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Acceptability and satisfaction of male partners with antenatal clinic-based HIV testing for PMTCT at Old-Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-12)Introduction: Despite benefits of and strategies to increase male partner participation in AHCT at Old-Mulago ANC, their attendance has remained very low (15.8% tested). It is not clear whether they accept AHCT and how ... -
ACCEPTABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR UGANDA’S PROPOSED NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME AMONG INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS IN IGANGA AND MAYUGE DISTRICTS
(Makerere University, 2019)Introduction: Access to health care remains a challenge especially among the informal sector in most of the low-income countries due to out of pocket (OOP) expenditures, with Uganda spending over 40.0% out of pocket on ... -
Acceptability of healthy lifestyle recommendations for blood pressure reduction, and its associated factors, among hypertensive people living with HIV in a tertiary HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Introduction: Hypertension is a significant public health problem with a prevalence ranging between 11% and 29% among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Uganda. Healthy lifestyle recommendations are essential in the prevention ... -
Acceptability of integration of cervical cancer screening into routine HIV care, associated factors and perceptions among HIV-infected women: a mixed methods study at Mbarara regional referral hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-05-07)Background: Integrating Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) into routine HIV care has been endorsed as an effective strategy for increasing uptake of CCS, and facilitating early detection and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions ... -
Acceptability of male infant medical circumcision as an HIV prevention strategy among patients attending a Health Centre IV in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2011)Background: Medical Male Circumcision (MMC) has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by 50-60%. UNAIDS has recommended that MMC be integrated into prevention strategies in countries of high prevalence. Circumcision ... -
Acceptability of modified directly observed therapy for Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and associated factors among HIV patients in Arua Hospital
(Makerere University, 2010-10)Introduction: Combination ART has led to dramatic reductions in morbidity and mortality among patients with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Successful treatment with ART requires the patient to maintain consistent adherence to the ... -
Acceptability of SMS reminders as an HIV PREP adherence support tool and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Background: Young Women in Uganda contributed 29% of new HIV infections despite representing only 10% of the total population and are priority beneficiaries of PrEP, yet they have been found to have low adherence. SMS ... -
Access to improved sanitation among households in peri urban area in Bwaise II Parish, Kawempe Division: A cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 6.2 aims at achieving universal access to sanitation, leaving no one behind by 2030. To enhance this achievement, SDG target 1.4 aims at basic sanitation for all ... -
Access to selected sexual reproductive health services among adolescent refugees in Rhino camp refugee settlement in Arua district.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-17)Introduction: Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees and conflict-affected people. Widely regarded as the best place in Africa to be a refuge. Adolescents in refugee camps in West Nile Region face challenges that can be ... -
Accessibility of essential maternal health related in-vitro point-of-care diagnostic tests at the primary health care level in Luwero district central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03-02)Background: Poor maternal outcomes at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level of Low-Income Countries such as Uganda are partly attributed to poor maternal health services including inaccessibility of appropriate maternal ... -
Accountability mechanisms in results based financing and their implementation in Lira District Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Introduction: Results-based financing has been proposed as an innovative reform to enhance systems performance in Uganda. Lira District is one of the districts implementing the national results-based financing (RBF) scheme ... -
Adherence among Female Sex Workers taking oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-06-17)Title: Adherence among female sex workers taking oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kampala, Uganda. Background: Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa remains most severely affected with highest HIV prevalence rates. Oral ... -
Adherence levels and associated factors to Pre-exposure prophylaxis among high risk individuals enrolled at public health facilities in Mbale district
(Makerere University, 2019-11)Introduction: HIV, a major disease of public health importance, is responsible for over 35 million deaths worldwide (WHO 2018). HIV prevention strategies have been made available to people at risk of HIV sexual transmission ... -
Adherence of health workers to severe Malaria treatment guidelines and associated factors at Gulu Referral and Lacor Hospitals in Gulu District, Uganda
(Makerere university, 2022)Introduction: Severe malaria is a life-threatening medical emergency and requires prompt and effective treatment to prevent death. There is a paucity of published information on current adherence of health workers to ... -
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy before and after substitution to Dolutegravir and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum mothers at the MUJHU supported facilities in Kampala - Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-19)Introduction: In 2020, the Uganda Ministry of health rolled out the use of dolutegravir based ART regimens as the preferred first line ART for all people living with HIV including the pregnant and postpartum mothers. Despite ... -
Adherence to clinical standards of quality HIV/AIDS care and anti-retroviral therapy in health facilities in West Nile Region, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2011-06)Introduction: Almost one quarter of an estimated one million people living with HIV in Uganda are receiving ART, creating unprecedented demand for long term high quality HIV/AIDS care. Objectives: To assess adherence ... -
Adherence to early infant diagnosis of HIV testing protocol among HIV exposed infants in Buvuma Islands, Buvuma District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Introduction Early detection of paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase chain reaction (DNA PCR) and rapid HIV testing is critical for access to antiretroviral therapy treatment ... -
Adherence to Standard Infection Prevention & Control & factors associated among healthcare workers at Juba Teaching Hospital,Juba,South Sudan.
(Makerere University, 2022-04-11)Background: Hospital acquired infections such as COVID-19 and Sepsis, among others, have become a serious threat to healthcare workers’ productivity and patient safety in hospitals worldwide. Therefore, healthcare workers’ ... -
ADHERENCE TO THE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR PATIENTS WITH HIGH HIV VIRAL LOADS IN KIBOGA AND KYANKWANZI DISTRICTS
(Makerere University, 2019-12-15)This was a retrospective cohort mixed methods study of HIV patients who had at least one high viral load from a sample taken between 1st April 2016 and 30th March 2017 while attending any health facility in Kiboga and ... -
Adherence to tuberculosis treatment and associated factors among adult HIV/TB co-infected out-patients in the continuous treatment phase in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health problems worldwide, mainly affecting middle and low-income countries which account for over 80% of TB cases and deaths. Treatment acceptance and adherence ...