groups with different levels of underlying ... -
Delivering Health Care to IDPs: Experiences and Challenges in Katakwi District
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)There are two broad categories of IDPs in Katakwi district by cause; those displaced by the Karamojong rustlers and those displaced by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) incursion. Sporadic Karamajong raids started over 50 ... -
A Description of Congenital Anomalies Among Infants in Entebbe, Uganda
(Wiley-Liss, Inc., 2011)Background: Data on congenital anomalies from developing countries of the sub-Saharan region are scarce. However, it is important to have comprehensive and reliable data on the description and prevalence of congenital ... -
Determinants of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health service utilization in hard-to-reach communities of Amudat District, Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2021-08)INTRODUCTION Uganda has one of the largest adolescent and youth populations globally and yet access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) among this population remains inadequate, especially in ... -
Determinants of Caesarean Section Rates in Private-Not-for-Profit Healthcare Facilities: St. Joseph’s Hospital_ Kitovu
(Taylor and Francis, 2021-06-27)Caesarean delivery, often called a C-section, is the delivery of the baby through incisions in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. Caesarean deliveries, whether elective or medically necessary, have risen dramatically in ... -
Determinants of Health Service Utilization Among Users of Dokolo Health Centre IV, Dokolo District: A Community Perspective
(Science Publishing Corporation, 2021-03-29)Introduction: Health services utilization (HSU) is an important health outcome indicator, a surrogate measure of access to healthcare that influences the outcomes of health status and consumer satisfaction. Healthcare is ... -
Determinants of Help-Seeking Behaviours among Persons with Depression in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement Camp, Kyegegwa District, Uganda
(iMedPub Journals, 2022-01-24)Depression is one of the leading contributors of the burden of disease globally and in low- and middle-income countries, and refugees are at increased risk for mental health problems due to forced migration from their ... -
Determinants of occupational injuries among building construction workers in Kampala City, Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2019-11-04)Abstract Background: Globally, about 1000 people die and close to 860,000 people sustain injury at work daily. Injury prevention and control require contextual evidence, although most studies in Uganda have focused on ... -
Determining Healthcare Workforce Requirements for Kuluva Hospital in West Nile-Uganda, using the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN)
(Research Square, 2023-04-29)Health workforce shortage is a major threat to global public health with a greater implication for low resourced countries. The right placement of the available staff in many health facilities remains a challenge due to ... -
Determining Staffing Levels and Mix of UCMB Affiliated Hospitals
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB) affiliated hospitals, like many other health institutions, are stressed by limited resources and increasing costs. This calls for a need to finance the increasing costs through efficiency ... -
Development of HMIS in poor countries: Uganda as a case study
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)Planning, monitoring and evaluation of healthcare programmes provides a strong foundation for the realisation of quality health service delivery systems. This involves regular collection, analysis and interpretation of ... -
Do Affordable Fees Really Matter? The Case of Nkozi Hospital
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)This paper looks at the pervasive problem of low utilisation of health units for maternal and other reproductive health services. It gives one example of how a poorly performing institution made a turn-around and, driven ... -
Do Ugandan Medical Students Intend to Work in Rural Health Facilities After Training?
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2009-12)There is a persistent shortage of qualified health workers globally, but worse in developing countries, where it is even worse in rural areas than urban and peri-urban areas. Health workers refuse to be deployed in rural ... -
Early sexual debut and associated factors among adolescents in Kasawo Sub-county, Mukono district, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-03-07)Early sexual debut is defined as having had first sexual intercourse at or before age 14 years of age. By 19 years, nearly 70% of both males and females are reported to have ever had sexual intercourse. Notably, sexual ... -
Economic Impact of Lacor Hospital on the Surrounding Area
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)The health care industry is an important contributor to the economy, especially to that of the area surrounding health institutions. This effect is even more marked in the case of rural facilities. At national level, it ... -
Effect of COVID-19 lock down on teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
(Springer Link, 2023-11-04)Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15–19 years globally, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounting for 99% of global maternal deaths of women aged 15–49 ... -
Effect of Praziquantel Treatment during Pregnancy on Cytokine Responses to Schistosome Antigens: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
(Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2008)Praziquantel treatment of schistosomiasis boosts antischistosome responses, with type 2 helper T cell bias that may contribute to immunologically mediated killing and to protection against reinfection. Praziquantel treatment ... -
Effect of Single-Dose Anthelmintic Treatment During Pregnancy on an Infant’s Response to Immunisation and on Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases in Infancy: a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
(2011)Helminth infections aff ect the human immune response. We investigated whether prenatal exposure to and treatment of maternal helminth infections aff ects development of an infant’s immune response toimmunisations and ... -
Effectiveness of community health workers (CHWS) in the provision of basic preventive and curative maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) interventions:
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2009-12-01)Due to a shortage of health workers, many low income countries rely on community health workers (CHWs) for the provision of a wide range of primary health care services, both curative and preventive, including maternal ...