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Household’s Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Collection Services in Lira City, Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)
Background: Waste management still remains a big challenge in most urban cities in Uganda
including Lira City. This poses a great threat to human kind and the environment. Accordingly,
household willingness to pay for ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on used Polythene Bags Disposal among Residents of Lira City
(Lira University, 2022)
Background: The improper disposal of used polythene bags waste remains a significant public
health challenge worldwide. In Uganda, 53% of solid waste are generated in urban areas especially
in households. Lira City ...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene among the Community in Lira District
(Lira University, 2022)
Background: In Uganda, more than half of the households use unimproved sanitation facilities,
with only 19% of the households owning improved facilities, leading to the prevalence of
sanitation-related diseases among ...
Retention and associated factors among HIV patients enrolled on ART through Assisted Partner Notification Services at Lira Regional Referral Hospital
(Lira University, 2022)
Background: Assisted Partner Notification is a public health strategy used to curb the spread of
STIs and HIV/AIDS through testing and treating sexual partners of infected index cases and
ensuring their retention in ...
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Risk Factors associated with Diarrhoeal Diseases among Children under Five years in Lira City
(Lira University, 2022)
Introduction: In developing countries like Uganda; diarrhea in children under five is one of the
leading causes of illness and mortality. The country has the highest prevalence of diarrheal diseases
among children under ...
Maternal mental health screening and management by health workers in southwestern Uganda: a qualitative analysis of knowledge, practices, and challenges
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023)
Background Maternal mental health (MMH) problems, such as perinatal depression, maternal anxiety, suicide
ideation and puerperal psychosis among others, have a significant impact on maternal morbidity and mortality, as ...
Outcomes and Factors associated with Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Tuberculosis Patients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital
(Lira University, 2023)
Background: Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a Public Health
challenge in low resources countries. Uganda is still among the countries estimated by WHO
to have incidences of MDR TB of at least 1000 ...
Prevalence and factors associated with Modern Contraceptive use among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 years in Pagirinya Refugee Settlement, Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2023)
Background: World Health Organization revealed that about 23 million adolescents have their
modern contraceptive needs not yet met. In Uganda, 12% of the adolescents in this age group
are using modern contraceptives, ...
Parents’ Readiness to Vaccinate Their Children Aged 5 to 17 Years Against Covid-19 and Its Associated Factors in Lira District, Uganda
(Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2023)
Background: Data on parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 is still scarce. This study
assessed parents’ readiness to vaccinate their children aged 5 to 17 years against COVID-19 ...
Factors associated with DPT 1-3 vaccine dropout in Kabarole district
(International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010)
Background: Among the top ten causes of poor health in
the district are complications due to vaccine preventable
diseases notably diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT). In 2008, the DPT dropout rate in Kabarole was ...