Faculty of Computing and Informatics: Recent submissions
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Enhancing Tuberculosis Care in Southwestern Uganda: Facilitators and Barriers to Utilizing Mobile Health Technologies
(Global Implementation Research and Applications, 2022)Although mobile health technologies are low-cost approaches that can enhance tuberculosis care, there is a dearth of research about the facilitators and barriers regarding their utilization in enhancing the public–private ... -
Secure and Efficient Mobile Personal Health Data Sharing in Resource Constrained Environments
(In 2015 IEEE 29th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, 2015)Personal health record (PHR) systems are widely used in the developed world, but little has been done to explore the utility of these PHR systems in the developing world. A key reason for this is that many developing world ... -
The Future of Intelligent Networks in Developing Countries
(2022)Telecommunication networks have become important not only for the academic community but also for users in business and industry. As globalization takes shape, this trend applies to both developed and developing countries. ... -
Deep Learning Based Algorithms for Detecting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(IST-Africa 2022 Conference Proceedings, 2022)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease with various clinical presentations. The basic abnormality in all patients with COPD is airflow limitation. The main method for diagnosis of COPD is ... -
The role of mobile health technologies in promoting COVID-19 prevention: A narrative review of intervention effectiveness and adoption
(Digital Health, 2022)Background: Researchers have found innovative ways of using mobile health (mHealth) technologies to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, fewer studies have been done to determine their adoption ... -
BYOD Systematic Literature review: A layered approach
(European Journal of Technology, 2022)Introduction: Bring your own device (BYOD) is a paradigm where employees use personal devices for organizational related activities. Various benefits accrued by both employees and organization. However, BYOD leads to risks ... -
Towards People Crowd Detection Using Wireless Sensor Networks
(European Journal of Technology, 2022)Objective: The objective of this study was to examine and propose the use of wireless sensor networks for people crowd detection in resource constrained environments such as developing economies. Methodology: A systematic ... -
A mobile health app may improve maternal and child health knowledge and practices among rural women with limited education in Uganda: a pilot randomized controlled trial
(Oxford University Press, 2022)Objective: This article describes the impact of a mobile health app (MatHealth App) on maternal and child health knowledge and practices among women with limited education. Materials and methods: Pregnant women initiating ... -
Predicting Cellular Protein localization Sites on Ecoli’s Minimal Dataset using a Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2018-08)Several Machine Learning Classification Techniques have been applied in predicting Protein Localization sites of E. coli using a number of techniques. However, research done is limited to no prediction of Localization sites ... -
Human Sensing Meets People Crowd Detection – A Case of Developing Countries
(European Journal of Technology, 2022)Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to examine the application of sensors and sensor networks for detection of people crowds in developing cities. This paper discusses unique challenges associated with people crowd ... -
Correction to: Ugandan Study Participants Experience Electronic Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence as Welcomed Pressure to Adhere
(AIDS and Behavior, 2020)In the original publication of the article, the number of “EAM Users” with education level of “University/vocational” in Table is listed as 5 [12.5%], where it should be listed as 3 [7.5%]. The corrected Table 1 is listed ... -
Authenticating Passwords by Typing Pattern Biometrics
(American Journal of Computing and Engineering, 2021)Passwords are a common measure used in Authentication systems to make sure that the users are who they say they are. The complexity of these Passwords is relied on while ensuring security. However, the role of complexity ... -
Patients’ Health Records Management in Ugandan Hospitals: A Case of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital
(International Journal for e-Learning Security (IJeLS, 2020)Personal health record (PHR) is considered as an emerging patient-centric model of health information exchange, where people can share their health information to other people, however most health facilities in Uganda have ... -
How Stable Are Eclipse Application Framework Internal Interfaces?
(IEEE, 2019)Eclipse framework provides two interfaces: stable interfaces (APIs) and unstable interfaces (non-APIs). Despite the non-APIs being discouraged and unsupported, their usage is not uncommon. Previous studies showed that ... -
Environmental Factors: Examining the Analytical Power of Its Dimensions in Explaining the Adoption of a Unified Identification System of MDAs in Uganda
(International Journal of Electronic Government Research, 2020)The use of the unified identification system (UIDS) can undoubtedly result in increased effectiveness and efficiency, improvement in the quality of life, reduction of crime, enhanced transparency, and good government. This ... -
An Overview of Data Science Innovations, Challenges and Limitations Towards Real-World Implementations in Global Health
(2020)Health institutions are increasingly collecting vast amounts of patient data. However, mining data from those different institutions is not possible for various challenges. In this chapter, we will report on our experience ... -
An Empirical Study of Bugs in Eclipse Stable Internal Interfaces
(arXiv preprint arXiv, 2022)The Eclipse framework is a popular and widely used framework that has been evolving for over a decade. The framework provides both stable interfaces (APIs) and unstable interfaces (non-APIs). Despite being discouraged by ... -
A Neonatal Sepsis Prediction Algorithm Using Electronic Medical Record Data
(Research square, 2022)Background: Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of neonatal death and has 23 been a major challenge worldwide. The difficulty in early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis leads to delay in treatment. The early diagnosis of ... -
Evaluating the computer-assisted HIV/AIDs education intervention implemented in school’s in Uganda
(University of Manchester, 2011)Over 29 years into the epidemic, fighting HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired, Immune, Deficiency, Syndrome) continues to be a global concern. School-based computer-assisted HIV/AIDS ... -
Challenges in accessing maternal and child health services during COVID-19 and the potential role of social networking technologies
(Digital Health, 2022)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic causes new challenges to women and their babies who still need to access postnatal care amidst the crisis. The novel application of social network technologies (SNTs) could potentially ...
