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2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY | Pp. 47-63
Globally, about 36.7 million people are living with HIV of which 51% are women worldwide. In Africa there is still prevalence of new HIV infections with 12% occur in married couples many of whom are unaware of both partners’sero-statuses. The study purpose wa...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOG | Pp. 40-52
The prevalence of TB is increasing in many countries and is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. Infection with HIV likewise, has emerged as the most important predisposing factor for developing TB in people co-infected with Mycobacterium tubercul...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY | Pp. 1-14
Breastfeeding has been accepted as the most vital intervention for reducing infant mortality and ensuring optimal growth and development of children. This study was aimed at determining factors influencing early initiation of breast feeding among mothers at p...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 50-58
In the sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects an estimated 24 million pregnant women and the region records the greatest severity of malaria accounting for 90% of all the deaths. Thus, this study is aimed at determining the possible risk factors for malaria amon...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY | Pp. 33-46
There has been an increase in numbers of patients readmitted with relapse in schizophrenic disorders than new admissions and approximately half of those readmitted allegedly have relapsed schizophrenia (S/Z). At K.I.U-TH the outpatient department, Annual repo...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 1-26
The implementation of mobile technologies makes it possible for us to have mobile information application. With this information can be delivered and accessed via various types of portable devices immediately. Mobile information provides mobile users with ver...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 77-88
This study was designed to determine associated factors with uptake of safe malecircumcision in HIV prevention in males aged 15-35 in Bigando Ward, Kigulya Division,Masindi Municipality. The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a studypop...
2023 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 61-73
Urinary tract infections (UTI) remain a global health dilemma and it accounts for the majorityof reasons for hospital visiting globally. Sound knowledge of factors associated with UTI mayallow timely intervention that can easily bring the disease under contro...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 122-133
Post-operative wound sepsis is among the commonest complications of surgery, especiallyin developing countries. This complication often increases the burden on patients; increaseshospitalization duration, painful wound dressings and other procedures like debr...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 56-76
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence among the youths have become a global burden hindering development, imparting high expenditures on treatment and counseling the victims of alcoholism as well as the accelerated domestic violence and its effects. Uganda in...