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Coping patterns of health workers and patients towards medicine stock outs in public health facilities in Uganda: A case study of Kabarole District
(Makerere University, 2019-09-18)
Introduction: Medicine stock outs are a common problem in health facilities countries public health facilities. Stock out of medicines in developing patients and health workers outcomes.
Objectives:To establish how health ...
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 ...
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 ...
Antibacterial activity of selected medicinal plants used for the management of chicken diseases by poultry farmers in Najjembe Sub-County, Buikwe District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-04-06)
Background:
The use of conventional antibiotics in the management of chicken diseases has accelerated the development of antibiotic resistance. Plants are a source of new novel antibiotics that are effective and cheap. ...
Maternal health literacy and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Mukono General Hospital, Mukono District Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Health literacy is a continuously evolving concept that has been observed to promote health care service utilization and health behaviour during pregnancy. Maternal health literacy (MHL) during pregnancy requires acquisition ...
Effect of COVID-19 disruptions on supplier logistics performance, costs, and availability of medicines in public referral hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background: COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread economic disruptions globally at its peak. It was characterized by lockdowns, shutdowns of factories and international transport, and panic responses such as restrictions on ...
Delayed definitive treatment among trauma patients attending oral and maxillofacial surgery unit of Mulago hospital, Uganda: prevalence and associated factors
(Makerere University, 2022-02-17)
Background, Oral and maxillofacial (OMF) trauma or injuries are common presentations in hospital emergency rooms and account for about 50% of all deaths globally. The definitions of delayed definitive treatment of OMF ...