Uganda Martyrs University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Involvement of Parents in Sexuality and Reproductive Health Education of Adolescents and Associated Factors in Hoima Municipality, Uganda
(Texila American University,, 2020)Many adolescents often lack strong and stable relationships with their parents to openly discuss reproductive health concerns. Parents often have the power to guide children’s development in sexual health matters, ... -
Factors that Led to Third Delays in the Management of Obstetric Emergencies in Midigo Health Centre IV - Yumbe District, Uganda
(Texila American University,, 2020)The third delay is the delay in receiving adequate and appropriate treatment at the healthcare facility by mothers during and after pregnancy. A number of factors are attributable to this delay. The aim of this study was ... -
The Prevalence and Determinants of Stunting among Children 6 - 59 Months of Age in One of the Sub-Counties in the Rwenzori Sub-Region, Western Uganda
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc, 2020-03-24)Introduction: Despite being referred to as one of the country’s “food baskets”, 41% of children, 6 - 59 months of age in the Rwenzori sub-region, Western Uganda are stunted. Stunting is a form of chronic malnutrition in ... -
Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?
(Elsevier, 2020-01-10)People’s subjective response to any thermal environment is commonly investigated by using rating scales describing the degree of thermal sensation, comfort, and acceptability. Subsequent analyses of results col- lected in ... -
Validity of Modified Early Obstetric Warning System (Meows) In Low Resource Setting: A Case of St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda
(Texila International Journal of Clinical Research, 2018-06)Globally every day, about 830 women die due to complications of pregnancy and child birth. Of these deaths, 99% occur in low-resource settings, and most could be prevented. Use of Modified Early Obstetric Warning System ... -
Improving Community Sanitation and Hygiene Performance in Kerwa Sub County through the Application of Statistical Thinking
(Texila International Journal of Public Health, 2018-02)Sanitation refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces whereas Hygiene is a set of personal practices that contribute to good health. It includes things like hand-washing, ... -
Third Delays in the Management of Obstetric Emergencies: A Qualitative Study of Arua Regional Referral Hospital - Uganda
(Texila International Journal of Medicine, 2018)The third delay is the delay in receiving adequate and appropriate treatment at the healthcare facility by mothers during and after pregnancy. Many factors attribute to this; shortage of staff, insufficient training, ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical Incident Reporting Among Healthcare Professionals: A Study of Midigo Health Centre IV
(Texila International Journal of Medicine, 2016-12)Medical incident reporting is a key tool for improving patient safety in healthcare, hence improved quality of care. The better the knowledge, attitude and practice of this concept, the better the quality of care. The ... -
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 ... -
Patients and Health Workers’ Engagement in Patient Safety in Healthcare in Kitgum General Hospital
(E-international Journals of Academic and Scientific Research, 2015)The delivery of health care is known to involve potential safety risks for the patients who are supposed to benefit from medical treatment and care. Over the years, efforts have been put in place to reduce the occurrence ... -
Financial planning for effective hospital management
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Evaluating HIV testing algorithms for research, diagnosis and surveillance
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-04)The objective of the study was to evaluate the validity of the HIV testing algorithms used at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor (Gulu district, North Uganda) for research, diagnosis and surveillance. The validity of a new testing ... -
Gender analysis of health facility utilization in Uganda. Health Policy and Development
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)A gender analysis study of health facility utilization rates in Uganda over the period July 2003 to April 2004 was undertaken in four districts of Uganda. The key conclusions are that: (1) Collecting data to analyze for ... -
'New wave' won't be a tsunami: the genesis of high HIV rates in Africa.
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Exploring the relationship between privatisation of health care and infant mortality in Africa
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)The introduction of user fee system in the government health facilities of most Sub-Saharan African countries (SSA), shifted part of the burden of financing health care onto the community, raising concerns about its relation ... -
Prevalence of intestinal parasites among school children in Moyo district, Uganda.
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2005-08)Faecal samples from 94 schoolchildren of five primary schools in Moyo subcounty, West Nile, were examined by concentration method. Forty pupils, 22 boys and 18 girls were found infested with one or a combination of intestinal ... -
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 ... -
Public Private Partnership for health in Uganda: will HSSP II deliver on the expectations?
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2007-04)At the inception of Uganda's second 5-year Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP II), this paper traces the history of the public - private partnership for health (PPPH) in Uganda, giving its justification and mandate. It ... -
Technical efficiency in the presence of desirable and undesirable outputs: a case study of selected district referral hospitals in Uganda.
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2008-04)The general practice in technical efficiency measurement for health providers has been to ignore additional products of most transformation processes that can be classified as “undesirable outputs” — which are a subset of ...