Department of Nursing: Recent submissions
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Antibiotic prescription rationality and associated in‑patient treatment outcomes in children under‑five with severe pneumonia at Bwizibwera health center IV, Mbarara District, South‑Western Uganda
(Pneumonia, 2022)Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five. Antibiotic treatment must be started immediately in children with pneumonia. The irrational use of antibiotics may increase morbidity ... -
Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication: An Interview Analysis of Southwest Ugandan Patients’ Perspectives
(Annals of Global Health., 2020)Background: Hypertension is a significant cardiovascular disease (CVD) and driver to CVD disorders in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a major independent risk factor for heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure. Per¬sons living ... -
Vaccination against Hepatitis B among health care workers in the Bamenda Health District: influence of knowledge and attitudes, Cameroon
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021)Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most serious occupational hazards faced by healthcare workers (HCW). This study aimed at assessing the influence of knowledge and attitudes of HCWs in the Bamenda ... -
Preparing nurses to face the pandemic of diabetes mellitus: a literature review
(Journal of advanced nursing,, 2003)Background: Diabetes constitutes a global public health problem. Today about 135 million people are affected and it is estimated that the number in 2025 will be 300 million. Aims: By reviewing existing literature the ... -
Practice and compliance of essential handwashing among healthcare workers at a regional referral hospital in Uganda: A quality improvement and evidence-based practice
(Canadian Journal of Infection Control, 2018)Introduction: Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are a global public health problem. Improper hand hygiene (HH) practices serve as means of infection transmission in hospital wards and proper HH is the single most important ... -
Improving Midwifery Care in Ugandan Public Hospitals: The Midwives’ Perspective
(International journal of health professions, 2014)Background: A serious shortage of nurses and midwives in public hospitals has been reported in Uganda. In addition, over 80% of the nurses and midwives working in public hospitals have been found to have job stress and ... -
Healthcare-seeking behaviour and management of type 2 diabetes: From Ugandan traditional healers’ perspective
(International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2016)Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour has been investigated to a limited extent in persons with diabetes, and the way traditional healers manage diabetes still needs exploration. Aim: To explore healthcare-seeking ... -
Health-care seeking behaviour and the use of traditional medicine among persons with type 2 diabetes in south-western Uganda: a study of focus group interviews
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2015-01-29)Introduction: Health-care seeking behaviour is important as it determines acceptance of health care and outcomes of chronic conditions but it has been investigated to a limited extent among persons with diabetes in developing ... -
Health-care seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes in Uganda: an interview study
(BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2011)Background: Healthcare-seeking behaviour in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) has been investigated to a limited extent, and not in developing countries. Switches between different health sectors may interrupt glycaemic ... -
Ugandan Nurses’ Experience of Caring for Persons Dying From Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
(International Journal for Human Caring, 2009)Written narratives of 15 Ugandan nurses’ experience of caring for persons dying from Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever were analyzed using van Manen’s (1990) phenomenological approach. From these narratives emerged the description ... -
The Lived Experience of Patients with Leprosy at Kagando Hospital, Uganda
(World Journal of Public Health, 2017)Though the world health assembly passed a resolution to “eliminate leprosy as a public health problem” by 2000, the disease is still common in many countries worldwide. Leprosy deforms and disables but seldom kills so that ... -
Health professionals’ knowledge and attitudes to healthcare-seeking practices and complementary alternative medicine usage in Ugandans with diabetes: a cross-sectional survey
(Pan African Medical Journa, 2017-11-22)Introduction: Healthcare-seeking behaviour among persons with diabetes has been investigated to a limited extent, and not from professionals’ perspective. The aim of the study was to describe healthcare professionals’ ... -
Enablers And Barriers To Utilisation Of Available Formal Support By Institutionalised Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease And Related Dementias In Rural South Western Uganda: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
(Research square, 2019)Background: The world’s population is ageing resulting in a larger number of people living with dementia. Prevalence of dementia for persons aged above 60 years is expected to increase. There is paucity of information ... -
Beliefs about health and illness: a comparison between Ugandan men and women living with Diabetes Mellitus
(International Nursing Review, 2008)Background: The diabetes mellitus (DM) pandemic greatly affects developing countries. Self-care is an important part of management, guided by beliefs about health and illness. Dissimilarities in health-related behaviour ... -
Barriers for nurses’ participation in and utilisation of clinical research in three hospitals within the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2018-05-15)Introduction: Scientific research results are a necessary base for high quality nursing practice. The level of implementation of research in the clinical setting, including nurses' participation in and knowledge of research ... -
A qualitative exploratory interview study on birth companion support actions for women during childbirth
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022)Background: The World Health Organization recommends that women are supported continuously throughout labor by a companion of their choice. And, that companions have clearly designated roles and responsibilities to ensure ... -
Antibiotic prescription rationality and associated in‑patient treatment outcomes in children under‑five with severe pneumonia at Bwizibwera health center IV, Mbarara District, South‑Western Uganda
(Pneumonia, 2022)Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five. Antibiotic treatment must be started immediately in children with pneumonia. The irrational use of antibiotics may increase morbidity ... -
Predictors and Factors Associated with Counseling Seeking Behavior Against Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV-Positive Women in Southwestern Uganda
(HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 2022-06-10)Purpose: The study intended to establish the proportion of HIV-positive women experiencing IPV and the predictors of counseling seeking behavior among women living with HIV in Isingiro district. Methods: The study was a ... -
Barriers and strategies needed to improve maternal health services among pregnant adolescents in Uganda: a qualitative study
(Global Health Action, 2022)Background: In Uganda, the uptake of maternal health services is very low, with only 41.1% of pregnant adolescent girls attending the eight antenatal visits that are recommended by the World Health Organisation. Uptake ... -
Knowledge and Practices of Self-Care among People with Diabetes in South Western Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Regional Referral Hospital in Mbarara City
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2022)Background: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease with increasing prevalence globally. Glycemic control is the ultimate management goal possible through self-care activities predominantly patient-driven and enhanced by ...
