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2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 116-123
Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that, there are 2 billion people worldwide who consume alcoholic beverages. The burden of alcohol use is a public health concern. In South, East and West Africa, prevalence of alcohol abuse ranges betwee...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 137-147
This study on the prevalence of TB among HIV sero-positive was carried at the HIV CLINIC ofKampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIUTH), Ishaka Bushenyi district. Aretrospective cross-sectional study design was used to conduct this research. The...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 124-136
Childhood illnesses present a major public health challenges for a developing country like Uganda which is aggravated by a suboptimal health seeking behaviour by the parents or guardians. Appropriate medical care could prevent a significant number of child de...
2023 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 74-76
Prostate gland is a walnut sized organ located between the bladder and the penis. Prostatespecific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by normal, as well as malignant cells of theprostate gland. The PSA test measures the level of PSA in a man’s blood. This st...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 17-28
HIV sero-discordant refers to a situation where in a pair of long-term sexual partners, one isHIV positive and the other is HIV negative. There is an increased risk of HIV transmission tothe HIV-negative partner in discordant couples which makes HIV serodisco...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 91-105
The problem of Solid Waste Management (SWM) has become a major problem in the upperareas of developing countries. In Uganda, the menace of urban waste has further beenworsened by the increasing population. This study was done to assess the level of knowledgea...
2023 | IAA Journal Arts and Humanities | Pp. 62-75
This research assessed the relationship between job safety and employee productivity inpublic and private organizations in Kampala, Uganda. The objective of this research wasachieved through descriptive, cross sectional and correlative survey designs. A study...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF CURRENT ISSUES IN ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Pp. 60-73
This research evaluated the level of job safety in some selected organizations in Kampala,Uganda. The study objective was achieved through descriptive, Cross sectional andcorrelative survey designs. A study population of 484 was used, from which a samplepopul...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 1-16
Malaria remains the single main cause of ill health and death among HIV/AIDS patients inresource-poor countries worldwide. Malaria still remains a challenging infection affecting thelives of several HIV-infected persons in Uganda. Statistics from the Ministry...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 52-61
HIV is a global public health issue. In 2015 an estimated 36.7 million people were living withHIV including 1.8 million children. The majority of this number lives in low and middleincomecountries. In the same year, 1.1 million people died of AIDS-related ill...