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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 ...
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 ...
The utility of internet-enabled antibiotic self-medication and Its associated factors among patients attending private clinics in Kawempe Division in Kampala Capital City, Uganda: community-based cross-sectional study
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-04-02)
Introduction: The expanding practice of internet-based antibiotic self-medication raises public health concerns as it increases
antibiotic resistance and introduces avoidable risks. This study aims to examine the utility ...
Risk perception and usage of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis among fisherfolk in Ggulwe parish on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda
(Frontiers, 2023-11-08)
The use of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP)
to prevent HIV acquisition among those exposed as an approach to HIV
prevention has expanded in Uganda. Although there are increased eorts to avail
nPEP ...