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Lived experiences of women with maternal near-miss at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-01-09)
Background: An experience of maternal near-miss and its subsequent management is physically and emotionally distressing which raises negative feelings and emotions and poor maternal and fetal outcomes. The emergency ...
Prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight among neonates in Soroti Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023-01-10)
Background: Low birth weight is an important marker of maternal health and neonatal health. It is an indicator of morbidity and mortality as well as adult-onset of chronic conditions. Therefore, the present study was ...
Assessment of inventory management and availability of microbiology laboratory supplies in public health facilities in the greater Kampala metropolitan area, Uganda.
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2022-11)
Background: Inappropriate prescribing of antimicrobial agents has been attributed mostly to poor diagnosis of infectious agents. Effective provision of microbiology testing services to support diagnosis of infectious ...
Factors affecting the quality and timeliness of the Health Management Information System data of Medicines and Health supplies in Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2022)
Background: Poor quality data leads imbalances in stocking of medicines at health facilities. In addition, if data is not submitted in time, it will affect timely planning and decision making. Quality of data and timeliness ...
Inventory management performance, System factors, Stock out rates National referral hospitals
(Makerere University, 2022-11-28)
Background: Inventory management critical process within the healthcare delivery system that is not systematically implemented in national referral hospitals.
Methods: The study employed a cross sectional and phenomenological ...
Assessing the Effects of transitions in HIV treatment guidelines on availability of HIV Commodities in Health Facilities in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2022-10-15)
Background: HIV/AIDS treatment guidelines have been frequently revised in response to emerging evidence, experience, and practice in various countries (Richardson, Grant, & Zolopa, 2014). These revisions are intended to ...
Fetal heart rate monitoring practices at a public hospital in Northern Uganda – what health workers document, do and say
(Global Health Action, 2020-01-20)
Background: In Uganda, perinatal mortality is 38 per 1000 pregnancies. One-third of these deaths are due to birth asphyxia. Adequate fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring during labor may detect birth asphyxia but little is ...
Health care workers' knowledge, policies, procedures and practices of medicines disposal in private clinics in Kampala Capital City
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Background
Unused pharmaceuticals ought to be disposed of appropriately to avoid environmental contamination because they can harm the ecosystem. Detrimental effects on the growth, reproduction and behavior of birds, ...
Knowledge, perceptions and practices of Nursing Faculty on Mentorship at Kabale University School of Medicine
(Makerere University, 2022-10-30)
Background: There has been a global advocacy for mentorship as one of the vital approaches
to train and develop young scientists in attempt to address shortage of nursing faculty.
Mentorship is defined as a process in ...
Health care workers’ experiences of managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia at health facilities in Northern Uganda
(BMC, 2021-01)
Background: Birth asphyxia is one of the leading causes of intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal mortality worldwide. We sought to explore the experiences of health care workers in managing foetal distress and birth asphyxia ...