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Background: Good knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of HIV/AIDS prevention are essential in order not to acquire HIV infection and to prevent the disease from spreading. A proper and well functioning prevention of HIV requires clear and relevant information and instruction from health care providers who have been trained in that... Continue Reading

Background and objectives: Skin infections are among the common diseases in children of Africa. Among the factors contributing to high prevalence of skin infections, poor hygiene is the most apparent factor yet can be controllable. Schools are organized communities where children from different families with different social status spend... Continue Reading

Table of Contents DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................... ; APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................................. ii DEDICATION... Continue Reading

Globally, the estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that, there are 2 billion people worldwide who consume alcoholic beverages (WHO, 2016). And the burden of alcohol use is public health concern (WHO, 2011). In South, East and West Africa, prevalence of alcohol abuse ranges between 10%-70%. (WHO, 2001).Uganda has... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND The role of male condom for both contraception and prevention of STis was established in  Europe during the eighteenth century (Lewis, 2011). Its major role was family planning and  control STis (Omach P, Osma Benjamin, et al. 201 la). In sub-Saharan Africa, family planning  has saved lives of women and children and has... Continue Reading

Background: Breastfeeding entails feeding of infants or young children with breast milk from female breasts. Some mothers express milk to be used while their child is being cared for by others by hand or by using a breast pump. Globally, inadequate nutrition is an underlying cause of the deaths of more than 2.6 million children and over... Continue Reading

Topic Prevalence of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. Research Objectives: To determine the proportion of urinary tract infections among pregnant mothers attending ante natal visits in Rugazi health center IV. To determine factors contributing to the prevalence of... Continue Reading

Background: Good knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of HIV/AIDS prevention are essential in order not to acquire HIV infection and to prevent the disease from spreading. A proper and wellfunctioning prevention of HIV requires clear and relevant information and instruction from health care providers who have been trained in that... Continue Reading

Menopause is a normal, natural transition in the life, there are many changes occur during this period. This cross-section study, conducted to determine the calcium and phosphate level in Sudanese postmenopausal women compared to premenopausal women in period from March to May 2017. Fifty samples were collected from postmenopausal women... Continue Reading

The study investigated the role of stress, personality and self blame on suicidal ideation among prison inmates. Two hundred and ninety six (296) prison inmates (males= 258, females= 38) drawn from two prison yards in Anambra State, participated in this study. Four scales were used for data collection namely; Perceived Stress Scale (PSS),... Continue Reading

This study investigated self-esteem, personality-type and gender as factors in self-disclosure of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Three hundred (300) persons living with HIV/AIDS (120 males and 180 females) aged 18-60 years with a mean age of 39 participated in the study. Three instruments were used for data collection: Index of self-esteem... Continue Reading

The study was carried out in Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Bushenyi District western Uganda from January 2016 to December 2016 to determine the description of factors associated with Burn injuries among pediatrics admitted in the surgical ward. The admissions book on the surgical ward was reviewed and from the... Continue Reading

Table of Contents APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION.......................................................................................................................... iv... Continue Reading

Table of Contents DECLARATION......................................................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................................... iii... Continue Reading

Tuberculosis is a common and potentially lethal infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans (Daviaud and Chopra, 2008). Tuberculosis usually attacked the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body. People living with HIV are 20 to 30 times more likely to develop active... Continue Reading

Background and objectives: Skin infections are among the common diseases in children of Africa. Among the factors contributing to high prevalence of skin infections, poor hygiene is the most apparent factor yet can be controllable. Schools are organized communities where children from different families with different social status spend... Continue Reading

The major objective o f this work was to establish the assay o f faecal elastase I in spot stool  samples as an exocrine pancreatic function test for the Korle-Bu teaching hospital.  The assay o f faecal elastase I was carried out in spot stool samples from apparently  healthy persons and subjects with various pancreatic and non... Continue Reading

The aim of this study is to fabricate a solid ankle cushion heel (SACH foot) and comparison of the differences and effect of this SACH foot on the cardiovascular responses and gait efficiency of fifteen unilateral transtibial amputees with foreign SACH foot and Single axis foot. The SACH foot was fabricated using available local... Continue Reading

ABSRACT   Covid 19, a disease which created havoc in the world by its severe acute respiratory corona virus syndome-2 [SARS-coV-2], rigorous studies have been taking place to study the cause, pathogenesis, symptoms, treatment protocols of the disease. Ayurveda has considered it as a type of a janapadodhwamsa , the infection is caused due to virus... Continue Reading

SOAP PRODUCTION USING CHAMOMILE OIL Background of the study What is soap? Soaps are divided into two main types: Toilet and Industrial.These are few definition of soap. One of definition, soap is an alkali metal salt of a long-chain fatty acid and is manufactured using vegetable and animal fats. Besides, soap is a chemical compound or mixture of... Continue Reading

The challenge posed by cardiovascular disease and the associated casualties has taken a centre stage in policies relating to global health and wellbeing. A lot of technological innovations have been made in this direction with attendant challenges. A standard ECG machine was constructed using affordable locally sourced discrete components... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL ii DEDICATION iii AKNOWLEDGEMENT iv LIST OF FIGURES v LIST OF TABLES vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii ABSTRACT x CHAPTER ONE 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Background of the study 1 1.2 Statement of the problem 2 1.3 Objectives of the study 2 1.3.1 General objective 2 1.3.2 Specific objectives 2... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been a major health problem worldwide. Many world health bodies since the discovery of HIV and AIDS have been reporting frightening increases in the prevalence rates of the virus and the syndrome. According to... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE §   Introduction §   Background to the study §   Statement of the problem §   Justification for the study §   Objectives of the study CHAPTER TWO §   Concept of epilepsy §   Types of epilepsy §   Effects of epilepsy §   Causes of epilepsy §   Signs and symptoms of epilepsy §   Diagnosis §  ... Continue Reading

         This study was carried out to survey the knowledge of primary school pupils on communicable diseases in Kwara State. Two hundred respondents got through the use of purposive random sampling technique were selected from four schools that formed the research population. The instrument used to obtain information for the... Continue Reading