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2023 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Assessment of Factors Influencing the Uptake of Covid-19 Vaccine among People Living in Ishaka, Bushenyi District in Uganda

Mukwaya, Apollo Nicholas

2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 39-46

The study aimed at investigating the factors influencing the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines amongpeople in Ishaka, Bushenyi District in Uganda. Understanding the factors that influenced theuptake of COVID-19 vaccines is of great help in creating strategies to in...

2023 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Assessment of Factors Associated with Surgical Wound Infection among Patients Operated in Surgical Ward at Kiryandongo General Hospital

Fiddy Obalim

2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 47-58

Surgical wound infection is defined as infections that occur at or near surgical incision within30 days of operation or after 1 year if an implant is placed. This study determined factorsassociated with Surgical wound infection among patients operated in Surg...

2023 Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry

Assessment of Factors Affecting Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age (18-49 Years) in Wakiso Health Centre IV, Wakiso District

Amon Ekwasu

2023 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 19-30

The study conducted in April 2017 at Wakiso Health Centre IV Reproductive Health Clinic aimed to assess the factorsinfluencing cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age (18-49) in Wakiso District. The researchemployed a descriptive cross-secti...

2023 Faculty of Business and Management

Non-monetary incentives and employee relations in homes of hope nongovernment organisation (Mbarara district)

Samanya Bulhan and Nagaruka Deborah

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 22-30,

The purpose of the study was to determine if there is significant relationship between Nonmonetaryincentives and staff relations of Kampala International University. A crosssectionalsurvey research design and simple random sampling techniques were used toesta...

2023 Faculty of Education

Gendered Economic Gap in Uganda: Education Attainment and Women’s Access to and Land Ownership in Bunyoro Sub-region

1Barongo E. K., 2Busingye J. D., 3Tom Mulegi and 4Lubaale G.

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 1-10

The study investigated the role of education attainment in women's ownership of land inBunyoro sub-region, Uganda. The study adopted a descriptive research design and aqualitative approach in data collection. Accordingly, 25 key informants comprising ofcommun...

2023 Faculty of Business and Management

Evaluation of Youth Empowerment and Community Development: A Case Study of Kamunganguzi Sub County, Kabale District, Uganda.

Samanya Bulhan and Amanya Elias

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 11-21,

The youth empowerment and community development in Kamunganguzi Sub-County,Kabale District, Uganda was evaluated. The aim of the study was to find out the Level of theyouth empowerment in rural areas, the effect of the informal economy to communitydevelopment...

2023 School of Pharmacy

Evaluation of the anti-bacterial activity of aqueous leaf extract of Phyllanthus amarus on Streptococcus pyogenes for the treatment of tonsillitis

1Epila Haron, 1Albert Nyanchoka Onchweri, 2Maniga Josephat, 1Tenywa Mercy, 1Jacqueline Njeri Muchiri and 3Ugwu Okechukwu Paul-Chima

2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY | Pp. 47-62

Phyllanthus amarus belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, it is a tiny herb that is known forits medical benefits and used widely globally. It is also an essential plant in the IndianAyurveda medical system, and is used to treat stomach, genitourinary, liver an...

2023 School of Allied Health Sciences

Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Youth: A Case Study at KIUTH, Bushenyi

Mutonyi, Iryn Monica

2023 | INOSR Scientific Research | Pp. 27-39,

Nationally, urinary tract infection is more common among childbearing age groups of bothmales and females and it poses a dangerous health risk if left untreated. The study aimed atassessing the occurrence of urinary tract infections among the youths attending...

2023 Faculty of Education

The sociology of aging: understanding the aging process and its impact on society

Hyacinth Franca O.

2023 | INOSR ARTS AND HUMANITIES | Pp. 30-34,

The aging population is a rapidly growing demographic across the world, and it hassignificant implications for society. As people age, they experience physical, psychological,and social changes that can impact their lives and those of their families and commu...

2023 Faculty of Education

The Positive and Negative Effects of social media on Interpersonal Relationship

Hyacinth Franca O.

2023 | INOSR ARTS AND MANAGEMENT | Pp. 1-4

Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives and has revolutionized the waypeople communicate and interact with each other. While it has brought about manypositive changes, there are concerns about its impact on interpersonal relationships. Thi...