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2023 | INOSR APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 72-83
Currently, adverse drug reactions are the 6th leading cause of death worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 6.3% of hospitalizations are a direct result of adverse drug reactions. Thisstudy aimed to evaluate the adverse drug reaction reporting system at Hospitals...
2023 | Eurasian Experiment Journal of Scientific and Applied Research (EEJSAR) | Pp. 89-104
Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor that typically affects young women under the age of 40 and develops in the fifth andsixth decades of life. In this study, reproductive-age women receiving antenatal care at Kapchorwa Hospital had theirknowledge, attitudes,...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY | Pp. 70-78
Concurrent pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (PTB/EPTB) is associated with poor treatment outcomes,however the prevalence of this disease in Jinja remains unknown. The goal of this study was to find out theprevalence and risk factors for concurrent PT...
2023 | Eurasian Experiment Journal of Scientific and Applied Research (EEJSAR) | Pp. 66-77
In Uganda, diarrheal disease causes 17% of all baby and under-five child mortality, which contributes to high IMRs of53 and 80 fatalities per 1000 live births, respectively. According to the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, diarrhea affects23% of children un...
2023 | Eurasian Experiment Journal of Scientific and Applied Research (EEJSAR) | Pp. 78-88
The study evaluated the causes and prevalence of post-cesarean sepsis in post-operative women at Kitagata generalhospital. The particular goals were to define social demographic parameters, ascertain post-cesarean sepsis prevalence, andidentify health facilit...
2023 | Eurasian Experiment Journal of Scientific and Applied Research (EEJSAR) | Pp. 113-122
In this cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted at the Fortportal Regional Referral Hospital HIV Clinic in theKabarole District of Uganda, the prevalence and risk factors for depression were examined. Using the Kish Lesliemethod, 345 people were chosen,...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PHARMACY | Pp. 59-69
A study conducted in Uganda assessed the knowledge, attitude, and barriers associated with contraceptive useamong first-year medical students. The majority (90.5%) of the students had heard about contraceptive use, with85.7% knowing where to get them. However...
2023 | EURASIAN EXPERIMENT JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND (EEJSAR) ©EEJSAR Publications APPLIED RESEARCH | Pp. 30-44
Malnutrition is a condition characterized by a deficiency, excess, or imbalance in a person's intake of energyand/or nutrients, necessary for ensuring growth and maintaining specific bodily functions. It encompasses bothover-nutrition (as seen in obesity) and...
2023 | Journal of Communications | Pp. 545-554
The emerging future wireless sensor networks (WSNs) will utilize the millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum for wireless communication. The essence is to avoid spectrum crunch and mitigate bandwidth-hungry applications and services (traffic congestion) in WSNs by...
2023 | Discover Materials | Pp. 1-40
Numerous scientific studies have been conducted, and a wide range of new inorganic geopolymer composite applications have emerged as a result. This innovative material can be made from agricultural waste sources rich in aluminosilicate, which provides best su...