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2023 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 25-27
False tooth extraction is a cultural practice which have been reported in countries in Sub-Saharan as a management of fever, difficult in breastfeeding and diarrhoea in infants, and this has been thought to increase infant mortality. When false tooth is diagn...
2023 | J Pub Health Nutri | Pp. 142
Alcohol is an intoxicating ingredient found in beer, wine and liquor. Alcohol is produced byfermentation of yeast, sugar and starches. Alcohol abuse is a maladaptive pattern of use of apsychoactive substance, indicated by continued use despite of knowledge of...
2023 | IAA Journal of Biological Sciences | Pp. 131-142,
Acne, a common skin disease, is often associated with adolescence but has been found tobe prevalent in adult populations. This study aimed to determine the prevalence andfactors associated with acne vulgaris among adult women in Ishaka-Bushenyi district. Acro...
2023 | INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 119-131
Diarrhoea is a major public health concern globally, with 2.5 billion cases occurringannually among children under five. Nearly three-quarters of child deaths are due todiarrhoea, with 16,000 deaths daily in 2015 from preventable causes like pneumonia,diarrho...
2023 | INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 251-261
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors causing undernutrition amongchildren under five years old at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital. A cross-sectionaldescriptive study was conducted using quantitative and qualitative methods, focusing onchi...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 148-155
The study aimed to determine the prevalence of malaria in pregnancy and its adverse outcomes in women attending KIUTHfrom November 2018 to March 2019. The cross-sectional retrospective study found a high prevalence of 42 (17.1%), with64.3% of pregnant women g...
2023 | INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 274-286
The study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of cardiovasculardisease risk among adult patients at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital. Across-sectional study design was used, with data collected through a pretestedquestion...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES | Pp. 156-164
The study aimed to evaluate the factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Kitagata sub-county, Sheema district,Uganda. Seventy teenage pregnant girls were selected using the Kish Leslie formula (1995). Data was collectedthrough a questionnaire and analyzed usi...
2023 | INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 262-273
This study aimed to identify factors influencing the prevalence of poorly controlledpostoperative pain among surgical patients at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, HoimaDistrict Uganda. The study used a cross-sectional descriptive design and analyzed datausin...
2023 | INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 189-201
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are infections that occur within 30 days of a surgical incision,making them the most common form of hospital-acquired infections in sub-Saharan Africa.These infections increase the risk of complications, length of hospital stay...