Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among casual labourers working in selected road construction sites in central Uganda.

Introduction: Workers with occupational exposure to respirable silica dust, such as casual labourers at road construction sites (RCSs), are known to be at high risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). There is limited literature about the burden of PTB among this subpopulation with high occupational exposure to silica dust at road construction sites. We aimed to determine the prevalence of PTB among casual labourers working at road construction sites in central Uganda.

Affordability effect of diabetic medicine on Patient's treatment adherence case study: Itojo Hospital in Ntungamo District.

The objective of this study was to assess the affordability effect of diabetic medicine on patient's treatment adherence among patients aged 18 and above who sought treatment at IH diabetic clinic. The source of data was primary which was collected by the researcher from IH. The independent variable was considered as affordability of the diabetic medicine and adherence was the dependent variable in this study.