Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Issue Date "2012"
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Factors associated with male involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes in Entebbe Municipality
(Makerere University, 2012)Background: Involving men in PMTCT programmes increases its uptake by women. Despite this observation, providers and implementers of PMTCT programmes continue to face challenges in reaching sexual partners of HIV positive ... -
The Interrelationship between religiosity and HIV infections in Uganda: A community case study
(Makerere University, 2012)Background In Uganda one of the strategic actions to accelerate prevention of sexual transmission of HIV infections is to utilize religious institutions for delivery of HIV prevention messages. There is limited empirical ... -
Interventions for managing the movement of health workers between public and private organizations in low- and middle-income countries
(Wiley, 2012)Health workers migrate between the public and the private sector due to many factors including seeking better pay, job security, better working conditions and career opportunities (McCoy 2008; Nguyen 2008; Schrecker 2004). ... -
Parasite-based diagnosis for malaria in Uganda: feasibility and cost-effectiveness
(Makerere University, 2012)From 2006 the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Uganda was with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). In 2010, Uganda adopted the universal parasite-based diagnosis for malaria before treatment ... -
Risk factors for non return for postnatal care among HIV positive mothers at Kampala capital city authority health facilities
(Makerere University, 2012)Background: Despite scale up of Perinatal prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV interventions, postnatal continuity of comprehensive HIV/AIDS care, for both the mother and baby remains a challenge in ... -
Utilization of HIV and tuberculosis services by Health Care Workers in Uganda: Implications for occupational health policies and implementation
(PLOS One, 2012)infection control measures for HCWs. Challenges to and gaps in access to HIV services among HCWs may thus compromise TB infection control. This study assessed HCWs HIV and TB screening uptake and explored their preferences ...