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Burt, Jessica Florence, Joseph Ouma, Lawrence Lubyayi, et al. "Indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal, neonatal, child, sexual and reproductive health services in Kampala, Uganda." BMJ Global Health 6, no. 8 (2021): e006102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006102.
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BackgroundCOVID-19 impacted global maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes. We hypothesised that the early, strict lockdown that restricted individuals’ movements in Uganda limited access to services.MethodsAn observational study, using routinely collected data from Electronic Medical Records, was carried out, in Kawempe district, Kampala. An interrupted time series analysis assessed the impact on maternal, neonatal, child, sexual and reproductive health services from July 2019 to December 2020. Descriptive statistics summarised the main outcomes before (July 2019–March 2020), during (April 2020–June 2020) and after the national lockdown (July 2020–December 2020).ResultsBetween 1 July 2019 and 31 December 2020, there were 14 401 antenatal clinic, 33 499 deliveries, 111 658 childhood service and 57 174 sexual health attendances. All antenatal and vaccination services ceased in lockdown for 4 weeks.During the 3-month lockdown, the number of antenatal attendances significantly decreased and remain below pre-COVID levels (370 fewer/month). Attendances for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV dropped then stabilised. Increases during lockdown and immediately postlockdown included the number of women treated for high blood pressure, eclampsia and pre-eclampsia (218 more/month), adverse pregnancy outcomes (stillbirths, low-birth-weight and premature infant births), the rate of neonatal unit admissions, neonatal deaths and abortions. Maternal mortality remained stable. Immunisation clinic attendance declined while neonatal death rate rose (from 39 to 49/1000 livebirths). The number of children treated for pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria decreased during lockdown.ConclusionThe Ugandan response to COVID-19 negatively impacted maternal, child and neonatal health, with an increase seen in pregnancy complications and fetal and infant outcomes, likely due to delayed care-seeking behaviour. Decreased vaccination clinic attendance leaves a cohort of infants unprotected, affecting all vaccine-preventable diseases. Future pandemic responses must consider impacts of movement restrictions and access to preventative services to protect maternal and child health.
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Kiondo, Paul, Annettee Nakimuli, Samuel Ononge, Julius Namasake Wandabwa, and Milton Wamboko Musaba. "Predictors of Intrapartum Stillbirths among Women Delivering at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda." International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS (IJMA) 10, no. 2 (2021): 156–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijma.409.
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Background: Over the last decade, Uganda has registered a significant improvement in the utilization of maternity care services. Unfortunately, this has not resulted in a significant and commensurate improvement in the maternal and child health (MCH) indicators. More than half of all the stillbirths (54 per 1,000 deliveries) occur in the peripartum period. Understanding the predictors of preventable stillbirths (SB) will inform the formulation of strategies to reduce this preventable loss of newborns in the intrapartum period. The objective of this study was to determine the predictors of intrapartum stillbirth among women delivering at Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital in Central Uganda. Methods: This was an unmatched case-control study conducted at Mulago Hospital from October 29, 2018 to October 30, 2019. A total of 474 women were included in the analysis: 158 as cases with an intrapartum stillbirth and 316 as controls without an intrapartum stillbirth. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was done to determine the predictors of intrapartum stillbirth. Results: The predictors of intrapartum stillbirth were history of being referred from lower health units to Mulago hospital (aOR 2.5, 95% CI:1.5-4.5); maternal age 35 years or more (aOR 2.9, 95% CI:1.01-8.4); antepartum hemorrhage (aOR 8.5, 95% CI:2.4-30.7); malpresentation (aOR 6.29; 95% CI:2.39-16.1); prolonged/obstructed labor (aOR 6.2; 95% CI:2.39-16.1); and cesarean delivery (aOR 7.6; 95% CI:3.2-13.7). Conclusion and Global Health Implications: Referral to hospital, maternal age 35 years and above, obstetric complication during labor, and cesarean delivery were predictors of intrapartum stillbirth in women delivering at Mulago hospital. Timely referral and improving access to quality intrapartum obstetric care have the potential to reduce the incidence of intrapartum SB in our community. Copyright © 2021 Kiondo et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.
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King, Rachel, Zubayiri Sebyala, Moses Ogwal, et al. "How men who have sex with men experience HIV health services in Kampala, Uganda." BMJ Global Health 5, no. 4 (2020): e001901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001901.
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In sub-Saharan Africa, men who have sex with men (MSM) are socially, largely hidden and face disproportionate risk for HIV infection. Attention to HIV epidemics among MSM in Uganda and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa has been obscured by repressive governmental policies, criminalisation, stigma and the lack of basic epidemiological data describing these epidemics. In this paper, we aim to explore healthcare access, experiences with HIV prevention services and structural barriers to using healthcare services in order to inform the acceptability of a combination HIV prevention package of services for men who have sex with men in Uganda. We held focus group discussions (FGDs) with both MSM and healthcare providers in Kampala, Uganda, to explore access to services and to inform prevention and care. Participants were recruited through theoretical sampling with criteria based on ability to answer the research questions. Descriptive thematic coding was used to analyse the FGD data. We described MSM experiences, both negative and positive, as they engaged with health services. Our findings showed that socio-structural factors, mediated by psychological and relational factors impacted MSM engagement in care. The socio-structural factors such as stigma, homophobia and policy issues emerged strongly as did the mediating factors such as relations with specific health staff and a social support structure. A combination intervention addressing structural, social and psychological barriers could have an impact even in the precarious policy environment where this study was conducted.
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Nabukeera, Madinah. "Recentralisation Of Performance Of Urban Solid Waste Management Service Delivery In Lubage-Kampala Uganda." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 8 (2020): 82–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.88.8859.
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Kampala is a government seat and the capital city of Uganda. Kampala has been referred to as an executive slum due to its breakdown in service delivery. Currently the city is facing increased population growth, increased demand for services, changing consumptions, rising income which has caused urbanization that resulted into increased solid waste generated. While Kampala has a lot of challenges i.e., garbage, potholes, sewer service, construction, traffic management, corruption, health services, environment, stray livestock and management of markets. The main objective of this papers was to investigate service delivery during the recentralization of the city in line with garbage tonnage. Secondary data from Lubaga division used with content analysis to analysis the collected data. Results indicated that a small number of trips and fuel consumption in December compared to October and November 2016. The fall in trend of garbage collected could be as a result of some measures like burning which are adopted by some households in Rubaga division. It is also believed that some KCCA garbage vehicles remain on the road sides and this would make it hard for some people who are far from the road to bring their garbage.
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Ekudo, J., D. Bwembo, and A. Agwang. "Working With the Commercial Motorists to Promote Cancer Awareness." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (2018): 127s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.56500.
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Background and context: Motorcycle transport system also known as “BodaBoda”' is one of Uganda's commonest means of transport with over 10,000 motorists ridding on the streets of Kampala on daily basis according to the statistics from Kampala City Authority. HealthAid Uganda (HAU) strategically engaged the above group in to promotion of cancer awareness, screening and blood donation for cancer patients following the lack of blood at the cancer institute for cancer patients. The process was strengthened by working in partnership with the Uganda Bodaboda Association 2010, an umbrella association that brings all the motorists together. It also included the Uganda Police Services, Ministry of Health and the private sector. Aim: To use motorists to deliver cancer education, awareness and facilitate blood donation for cancer patients in Uganda. Strategy/Tactics: The event was branded with the theme “Know your health, donate blood, save life”. It involved mobilization of the motorcycle riders through the BodaBoda 2010 association, a cancer awareness motorcycle ride across Kampala City, led by the head of traffic Uganda police as the chief rider. This was conducted along Kampala road and finally convened on the Uganda railway grounds, where the event was crowned with cancer education, screening and blood donation for the cancer patients. Program/Policy process: Community involvement and advocacy. Outcomes: There were large number of motorcycle riders 1000 who passionately turned up for the community event, high expectations to know about cancer and being able to go with cancer education materials for their families and communities. Blood bank collection team declared collecting 400 units of blood. The head, Department of Non Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health appreciated the efforts of HAU and pledged that the MOH will strongly work and support HAU on the initiative. The event attracted over 1500 individuals both the motorcycle riders and the community. What was learned: Using popular service groups has a high success rate in delivering cancer awareness and screening services to the least households in the community. HAU's success in this strategy was accelerated by the principle in which it focuses on working with organized groups so as to reach the households with cancer information and empower them to be able to make best choices. HAU looks further to extending the same activities to other communities of similar nature.
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Kansiime, Peninah, Claire Van der Westhuizen, and Ashraf Kagee. "Barriers and facilitators to physical and mental health help-seeking among Congolese male refugee survivors of conflict-related sexual violence living in Kampala." Social Work and Social Sciences Review 19, no. 3 (2018): 152–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/swssr.v19i3.1196.
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In Uganda, over 1.3 million refugees have fled armed conflicts from neighbouring countries, with about 251 730 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) alone. In this article we report on a qualitative research study on the help-seeking behaviour of Congolese male refugee survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) living in Kampala, Uganda. We recruited 10 Congolese male survivors of war-related rape and 6 Ugandan service providers (psychologists, social workers and physicians) who participated in individual interviews focused on barriers and facilitators to care seeking in Kampala, Uganda. We found that the major barriers to help-seeking were socio-cultural and political factors, health system and infrastructural barriers, poverty and livelihood barriers, physical effects of CRSV, fear of marital disharmony and breakup, and self-sufficiency The major facilitators were social support, symptom severity, professionalism among service providers, availability of free tailored services and information, education and communication. On the basis of our findings, we recommend that a multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach is important to address these barriers. In addition, we suggest that the Ugandan government should develop legislation and health policies to create protection for men who have experienced sexual violence.Keywords: armed conflict; conflict-related sexual violence; male refugee survivors; help-seeking; physical and mental health; barriers; and facilitators
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Wallace, Vuokko, Jed Boardman, and James Walsh. "Attitudes towards mental illness in Uganda: a survey in 18 districts." International Psychiatry 4, no. 1 (2007): 19–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600005130.
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Uganda, in common with many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, has many population risk factors predictive of high levels of mental disorder but poor coverage of mental healthcare (Kigozi, 2005). Recent population studies conducted in Uganda have shown rates of disorder in excess of 20% (Kasoro et al, 2002; Bolton et al, 2004; Ovuga et al, 2005) and the survey by Kasoro et al (2002) showed a high prevalence of patients with severe mental illness and poor access to services. There are 19 psychiatrists for 24.8 million people in Uganda, all but one of whom is based in the capital city, Kampala (Kigozi, 2005). The provision of mental health services relies on the use of psychiatric clinical officers (a cadre of trained mental health workers, similar to community psychiatric nurses, who currently cover 18 of the 56 districts in Uganda), primary care personnel, non-governmental organisations and members of the community. Liaison with traditional healers is encouraged (Ovuga et al, 1999).
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Balikuddembe, Joseph Kimuli. "Risk Mapping of Road Traffic Incidents in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area for Planning of Emergency Medical Services." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 34, s1 (2019): s165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x19003765.
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Introduction:Compared to high-income countries, low and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the heaviest brunt of road traffic incidents (RTIs), which is a serious public health and development burden. Like other LMICs, Uganda has been experiencing a worryingly high burden of RTIs and their associated impacts with the highest number of all the total registered RTIs in Uganda registered in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). This places a tremendous demand on the few existing emergency medical services (EMS) to adequately respond to those affected.Aim:To aid in better planning of EMS for the victims of RTIs by using risk mapping of RTIs in the GKMA.Methods:A mixed methodological approach involving a systematic review, Delphi panel technique, retrospective data analysis, and a cross-sectional method.Results:With Uganda progressing forward as envisaged in its “Vision 2040,” the GKMA, which is the country’s political and socioeconomic epicenter, is experiencing significant changes in terms of population growth. This has significantly increased RTIs, which puts pressure on the pre-hospital emergency care for those affected unless necessary actions are taken.Discussion:Therefore, the road safety vis-à-vis injury prevention measures, which are needed to reduce the burden of RTIs, should be multifaceted in nature so that they closely correlate with the ongoing dynamics that cause them, particularly in the GKMA which experiences the highest number of RTIs and Uganda as a whole. The WHO “Safe System Approach” is desirable for this purpose as it represents the most appropriate approach because it is broad enough to comprehensively manage any of the ongoing dynamics (political, socio-cultural or economical) that are known to contribute to RTIs.
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Nalubega, Phiona, Emilie Karafillakis, Lydia Atuhaire, et al. "Maternal Vaccination in Uganda: Exploring Pregnant Women, Community Leaders and Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions." Vaccines 9, no. 6 (2021): 552. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060552.
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Background: We investigated pregnant women, community leaders, healthcare workers (HCWs) and programme managers’ perceptions of maternal vaccination in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: We conducted focus group discussions, key informant interviews and in-depth discussions with HCWs (3), community leaders (3), pregnant women (8) and programme managers (10) between November 2019 and October 2020. Data were analysed thematically. Results: Pregnant women, community leaders and some HCWs had limited maternal immunisation knowledge. There was confusion over what constitutes a vaccine. Pregnant women may not receive vaccines because of mistrust of government; use of expired vaccines; reliance on traditional medicine; religious beliefs; fear of side effects; HCWs attitudes; and logistical issues. The key facilitators of maternal vaccination were a desire to prevent diseases, positive influences from HCWs and information about vaccine side effects. Community leaders and some pregnant women highlighted that pregnant women do not make decisions about maternal vaccination independently and are influenced by different individuals, including other pregnant women, older people, partners, relatives (parents), community leaders, HCWs and the government. Conclusions: Our results indicate that public health messaging should target all community members, including partners and parents of pregnant women as well as HCWs, to improve knowledge of and confidence in maternal vaccines.
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Atuhaire, Ruth, Robert Wamala, Leonard K. Atuhaire, and Elizabeth Nansubuga. "Regional differentials in early antenatal care, health facility delivery and early postnatal care among women in Uganda." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 13, no. 4(J) (2021): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v13i4(j).3174.
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This study aimed at examining regional differentials in maternal healthcare services in Uganda. Using a sample of 1,521 women of reproductive ages (15-49) from Eastern and Western sub-regions of Uganda, and non-linear Oaxaca’ Blinder Multivariate Decomposition method, we assessed differentials in utilization of early antenatal care, health facility delivery and early postnatal care services among the women, henceforth, establishing main predictors of regional inequalities that will enable policymakers to make better evenly interventions and focused decisions. The study reveals that differentials in the utilization of maternal healthcare services are not only hindered by social and economic barriers, but also widespread disparities in the utilization of existing services. Significant differentials were attributed to both variation in women’s characteristics and effects of coefficients. Findings showed that the gap in early antenatal care would reduce on average by 31.6% and 34.7% of differences in availability of community health workers and media exposure respectively, were to disappear. Furthermore, the gap would increase on average by 68.8% and 12.6% in absence of the variation in effects of maternal education, and wealth respectively. The gap in health facility delivery would reduce on average by 24.6% and 37.2% of differences in community health worker availability and media exposure were to disappear respectively and increase on average by 54.9% in the absence of variations in effects of maternal education. The gap in EPNC would reduce on average by 18.5% and 17.17% of differences in maternal education and community health worker availability were to disappear respectively and increase on average by 52.8% and 8.4% in the absence of the variation in effects of maternal education and wealth respectively. Progress towards equitable maternal health care should focus more on strategies that guarantee even distribution of community health workers, broad dissemination of maternal healthcare information and girl child education completion in Uganda.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Maternal health services, Uganda Kampala"
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Nankwanga, Annet. "Factors influencing utilisation of postnatal services in Mulago and Mengo Hospitals Kampala, Uganda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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Maternal and child-health and health education are three major concerns of public health organisations and researchers throughout the world. Health education for mothers is a strategy many countries have adopted to improve maternal and child-health. The present study was carried out in Uganda with the objective of exploring the factors influencing the utilisation of postnatal services at Mulago and Mengo hospitals, a government and private hospital. Both hospitals are located in Kampala district in Uganda. The survey, was completed by 330 women who responded to a structured questionnaire that was given to them six to eight weeks after delivery. Questions that were asked generated demographic information about the mothers<br>mothers&rsquo<br>knowledge about postnatal services<br>mothers&rsquo<br>socio-economic status and barriers to utilisation of the postnatal services. The participants included all women who delivered in Mulago and Mengo hospitals in November 2003 except for those who had had a neonatal death. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Some of the key findings of the study were that most women lacked awareness about postnatal services and those who knew about these services only knew about immunisation and family planning services. The majority of the mothers did not know about other services, such as physiotherapy, counselling, growth monitoring, and physical examination. Lack of money for transport or service costs, distance from the health care facility, not being aware of the services, lack of somebody to take care of the child at home were some of the main barriers to utilisation of postnatal services. Others included, lack of education, lack of employment, lack of decision-making powers, and lack of time to go back for the service. The ministry of health should educate women and communities about the importance of postnatal care, its availability, and the importance of women having decision-making power over their own health. The health service organization should improve on the quality of care by ensuring that services are provided at convenient hours with privacy, confidentiality and respect and it should evaluate the services periodically from the users perspective to maintain the quality of service.
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Atuhaire, Lydia. "Barriers and facilitators to uptake of cervical cancer screening among women accessing maternal and child health services in Kampala, Uganda." University of Western Cape, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3924.
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Magister Public Health - MPH<br>The aim of the study was to explore the challenges to uptake of cervical cancer screening among women accessing maternal and child health services at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
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Asiimwe, Sarah. "Use of health information for operational and strategic decision-making by division level managers of Kampala City Council Health Department." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2002. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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James, Batuka. "Factors influencing the price of medical services : a survey of the pricing behaviour of private medical providers in Kampala, Uganda." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8629.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 84-90).<br>Understanding the pricing behaviour of medical providers in private clinics is important for the effective regulation of the private sector and ensuring that there is no extortion of patients. There is a global trend to encourage delivery of health services by the private sector reducing the public role to stewardship. Understanding the factors that influence the price of medical services in an out of pocket setting is important in designing strategies necessary to control the price of medical care. The study investigated the factors that influenced the price of medical services in Kampala district, Uganda. The respondents reported cost of drugs given to patients (type and dose of drug), other overhead expenditures, type of disease, income status of the patient and need to make profit as factors which influence the price of medical services. On regression analysis, it was found that rent was a significant factor on the price of medical services across all disease conditions. It was concluded that governments need to put in place effective regulatory mechanisms to ensure proper functioning of the private health sector.
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Shumba, Constance Sibongile. "Experiences of intimate partner violence and the health needs of women living in urban slums in Kampala, Uganda." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20216.
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Text in English<br>Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major problem among women of child-bearing age in Uganda. This study explored the IPV experiences of women living in urban slums and their health needs in order to assist in developing strategies to prevent and respond to IPV. This was a cross-sectional explanatory study using a mixed methods approach among women aged 20-45 years in Kabalagala slums, Kampala, Uganda. The quantitative survey data was collected using a structured questionnaire while qualitative data was collected using in-depth interviews. Quantitative data were collected from a random sample of 372 women and qualitative data from a purposive sample of 48 women with IPV experiences. The quantitative data was analysed using STATA (version 11), and the qualitative data was coded and analysed manually into thematic content.
The study revealed a high overall lifetime prevalence of IPV. The different IPV forms prevalent in the study population included psychological (99.7%), economic (93%), physical (92%) and sexual (88%). Physical violence in the last one year was 91%. The qualitative findings revealed the manifestations of IPV in this context. Furthermore, the physical and psychological health impacts of IPV included but were not limited to injuries; chronic pain and complications; HIV infection; low self-esteem; stress and fear of death, and loss of relationships. The researcher proposed three strategies to prevent and respond to IPV, namely implementing economic empowerment and poverty reduction programmes for women; strengthening the legal and justice system to respond appropriately to the problem of IPV, and improving the social and institutional support including training of health workers to prevent and respond to IPV. The proposed regulation of substance and alcohol use would also contribute to reducing IPV prevalence and scaling-up the response.<br>Health Studies<br>D. Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)
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Muliira, Rhoda Racheal Suubi. "The effects of occupational exposure to maternal deaths on the well-being of professional midwives in rural Uganda." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19006.
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The study described and analysed the self-reported stress burden resulting from occupational exposure to maternal death among professional midwives working in rural health care units, and the effect of the identified stress burden on their physical and psychological well-being in order to recommend coping mechanisms and support for these midwives. Quantitative research using an exploratory, descriptive, and correlation design was used to collect data from midwives working in two rural districts, Mubende and Mityana in Uganda. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire which comprised of three standardised scales, and permission was granted by the developers of the scales. The study population comprised of 238 midwives and a response rate of 95.2% was obtained. Simple random sampling was used to select the study sites and the whole target population was studied. Data was analysed using the SPSS version 20.
The findings revealed that occupational exposure to maternal death experienced by midwives working in rural districts of Uganda, may result into significant stress burden in the form of moderate to high death anxiety, mild to moderate death obsession and mild death depression. The respondents also experience physical un-wellness because of experiencing maternal death at the workplace, however, their psychological well-being was sustained. Although the midwives were using effective problem focused coping strategies to reduce their stress burden resulting from occupational exposure to maternal death, the study uncovered a number of factors that were non-modifiable that could be preventing this. However, midwifery educators, employers and managers should address the modifiable factors such as: midwives' education, involvement in other health care activities, lack of functional communication and ambulance services, support given at the work place after experiencing a maternal death, and professional
training on how to handle death situations which exaggerate the stress burden resulting from occupational exposure to maternal death.
Based on the key findings, proposed interventions, responsible persons and recommendations for practice to promote the coping mechanism and well-being of rural midwives in view of occupational exposure to maternal death were suggested.<br>Health Studies<br>D. Litt. et Phil. (Health Studies)
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Ruder, Bonnie J. "Shattered lives : understanding obstetric fistula in Uganda." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/36140.
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In Uganda, there are an estimated 200,000 women suffering from obstetric fistula, with
1,900 new cases expected annually. These figures, combined with a persistently high
maternal mortality rate, have led to an international discourse that claims the solution to
improving maternal health outcomes is facility-based delivery with a skilled birth
attendant. In accord with this discourse, the Ugandan government criminalized traditional
birth attendants in 2010. In this study, I examine the lived experience of traditional birth
attendants and women who have suffered from an obstetric fistula in eastern Uganda.
Using data collected from open-ended, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and
participant-observation, I describe the biocultural determinants of obstetric fistula. Based
on findings, I argue that although emergency obstetric care is critical to prevent obstetric
fistula in cases of obstructed labor, the criminalization of the locally constructed system
of care, TBAs, serves as yet another layer of structural violence in the lives of rural, poor
women. Results demonstrate how political-economic and cultural determinants of
obstetric fistula are minimized in favor of a Western prescribed, bio-medical solution,
which is heavily resource dependent. This solution is promoted through a political
economy of hope fueled by the obstetric imaginary, or the enthusiastic belief in Western-style
biomedical obstetric care’s ability to deliver positive health outcomes for women
and infants regardless of local context and constraints. Recommendations include
increased obstetric fistula treatment facilities with improved communication from
medical staff, decriminalization of traditional birth attendants and renewed training
programs, and engaging local populations in maternal health discourse to ensure
culturally competent programs.<br>Graduation date: 2013
Books on the topic "Maternal health services, Uganda Kampala"
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Grace, Bantebya-Kyomuhendo, ed. Kampala women getting by: Wellbeing in the time of AIDS. James Currey, 1996.
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Uganda. Uganda national policy guidelines for family planning and maternal health service delivery. The Ministry, 1992.
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Uganda National Conference on Community Mobilisation for Health (1992 Kampala, Uganda). Proceedings of the Uganda National Conference on Community Mobilisation for Health: Kampala, 27-29 August 1992. s.n., 1992.
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Millennium development goals: Report for Uganda 2010 : special theme, accelerating progress towards improving maternal health. Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, 2010.
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Family Planning Service Expansion and Technical Support Project. Uganda: Final country report. SEATS Project, JSI/Washington], 2000.
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Byabafumu, Deogratias. A report on the First African Meeting on Women and Health: Held at Colline Hotel Mukono, near Kampala, Uganda, (22-29 October, 1989). Women's Global Network on Reproductive Right's, Uganda Chapter, 1989.
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Uganda. Ministry of Health. Reproductive Health Division., ed. Essential maternal and neonatal care clinical guidelines for Uganda. Ministry of Health, Reproductive Health Division, 2001.
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Uganda Delivery of Improved Services for Health (DISH) evaluation surveys. MEASURE, 2000.
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Uganda Community Based Health Care Association. and Workshop on CBHC Challenges and Issues (1994 : Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center, Kampala, Uganda), eds. Report of a Workshop on CBHC Challenges and Issues: Held at Pope Paul VI Memorial Community Center, Kampala, Uganda, 18th-22nd April, 1994. The Association, 1994.
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Obare, Francis, Peter Okwero, Leslie Villegas, Samuel Mills, and Ben Bellows. Increased Coverage of Maternal Health Services among the Poor in Western Uganda in an Output-Based Aid Voucher Scheme. World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7709.
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Attracting youth to voluntary counseling and testing services in Uganda. Population Council, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/hiv15.1009.
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Little is known about the use of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) by youth, a group that comprises more than half of those newly infected with HIV. An exploratory study conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala and Masaka in Uganda revealed that young people want information, confidentiality, low-cost HIV testing, and friendly, professional counseling. Two facilities in Kampala, the AIDS Information Center (AIC) and Naguru Teenage Information and Health Center (NTIHC), implemented new youth-oriented strategies to increase VCT utilization and satisfaction with services among young people. In 2001, AIC established a youth corner behind the regular adult clinic with a separate gate so youth could enter in privacy. In 2002, NTIHC began offering VCT two days per week. This brief presents findings from exit interviews conducted with youth 14–21 years old leaving services at AIC and NTIHC. It also draws on in-depth interviews with exit interview participants and on focus groups conducted with tested and untested youth.