THE CORRELATION AMONG KNOWLEDGE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH), SAFETY AWARENESS AND UNSAFE ACTION ON NURSES IN HOSPITAL by Zata Sabrina Ruwanto, Maria Paskanita Widjanari, Reni Wijayanti

“…The rate of occurrence of minor work accidents in hospitals is 20% higher than workers in other industries. Purpose: To prove that there was a correlation between knowledge of OSH as well as safety awareness and unsafe action on nurses in Hospital X. …”
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Physical Activity and cardiovascular function in 9-year-old schoolchildren: implications for health and well-being by Irina Masliak, Margarita Mameshina, Marina Jagiello

“…All children were healthy and were under the supervision of a medical worker. Consent was obtained from both the school administration and the parents of the children. …”
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Promotion of healthy eating patterns among employees of a primary health care unit by Paula Martins Horta, Luana Caroline dos Santos, Roseli Gomes de Andrade

“…Overweight was seen in 38.8% of workers in addition to a high frequency of fried food and sweets consumption. …”
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Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Andie Hartanto Djohan, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ping Chai, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Huay-Cheem Tan, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Independent predictors for self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during mask use were moderate–high physical activity during mask use (odds ratio [OR] 1.634, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.176–2.270, P = 0.003), duration of mask use for ≥3 h (OR 1.672, 95% CI 1.189–2.352, P = 0.003) and type of mask used, after adjusting for age, sex, healthcare-based worker status and presence of comorbidities. N95 mask was associated with worse symptoms when compared to surgical mask. …”
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Factors Contributing to Low Latrine Coverage in Homesteads Butobere Ward Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Biija, Andrew

“…The study concluded that, respondents had less knowledge about latrine construction, environment not conducive for latrine construction, no cultural concern about hygiene community workers were very few and thus there was no law enforcement. …”
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Factors Contributing to Low Latrine Coverage in Homesteads Butobere Ward Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District by Biija, Andrew

“…The study concluded that, respondents had less knowledge about latrine construction, environment not conducive for latrine construction, no cultural concern about hygiene community workers were very few and thus there was no law enforcement. …”
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Effect of Covid-19 on the Performance of Selected Hotels in Mbarara City. by Mukama, Gad

“…Using a questionnaire research instrument, data was collected from 87 respondents that included the hotel managers and selected workers of Triangle Hotel, Luongo Hotel, Jameson, Agip, and San Diego. …”
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The Effect of Monetary Rewards on the Performance of Employees in an Organisation: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Nayebare, Gaston

“…Wages and salaries rewards are an effective tool in motivating workers and consequently increase their performance. …”
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Employment Relations and the Performance of Government Entities: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Asiimwe, Jackline

“…The study revealed that some of the relationship between employee relation and organizational performance of government entities were employee relationship is the major factor determining the performance of employees, beliefs, and behavior of the enterprises employees are held to occupy strategic role in corporate success, security and sense of belonging was more important in determining workers morale and productivity. That the study revealed that challenges faced by the employees in government entities as prevailing negative attitudes about government and government employees, frequent and abrupt changes in leadership, different employee motivations, strong civil-service rules and employee protections, constraints on the use of financial incentives. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Production in Muramba Sub - County Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana ,Vallence

“…In the research methodology, the study employed descriptive design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed and the study population consisted of the local councilors, students, sub-count administrators, NGO workers, and farmers, and 80 respondents were sampled through random sampling and purposive sampling. …”
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Influence of Conflict Management on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Bubaare Sub-County Rubanda District Uganda. by Niwamanya, Lillian

“…Findings further found out that the high demand for promotions among the government workers increased on conflicts and was true since most of the local government staff entry level is diploma level and having acquired degree level, they think that they would be promoted but their dream was not fulfilled which increased on conflicts. …”
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Effect of Customer Care on the Profitability of Selected Business Enterprises in Kabale Municipality Uganda. by Niwamanya, Kenneth

“…The sample consisted of 7 business owners/managers, 34 business workers/employees and 83 customers/buyers from selected business enterprises in Kabale municipality. …”
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Political Accountability and Social Service Delivery in Local Governments: A Case Study of Nyundo Sub-County Kisoro District. by Niwarinda, Wilberforce

“…The research used a cross-sectional survey design, collecting data from 80 respondents, including local government employees, politicians, health workers, and the general public in Nyundo Sub-county, Kisoro District, through questionnaires and interview guides. …”
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Vocational and Technical Training and Promotion of Employment in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale Municipalty. by Mercy, Orikiriza

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Interface between biomedical and traditional systems of treatment and care among HIV positive fisher folk in two fishing communities on Lake Victoria, Uganda by Christopher, Tumwine, Peter, Aggleton, Stephen, Bell

“…Results: Prior to HIV diagnosis, participants who described becoming ill sought different forms of help including biomedical treatment prescribed by health workers or self-prescribed; biomedical and herbal medicines together; herbal medicines only; or no form of treatment. …”
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Access of Women to Higher Education in Uganda: An Analysis of Inequalities, Barriers and Determinants by Kwesiga, Joy Constance

“…The central conclusion is that the family, society and the state in Uganda act as if they are constantly weighing the profitability of investing in boys' or girls' education, albeit not in the conventional way of measuring earnings of educated workers, but rather assessing the future functional value of the individual. …”
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Factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in Chuk by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Immaculate, Okoth

“…Inadequate health education by health care workers on Family Planning products/services may lead to low uptake of services (P = 0.04). …”
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Association of high organochlorine pesticide serum levels with oxidative stress in intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer by Gholamreza Asadikaram, Mohammad Reza Ashrafi, Sodaif Darvish Moghaddam, Moslem Abolhassani, Fatemeh Bagheri

“…It has been revealed that certain organochlorine pesticides may increase the risk of gastric cancer incidence among farm workers. This research aimed to assay levels of 7 different organochlorine pesticides in the serum of functional dyspepsia, intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer patients, along with measuring oxidative stress parameters compared to the control group and their associations. …”
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An environmental study of tracheostomy on eight COVID-19 patients by Kai Xu, Xin-Hao Zhang, Xiao-Bo Long, Xiang Lu, Zheng Liu

“…Abstract Background Tracheostomy, as an aerosol-generating procedure, is considered as a high-risk surgery for health care workers (HCWs) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. …”
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Comparison of real-time instrument use and absorbent tube method for measuring formaldehyde in working environments: A health risk assessment for gross anatomy staff by Phanpina Soonklang, Arroon Ketsakorn, Nontiya Homkham, Chalermchai Chaikittiporn, Saowanee Norkaew

“…Formaldehyde is widely used for the preservation of cadavers, exposing workers to potential risks of formaldehyde exposure in the workplace. …”
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