Research Articles: Recent submissions
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Market performance of soft drinks enterprises in Kigali city, Rwanda: empirical study of interactive marketing practices
(International Journal of Marketing Strategies, 2022)Purpose: Even when soft drink production as an entrepreneurial activity has had tremendous impact on society, it continues to face heightened challenges as the world Corona Virus pandemic continues. The choice of a relevant ... -
Citizens’ Behavior and Compliance in Sub Saharan Africa Local Governments: the Role of Social Capital
(Public Organization Review, 2022)This study uses social capital theory to explain the power of social capital in mediating relationship between citizens’ behavior and compliance in local governments. The research builds on past studies that used citizenship, ... -
Corporate social responsibility management in Uganda
(International Journal of Social Economics, 2012)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how business enterprises in Uganda manage their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and projects. Design/methodology/approach: The investigations focused ... -
Citizens’ Behaviour and Accountability: The Power of Social Capital in Sub-Saharan African Local Governments
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-03-02)The study attempts to explain the power of social capital in the association between citizens’ behaviour and accountability in local governments. This study is anchored on social capital theory because previous studies ... -
Exploring pathways to Hospital Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural South Western Uganda
(BMC Health Services Research, 2020)Background: In order to analyze use of health services and identify sources of delays in accessing the right care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), understanding of care seeking pathways ... -
Dementia assessment and diagnostic practices of healthcare workers in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional qualitative study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2019)Background: An estimated 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and this number is projected to increase with the growth of the aging population, with the largest growth occurring ... -
Caring for people with dementia in rural Uganda: qualitative study of caregiving burden experienced by informal and formal caregivers
(Journal of global health reports, 2020)Background: The rising incidence of Alzheimer’s disease among older-age adults worldwide has been accompanied by an increase in caregiving burden. Limited work has examined the lived experiences of both formal and informal ... -
Caregiving burden and mental health problems among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda
(Global Mental Health, 2020)Background. Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are associated with increasing health burden in low- and middle-income countries. Less well-recognized is the potential health burden experienced by other affected ... -
Validity of caregivers’ reports on prior use of antibacterials in children under five years presenting to health facilities in Gulu, northern Uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2021-09-16)Introduction Given the frequent initiation of antibacterial treatment at home by caregivers of children under five years in low-income countries, there is a need to find out whether caregivers’ reports of prior antibacterial ... -
Appropriateness of Care for Common Childhood Infections at Low-Level Private Health Facilities in a Rural District in Western Uganda
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021-07-21)In Uganda, >50% of sick children receive treatment from primary level-private health facilities (HF). We assessed the appropriateness of care for common infections in under-five-year-old children and explored perspectives ... -
Measuring Post-Partum Haemorrhage in Low- Resource Settings: The Diagnostic Validity of Weighed Blood Loss versus Quantitative Changes in Hemoglobin
(PLOS ONE, 2016-04-06)Background Accurate estimation of blood loss is central to prompt diagnosis and management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), which remains a leading cause of maternal mortality in low resource Mcountries. In such settings, ... -
Antibiotic use among children under five years with diarrhea in rural communities of Gulu, northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Public Health, 2021-06-29)Diarrhea is the second leading cause of mortality in children under 5 years of age globally, and the risk of death increases with practices such as restriction of fluid intake and inappropriate use of antibiotics. We ... -
Antibiotic prescription practices among prescribers for children under five at public health centers III and IV in Mbarara district
(PLOS ONE, 2020-12-28)Introduction Rational use of medicines requires that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs. Irrational prescription of antibiotics has been reported in many health systems across the world. In ... -
Mbarara University Research Training Initiative: Experiences and Accomplishments of the MEPI Junior D43 TW010128 Award in Uganda
(Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2021-12-03)Objective: In 2015, Mbarara University of Science and Technology was awarded the Mbarara University Research Training Initiative (MURTI) under grant number D43 TW010128 to build capacity of junior faculty to become the ... -
Adherence to clinical guidelines in integration of mental health services into primary health care in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda: a medical records review
(International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021)Background: The Ugandan Ministry of Health decentralized mental healthcare to the district level; developed the Uganda Clinical Guidelines (UCG); and trained primary health care (PHC) providers in identification, management, ... -
Mbarara University Research Training Initiative: a spin-off of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Uganda
(Advances in medical education and practice, 2017-07-27)Scientific productivity in Africa is insignificant compared to that in the rest of the world. This has been attributed to the fact that, in spite of academic qualifications, junior faculty, who form the majority of academics ... -
A Qualitative Exploration of the Referral Process of Children with Common Infections from Private Low-Level Health Facilities in Western Uganda
(Children, 2021)Over 50% of sick children are treated by private primary-level facilities, but data on patient referral processes from such facilities are limited. We explored the perspectives of healthcare providers and child caretakers ... -
Informal support for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: a qualitative study
(International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2020-05-07)Background: The generation of people getting older has become a public health concern worldwide. People aged 65 and above are the most at risk for Alzheimer’s disease which is associated with physical and behavioral changes. ... -
Implementing clinical guidelines to promote integration of mental health services in primary health care: a qualitative study of a systems policy intervention in Uganda
(International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019)Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are developed based on a synthesis of evidence regarding the best options for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and are recognized as essential quality ... -
Use of antibacterials in the management of symptoms of acute respiratory tract infections among children under five years in Gulu, northern Uganda: Prevalence and determinants
(PLOS ONE, 2020-05-23)Inappropriate use of antibacterials is a major public health challenge as it can promote emergence of resistance, wastage of financial resources, morbidity and mortality. In this study, we determined the prevalence and ...