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Safe recovery after cesarean in rural Africa: Technical consensus guidelines for post-discharge care
(International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2022)Despite increasing cesarean rates in Africa, there remain extensive gaps in the standard provision of care after cesarean birth. We present recommendations for discharge instructions to be provided to women following ... -
Safety and antidiarrheal activity of Priva adhaerens aqueous leaf extract in a murine model
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2014)Ethnopharmacological relevance: Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov., a wildly growing plant, is reported in central Uganda to be. An effective traditional remedy for diarrhea. The objective of this study was to provide a ... -
Safety and Efficacy of Medicinal Plants Used to Manufacture Herbal Products with Regulatory Approval in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022)Introduction: Uganda National Drug Authority requires phytochemical screening, freedom from microbial contamination, and evidence of safety and efficacy of the constituent plants to register herbal products. Since Uganda ... -
The safety and efficacy of Momordica charantia L. in animal models of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Phytotherapy Research, 2021)Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition due to progressively impaired glucose regulation. Momordica charantia L. could potentially improve hyperglycemia because its fruit extracts can alleviate insulin ... -
Safety and efficacy of Momordica charantiaLinnaeus in pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
(Systematic Reviews, 2018)Background: Momordica charantiaLinnaeus (Cucurbitaceae) has been used traditionally as a nutritious food and asa herbal medicine for type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, human studies that investigated its glycemic control ... -
Safety and tolerability of isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis for persons with HIV with and without alcohol use
(AIDS (London, England), 2023)Objective: Isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy is recommended to prevent tuberculosis (TB) disease for persons with HIV (PWH), except for those with regular and heavy alcohol consumption, due to hepatotoxicity concerns. We ... -
The safety and utility of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound for effective blood–brain barrier penetration in the treatment of glioblastoma: a scoping review protocol
(Journal of Surgical Protocols and Research Methodologies, 2023)Glioblastoma(GBM) is one of the most aggressive central nervous system tumours with suboptimal treatment options and associated poor prognosis. A major impediment to Systemic treatment is the limitation of drug delivery ... -
Safety profile of Colocasia esculenta tuber extracts in benign prostate hyperplasia
(Research square, 2022)Introduction: This study was motivated by the increasing global incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and the promising potential of nutraceuticals as complementary therapies in ameliorating its burden. We report ... -
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
(Coronavirus Drug Discovery, 2022)Vaccine development is the entire process involved in the designing of a vaccine to the post release study period. Vaccines work against viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites. The design in which an antiviral vaccine is ... -
Scheduled Follow-Up Referrals and Simple Prevention Kits Including Counseling to Improve Post-Discharge Outcomes Among Children in Uganda: A Proof-of-Concept Study
(Global Health: Science and Practice, 2016)Background: Recurrent illness following hospital discharge is a major contributor to childhood mortality in resource poor countries. Yet post-discharge care is largely ignored by health care workers and policy makers due ... -
Scheduling and optimization of traffic lights on a T junction using a wireless sensor network
(International Journal of Scientific Knowledge Computing and Information Technology, 2013)This paper provides an overview of how to schedule and optimize traffic lights using Intelligent Transport Systems. In this work we present the scheduling and optimization algorithms that we developed and how we tested ... -
Science-based health innovation in Rwanda:unlocking the potential of a late bloomer
(BMC, 2010-12-13)This paper describes and analyses Rwanda’s science-based health product‘innovation system’,highlighting examples of indigenous innovation and good practice. We use an innovation systems framework,which takes into account ... -
A scoping study of the Hydrological Systems for Lake Edward Basin- Bwindi Impenetrable and Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Southwestern Uganda
(Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration, 2015)The Greater Virunga Landscape (GVL) is an interconnected chain of eleven protected areas (PAs) straddling the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with endemic and endangered flora and fauna. ... -
The Scourge of Aflatoxins in Kenya: A 60-Year Review (1960 to 2020)
(Journal of Food Quality, 2021)Aflatoxins are endemic in Kenya. The 2004 outbreak of acute aflatoxicos is in the country was one of the unprecedented epidemics of human aflatoxin poisoning recorded in mycotoxin history. In this study, an elaborate review ... -
Screening HIV associated neurocognitive disorders using international HIV dementia scale: closing the gap through an educational intervention for healthcare workers
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2023)Introduction: the study assessed the effect of an educational intervention on healthcare workers´ knowledge regarding the use of the International HIV Dementia Scale (IHDS) in screening HIV-associate neurocognitive disorder ... -
A screening tool for psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 36 months: cross-cultural validation in Kenya, Cambodia and Uganda
(BMC Pediatrics, 2019-04-12)Background: In low-resource settings, the lack of mental health professionals and cross-culturally validated screening instruments complicates mental health care delivery. This is especially the case for very young children. ... -
A search for new γ-ray blazars from infrared selected candidates
(Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2021)We present a systematic study of gamma-ray blazar candidates based on a sample of 40 objects taken from the WIBR catalogue. By using a likelihood analysis, 26 of the 40 sources showed significant gamma-ray signatures 3σ. ... -
Seasonality in the equatorial tropics: Flower, fruit, and leaf phenology of montane trees in the highlands of Southwest Uganda
(Biotropica, 2023)Phenology influences many forest functions and can inform forest conservation and management, yet representative phenological data for most common tropical forest tree species remain sparse or absent. Between June 2011 and ... -
A secondary analysis of depression outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of adjunctive sertraline for HIV associated cryptococcal meningitis
(Wellcome Open Research, 2022)Background: Depression is a risk factor for worse HIV outcomes in persons living with HIV/AIDS, including engagement-in-care, HIV medication adherence, and retention-in-care. Depression has a prevalence of more than three ... -
Secondary school students’ attitude towards mathematics word problems
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022)Students’ positive attitude towards mathematics leads to better performance and may influence their overall achievement and application of mathematics in real-life. In this article, we present the findings of an investigation ...