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2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 115-120
The study aimed to evaluate the use of local herbs in labor augmentation among pregnantwomen at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in Hoima City, Western Uganda. The researchwas a descriptive retrospective study, focusing on participants' knowledge and exposure...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 74-84
The study aimed to evaluate the level and determinants of contraceptive utilization amongstudents at Kampala International University, Western Campus in Bushenyi District,Uganda. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using online questionnaires an...
2023 | Cogent Food & Agriculture | Pp. 1-12
One of the prominent complications observed in those undergoing treatmentwith methotrexate (MTX) is hematological profile alterations which could culminate insevere anemia. In this study, we assessed the hematological profile indices in MXTtreatedrats and the...
2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 1-6
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is one of the health burdens ravaging the world with severe impact in developing regions. Women and young girls are more threatened by HIV infection than their male counterparts. Notably, in 2022, 63% of all ne...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 121-128
The study aimed to determine the rate of cesarean sections among patients at KitagataGeneral Hospital between January and May 2021. It used both descriptive and analyticalmethods, with theatre records as the main data collection method. Out of 2,467 deliverie...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 82-92
This study aimed to identify factors influencing late antenatal care (ANC) attendance amongwomen at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. A descriptive analysis of 150 womenrevealed that 86% of them attended their first ANC visit late, particularly among th...
2023 | IAA Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 31-40
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the second most common nosocomial infections afterurinary tract infections. A study at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital (HRRH) found that 18.9%of patients developed SSIs, with the majority having undergone emergency surgeri...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 111-128
This study aimed to determine maternal morbidity and predictors of successful vaginalbirth control (VBAC) among women at KIU Teaching Hospital. A retrospective cohort studywas used, with 384 files of women who delivered between 2014 and 2018 selected.Descript...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 102-110
A study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents andcaregivers regarding gastroenteritis among children under five years at Fort Portal CityRegional Health Hospital (FRRH). The study involved 96 participants and found a 16.7%...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 43-58
This study aimed to determine the knowledge of Preeclampsia (PE) among pregnant womenattending Antenatal care at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital (KIU – TH).Epi info version 7 was used to code and enter data, and the data was exported into S...