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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Safe Motherhood Care Among Obstetric Providers in Bugesera, Rwanda
(Wiley, 2012)
Objective
To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of obstetric care providers (OCPs) in Bugesera District, Rwanda, crucial to the delivery of safe motherhood services.
Methods
A quantitative descriptive ...
Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans – Is the burden in today’s Africa similar to African migrants in Europe? The RODAM study
(BMC, 2016-10-21)
Background: Rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are impending major threats to the health of African
populations, but the extent to which they differ between rural and urban settings in Africa and upon ...
Effects of Coronavirus Pandemic on Young Adults’ Ability to Access Health Services and Practice Recommended Preventive Measures
(The Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2021-09-20)
Given the limited attention to young adults as key contributors to the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda, this study
examines the effects of the outbreak on the ability of young adults aged 18-29 to access health services and ...
Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda
(Hindawi, 2021-06-15)
Trypanosomes are the causative agents of animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), the former affecting domestic animals prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main species causing AAT in ...
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 ...