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2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 159-162
A functional health product supply chain system is the backbone of quality healthcare services. The phenomenonnot only guarantees the delivery of appropriate health products to the end-users, but it also ensures thathealth system planners receive critical inf...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 201-217
Drugs can treat diseases, reduce symptoms, and enhance patients’ health and quality of life. However, taking adrug is not always as easy as just swallowing a pill. This is because drugs have some unwanted effects. AdverseDrug Reactions (ADRs) are one of the l...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 38-47
Knowledge, attitude and practices factors on health care waste management among health workers at Kalagala HCIV Luwero district. The objectives were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of health workers on healthcare waste management at Kalagala H...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 164-176
Patient-centred care refers to the prevention, treatment of illness and the preservation of the physical and mentalwell-being of a patient through services offered by the health professional. The concept of patient-centred care hasreceived increased attention...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 100-106
There is great concern about the impact of malaria among the estimated 247 million cases reported in 2022. Rationaldrug use and adherence to treatment guidelines are major interventions to the eradication of malaria globally.Therefore, the purpose of this stu...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 144-151
The aim of this research was to investigate the antibacterial activity of the ethanolic bark extract of Syzygium cuminion Escherichia coli recovered from surface waters used in Ishaka municipality. The study involved the collection ofsurface water samples and...
2023 | NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES | Pp. 164-177
Herbal medicine’s acceptance into the healthcare system has been hampered by the lack of scientific proof supportingits pharmacological action, including the efficacy of Vernonia amygdalina to treat wounds. Despite traditional proofof its effectiveness in wou...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES | Pp. 59-67
In the sub-Saharan Africa, malaria affects an estimated 24 million pregnant women and theregion records the greatest severity of malaria accounting for 90% of all the deaths. Thus,this study aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria among pregnant womena...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL O F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 9(1):66 | Pp. 66-74
Malaria is a protozoal disease caused by Plasmodium spp parasite transmitted by an infected female mosquito as it bites the human host. It is one of the most common causes of infectious disease related deaths in the World with Africa bearing the largest propo...
2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 86-97
The study assessed the prevalence of malaria in HIV/AIDS patients attending HIV clinic atIshaka Adventist Hospital, the study objectives were to determine the proportion of HIVpatients with malaria, to identify the clinical manifestations of malaria amon g HI...