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    ENTERAL NUTRITION AND BURN WOUND RECOVERY OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS: A CASE OF KIRUDDU NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL. A DESCRIPTIVE CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
    (Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023-09-21) Nassiwa,Suzan; Kigozi, Fred; Nalubega, Jane Frank
    The study aimed at finding the relationship between normal oral nutrition, use of liquid supplements, tube feeding, and burn wound recovery of pediatric patients at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was conducted among caretakers of pediatric burn patients using the prospective sampling method. Socio-demographic factors, medical history, dietary history, 24 hr. recall, and biochemical analysis were assessed. 45 caretakers of pediatric burn patients (mean age = 4.08) were studied. The patients sustained between 02-55% TBSA burns. The majority of burns occurred for children aged between 0-5. With (71.1%) largest burns caused by scalds, (20%) flames, and (8.9%) chemicals. Overall, 73.3% of pediatric patients were placed on normal oral nutrition while 26.7% were tube feeding. None of the pediatric patients under study received a liquid supplement. Data analysis of enteral nutrition feeding routes and nutrition outcomes was conducted using the chi-square. The results showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between normal oral nutrition, tube feeding, and white blood cells (p= 0.005), red blood cells (p= 0.001), hemoglobin (p= 0.000), platelets (p= 0.000), creatinine (p= 0.000), urea (p= 0.000), sodium (p= 0.000), potassium (p= 0.000), chloride (p= 0.000) and albumin (p= 0.002,). The blood cells, protein, and biochemical parameters are indicative of wound healing. With linear regression, the relationship between normal oral nutrition, tube feeding, and albumin was found to be of no significance (p=0.553). The study illustrated a significant relationship between normal oral nutrition, burn wound recovery, and a positive relationship between tube feeding and burn wound recovery of pediatric burn patients at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital. There is a need to carry out a biochemical analysis test that includes transferrin, transthyretin, magnesium, zinc, and copper as these tests can help in determining the nutrition status of the patients.
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    KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND INTENDING PRACTICES TOWARDS EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL CASE STUDY OF MILDMAY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES .
    (Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023-06-27) Kyoyagala, Florence; Kigozi, Fred; Nalubega, Jane Frank
    Breastfeeding is a basic human activity that is vital to a baby‟s growth and development. Excellent breastfeeding advice from health professionals can influence a mother‟s decision to initiate and maintain breastfeeding positively. The study was aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and intended practices toward exclusive breastfeeding among female undergraduates at the Mildmay Institute of Health Sciences. A mixed method cross-sectional study was performed among165full time undergraduate female students at MIHS, using convenience sampling by a structured self-administered questionnaire composed of 16 items to evaluate the students' knowledge, 18 items to assess attitudes towards exclusive breastfeeding, 12 items to assess the intending practices and socio-demographics characteristics questions. Overall, the majority (55%) of study participants had inadequate knowledge, 54.5%of the participants had positive attitudes, 44.4% were neutral and 0.6% of the respondents were less positive towards breastfeeding, a statistically significant association (p=0.019) was found between the knowledge score and the score of intending practices. The conducted study illustrated inadequate knowledge, positive attitudes, and inappropriate intending practices toward exclusive breastfeeding among full-time female undergraduate students at the Mildmay Institute of health sciences. Curricular changes aimed at promoting, supporting, protecting, and correcting the misconceptions about exclusive breastfeeding should be put in place across all levels of female undergraduates in health professions. Smart advocacy about exclusive breastfeeding should be carried out within the institute to improve the level of knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding.