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2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 1-17
Globally, there were an estimated 33 million people living with HIV by the end of 2007, andmore than 25 million people since 1981 have died from AIDS. In 2007 there were 2.7 millionnew infections and 2 million HIV-related deaths. All these facts are attribute...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 106-114
Inadequate sanitation has been found to be a major problem in primary schools and now asUniversal Primary Education (UPE) begins to offload pupils into the secondary school system,the same problem might begin to affect secondary schools. This study, therefore...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 78-90
Infection prevention and control is important for the improvement of quality care in hospital.This study aimed to identify risk associated with infection control, and to determine whichinfection control measures are available at Butiru Chrisco hospital and ho...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 64-77
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the world’s leading cause of maternal death andaccounts for an estimated 127,000 deaths each year. Identification of some of the riskfactors such as; previous postpartum haemorrhage, multiple pregnancies, macrosomia,induction o...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 18-32
This study was carried out in Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, BushenyiDistrict with the purpose of identifying the factors affecting the utilization of insecticidetreatedmosquito nets (ITNs) among pregnant mothers. A descriptive and cross-...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 29-43
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the biggest public health problem and now ranks alongsideHuman Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the world’s leading infectious cause of death.Globally, patient compliance with anti-TB therapy estimated as low as 40% in developingcou...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Self-medication particularly with analgesics and antibiotics have been reported by WHO asone of the major causes of antibiotic resistance. In country, like Uganda there is a wide rangeof drugs, coupled with inadequate health services have resulted to an incre...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 51-63
Emergency contraception is used as an emergency procedure to prevent unintended pregnancy after an unprotected sexual intercourse and method failure. This study assessed knowledge and utilization of emergency contraception among certificate female nursingstud...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 33-51
The controversy between the risk of HIV transmission through breast milk and the lifesavingbenefits of breastfeeding remains to be a dilemma faced by HIV-positive mothers. Indeveloping countries, 30-45% of infants born to HIV-positive mothers become infected...
2023 | IAA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 31-41
This study assessed the level of employee performances in some selected organizationsin Kampala, Uganda. The study objective was achieved through descriptive, crosssectional and correlative survey designs. A study population of 484 was earmarked, fromwhich a...