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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION History has it that anything that the hand of Midas touched turned to gold.  There is power in the touch.  As healing can come from a touch, so also infection, disease and eventually death can come from a touch, be it for the person touching or the person being touched.           The normal skin is designed to... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE                                                           INTRODUCTION This chapter  reviews in brief, Health Care Associated Infections (HAI), elements required for transmission of infectious agent within a health care setting (chain of infection, sources of infection,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Patient waiting time is the time interval between when a patient presents him/herself for health care services and when he/she finally leaves the health facilities. This project work examined the causes of patient waiting time in the outpatient department at the General Hospital Mokwa. Using simple random of twenty one questionnaires to... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study Childhood Immunization is considered one of the greatest public health achievements of all time. According to the World Health Organization (WHO 2011). Immunization rates have increased at a rapid pace in recent years, and more children are immunize than in previous years. Immunizations are... Continue Reading

Abstract The 51 uth was conducted under the topic, stress and performance of health workers of kasana health centre in luweero district. It was guided by the following objectives: to find out the causes of stress among health workers of Kasanu health centre, to find out how stress has affected the performance of health workers of kasana health... Continue Reading

Abstract This project aims to provide a centralized system where hospitals and pharmacies interact and share information to improve services and the health of patients. The application is developed in order to address the issue of hospitals and pharmacies not having updated records of patients. The system seeks to primarily help patients keep... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of patient teaching among nurses working in selected tertiary health institutions in Enugu. The objectives of the study were to determine the nurses? knowledge of patient teaching, attitude towards patient teaching and practice of patient teaching. A... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Stress has been defined in different ways over the years. Originally, it was conceived of as pressure from the environment, then as strain within the person. (Michie, 2002). According to Mojoyinola (2008), Stress is derived from the word “stringi”, which means “to be drawn tight”. Stress can be defined as a physical or... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Stress has been defined in different ways over the years. Originally, it was conceived of as pressure from the environment, then as strain within the person. (Michie, 2002). According to Mojoyinola (2008), Stress is derived from the word “stringi”, which means “to be drawn tight”. Stress can be defined as a physical or... Continue Reading

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Version:0.9 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000005387 StartFragment:0000000141 EndFragment:0000005347 The rate of maternal mortality in the recent time is so alarming due to weak health systems, poor  doctor-patient relationship, and non-existence of e-health management system to efficiently  maintain, handle the patient’s record and schedule... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study was about Assessment of Health workers and Medical health Service Delivery in Tororo Main Hospital. The study had three objectives: To identify the contributions or roles of health workers in service delivery at Tororo Main Hospital Tororo district, To identify challenges faced by health workers while performing while performing... Continue Reading

The rate of reaction defines as the concentration of reactant or product, consumed or produced within a given time frame. Changing one of the variables could lead to a differing rates of reaction speeds. ... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigate patient and provider related factors influencing utilization of community mental health facilities. There seem to be higher use of private health facilities. This could be attributed mostly to issues of easy access, shorter waiting time, longer or flexible opening hours, better availability of staff and drugs,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study was carried out on the attitude of health information management in the confidentiality of patient information using University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in Uyo Akwa Ibom State as a case study. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprised of... Continue Reading

EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AMONG HEALTH WORKERS IN EDO STATE ABSTRACT Employee extrinsic motivation in the health sector is one major issue that needs to be tackled in a manner that satisfied employees with their current employment and allowed them to develop a loyalty towards the organizations they work for. There are numerous... Continue Reading

Abstract Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) continue to be a threat to hospital admissions and workers thus contributing to mortalities and morbidities. Sophistication and type of services given by health facilities may determine health worker’s attitude towards combating these infections. The objective of this study is to compare knowledge,... Continue Reading

Abstract The collection, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of medical wastes are of growing environmental problem in Nigeria, which needs immediate attention before it goes out of hand. In the studied government HCEs medical wastes are not properly managed. Most of... Continue Reading

1.0 INTRODUCTION Maternal mortality continues to be a global burden worldwide. Each year, more than 200 million women become pregnant and a large number of motxB Lhers die as a result of complications of pregnancy or childbirth1. According to United Nations report, maternal mortality has nearly halved since 1990, but levels are far from the target... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Employee extrinsic motivation in the health sector is one major issue that needs to be tackled in a manner that satisfied employees with their current employment and allowed them to develop a loyalty towards the organizations they work for. There are numerous... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Employee health and safety is consider to be a major determinants of employee and organizational performance. Today, the matter of work-force health and safety at work is receiving worldwide attention, this is the major reasons why most successful organization take... Continue Reading

1.0 INTRODUCTION Maternal mortality continues to be a global burden worldwide. Each year, more than 200 million women become pregnant and a large number of motxB Lhers die as a result of complications of pregnancy or childbirth1. According to United Nations report, maternal mortality has nearly halved since 1990, but levels are far from the target... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study The universality of harmful beliefs and subsequent negative attitudes towards the mentally ill is not in doubt (Thara and Srinivasan 2000; Murphy 2002; Botha et al. 2006). This study is set out to identify the persistent socio-cultural factors impeding the acceptability of mentally... Continue Reading

Emotional and Behavioral disturbances create problems in everyday life activities and affect both intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. Such disturbances could manifest cognitively as in forgetfulness, short attention span and negative thoughts and also impact negatively on work output of workers. The study was conducted to assess the... Continue Reading

Emotional and Behavioral disturbances create problems in everyday life activities and affect both intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. Such disturbances could manifest cognitively as in forgetfulness, short attention span and negative thoughts and also impact negatively on work output of workers. The study was conducted to assess the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT With the global trend towards an increasing aging population, there is a corresponding increase in the health problems associated with elderly population especially in developing Countries including Nigeria. With this increase in the growth of the aging population, the number of people that will need health care will undoubtedly increase,... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the Study Patients\' records provide a trace of care processes that have occurred and are further used as communication amongst health care workers for continued management of patients. Health care workers have the responsibility to ensure that records are accurate and complete in order to effectively manage their... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the Study Patients' records provide a trace of care processes that have occurred and are further used as communication amongst health care workers for continued management of patients. Health care workers have the responsibility to ensure that records are accurate and complete in order to effectively manage their... Continue Reading

Abstract The study investigated influence of Personal functioning and Behavior type on burnout among public health workers”. Two hundred and thirty-one (231) health workers comprising of Hundred and one (101) males (44.5%) and Hundred and twenty-six (126) females (55.5%) were selected from hospitals in Uyo metropolis. Participants were selected... Continue Reading

Abstract Each day thousands of healthcare workers (HCWs), around the world, suffer accidental occupational exposures during the course of their role of caring for patients. Occupational exposure to blood or other body fluids in health care settings constitutes significant risk of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other... Continue Reading