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2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 27-32
In developing countries, post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) and complications related to unsafe abortions are directcauses of maternal death. Recent studies showed high levels of efficacy and acceptability of misoprostol for PPH.The objective of the study was to un...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY | Pp. 24-32
In Uganda Pre-eclampsia remains a significant public health threat among the five obstetric emergences, which includes postpartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, unsafe abortion, puerperal sepsis. The study was a cross sectional descriptive that was conducted a...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 21-24
Insulin is a drug used in the treatment of diabetes type one and the emergencies of diabetes type two. Diabetes is a chronic disease which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin produced....
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 10-20
In Uganda, mothers use Herbal Medicines in pregnancy and labor at increasing rates, consequently, this results to premature labor, fetal distress, precipitate labor, risk of abortion and many others. This study aimed at identifying factors leading to increase...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 33-43
Globally, it is estimated that nearly 500,000 women die annually from causes related to pregnancy and child birth and 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. Male involvement in the antenatal care services clearly goes against prevailing gender nor...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 1-9
The objective of this study was to assess for factors associated with depression among people living with HIV attending Bushenyi Health Center IV in Bushenyi District. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 80 ART patients who were assessed...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ALLIED FIELDS | Pp. 38-45
This study focused on factors affecting health workers in the implementation of EMTCT services at Bushenyi Health Centre IV. The objectives of the study were, to find out the health worker-based factors affecting health workers in the implementation of EMTCT...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ALLIED FIELDS | Pp. 15-27
fertility, make informed decision on the number of children they want to have. The purposeof this study was to assess the factors contributing to the underutilization of artificialcontraceptive methods among female nursing students of KIU Ishaka-Bushenyi. The...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY (NIJPP) | Pp. 33-49
Unplanned pregnancies among university students are an important public health issue in both developed anddeveloping countries because of its negative association with social, psychological and health outcomes for bothmothers and the children. The rate of unp...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 100-106
This study utilizes response surface methodology (RSM) to estimate the engineeringparameters of PFAP/silumin composites. The tensile strengths of the developed compositeswere evaluated using a Box-Behnken design (BBD), considering factors such as weightfracti...