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2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 1-5
This paper appraised the benefits of emotional intelligence in healthcare in Nigeria. The concept of EmotionalIntelligence (EI) in healthcare, although not identified as an integral part of the healthcare infrastructure, is inreality, interwoven into everythi...
2023 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 36-60
Under-nutrition is a major challenge facing children below the age of five years from middle-classhouseholds. Under-nutrition is a direct representation of poverty. Individuals from poor householdsare predisposed to poor living conditions that may result in d...
2023 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 113-123
Tuberculosis poses a serious health threat, especially to people living with HIV (PLHIV), and is the leading cause ofdeath in people living with HIV. A person with latent tuberculosis and HIV infection is more likely to developtuberculosis during their lifeti...
2023 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 54-62
A needle stick surgical injury is said to have occurred if a medical practitioner punctures the skin with a needle orsharp instrument in contact with a patient’s blood. The splashing of blood or other body fluids onto the conjunctiva isalso included. To deter...
2023 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 63-77
In 2016, Typhoid cases were reported throughout Uganda, with the central region, including Kampala, Wakiso,Mubende, and Luweero, reporting the highest numbers. The northern region, particularly Gulu, Arua, and Kotido, alsoreported significant cases. Hoima dis...
2023 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 31-43
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Kampala International University Western Campus Uganda. ABSTRACTIn Uganda, the prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 64 is 6.2%, with higher rates among females (7.6%) thanmales (4.7%). This corresponds to around 1.2 mil...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | Pp. 10-13
Promoting women's equal involvement in government is crucial for the functioning of democracy and theachievement of sustainable development and more equitable societies. Although efforts to address theunderrepresentation of women in leadership roles have achi...
2023 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 90-103
This study aims to assess knowledge, attitude, practices and other factors associated withthe use of contraceptive methods among students of certificate in nursing aged 18-24 yearsat KIU-W.C, Bushenyi District in Uganda. A descriptive cross-sectional study de...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 73-81
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune and acquire a long-term disease. It causessymptoms such as pain, early morning stiffness, joint swelling, fatigue decreased ability towork, and premature mortality, and also difficult to manage at home and wo...
2023 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 104-117
This study assessed the factors associated with the utilization of LARCM among womenattending the family planning (FP) clinic at Kampala International University TeachingHospital. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used for this study. The data wa...