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Lived Experiences of Prostate Cancer Patients Below 55 Years of Age: A Phenomenological Study of Outpatients Receiving Treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute
(African Journals Online, 2020-10-06)
Cancer of the prostate is globally the second commonest cancer among men. Its incidence in Uganda is rising and is currently reported at 5.2%. It is responsible for about 25% of cancer deaths among male Ugandans. The ...
Cancer Risk Studies and Priority Areas for Cancer Risk Appraisal in Uganda
(Annals of Global Health, 2020)
Research into aetiologies and prevention of the commonest cancers and implementation of
primary and secondary prevention can reduce cancer risk and improve quality of life. Moreover, monitoring the prevalence of cancer ...
Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior of Peri-Urban Women With Disability in Busiro South, Wakiso District, Uganda: a Community Based Study
(Research Square, 2020-08-10)
In Uganda women with disabilities attend antenatal care (ANC) while pregnant, however, majority of these deliver from the hands of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) due to due to fear of being mistreated by skilled birth ...
Application of workload indicators of staffing needs (WISN) in determining health workers' requirements for Mityana general hospital, Uganda
(International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-08-30)
With reducing number of health workers amidst increasing disease burden, ever increasing population and limited resources, health systems are faced with challenges of providing adequate and quality health care globally. ...
The State of Mortuary and Mortuary Services in Public Health Facilities of South Western Uganda
(International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-11-10)
Mortuaries and mortuary services are very crucial support services to healthcare delivery. Information on the status of mortuary services in Uganda is largely missing. This study therefore was carried out to assess the ...
Common Medical Errors and Error Reporting Systems in Selected Hospitals of Central Uganda
(International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-08-30)
Medical errors are under studied in the developing world, therefore, this study set out to identify common errors committed during provision of health care and error management systems in the hospitals with reference to ...
Factors Influencing Uptake of Sexually Transmitted Infections Screening Among Adolescent Female Sex Workers in Mukono District
(Opast publishing group, 2020-04-29)
Background
Worldwide, more than 1 million Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are acquired every day and female
adolescents aged 10 to 19 years are almost twice more susceptible to STIs than boys of the same age.
The ...