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Bataringaya, Aisha. "A survey of the occlusal traits in an adolescent population in Uganda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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Epidemiological studies on malocclusion have been primarily concerned with its aetiology and distribution. However, due to the varied and often subjective methods of assessment, many of these studies provide conflicting data related to malocclusions (Solow, 1970). To address this, the Fédé
ration Dentaire Internationale (FDI) in close collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) developed an objective method for measuring occlusal traits (Baume et al., 1973). This method was used to obtain the epidemiological data on occlusal traits for 14-year-old children Kampala in order to provide baseline data related to malocclusion. A total of 402 subjects were examined. Of these 65% were female and 35% were male. Thirty percent of the sample had at least one dental anomaly. The most commonly extracted teeth were mandibular first molars (43.6%) and maxillary canines (17.3%). The high frequency of extracted permanent canines in this sample is unique. By and large, many of the occlusal traits related to the canine are attributable to the practice of ebinyo, a form of dental mutilation, which still seem to be rife in many communities in Uganda. Similar to other studies (Massler and Frankel, 1951
de MuÅiz, 1986
Ferguson, 1988
Kaka, 1993), mandibular first molars were five times more likely to be missing than maxillary first molars while the ratio of missing maxillary to mandibular canines was found to be 2.5:1. Crowding was most frequently observed in the mandibular incisal segment while spacing was mostly in the maxillary incisal region, thus supporting the view of Brunelle et al., (1996) that although prevalence may vary from study to study, more people have malaligned mandibular incisors than maxillary incisors concurs with these studies. Of the subjects studied, 6.8% had a diastema of 3mm and more. Regarding space measurements, 17.9% of the sample population had at least one segment with crowding, 18.2% had at least one segment with spacing while 33.6% had some degree of incisor malalignment and 54.2% of the sample population had some form of space anomaly. About 70% of the subjects had symmetric molar relationships of which 54.2% were Class I, 9.2% Class II and 3.2% Class III similar to the universal distributional pattern. Crossbites were not a major finding, and were present in only 7% of the sample. The distribution of overjet was relatively symmetrical on the left and right. Negative overjet (anterior open bite) was a rare occurrence in an average of 2.4% of the population. In 77.6% of the population, the overjet ranged from 1 to 4mm, and in 22.4%, the overjet was either edge-to-edge, reverse or 5mm and over. About 7.3% had an overjet of 5-6mm while only 2.1% had an overjet greater than 6mm. Approximately 53.7% of the population had an overbite of 1-3mm. Edge-to-edge and open bite incisor relationships were found in less than 10% of the sample. Although ideal occlusion as described by Angle (1907) in the Ugandan sample is very rare, using the data derived from this study, normal occlusion as defined by statistical distribution can be described.
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Chintakanon, Kanoknart. "A prospective study of twin block appliance therapy in children with Class II division 1 malocclusions assessed by MRI, 3D-Cephalometry and muscle testing /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phc539.pdf.
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Fitzgerald, F. C. S. "Microbial translocation in children with HIV in Uganda." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2017. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1563424/.
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Background: There are >100000 new HIV infections in children each year, nearly 90% of which are in Africa. Untreated HIV results in activation across all axes of the immune system and this immune activation is linked to poor outcome. This study aimed to investigate microbial translocation (the crossing of microbial products such as bacterial DNA and components of bacterial cell walls from the gut into the blood stream) as a potential driver of immune activation and poor outcome in African children with HIV. Method: The study included HIV-infected children initiating treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the clinical trial CHAPAS-3 in Uganda (ISRCTN69078957). ART naïve and ART-experienced children from urban (Kampala) and rural (Gulu) settings were included with age-matched HIV uninfected controls from urban communities. Plasma was collected at 3 time points from HIV infected children and a one-off plasma sample from HIV uninfected controls. Cell pellet samples from HIV-infected children in the urban setting and baseline were also available. Microbial translocation was assessed using broad range 16S rDNA polymerase chain reactions (PCR) with next generation sequencing (NGS) and a panel of specific bacterial PCRs. Intestinal barrier function was assessed using Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP). Results: In total, 305 children were included: 119 ART naïve (median age 2.8 years, interquartile range (IQR) 1.7-4, median baseline CD4% 20, IQR 14-24); 22 ART experienced children (median age 6.5 years IQR 5.9-9.2, median baseline CD4% 34, IQR 31-39) (urban site); 55 ART-naïve children (rural site)(median age 2 IQR 1.7-3.5, median baseline CD4% 30, IQR 22-41) and 109 age-matched HIV-uninfected controls. For the HIV-infected groups, immune recovery was good. Most molecular assays including broad range PCR were negative or very low at all time points and across all groups. No relationship was seen between molecular assay results and clinical events including invasive infections in the HIV-infected group. I-FABP was significantly higher in control groups than HIV infected (urban) groups at baseline, and the rural group was also higher. I-FABP increased in both urban HIV-infected groups over time. Conclusion: In this longitudinal study, there was no convincing relationship between markers of microbial translocation and clinical progress in HIV infected children from Uganda after ART initiation. Levels of translocation were low and similar in HIV-uninfected controls. I-FABP may be a marker of a healthy gut in this setting. Microbial translocation does not play a pivotal role in driving immune activation in this setting.
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Luehe, Ulrike. "Children, youth and transitional justice in Northern Uganda." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3738.
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With the end of the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict in northern Uganda, efforts of dealing with the violent past and paving the way for a more just, peaceful future are now taking shape in Uganda and especially the northern region. Existing frameworks and proposals for transitional justice emphasize traditional justice, the option of establishing a truth commission, formal justice and reparations most prominently. Despite the strong involvement of children and youths in the conflict – as victims and perpetrators – their inclusion in, needs for and expectations of transitional justice have barely been explored or acknowledged. This thesis thus aims at exploring ways in which formerly abducted children can be included in such processes in meaningful ways that accommodate for their needs and preferences. Since the existing research and literature on the field of child soldiers and transitional justice is rather limited, field work has been conducted in northern Uganda in November and December of 2012. A total of 17 people were interviewed representing a variety of local, national and international organizations as well as government agencies specializing in the fields of transitional justice or child protection, and rehabilitation of former child soldiers. Semistructured interviews with open-ended questions were conducted and the gathered qualitative data was used to substantiate, complement or fill gaps in the existing body of research on the topic. The findings of this thesis conclude that there is a need for comprehensive, inclusive transitional justice mechanisms that acknowledge former abductees in their dual role as victims and perpetrators. A desire for active government involvement and participation in these processes has been emphasized strongly. The research has furthermore shown the need for transitional justice mechanisms to foster agency and the empowerment of formerly abducted children and youths in order to enable them to become active, resourceful members of their communities.
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Penny, Anne Marie. "School access, children with motor disabilities in rural Uganda." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ62560.pdf.
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Lindner, Anders. "Unilateral posterior cross-bite in preschool children with special references to sucking habits a clinical and experimental study /." Stockholm : Kongl. Carolinska Medico Chirurgiska Institutet, 1991. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/23913354.html.
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Westaway, Elizabeth Anne. "Growing up in rural Uganda : children negotiating lives and livelihoods." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502027.
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Ethnocentric conceptualisations of childhood have shaped international policy, particularly with regard to child labour legislation. To date, limited research has investigated the working lives of girls and boys in rural contexts of developing countries. This thesis examines the role of work in the everyday lives of children growing up in a rural Ugandan fishing village, identifies the extent to which children contribute to household survival and investigates how social policies designed to protect children from exploitation as child labour relate to this context. Central to the study is a theory of gender relations based upon the interplay of work, social relations and power, and the 'new social studies of childhood', which views children as competent social actors. Data on the daily lives of 24 children (aged 3 months to 20 years) at home, school, play/leisure and paid work were collected using surveys, focus groups, interviews, diaries and observations.
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Nanyunja, Miriam. "Risk Factors for Measles among HIV-infected Children in Uganda." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2500.
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Measles remains a major global public health problem. Attainment of high population immunity to measles through vaccination is necessary to control this disease. Children infected with HIV infection often experience secondary measles vaccine failure by 2 years of age, making them susceptible to measles. It is not clear whether HIV-infected children on Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART), older than 2 years, have a higher risk of measles than HIV-uninfected children. This retrospective cohort study, guided by the proximate determinants framework, was conducted to compare the risk of measles between HIV-infected children on HAART (exposed) and HIV-uninfected peers (unexposed). The age group with the highest measles susceptibility in the exposed children, which could inform timing for revaccination, was investigated. The role of age at initiation of HAART, low CD4+ count, and undernutrition as predictors of the risk of measles in the exposed children was examined. Univariate, bivariate, and binomial logistic regression analytical procedures were used in data analysis. Results showed no significant difference in the risk of measles between exposed and unexposed children. The age groups 5 to 9 years and 2 to 4 years were the first and second most affected by measles among the exposed children. Undernutrition (stunting) was a significant predictor of measles in exposed children (odds ratio of 4.14, p = 0.02), while age at initiation of HAART and CD4+ count prior to measles exposure were not. The study findings provide evidence to inform vaccination policy and nutrition care for HIV-infected children on HAART in Uganda, so as to reduce their risk of measles illness and mortality, thus contributing to positive social change for the children and the country.
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Leung, Ka-wai David. "Electromyographic investigation in adolescents being treated with progressive jumping of the mandible." [Hong Kong] : Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B38628193.
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Achen, Jasinta H. "Evaluation of the nutritional correlates of growth of early and middle stage HIV-infected children in Uganda and zinc content of Ugandan food plants." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=83957.
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A cross-sectional survey was carried out to evaluate the nutritional correlates of growth in 93 HIV-infected children in the early and middle stages of infection. Also, as zinc is important for growth and immune function, foods commonly eaten by these children were evaluated for zinc content. Foods with relatively high zinc were identified in Uganda, and these food items were legumes and cereals. A high prevalence of stunting and wasting was found in HIV-infected children. The study also found that the frequency of past week oil/fat and staples consumption was non-significantly correlated to weight-for-height at the early stage, while household size was negatively, but non-significantly, associated with WHZ in all HIV-infected children. Few caregivers reported feeding certain foods to HIV-infected children based on beliefs.
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Drummond, Robert John. "Orthodontic status and treatment need of 12-year-old children in South Africa an epidemiological study using the dental aesthetic index /." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10102003-165609.
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Athanasopoulos, Magdalene. ""I am the Mother and the Father" : the experiences of orphaned children caring for children in Uganda." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6663.
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In Uganda, incidences of disease and social unrest resulting in parental deaths have created a large orphan population throughout the country. This study explored the experiences of orphaned children who specifically take on the role of being both mother and father to their siblings. The researcher had discussions with 34 child-headed households throughout Uganda over the course of three months. The young people discussed their experiences of loss, reactions of self along with the reactions of the community, the vulnerabilities they face, coping with loss and daily stressors, acceptance of the role as a parent, and their hopes for the future. The findings suggest that young carers engage in behavioural and environmental adaptations in order to forget, but when the methods of coping with the stressors affecting their daily lives failed, they were thrust into a grief response. Consequently they look to education to change their lives and release them from this cycle. Support should be strengths-focussed, community-based, trustworthy, dependable and accessible; while recognizing the trade-offs and choices the young carers are required to make on a daily basis. Further research is needed to look at the effects of education on creating a life change for this population of children, how forgetting helps them to move on with their lives and what effect that has on their future, and what formal support networks could help these children achieve their hopes for the future.
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Tibenderana, James. "The neurological sequelae of cerebral malaria in children and adults in Uganda." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.416428.
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梁家偉 and Ka-wai David Leung. "Electromyographic investigation in adolescents being treated with progressive jumping of the mandible." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38628193.
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Psiwa, Nathan Kitio. "Perception of occlusal appearance in 11 to 12 year-old school children in Nairobi, Kenya." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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A public orthodontic system generally is designed to prioritize patients so that those who have the greatest need receive treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the subjective perceptions of the occlusal appearance of 11 to 12 year-old schoolchildren of Nairobi with the modified Aesthetic Component (AC) scale of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). The objectives were to assess the children&rsquos perception of their occlusal appearance, categorise the occlusal appearance using the AC scale, by both the children and researcher
and to compare the children&rsquo
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perception and the AC of the IOTN.
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Zhang, Man. "Changes in children's oral health related quality of life following orthodontic treatment." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38938546.
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Sundell, Nina, and Dahlgren Ann-Sophie. "Activity limitations and participation in activities among children with disabilities in western Uganda." Thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, HHJ, Avd. för rehabilitering, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-45714.
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Tophill, Church. "Quality of Nutrition Services for Children and Pregnant Women in Ntungamo District, Uganda." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5426.
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Inadequate nutrition during infancy and early childhood seriously interferes with brain development, leading to neurological and behavioral disorders. Such effects are detrimental to children under 2 years of age. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to better understand the quality of nutrition services offered to children and pregnant women in Ntungamo District in southwestern Uganda. The cross-sectional design facilitated comparison of different variables, using a research-question-driven approach, assessing existing secondary data from SPRING Uganda database. Stepwise, backward multiple logistic regression was used to identify the independent variables that influenced the provision of quality nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) services to clients. Only the independent variables with p < 0.05 were retained in the final model. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to estimate the strength of association between the independent variables which are: 1) training of health workers with different nutrition packages, 2) availability of nutrition assessment equipment at varied service delivery points, 3) availability of nutrition supplies for preventing and treating acute malnutrition, 4) availability of nutrition treatment protocols and IEC materials functionality of quality improvement teams, and 5) supervision and motivation of health workers. The dependent variables were indicated by percentage of children and pregnant women who were provided with appropriate NACS in outpatient departments, young child clinics, antenatal clinics, postnatal clinics and antiretroviral therapy (ART) departments in the past 3 months. Statistical analysis was performed with IBM SPSS 25.0. All associations with p < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. All surveyed facilities offer maternal health services, a positive indication that a greater percentage of the facilities in western Uganda realize the importance of nutrition assessment of pregnant mothers and children. Of the sampled health facilities supported by SPRING Uganda, 56.3% had functional nutrition assessment equipment like mid-upper arm circumferences (MUAC) tapes and weighing scales. This study showed that different nutritional services offered to pregnant and lactating mothers and children could either positively or negatively affect the quality of nutrition in Ntungamo District.
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Seruwagi, Gloria K. "Examining the agency and construction of 'Orphans and Vulnerable Children' in rural Uganda." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2012. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/17506/.
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The increasing number of “orphans and vulnerable children” (‘OVC’) in sub-Saharan Africa has been the subject of much inquiry and intervention in research, policy and practice. Two major concerns have been highlighted: i) traditional mechanisms for their care and support are overstretched and ii) ‘OVC’ have poor socioeconomic outcomes. Dominant discourses emphasise adults’ central role in ‘OVC’ wellbeing while ‘OVC’ are cast as helpless, passive victims and not active social agents who demonstrate resilience and ingenuity in dealing with difficult circumstances. Focussing on Sheema district in rural Uganda, this study sought to give voice to ‘OVC’ and use their lived experiences to develop a robust framework of care and support. ‘OVC’ were engaged as producers of knowledge and agents of change using innovative child-centred approaches to explore representations of their care and support through verbal and visual representation of their lived realities. This methodology enabled the development of narratives and critical dialogue about social issues with grassroots social activism. For example participatory methods such as draw-and-write, community mapping and daily-routine-diagrams located the conceptual tools and analytic skills in the hands of ‘OVC’. This study found that the majority of existing ‘OVC’ representations are adult constructs not necessarily subscribed to by ‘OVC’ themselves. Acknowledging their difficult circumstances, most ‘OVC’ have devised solutions to their challenges and are optimistic despite being constrained by structural and cultural barriers. Traditional care mechanisms have evolved and require strengthening, particularly at community level. The lens through which most interventions have been commissioned, implemented and evaluated is paternalistic and does not acknowledge ‘OVC’ competencies. ‘OVC’ voices and lived experiences should inform interventions; also they should be constructed in a more balanced light – showing their challenges while acknowledging their agency in dealing with these challenges. This study proposes a more nuanced label for ‘OVC’ and also develops a robust theoretical framework for their care and support.
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Heikinheimo, Kaisa. "Need of orthodontic treatment and prevalence of craniomandibular dysfunction in Finnish children." Turku : Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/20905142.html.
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Mwang'ombe, Fiona Githua. "Orthodontic treatment need in children aged 12-14 years in Mombasa, Kenya." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5610.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)A public orthodontic system generally is designed to prioritize patients so that those who have the greatest need receive treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the subjective perceptions of the occlusal appearance of 11 to 12 year-old schoolchildren of Nairobi with the modified Aesthetic Component (AC) scale of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN). The objectives were to assess the children's perception of their occlusal appearance, categorise the occlusal appearance using the AC scale, by both the children and researcher; and to compare the children's' perception and the AC of the IOTN. Satisfaction with appearance of teeth and occlusion as well as peer comparison was investigated. The treatment need and demand was assessed using the modified AC photographs of the IOTN. Altogether, 488 school children (249 girls and 239 boys) assessed their perception of the anterior teeth using a Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) questionnaire. The researcher examined the anterior teeth of the participants and categorised them using the AC of the IOTN. The following results were reported: about two-thirds of the respondents were satisfied with the appearance of their teeth, with the gender difference being statistically significant. About 35% were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied, but reasons for it varied. More than half of the respondents rated their teeth as better than those of their peers and three-quarters were satisfied with their occlusion, the two responses elicited no gender difference. Treatment need was assessed by use of the AC indicated that there was a moderate agreement between researcher and respondents’ in treatment need assessment. The researcher found 36.3% needed treatment against self-perceived need of 30.9%. One-third of the respondents determined by the researcher to 'need treatment', felt 'no need'. There was no statistical gender difference in perceived need for treatment. The selection of ranked photographs of the AC by both researcher and respondents demonstrated skewed distributions towards the 'low ranked' or attractive end of the ranking order irrespective of the state of occlusion. Statistical comparison of the two methods used, namely the VDS and VAS, indicated that the responses were significantly different. Therefore it is suggested that any treatment priority assessment should take perceptions of occlusal appearance. into consideration.
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Williams, Tyne Ashley. "Children as Neglected Agents in Theory and Post-Conflict Reintegration." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78144.
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The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the current state of literature surrounding childhood and child agency, and how dominant notions of these concepts result in practical implications pertaining to the nature of the participation of former child soldiers in post-conflict reintegration programmes. As the literature and practice surrounding children in post-conflict environments currently stands, there is a recurring preoccupation with traditional notions of childhood which uphold notions of innocence, vulnerability, and dependency, with only minimal attempts to conceptualise child agency as a crucial factor once the guns have been put down. This ultimately results in former child soldiers being dealt with as objects to be secured, as opposed to fully-fledged participants and agents in their own reintegration processes. This research thereby seeks to answer the question: “How would the formulation of a normative framework of child agency alter the orientation of post-conflict reintegration programmes in the future?”
The researcher will engage the matter of child agency in post-conflict reintegration through a critical lens, both in terms of the literary and conceptual foundations contributing towards current narratives, as well as the current state of reintegration programmes as they target former child soldiers in northern Uganda. The qualitative approach of a critical literature review, followed by a critical analysis of the case of northern Uganda, will be employed as the key methods of this research. The literature to be used will be purposively sampled secondary sources. This mini-dissertation upholds the position that, in order for post-conflict reintegration programmes to be successful in their endeavour to reintegrate former child soldiers, children should not be rendered as peripheral actors in these processes. Rather, they should be present as key participatory agents in their own right.Mini Dissertation (MSS)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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Herman, Kazibwe. "Barriers experienced by parents/caregivers of children with clubfoot deformity attending specific clinics in Uganda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9901_1194348551.
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Clubfoot is the most common congenital structural deformity that leads to physical impairments in children in many poor developing countries. Inadequately treated or neglected clubfoot has been found to be a common cause of ohysical disability globally among children and young growing adults. Many children are referred to the clinics for treatment but some parents do not comply with the treatment regimen whcih requires attending for consecutive treatment sessions. The purpose of this study was to investigate barriers to treatment attendance parents/caregivers of children with clubfoot encounter in complying with clubfoot treatment during the plaster csting phase in Uganda.
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Obika, Juliana. "A study of the reintergration of former child soldiers : the case study of Gusco Northern Uganda." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/786.
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The provision of basic needs such as food, shelter, security, identity and recognition is central in the rebuilding and reconstruction of the war-torn areas of Africa and indeed around the world. The war in northern Uganda, in particular, has taken its toll on the people of that area for more than 20 years and in the process, has witnessed the children facing some of the worst effects of armed conflicts known to man. This study investigated the role played by the Gulu Support the Children Organisation (GUSCO) in the reintegration of former child soldiers in Northern Uganda. GUSCO is however in favour of the term Formerly Abducted Children (FAC) as this is less prone to acts of stigmatisation against those who have faced some of the most horrific abuses known to human kind. It focused on the process of reintegration of the FAC in relation to the human needs theory which has been used as a basis for conflict resolution practices. The researcher conducted extensive face-to-face interviews with the employees of GUSCO who work in various fields as social workers, counsellors, health workers and teachers, who tend to the needs of the FAC daily. The researcher was also able to carryout observations of the activities that take place at the GUSCO reception centre where the children are rehabilitated. The organisation’s official documents were also consulted in order to carryout this triangular study and collect data. The major themes constructed from the study include: the empowerment and development of the FAC through education and skills training; health care provision to meet both physical and psychological needs; community empowerment and development and finally peacebuilding and reconciliation which involves the participation of whole communities to meet their needs and rebuild the war-torn northern Uganda. The researcher highlights some challenges that GUSCO faces in trying to reintegrate the former combatants albeit children into a routine of a community that struggles to recover from a war that continues to persist after twenty years. Several recommendations are made for GUSCO and civil societies who have given themselves the mandate to work towards salvaging the future generations of Uganda and Africa as a whole.
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彭莉 and Li Jasmine Peng. "Effects of the headgear-activator appliance: a prospective study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3124466X.
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Gullstrand, Erika. "Challenges for all- Education in the young nation of Uganda." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-32865.
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The overall purpose with this study is to analyse the challenges, it’s causes and effects, in the Ugandan education sector and the national education policies. In order to do so there is a need to describe the socio-political background of the current situation in Uganda, and in particular the Northern region. The development of Uganda as a country is important to contrast with the Northern region and it’s special circumstances, which is done through out the theses. It has been necessary to emphasise both social (cultural) and formal (academic) education in order to get a complete picture of the distortion and challenges in the education policies and it’s implementation as well as challenges in the overall development of the country.Nationally, it appears that Uganda is struggling to find policy, practice and methods, and it seems clear that Ugandan educationists will have a lot to do. The Education policy makers and implementing technocrats are yet to develop a real plan of action for both quality world-class social and academic education. The broader challenge for Uganda, however, is the central one: Uganda will need an education plan that will address itself to the fundamental activity of “Making the Nation”. It will mean investing correctly and efficiently in human resource development to produce national intellectuals and efficient work force dedicated to values and aspirations of the country, instead of production of tribal intellectuals, politicians and semi-skilled labour force.The key words for this research is Uganda, education, challenges and war affected children.
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Ssendi, Anna Nanjobe. "Abandoned New-Born Babies In Kampala-Uganda." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25767.
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AbstractIntroduction: - An estimated number of 40 to 80 new-born babies are being abandoned by their mother in Kampala –Uganda annually. These children are usually dumped into dust bins, on streets, on hospital facilities, in bushes or in pit latrines. Aim:-The aim of this study was to investigate the goals of the organizations/institutions working with child abandonment in Kampala, to find out whom they collaborated with, to examine how the staff working with the organization/institution perceive the women who abandon and issue behind. Furthermore their personal incentives to continue to work with the problem, Method: A qualitative approach was used in this study and face to face semi-structured interview were conducted, since this was the best way to explore feelings, thoughts and attitudes of the respondents who gave answers to complicated questions. Research Questions: What are the main goals of the organizations/institutions and with whom do they collaborate with? What are their major hinders and needs? Do they see any progress? What are their perceptions of the mothers who abandon their new-born babies as well as the issues behind this cruel action? When did the staff became aware of this problem and what are the incentives driving them to continue do this work? Results: The results of the study were consistent with the research namely; the role of the organizations was reported being rescuing of the abandoned babies. First they are taken to the hospital during the first critical hours, thereafter are taken. to children court to get a permission to keep them in the children’s home; or find adoptive parent for these children who can give them love, care and education. Tracing mothers or family members was on the agenda, and in some case eventual re-unification was possible. The hinder which were met by the organization while doing their work were financial resources, misinformation about the organizations in the community, poor flow of information, lack of facilities to accommodate abandoned children, and poor collaboration with the government. Conclusion: The organizations/institutions are doing a good work, but procedures which are used at the moment are unfortunately not enough to reduce the problem. Therefore acute and new even radical approaches are needed to be put into consideration.
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Aduba, Nkeiruka Adaobi. "Million flickering embers : a multidisciplinary analysis of child mortality in Uganda." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18617.
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The issue of child mortality is currently under international spotlight, as the rates of neonatal and under five mortality are sobering. „About 29,000 children under the age of five [approximately] 21 each minute die every day, mainly from preventable causes‟. Although there has been a decline in global child mortality rates since 1990, sub-Saharan Africa still has the highest rates, where one child in eight dies before age five. As contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010 report, in 2008, sub-Saharan Africa bore half of the 8.8 million deaths in children under five.Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Gustavsson, Ellinor. "How Ugandan children deal with emotions concerning local environmental problems." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-217363.
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In current media and within coping research related to environmental problems many voices are emphasizing the danger of students being left in despair after have learned about environmental issues. The present study examined the effects on students who had participated in environmental education that originally was implemented through a sustainable development project. Qualitative interviews were conducted in order to investigate which environmental problems the students emphasized. The different coping strategies students used in order to deal with worries concerning these issues were identified through a thematic analysis of transcribed interviews. The findings of the present study showed that the Ugandan students were worried about themselves and their closest being affected by locally created environmental problems. They generally expressed to handle these worries by performing and planning for actions to decrease impact of the problems or by trusting politicians, environmental organizations and education and these actors ability to solve these issues. The Ugandan children showed to possibly have come some steps towards being action competent, were partly hopeful about the future environment and some of them possibly had a belief that they could make a difference to the outcome of these problems. The results were analyzed in relation to theories about coping and hope which could be related to environmental problems. The findings were also discussed in relation to a theory about action competence and similar studies about children’s coping with global issues made in countries all over the world. The importance of an environmental education that gives hope to students was highlighted. In parallel, a more local perspective in Swedish environmental education together with an enlargement of Swedish students’ relation to nature was suggested to improve students will and ability to act in solving environmental problems.
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Espinós, Solans María. "Symptoms and signs of temporomandibular disorders in children and adolescents, before and after orthodontic treatment." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/461773.
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The purpose of this doctoral thesis was to study longitudinally the frequency and evolution of temporomandibular disorders in 95 young patients with moderate to severe malocclusions. All the patients received orthodontic treatment and were examined before and after orthodontic treatment using a tissue specific diagnosis based on manual functional examination. One or more clinical signs of TMD were recorded in a high 54% of the subjects, being the most frequently recorded deflection of the mandible at mouth opening, muscle tenderness, pain on passive compressions on the right temporomandibular joint and laterotrusion to the right and protrusion limitation. The correlations between signs of TMD and different malocclusions or kind of treatment performed were mainly weak. According to patients’ evolution, most of the patients evaluated maintained their previous status in relation to recorded signs of TMD. A certain percentage from them though, showed either improvement or worsening of clinically registered signs after the treatment. A slight increase of the clicking, as well as an increased pain feeling during TJ passive compressions was registered after treatment. However, other TMD signs as muscular tenderness or mandible deflection clearly decreased after treatment. The findings have shown that individual fluctuations in relation to TMD are frequent. Therefore, a conservative treatment approach for these disorders is recommended. Furthermore, orthodontic treatment does not seem to increase the risk factor for TMD in subjects with previous moderate to severe malocclusions.
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Jönsson, Anna, and Josefin Olsson. "Reading culture and literacy in Uganda. The case of the “Children’s Reading Tent”." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap / Bibliotekshögskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-18740.
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The aim of our thesis is to study the two concepts “reading culture” and “literacy” in the context of Uganda. We base our study on the project the Children’s Reading Tent. We examine these two concepts in relation to the people working with the Children’s Reading Tent and the participating children. Moreover, we look at what needs the children have according to the adult informants and how these needs can be met. The methods used are semi-structured interviews and observations of the Children’s Reading Tent. We interviewed ten of the project’s organisers, twenty of the participating children and conducted six observations. We applied the sociocultural approach to literacy in our study and used Street’s view on literacy as a social and cultural practise and Serpell’s concept “bicultural mediation”. We concluded that the participating children come in contact with one culture in school and one at home. The adult informants connect these two cultures through including both literacy practices from school, such as reading and writing, and indigenous literacy practises such as storytelling into the concept literacy. This is due to the fact that children need to learn from the familiar, which in this case is the culture at home. This need can be met through mediation between the two cultures. A reading culture in Uganda implies having the habit of reading in your everyday life and not simply for school purposes. This is believed to be difficult to accomplish since reading is mostly connected with the culture in school.Uppsatsnivå: D
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Acirokop, Prudence. "Pitied and then ignored : international response to the plight of children in armed conflict: the case of Uganda." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1134.
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"The debate over the effectiveness of the laws to address the situation of children in armed conflict, the political will of the international community to alleviate the plight of children in such situations, as well as the search for effective strategies to address the issue of children affected by war, remains lively and unsettled. This study aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion with a focus on northern Uganda where, for the last 19 years, children have been suffering as a result of armed conflict with no response from the international community. It appears that the government, the armed forces and the international community have simply ignored their plight. ... The study is divided into four chapters; chapter one discusses the internal and international armed conflict dichotomy. It further discusses legal protection that exists under international law for children. An overview of the current standard-setting efforts, enforcement and implementation of these laws is also considered in the chapter. Chapter two considers particular risks faced by children in armed conflict including the child soldier phenomenon; refugee and internally displaced persons (IDPs); sexual abuse and exploitation of children; and the impact of landmines and unexploded ornances on children. The chapter finally looks at actions the international community can take to protect children in compliance with international law. Chapter three gives a background to the conflict in northern Uganda; it discusses the groups of children at risk and the failure to prioritise the protection of children by all actors at the local and international level. Chapter four draws a conclusion and gives recommendations to the ongoing search for effective strategies to address the plight of children affected by war with focus on northern Uganda. These recommendations are addressed to the government, the armed group and the international community." -- Introduction.Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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Almeida, Valério Landim de 1979. "Correlação entre padrão esquelético, espaço aéreo faríngeo, altura do palato e áreas dos seios maxilar e frontal de crianças e adolescentes = Correlation between skeletal pattern, pharyngeal airway space, height of the palate and areas of the maxillary and frontal sinuses of children and teenagers." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/288437.
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Orientador: Paulo Henrique Ferreira CariaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba
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Resumo: A morfologia de tecidos moles pode interferir no crescimento e no desenvolvimento das estruturas craniofaciais causando maloclusões. As avaliações dessas alterações durante o crescimento são importantes para a restauração do padrão do crescimento. O objetivo deste estudo foi correlacionar o padrão esquelético com o espaço aéreo faríngeo, a altura do palato e as áreas dos seios maxilar e frontal de crianças e adolescentes. Para isso, foram selecionadas 116 telerradiografias laterais, 55 do gênero feminino, com idade média de 12,04 (DP ±3,04) anos e 61 do gênero masculino com média de idade de 11,91 (DP ±2,92) anos. As telerradiografias foram digitalizadas e as aferições realizadas por um mesmo pesquisador com o software Image J. Para avaliação do padrão esquelético utilizou-se a análise de Wits. Em seguida, a altura do palato, o espaço aéreo faríngeo, as áreas do seio maxilar esquerdo e do seio frontal foram aferidas. Os grupos se distribuíram conforme o gênero e as classes esqueléticas I, II ou III. O coeficiente de correlação intraclasse para todas as medidas foi > 0,99. Adotaram-se modelos de análise de variância apropriados para cada uma das variáveis e houve comparação das médias pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade. O espaço aéreo faríngeo foi significativamente maior para o grupo masculino III quando comparado com o feminino de mesma classe. O gênero masculino classe III apresentou maior altura do palato, havendo diferença significativa entre masculino III e masculino I. Não houve diferença entre as médias do seio maxilar. Para o seio frontal houve diferença estatística para as classes II e III e entre os gêneros, exceto para classe I. A análise de correlação de Pearson não comprovou associação entre o padrão esquelético e as demais variáveis, entretanto, sugeriu associação positiva entre seio frontal e seio maxilar (p<0,0001); seio frontal e espaço aéreo faríngeo (p=0,025); seio frontal e altura do palato (p<0,0001); seio maxilar e altura do palato (p<0,0001). Os resultados indicam que o crescimento da face sofre influência da tensão mastigatória e que o padrão esquelético não é o principal determinante das dimensões das variáveis estudadas nesse estágio de crescimento. As correlações positivas encontradas entre as outras variáveis indicam uma relação de dependência e sugere interação biomecânica entre essas estruturas
Abstract: Morphology of the soft tissues interferes with growth and development of craniofacial structures causing malocclusions. Evaluation and diagnostic of musculoskeletal discrepancies in growing patients are especially important for the re-establishment of craniofacial growth pattern. The aim of this study was to correlate the skeletal patterns with the pharyngeal airway space, height of the palate, and areas of the maxillary and frontal sinuses of children and teenagers. Sample included 116 lateral cephalometric radiographs of 55 females with a mean age of 12.04 (SD ±3.04) and 61 males with a mean age of 11.91 (SD ±2.92). Cephalometric radiographs were digitized and all measurements performed by the same examiner using the software Image J. In each radiograph were measured the height of palate, pharyngeal airway space, area of the left maxillary sinus and area of the frontal sinus. Sample was divided in groups (I, II and III) according to gender and skeletal patterns defined by Wits appraisal. Intra-examiner reliability test showed ICC>0.99. Variables were summarized using basic statistics and subsequently by appropriated models of analysis of variance (ANOVA) for each variable. The means were compared by Tukey test at 5%. Pharyngeal airway space revealed a significant difference between the genders for class III group (p<0.001). The height of the palate showed a significant difference between the genders for classes I and III (p<0.001). To maxillary sinus there was no significant difference between the groups. The area of the frontal sinus showed a significant difference between genders for classes II and III (p<0.001). Data indicates that skeletal patterns was not related to the other variables, however a positive correlation was found between the area of the frontal sinus and the area of the maxillary sinus (p<0.0001); area of the frontal sinus and pharyngeal airway space (p=0.025); area of the frontal sinus and the height of the palate (p<0.0001); area of the maxillary sinus and the height of the palate (p<0.0001). The skeletal pattern is not the main factor to determine the pharyngeal airway space size, height of the palate and area of the maxillary and frontal sinuses in those stages of growth. However, the positive interactions found among other variables indicate a correlation of dependence and suggests biomechanical interaction between these structures
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Nyakwezi, Sheila. "The use of anthropometric indices as an alternative guide to initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in children at the Mildmay Centre in Uganda." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2434.
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Thesis (MNutr (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Human Nutrition))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.Introduction: More than half a million children worldwide die from the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) each year. In Uganda, HIV/AIDS is a major cause of infant and childhood mortality. Although the government of Uganda, through various strategies, has increased access to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), resulting in national scaling up of accessibility to antiretroviral therapy (ART), initiation of ART in resource-limited areas remains a challenge due to constraints such as the absence of or limited number of CD4 machines and related laboratory constraints. Further scaling up of ART for children would be greatly strengthened by increased access to laboratory services for CD4 counts or the introduction of alternative indicators or guidelines for the initiation of ART. Aim: This study therefore set out to investigate, through the analysis of retrospectively collected data, whether anthropometric indices (wasting - weight for height; underweight - weight for age; and stunting - height for age) could provide a useful alternative guide when deciding about initiation of ART in children aged 2-12 years in the absence of sophisticated clinical and laboratory support. Methods: The study was conducted at the Mildmay Centre, an HIV/AIDS specialist centre located in Kampala, Uganda. Parameters such as the age at which children had been initiated onto ART, duration on ART, World Health Organisation (WHO) and Centre for Disease Control (CDC) disease stages at time of initiation, anthropometry at time of initiation, CD4% staging at time of initiation, support received from food aid programmes, referral to other health centres as a result of malnutrition and care-giver nutrition education/counselling were all determined retrospectively from clinical records. Results: It was found, based on CDC (2000) growth reference charts, that of the total number of children who took part in this study (N=125), 98.4% were mildly wasted, 52.8% mildly underweight and 75.2% mildly stunted when they were initiated onto ART. Of the children, who had WHO disease staging documented - 40% (N=50), the majority - 86% (N=43) were in WHO disease staging II and III during initiation of ART. and 96% (N=48) were mildly wasted. However, the relationship between WHO disease staging and wasting, underweight, and stunting at initiation of ART in children at the Mildmay centre was not significant. The relationship between CD4% and underweight or stunted children was also not significant. It was established however, that in the absence of CD4 laboratory parameters (since CD4% is vital in the initiation of ART in children) as is the case in resource limited areas, anthropometric indices (moderate to severe wasting, weight for height -W/H) could be used concurrently with CDC and WHO disease staging to initiate ART in children. However, it is important to note that anthropometric indices on their own cannot be used as a guide for initiating ART in children. Conclusion: Anthropometric status alone cannot be used to accurately determine when to initiate ART in children 2-12 years.
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Hoem, Irene Bisasso. "WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT RISK : A CASE STUDY OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS FROM WARAFFECTED NORTHERN UGANDA TO KAMPALA CITY." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geography, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-5246.
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OHCHR (2007) reports that at the international level, no single agency or organization has been designated as the global lead on protection and assistance of internally displaced persons. The case of women and children urban IDPs from war affected northern Uganda to Kampala poses salient questions on the state of their basic human needs, survival strategies and the perception, which all reflects urban IDPs’ rights.
A qualitative approach was used, involving direct observation, interviews (in depth and focused group discussions) and visual materials (photographs and children’s drawings) to gather primary data. Secondary data from various published and unpublished sources were used and acknowledged. The findings to the above questions reveal that women and children identify almost similar basic human needs. Nevertheless, each category has special additional needs depending on age, gender and responsibilities. Most of their basic needs are unmet and the state of such needs show how their basic human rights as per the CRC, CEDAW and the 1995 constitution of Uganda are not uplifted. Women and children are participating in many social and economic activities, despite the fact that survival continues to be a daily struggle and places many women and children at risks. Fortunately some strategies are not only providing survival but empowerment and participation as well.
Urban IDPs and host community have diverse perceptions about each other. The host community is reported to be crucial in determining how urban IDPs survive and access basic human needs. The author concludes that women and children IDPs are unable to claim their rights and are at risk. Recommendations are suggested concerning the provision and access to basic human needs, enhancement of participation and empowerment of women and children urban IDPs, so that they get in position to claim their rights. Finally further research ideas are identified.
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Apio, Eunice Otuko. "Children born of war in northern Uganda : kinship, marriage, and the politics of post-conflict reintegration in Lango society." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2016. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6926/.
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This thesis is about the experiences of children born as a result of sexual violence in war and armed conflict. It explores how children conceived in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) are perceived and how those perceptions affect their everyday lives once they left the LRA and joined the families and communities of their mothers in post-war northern Uganda, and particularly in Lango. These children are offspring of forced wives - girls and young women who were forced into sexual relationships with LRA militiamen. Kony used fear and mysticism to manipulate his followers and control their sex life and hence, re-organise their reproductive choices. Yet Kony’s approach to sexuality and procreation was perceived as incompatible with Lango norms and institutions regulating sex, marriage and motherhood. This gave rise to tensions over the reintegration of formerly abducted women and their children. This study explores the circumstances under which these children were conceived and what happened to them when they left the LRA and joined their mothers’ natal families and communities. Moreover, it explores related fields – such as ideas and practices of kinship and gender - influencing the treatment of children conceived in the LRA.
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Jenkins, Jill. "Influences on the decision-making, beliefs, pedagogy, and practices of a primary grade 3 literacy teacher in Uganda." Fairfax, VA : George Mason University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1920/4575.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Mason University, 2009.Vita: p. 255. Thesis director: Elizabeth Sturtevant. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 12, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-254). Also issued in print.
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Nyakwezi, Kamugasha Sheila. "The use of anthropometric indices as an alternative guide to initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in children at the Mildmay Centre in Uganda /." Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1502.
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Clark, Christina R. "Beyond borders : political marginalisation and lived experiences of Congolese young people in Uganda." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:82b25c81-b6ee-4cf4-ad6c-d0dc889eb49e.
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This thesis combines ethnographic methods with feminist political analysis to examine Congolese young people’s decision-making roles in families, households, communities and policy spaces in Kampala and Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda. As refugees and young people, research subjects face many structural constraints. However, their diverse experiences defy homogenising discourses of marginality as an inherent, fixed characteristic. Instead, this thesis develops and applies a conceptual framework of political marginalisation as a dynamic process in multiple spaces. Research findings show that young people’s decision-making roles vis-à-vis resource distribution and division of labour are relational and contextual. Their multiple subject positions and relationships in overlapping networks affect differential decision-making roles. In particular, social age and gender are major axes of decision-making processes. Analyses of inter-linkages across patterns of relationships reveal that research subjects in peer networks and intergenerational household networks with independent resources have more decision-making opportunities at household, community and policy levels than their counterparts in intergenerational family networks. This contradicts assumptions that young people without their biological parents are inherently ‘marginalised’, and highlights the political importance of decision-making processes in perceived ‘private’ spaces, such as families and households. Structure and power relationships thus situate decision-making processes and affect available choices, but they cannot solely explain political roles and behaviour. This thesis also stresses the importance of agentic beliefs, intentions and aspirations. As actors in dynamic marginalisation processes, some young people attempt to access central spaces through education, remunerated formal employment and physical mobility. Others use marginal and transitional spaces to provide alternatives to the status quo. Such creativity and productivity occasion possibilities of political change. However, UNHCR’s protection and assistance responses do not facilitate these transformative processes because of their focus on perceived essentialist characteristics of monolithic ‘marginals’. This thesis offers an alternative approach that recognises refugee young people’s political agency, as well as the structural and power dynamics that constrain their decision-making opportunities.
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Maina, Grace Mukami. "An analytical study of the reintegration experience of the formerly abducted children in Gulu, Northern Uganda: A human security perspective." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4860.
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The northern region of Uganda has been plagued by violent conflict for over two decades. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been waging war against the current government of Uganda under the leadership of President Museveni. The Acholi community resident in the North of Uganda has been most affected by this war. In recent years however Northern Uganda has enjoyed relative calm following an agreement for the cessation of hostilities between the LRA and the government to allow for peace talks. Following the anticipated end of this conflict, the international community, the government and local organisations have engaged in a number of interventions and mechanisms that would assist in peace building. A fundamental intervention that has been formulated and administered to this end is the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme for the ex-LRA combatants. The DDR process has had the sole objective of enabling formerly abducted children to transform their lives from violence into civility and community. It has been the premise that if this transformation were to occur then societies could be made peaceful. There has been growing support for these programmes but there has been very little analysis done of the utility of these programmes and the consequential impacts that these programmes have on the local indigenous communities. Though well intentioned, there is much work to be done to assess the utility and success of reintegration initiatives in granting the formerly abducted children and local populations' lifestyles that are reasonably free from fear and want.
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Namukanja, Phoebe Monalisa-Mayambala. "Adverse effects on second-line highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among HIV infected adults and children treated at Mildway Uganda." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/532.
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Thesis (MPH) -- University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2011.Background Available and affordable second-line antiretroviral treatment regimens are a key component of universal access to treatment and its continuation. However, providing second-line ART is affected by a number of factors including infrastructure, skills and cod competency of available personnel, cost and availability of second-line drugs. Like first-line antiretroviral agents, second-line drugs have also inherent toxicities. While these have been described in adults, few studies reported this in children. Hence, the need to conduct this study. The aim of the study was to characterize the adverse effects on second-line antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected adults and adolescents and children treated at Mildmay Uganda (MUg). Method This was a cross-sectional study based on the review of patients' records. Data was extracted from client medical charts of patients on second-line antiretroviral treatment regimens treated at Mildmay Uganda Centre from January 2000 to December 2008. Results In total, 247 cases, the majority (90.7%) of the study participants were aged 13 years and above, female (53.0%), and single (68.0%). With regard to reasons that led to the second-line regimen, the main reason for switching was treatment failure (83%), followed by toxicity (5.7%), and other reasons such as the onset of Kaposi Sarcoma disease, maintaining regimen after transfer, and nevirapine pre-exposure. Overall, 55 out of 247 patients suffered from one or more adverse effects, a prevalence of 22.3%. The mean number of adverse drug reactions (ADR) was 1.3 per patient. Of the 55 who experienced adverse effects, 76.4% experienced one type of adverse effect. The three most common adverse effects were gastro-intestinal, followed by hematological and peripheral neuropathy. Based on age, while adults experienced a broad range of adverse 11 drug reactions including metabolic and hepatic ADRs besides the three cited above; children experienced two types only, gastrointestinal, and hematological ADRs. Hematological ADRs were significantly more prevalent in children than adults (66.7% versus 21.4%); they were also more prevalent in females than males (30.8% versus 15.2%). In contrast, while metabolic ADRs were equally distributed, peripheral neuropathy was more prevalent in males than females (30.3% versus 20.5%). Based on the number of ADRs experienced, more males than females (19.8% versus 14.5%) experienced one type of adverse effect whereas more females than males (6.1% versus 4.3%) experienced two to three adverse drug reactions to second-line regimens. Clinically, the didanosine-based regimens were the most associated with ADRs in both children and adults. In Children, the regimen, ABC/DDI/LPV/R, was responsible of 66.7% of ADRs documented; while in adults it was involved in 60.3% of ADRs. Similarly, TDF-, zidovudine-, and stavudine-based regimens were also involved respectively in 52.9%, 17.8%, and 14.7% of ADRs. Based on gender, didanosine-containing regimen, with either TDF or stavudine with lopinavir/r were responsible of 66.7% of ADRs reported in males; while TDF-based regimen with lamivudine or FTC were involved in 21.1% of ADRs also in males. In females, didanosine-, TDF-, zidovudine-, and stavudine-based regimens were also involved respectively in 57.9%, 36.9%, 23.7%, and 7.9% of ADRs. The regimen, TDF/DDI/LPV/R, was also the most associated with the occurrence of ADRs in females as it was in males. Moreover, although no difference was found among patients whose bodyweights increased significantly and those whose did not, patients whose CD4 counts increased significantly experienced more ADRs than those whose had not (8.8% versus 1.3%, p= 0.03). Conclusion Overall, second-line regimens seem to be well tolerated as the overall prevalence of adverse effects was 22.37%. The didanosine-containing regimens were most associated with the occurrence of ADRs. Hematological ADRs were more prevalent in children than 12 adults; and more in females than males. In contrast, while metabolic ADRs were equally distributed, peripheral neuropathy was more prevalent in males than females. These findings emphasize the need to individualize treatment based on the characteristics of the patient.
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Leme, Marina Severi 1986. "Malocclusion, orofacial dysfunction, deleterious oral habits and anxiety symptoms assessment in children and adolescents = Avaliação de maloclusão, disfunção orofacial, hábitos orais deletérios e sintomas de ansiedade em crianças e adolescentes." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/287940.
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Orientador: Maria Beatriz Duarte GaviãoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba
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Resumo: Essa tese foi dividida em dois capítulos. Capítulo 1: O desenvolvimento da maloclusão é o resultado de interações entre fatores genéticos e ambientais, e a função orofacial é considerada um fator ambiental. Dessa forma, o presente estudo objetivou determinar a prevalência de disfunção orofacial e maloclusão, e estabelecer a interrelação entre disfunção orofacial e maloclusão em crianças e adolescentes de 4 a 14 anos de idade. A amostra consistiu de 1561 sujeitos divididos em quatro grupos: Dentição decídua (DD), Dentição mista 1º período transitório (DM1), Dentição mista 2º período transitório (DM2) e Dentição permanente (DP). A disfunção orofacial foi avaliada usando o Nordic Orofacial Test ¿ Screening (NOT-S) e a maloclusão foi avaliada utilizando critérios sugeridos por Grabowski et al. 2007, e, a partir disso a amostra foi subdividida em grupos sem maloclusão e com os tipos de maloclusão. A análise estatística consistiu de análise descritiva dos dados, e aplicação dos testes Qui-quadrado, Mann-Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis. A prevalência da maloclusão encontrada foi de 64.9% na DD, 83.2% na DM1, 80.4% na DM2 e 90.7% na DP, sendo a sobressaliência aumentada a maloclusão mais frequente. A frequência de disfunção orofacial encontrada foi de 86.6% na DD, 88.1% na DM1, 91.3% na DM2 e 89.6% na DP, sendo a presença de hábitos a disfunção mais frequente. Os grupos de maloclusão Classe II bilateral (no grupo DD), mordida aberta anterior (nos grupos DD e DP), classe III unilateral, mordida cruzada posterior unilateral e bilateral (no grupo DD e DP) apresentaram mais disfunção orofacial quando comparados ao grupo sem maloclusão. Como conclusão, a prevalência de maloclusão e disfunção orofacial na população avaliada é alta, e verificou-se uma relação positiva entre maiores impactos de fisfunção orofacial e presença de maloclusão. Capítulo 2: Os hábitos orais deletérios (HOD) são disfunção orofacial cujo possível fator etiológico é a ansiedade. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste capítulo foi avaliar a relação entre HOD e sintomas de ansiedade em crianças e adolescentes de 7 a 14 anos. A amostra (n=1174) foi dividida em 3 grupos : Dentição mista 1º período transitório (DM1), Dentição mista 2º período transitório (DM2) e Dentição permanente (DP). A avaliação dos HOD foi realizada usando-se o domínio III (hábitos) do NOT-S e os sintomas de ansiedade foram avaliados utilizando o Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC). A prevalência de HOD encontrada foi de 69.5% na DM1, 78.9% na DM2, 77.1 na DP. O HOD mais frequente foi a onicofagia. Os escores do MASC foram maiores em meninas nos grupos DM2 e DP. Os grupos de hábito apresentaram mais sintomas de ansiedade quando comparados ao grupo sem hábito nos grupos DM1, DM2 e DP. Conclui-se que crianças e adolescentes com HOD apresentaram, significativamente, mais sintomas de ansiedade
Abstract: This thesis was divided in two chapters. Chapter 1: The development of maloclusion is the result of interactions of genetically and environmental factors. The orofacial function is considered an environmental factor. In this way, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of orofacial dysfunction and malocclusions and to establish the interrelation between orofacial dysfunction and malocclusion in children and adolescents aged 4 to 14 year-old. Sample was constituted by 1561 subjects divided in four groups: Primary dentition (PRD), Intermediate mixed dentition (IMD), Late mixed dentition (LMD) and Permanent dentition (PD). The orofacial dysfunction was assessed using the Nordic orofacial test-screening (NOT-S) and malocclusion was assessed using the criteria of Grabowski et al., 2007, by this the sample was subdivided in malocclusion and no malocclusion groups. Statistical analysis constituted of descriptive analysis, chi-squared partition and independence tests, and Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Rates from malocclusion prevalence was 64.9% in PRD, 83.2% in IMD, 80.4% in LMD and 90.7% in PD, being increased overjet the most common malocclusion found. The frequency for orofacial dysfunction observed was 86.6% in PRD, 88.1% in IMD, 91.3% in LMD and 89.6% in PD, being the presence of deleterious oral habits the most frequent one. Malocclusion groups of bilateral class II (in PRD), frontal open bite (in PRD and PD), unilateral class III and unilateral and bilateral posterior crossbite (in PD) presented significant more orofacial dysfunction compared to no malocclusion group. As conclusion, the prevalence of malocclusion and orofacial dysfunction in assessed sample were high and it was detected a positive interrelation between higher impacts on orofacial dysfunction and the presence of malocclusion. Chapter 2: Deleterious oral habits (DOH) are orofacial dysfunction whit anxiety as a possible etiological factor. In this way, this chapter objective to evaluate the relationship between DOH and symptoms of anxiety in children and adolescents aged from 7 to 14 year-old. Subjects (n=1174) were divided in 3 groups: Intermediate mixed dentition (IMD), Late mixed dentition (LMD) and Permanent dentition (PD). The assessment of DOH was done using the domain III (Habits) of the NOT-S and anxious symptoms were assessed using the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC). Data were analysed descriptivaly and with Chi-squared, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The prevalence of DOH was 69.5 % in IMD, 78.9% in LMD and 77.1% in PD. The most frequent one in the assessed groups was nail biting. MASC scores were higher in females in LMD and PD. Habit groups presented more symptoms of anxiety when compared to Habit free group in IMD, LMD and PD. As conclusion children and adolescents with DOH presented significant more symptoms of anxiety
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Irochu-Omare, Margaret Helen. "Parent/caregiver satisfaction with physiotherapy services for children with cerebral palsy: an explorative qualitative study at the cerebral palsy clinic in Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1527.
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Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)The extent to which customers are satified with the care they receive from the health professionals has been an important area of interest for researchers, managers and health care workers. The physiotherapy cerebral palsy clinic at Mulago Hospital in Kampala Uganda provides physiotherapy services for parents caregivers of children with cerebral palsy. The parents caregivers visit the clinic seeking physiotherapy services that will address their problems and those of the child. The purpose of this study was to explore the satisfaction that the parents caregivers of children with cerebral palsy get from utilising the physiotherapy services at the clinic and to identify the barriers problems that they encounter that might affect their attendance.
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Okech, John Baptist Olweny. "Special needs education in Uganda : a study of implementation of the policy on provision of education for children with 'mental retardation'." Thesis, Durham University, 1999. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1584/.
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Liow, Eric Kang-Yan. "Unregulated drug vendors' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices related to malaria management of children five and under in Butaleja District, Uganda." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/45412.
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Mugisha, Bernard. "The rights of women and children as internally displaced persons : the case of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1089.
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"The problem of displacement remains formidable, especially in Africa. It is exacerbated by Afirca's continuous conflicts and bad policies that are taken and effected in the name of development. Women and children remain the worst victims of internal displacement. This is so because in real life, women and children are vulnerable. Thus adding on internal displacement is too much for them. There is still no international enforceable mechanism by which the protection of the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and in particular women and children, can be ensured. This leaves such rights at the mercy of the states within which the internal displacement occurs. ... Chapter 2 will comprise of analysis of who an IDP is and the magnitude of the problem of internal displacement in Uganda and the DRC. This will also entail identification of the causes of internal displacement in both countries. Chapter 3 will identify and critically analyse the rights of women and children as IDPs. This analysis will focus on the conditions prevailing in Uganda and the DRC. Chapter 4 will come up with detailed and comprehensive recommendations as to what can be done to attain the acknowledgement, protection and enforcement of the rights of women and children that arise out of internal displacement. Chapter 5 will have a suitable conclusion to the study. It will show whether the findings of the study prove its hypotheses." -- Introduction.Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2004.
Prepared under the supervision of Prof. Jean-Didier Boukongu and Dr. Atangcho Ndji Akonumbo at the Catholic University of Central Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon
http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.html
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Bakubi, Ivan. "An Investigation on the Knowledge level of Children Aged 10-14 about HIV/AIDS Prevention in Mukono Municipality Primary schools, Uganda." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307046940.
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Chinwuba, Onuora-Oguno Azubike. "Assessing the rights of the indigenous child to education - a case study of the Batwa in Uganda." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8005.
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The study seeks to achieve the following: (1) Highlight the perception of the Batwa on the right to education (2) Make a case for the importance of education in the interest of the Batwa (3) Make conclusions and recommendations that will enhance the right to education of the Batwa child.
Conclusions and recommendations reached would not only assist Uganda in fashioning out a model that will not seek to treat education as a means to economic end but as an end in itself. In addition, an all-encompassing model of education that will encourage quality education and training of the indigenous child to erase any form of disadvantage or inferiority already experienced by the indigenous child is proposed. Thus, the benefit of this research is not just to the Batwa but also other indigenous peoples’ in the world generally and Africa in particularThesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2008.
Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ben Twinomugisha of the Faculty of Law, Makerere University Kampala
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Zhang, Man, and 張漫. "Changes in children's oral health related quality of life following orthodontic treatment." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38938546.
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Kalyango, Joan N., Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Charles Karamagi, Edison Mworozi, Sarah Ssali, Tobias Alfven, and Stefan Peterson. "High Adherence to Antimalarials and Antibiotics under Integrated Community Case Management of Illness in Children Less than Five Years in Eastern Uganda." Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-197719.
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Background Development of resistance to first line antimalarials led to recommendation of artemisinin based combination therapies (ACTs). High adherence to ACTs provided by community health workers (CHWs) gave reassurance that community based interventions did not increase the risk of drug resistance. Integrated community case management of illnesses (ICCM) is now recommended through which children will access both antibiotics and antimalarials from CHWs. Increased number of medicines has been shown to lower adherence. Objective To compare adherence to antimalarials alone versus antimalarials combined with antibiotics under ICCM in children less than five years. Methods A cohort study was nested within a cluster randomized trial that had CHWs treating children less than five years with antimalarials and antibiotics (intervention areas) and CHWs treating children with antimalarials only (control areas). Children were consecutively sampled from the CHWs' registers in the control areas (667 children); and intervention areas (323 taking antimalarials only and 266 taking antimalarials plus antibiotics). The sampled children were visited at home on day one and four of treatment seeking. Adherence was assessed using self reports and pill counts. Results Adherence in the intervention arm to antimalarials alone and antimalarials plus antibiotics arm was similar (mean 99% in both groups) but higher than adherence in the control arm (antimalarials only) (mean 96%). Forgetfulness (38%) was the most cited reason for non-adherence. At adjusted analysis: absence of fever (OR = 3.3, 95%CI = 1.6–6.9), seeking care after two or more days (OR = 2.2, 95%CI = 1.3–3.7), not understanding instructions given (OR = 24.5, 95%CI = 2.7–224.5), vomiting (OR = 2.6, 95%CI = 1.2–5.5), and caregivers' perception that the child's illness was not severe (OR = 2.0, 95%CI = 1.1–3.8) were associated with non-adherence. Conclusions Addition of antibiotics to antimalarials did not lower adherence. However, caregivers should be adequately counseled to understand the dosing regimens; continue with medicines even when the child seems to improve; and re-administer doses that have been vomited.