Research Articles: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Capacity to provide care for common childhood infections at low-level private health facilities in Western, Uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2021)Background Low-level private health facilities (LLPHFs) handle a considerable magnitude of sick children in low-resource countries. We assessed capacity of LLPHFs to manage malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, and, possible ... -
Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary healthcare: a qualitative study among Ugandan primary care providers using the COM-B framework
(BMC Health Services Research, 2018)Background: Uptake of clinical guideline recommendations into routine practice requires changes in attitudes and behaviors of the health care providers. The World Health Organization (WHO) has heavily invested in public ... -
Provision of family planning vouchers and early initiation of postpartum contraceptive use among women living with HIV in southwestern Uganda: A randomized controlled trial
(PLOS Medicine, 2019-06-21)Background Unwanted pregnancies remain a burden for women living with HIV (WLWH). Family planning prevents unplanned pregnancies while promoting longer birth intervals, key strategies to eliminate perinatal transmission ... -
Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary health care: a systematic review protocol
(Systematic Reviews, 2017-08-26)Background: Mental health is an integral part of health and well-being and yet health systems have not adequately responded to the burden of mental disorders. Integrating mental health services into primary health care ... -
Prevalence and predictors of prior antibacterial use among patients presenting to hospitals in Northern Uganda
(BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2015-09-25)Background: Human antibacterial exposure occur in different ways including consumption of animal and agricultural products as well as use of prescribed and non-prescribed agents. We estimated the prevalence and explored ... -
Mobile money services
(African Journal of Accounting, Economics, Finance and Banking Research, 2012-01)The purpose of this paper is twofold: (i) to establish whether the growth in mobile commerce in Uganda has disadvantaged commercial banks in way that their liquidity has been indirectly stolen (Pickens, 2009) and (ii)to ... -
Measuring adherence to antiretroviral treatmentin resource-poor settings: The feasibility ofcollecting routine data for key indicators
(BMC Health Services Research, 2010)An East African survey showed that among the few health facilities that measured adherence to antiretroviral therapy, practices and definitions varied widely. We evaluated the feasibility of collecting routine data to ... -
Retention of HIV exposed infants in care at Arua regional referral hospital, Uganda
(BMC public health, 2019)Background: Retention of HIV Exposed Infants (HEIs) in care ensures adequate care. Data on retention of HEIs at large referral hospitals in Uganda is limited. We investigated the retention level of HEIs and associated ... -
Assessment of attitudes and targeted educational needs for refugee care providers in a Ugandan hospital
(International Journal of Medical Education, 2018)Objectives: To evaluate medical trainees’ attitudes toward refugee patients in a refugee host country, and to identify educational needs. Methods: A 54-question cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to a ... -
Timing of malaria messages for target audience on radio airwaves
(Bio Med Central, 2012)Background: Due to the limitations of face-to-face communication to teach families how to manage, control and prevent malaria, national and local malaria programmes try to reach people through the radio. However, information ... -
Determinants of treatment completion among rural smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients
(Bio Med Central, 2017)Background: Treatment completion among tuberculosis patients remains low across various regions of Uganda, despite implementation of directly observed treatment short course. This study evaluated the determinants of treatment ... -
Enabling Dynamic Partnerships through JointDegrees between Low- and High-IncomeCountries for Capacity Development in GlobalHealth Research: Experience from the KarolinskaInstitutet/Makerere University Partnership
(PLOS Medicine., 2015-02-03)Partnerships between universities in high- and low-income countries have the potential to increase research capacity in both settings. We describe a partnership between the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Makerere ... -
Challenges to implementation of artemisinin combination therapy policy in Uganda
(Elsevier, 2010)Uganda launched an artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) policy in 2006, using artemether-lumefantrine (AL) as first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, but insufficient information is available regarding its ... -
Intellectual Capital And Guest Delight Among Selected Hotels In Uganda
(SSIJBMR, 2012-09)Based on online reviews on hotels in Uganda, the trend in which guests were not being delighted by the services being offered in the hotels was calling. Evidence indicates that this could be due to lack of strong intellectual ... -
Competitive advantage: Mediator of managerial competence and financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda
(Emerald Publishing Limited., 2017)The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of competitive advantage in the relationship between managerial competence and financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda.A cross-sectional survey was ... -
Are rapid diagnostic tests more accurate in diagnosis of plasmodium falciparum malaria compared to microscopy at rural health centres?
(Bio Med Central, 2010)Background: Prompt, accurate diagnosis and treatment with artemisinin combination therapy remains vital to current malaria control. Blood film microscopy the current standard test for diagnosis of malaria has several limitations ... -
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and SustainableDevelopmen
(Emerald Publishing Limited., 2018)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of interest rate in emerging markets,focusing on banking financial institutions in Uganda.Design/methodology/approach–Using the net interest margin model, interest ... -
Organizational Culture and Voluntary Disclosure Practices of Listed Firms in Nigeria
(IDEAS SPREAD, 2018)The purpose of this paper is to test the relationship between organizational culture and voluntary disclosure by listed firms in Nigeria. The research design for the study is survey design that is cross-sectional ...