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Improving the Quality of Maternity Services in Uganda Through Accelerated Implementation of Essential Interventions by Healthcare Professional Associations
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017-06-20)Objective To assess whether the implementation of a package of activities through the joint action of the three international healthcare professionals associations (HCPAs) increased the use of intrapartum and postnatal ... -
Improving the Secondary School Curriculum to Nurture Entrepreneurial Competences Among Students in Uganda
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-08-30)There is need to design a secondary school curriculum that will contribute to the alleviation of the unemployment problem among the youth. Such a curriculum should inculcate entrepreneurial competences in addition to other ... -
Increasing customer brand loyalty for hospitality organizations practicing sustainable marketing: a case study of Café Javas, Uganda
(SAS Publisher, 2023-10-29)The purpose of this research is to discover the effect of sustainable marketing of hospitality services on consumers’ attitudinal and behavioral brand loyalty. Additionally, this research also aims to discover the mediating ... -
The incrimination of three trypanosome species in clinically affected German shepherd dogs in Sudan
(Springer, 2014)Canine trypanosomosisis (CT) is a common disease caused by tsetse- and non-tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes worldwide. The severity of the disease varies from acute, sub-acute to chronic with non-specific clinical ... -
Indoor Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Fatal Anthracosis and Copd in Sub-Saharan Africa–The Case of an Unidentified Rwandan Male of About 50 Years
(RBC / Rwanda Health Communication Centre, P.O.Box 4586 / Kigali Rwanda., 2016)Background: The deposition of particles of coal dust into the lung tissue, particularly due to high exhaust pollution levels in large cities, smoking, or in the coal mining sector, is generally considered as less harmful ... -
Inequalities in Medical Research and Development: The Case of Neglected Diseases
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)According to the World Health Report 2002, preventable or treatable infectious and parasitic diseases are the primary causes of death worldwide. The limited availability of appropriate drugs to treat these diseases is a ... -
Infectious Outcomes Assessment for Health System Strengthening in Low-resource Settings: The Novel Use of a Trauma Registry in Rwanda
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc , 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Fl, New Rochelle, Usa, Ny, 10801, 2014)Background: More than 90% of injury deaths occur in low-income countries where a shortage of personnel, infrastructure, and materials challenge health system strengthening efforts. Trauma registries developed regionally ... -
Influence of parent-teacher interactions on the initiation of sexual practices among teenagers: A qualitative study of Kawuku Secondary School, Mukono District, Uganda
(Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 2020-11-12)Introduction: Several studies recommend a multisectoral approach to promote positive sexual behaviors among young people. Minimal literature exists on the influence of parent-teacher interaction on sexual behaviors of ... -
Influence of school income generating activities on financing Universal Primary Education schools in Uganda: a case of Lira Municipality, Lira District
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020-07)The study focus was to investigate the influence of school-based Income Generating Activities on financing Universal Primary Education schools of Lira Municipality. Specifically, the study hinged on the investigation of ... -
Inguinodynia and Inguinal Hernia Recurrence Amongst Ugandan Patients Who Underwent Mesh Versus Non-mesh Inguinal Hernia Repair
(CC BY-NC-ND, 2020-11)Introduction: The prevalence of inguinal hernia recurrence dropped tremendously with the advent of mesh hernioplasty. However, the prevalence of inguinodynia has increased. Objective: To determine and compare the ... -
Injury Assessment in Three Low-resource Settings: A Reference for Worldwide Estimates
(Elsevier Science Inc , Ste 800, 230 Park Ave, New York, Usa, Ny, 10169, 2015)Background Trauma has become a worldwide pandemic. Without dedicated public health interventions, fatal injuries will rise 40% and become the 4th leading cause of death by 2030, with the burden highest in low-income and ... -
Injury characteristics, severity and thirty-day mortality of non-sexual assault related injuries in Uganda
(SSRN - Elsevier, 2023-02-06)Non-sexual assault is increasingly becoming a global public health concern in the context of human rights advocacy. The objective of this study was to determine the injury characteristics, severity and factors associated ... -
Innovative Approaches to Community Mobilisation Forimmunisation in Maracha Health Sub District, Arua District
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)For years, the vaccination coverage for the indicator doses (DPT3) in Maracha Health Sub-District (HSD) have not reached the 80% target set by the Ministry of health. The Health Sub District management team brainstormed ... -
An Innovative Paradigm for Surgical Education Programs in Resource-limited Settings
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)The burden of surgical disease in low-income countries remains significant, in part owing to continued surgical workforce shortages. We describe a successful paradigm to expand Rwandan surgical capacity through the ... -
Insect pests in apple (Malus domestca Borkh) gardens: review
(GSC Online Press, 2023-04-05)Apple (Malus domestica), is one of the most important fruit trees cultivated in temperate regions but, newly introduced in Uganda for its income and nutritional importance. However, apples are found to be susceptible to ... -
Insights into home biogas technology adoption dynamics through the lens of the diffusion of innovation theory in Uganda
(Elsevier - Science Direct, 2021-03-15)Ensuring sustainable development and enhancing socioeconomic conditions hinge on clean energy accessibility. To effectively promote and expedite the adoption of biogas technology, providing current information on ... -
Integrating hepatitis B care and treatment with existing HIV services is possible: cost of integrated HIV and hepatitis B treatment in a low-resource setting: a cross-sectional hospital-based cost-minimisation assessment
(BMJ, 2022-07-01)Hepatitis B and HIV care share health system challenges in the implementation of primary prevention, screening, early linkage to care, monitoring of therapeutic success and long-term medication adherence. Setting was ... -
Integrating hepatitis B care and treatment with existing HIV services is possible: cost of integrated HIV and hepatitis B treatment in a low-resource setting: a cross-sectional hospital-based cost-minimisation assessment
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022-07-01)Hepatitis B and HIV care share health system challenges in the implementation of primary prevention, screening, early linkage to care, monitoring of therapeutic success and long-term medication adherence. Arua regional ... -
Integrating Service Delivery in IDP Camps: The Case of Northern Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)The mid-north and parts of eastern Uganda are under siege from the LRA and poor health. There are about 1.6 million people displaced by the LRA living in squalid camps. In these camps, the IDPs are cramped in huts built ...