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Evaluation of the BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis panel in an adult and pediatric Ugandan population
(Journal of Medical Mycology, 2021)Background: Meningitis causes significant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and limited diagnostics exist. We evaluated the utility of the BioFire_ FilmArray_ Meningitis/Encephalitis multiplex PCR panel (BioFire ME) in ... -
Evaluation of the effect of Artemisia Annua L. and Moringa Oleifera Lam. on CD4 count and viral load among PLWH on HAART at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
(Research square, 2022)Background: Initiation of HAART among people living with HIV (PLWH) having a CD4 count ≤ 350cells/μl, produces poor immunological recovery, putting them at a high risk of opportunistic infections. Artemisia annua and Moringa ... -
Evaluation of the modified colorimetric resazurin microtiter plate-based antibacterial assay for rapid and reliable tuberculosis drug susceptibility testing
(BMC microbiology, 2014)Background: The resazurin microtiter assay (classic REMA), a colorimetric liquid culture-based drug susceptibility assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), has been endorsed by the World Health Organization. The assay ... -
Evaluation of the SD Bioline TB Ag MPT64 test for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from liquid cultures in Southwestern Uganda
(AOSIS, 2017)Background: To confirm presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, some tuberculosis culture laboratories still rely on para-nitrobenzoic acid (PNB), a traditional technique that requires sub-culturing of clinical ... -
Evangelicalism in Uganda: implications for public health and Bioethics
(Journal of Intercultural Management and Ethics, 2021)Considered attention is needed to the interplay between evangelical and charismatic religions and legislation in Uganda and their implications for public health, bioethics, and medical education. This manuscript examines ... -
Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness
(Journal of Ecology, 2023)1. Biodiversity is an important component of natural ecosystems, with higher species richness often correlating with an increase in ecosystem productivity. Yet, this relationship varies substantially across environments, ... -
Everyday adaptation practices by coffee farmers in three mountain regions in Africa
(Ecology and Society, 2022)Mountain environments in East Africa experience more rapid increases in temperature than lower elevations, which, together with changing rainfall patterns, often negatively affect coffee production. However, little is known ... -
Evidence for the Reliability and Validity of the Internalized AIDSRelated Stigma Scale in Rural Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2013)HIV infection remains highly stigmatized throughout sub-Saharan Africa despite the increasing availability of treatment. HIV-related stigma is commonly described to be highly prevalent in East Africa, but none of these ... -
Evolutionary history and environmental variability structure contemporary tropical vertebrate communities
(Global Ecol Biogeogr, 2024)Linear regression models, we test three non- mutually exclusive hypotheses by comparing the relative importance of colonization time, palaeo-environmental changes in temperature and land cover since 3.3 Mya, contemporary ... -
Evolving failures in the delivery of HIV care: Lessons from a Ugandan meningitis cohort 2006-2016
(In Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2017)Background: Investments in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa have increased the number of people aware of their status and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet HIV/AIDS mortality remains high. Methods: We performed ... -
Examining the Applicability of the IMB Model in Predicting Condom Use Among Sexually Active Secondary School Students in Mbarara, Uganda
(AIDS and Behavior, 2012-02-15)The applicability of the IMB model in predicting condom use was tested among 390 sexually active secondary school students in Mbarara, Uganda. Adolescents across five secondary schools completed a self-report survey about ... -
Experiences and Perceptions of Ophthalmic Simulation-Based Surgical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
(. Journal of surgical education, 2021)BACKGROUND: Simulation-based surgical education (SBSE) can positively impact trainee surgical competence. However, a detailed qualitative study of the role of simulation in ophthalmic surgical education has not previously ... -
Experiences and perceptions of urine sampling for tuberculosis testing among HIV patients: a multisite qualitative descriptive study
(BMJ Open, 2023)Objectives: Evidence on the acceptability of urine- based assays for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis among patients remains limited. We sought to describe patients’ experiences and perceptions of urine sampling for TB testing ... -
Experiences of referral with an obstetric emergency: voices of women admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023)Background: Life-threatening obstetric complications usually lead to the need for referral and constitute the commonest direct causes of maternal deaths. Urgent management of referrals can potentially lower the maternal ... -
Experimental investigation of the effect of drill pipe rotation on improving hole cleaning using water-based mud enriched with polypropylene beads in vertical and horizontal wellbores
(Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2019)Field experience has shown that the inefficient transport of small cuttings is a main factor contributing to excessive drag and torque during the drilling of a deviated hole; however, very little is known about the transport ... -
Experimental study on the enhanced oil recovery by in situ foam formulation
(Energy Science & Engineering, 2020)In situ CO2 foams (ISCF) are studied systematically by combining in situ CO2 gas reactants (carbonate anhydrous, hydrochloric acid) and bio-based surfactant. Sandpack flooding experiments at 60°C along with PVT experiments ... -
Explaining Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Success Among HIV-Infected Children in Rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study
(AIDS and Behavior, 2015)High adherence is critical for achieving clinical benefits of HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) and particularly challenging for children. We conducted 35 qualitative interviews with caregivers of HIV-infected Ugandan ... -
Explaining the successes and failures of tuberculosis treatment programs; a tale of two regions in rural eastern Uganda
(BMC Health Services Research, 2019-12-19)Background: Optimally performing tuberculosis (TB) programs are characterized by treatment success rate (TSR) of at least 90%. In rural eastern Uganda, and elsewhere in sub Saharan Africa, TSR varies considerably across ... -
Exploration of Accountability as a Mediator between Managerial Competencies and Supply Chain Performance of Relief Aid Organisations in Western Uganda
(Business and Management Studies, 2022)The study investigated whether accountability mediates the relationship between managerial competencies and the supply chain performance of relief aid organizations in western Uganda. A cross-sectional and correlational ... -
An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Maltreated Children and Caregivers in Southwestern Uganda
(Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2023)Background: Child maltreatment poses a great danger to the lives of children. This is because its impacts do not only stop in their childhood but also later into adulthood. Child maltreatment has been generally known to ...