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2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 101-110
Unsafe abortion is defined by the World Health Organization as a method of terminating anunplanned pregnancy that is either performed by someone who doesn't have the necessaryskills or in a setting that does not meet the bare minimum of medical requirements,...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 69-83
Modern contraception, a pillar of safe motherhood is known for its benefits including limitingunwanted pregnancies and reducing infant and maternal mortality and morbidity. Moderncontraception significantly reduces up to 35% of maternal deaths, 13% of child m...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
This study was carried out at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital to determine the Prevalenceand associated risk factors of antepartum haemorrhage among pregnant women attendingantenatal clinics. The researcher used simple random sampling to select her Mothers t...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 85-100
As Uganda continues with the fight to end HIV epidemic by 2030, increasing condom use,especially in high-risk sexual encounters is one of the key strategies for reducing HIVtransmission in Uganda. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, practices and factor...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 111-117
The knowledge and perception of abortion has highly influenced the choice to undergo selfinducedabortion. The identified outcomes of which have continued to increase maternalmorbidity and mortality. This is to say self-induced abortions which are mostly done...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most widespread hereditary disorders among the African lineage. SCD is associated with recurrent severe pain, increased morbidity and mortality yet has received less recognition in the public domain. Evidence of the nee...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 25-44
Puerperal sepsis encompasses infections after birth usually in the first 42 days following thepostpartum period and is the major cause of maternal morbidity and rendered the majorcause of death worldwide. Globally, puerperal sepsis is estimated to account for...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 45-58
Sickle cell disorders can be managed cost-effectively by programs that integrate treatmentwith early carrier detection through screening and genetic counselling. However, sickle celldisease is not well known or recognized by many individuals as a significant...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 26-43
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to two billion people in the worldhave been infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); about 350 million people live with chronicHBV infection, and about 600,000 people die from HBV- related liver disease or H...
2023 | IAA Journal of Applied Sciences | Pp. 57-70
Family planning, a pillar of safe motherhood is known for its benefits including limitingunwanted pregnancies, reducing infant and maternal mortality and morbidity. Evidenceexists that spacing pregnancies by at least two years apart using family planning sign...