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2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 9-18
According to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, most women and men knew some family planning methodsbut only about 29% of married women were using contraceptives. 20% of women had an unmet need for family planning.We examined knowledge, attitudes and c...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 26-29
This paper explores the impact of cooking technique and vegetable nutritional components. As a crucial providerof nutrients, food goes through profound changes when cooked, hence its effect on macro- and micronutrients.Protein denaturation, which may lead to...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 18-21
Globalization, a complex process, introduced by Swapsy in 2006, is understood as being more than economicintegration impacting political, social, and cultural dimensions at the global scale. The security at the nationallevel is the main focus of this paper. T...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 30-41
Family Planning was defined by the World Health Organization as a voluntary and informed decisionby an individual or couple on the number of children to have and when to have them. According to the2013 WHO facts sheet on Family Planning, “it was achieved main...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 42-49
Globally, it was estimated that more than 2 billion people are infected with HBV. Of these, 350 million people arechronically infected and more than 500,000 people die each year of hepatitis-B-related diseases. The study assessedfactors associated with low he...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 50-68
This study aimed to examine the factors that affect quality of health services in Kakindo Health Center IV inKakumiro District. The study used a cross-sectional design using a quantitative approach on the population whichwas under study. Data was collected us...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND ENGLISH | Pp. 11-14
In the context of the new digital era, children and teenagers have gained an access to the Internet which isbecoming their everyday reality affecting their cognition. The research focuses on the theoretical underpinnings ofInternet use. The areas of language...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 25-31
Reading is a fundamental skill that plays a crucial role in the educational and social development of individuals. Thispaper delves into the multifaceted nature of reading, exploring its definitions, types, and importance in education. Itinvestigates the chal...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND ENGLISH | Pp. 5-7
In the digital era, 'fake news' is no longer limited to local stories, but this has become a global threat, that isundermining the credibility of information and distorting societies worldwide. This article uncovers theconvoluted terrain of fake news that dra...
2024 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 1-15
Our study aimed to establish barriers to early treatment seeking among patients with sexually transmittedinfections at Kaproron Health Centre IV. This was a facility-based cross-sectional survey employing quantitativemethods. The study enrolled a total of 122...