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Vaccination against Hepatitis B among health care workers in the Bamenda Health District: influence of knowledge and attitudes, Cameroon
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021)Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the most serious occupational hazards faced by healthcare workers (HCW). This study aimed at assessing the influence of knowledge and attitudes of HCWs in the Bamenda ... -
Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever
(Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2020)The composition of the maternal vaginal microbiome influences the duration of pregnancy, onset of labor, and even neonatal outcomes. Maternal microbiome research in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on non-pregnant and ... -
Validating the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for use in less at risk Ugandan postpartum women
(Research square, 2022)Background Although the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been recognized as a reliable screening scale for postpartum depression among mothers worldwide, no study has validated this scale in Uganda. The ... -
Validating the use of scintillation proxies to study ionospheric scintillation over the Ugandan region
(Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2015-03)In this study, we compare the standard scintillation indices (S4 and σΦ) from a SCINDA receiver with scintillation proxies (S4p and sDPR||) derived from two IGSGPS receivers. Amplitude (S4) and phase (σΦ) scintillation ... -
Validation of an Electronic Surgical Outcomes Database at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(World journal of surgery, 2018)Background: Accurate, complete and sustainable methods of tracking patients and outcomes in low-resource settings are imperative as we launch efforts to improve surgical care globally. The Surgical services QUality Assessment ... -
Validation of heart failure quality of life tool and usage to predict all-cause mortality in acute heart failure in Uganda: the Mbarara heart failure registry (MAHFER)
(BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2018-12-12)Background: The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important treatment goal that could serve as low-cost prognostication tool in resource poor settings. We sought to validate the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy ... -
Validation of heart failure quality of life tool and usage to predict all-cause mortality in acute heart failure in Uganda: the Mbarara heart failure registry (MAHFER)
(BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018)Background: The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important treatment goal that could serve as low-cost prognostication tool in resource poor settings. We sought to validate the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy ... -
Validation of the Intracerebral Hemorrhage Score in Uganda A Prospective Cohort Study
(Stroke, 2022-01-06)Background and Purpose: Rates of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are estimated to be highest globally in sub-Saharan Africa. However, outcomes of ICH are poorly described and standard prognostic markers for ICH have not ... -
Validity and Reliability of a Self-Reported Measure of Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2016-07-01)Background: The Morisky Medication Adherence scale (MMAS-8) is a widely used self-reported measure of adherence to antihypertensive medications that has not been validated in hypertensive patients in sub-Saharan ... -
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 ... -
Validity of hemoglobin A1c for diagnosing diabetes among people with and without HIV in Uganda
(International journal of STD & AIDS, 2019)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is facing a growing co-epidemic of chronic HIV infection and diabetes. Hemoglobin A1c (A1c) may underestimate glycemia among people living with HIV (PLWH). We estimated the validity of A1c to ... -
Valued experiences of graduate students in their role as educators in undergraduate training in Ugandan medical schools
(Springer Nature, 2017)Background: In most medical schools, graduate students, sometimes referred to as graduate teaching assistants, often participate in the training of undergraduate students. In developing countries like Uganda, are ... -
Variability of Soil Organic Carbon stocks under different land uses: A study in an afro-montane landscape in southwestern Uganda
(Geoderma, 2013)We explore and compare quantities and patterns of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) in protected forest and neighboring land around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (a mountain protected area in Southwestern Uganda). We assessed ... -
A variable edge effect on trees of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, and its bearing on measurement parameters
(Biological Conservation, 2009-01-21)With tropical forests under increased pressure from fragmentation and nascent effects of climate change, it is imperative to reliably predict change for timely reduction of impacts. This depends on measuring the right ... -
Variation in HIV-1 Nef function within and among viral subtypes reveals genetically separable antagonism of SERINC3 and SERINC5
(PLoS pathogens, 2020)HIV Nef counteracts cellular host restriction factors SERINC3 and SERINC5, but our understanding of how naturally occurring global Nef sequence diversity impacts these activities is limited. Here, we quantify SERINC3 and ... -
Variations in antimalarial components of Artemisia annua Linn from three regions of Uganda
(African health science, 2015-09-03)Introduction: Artemisia annua plant from the family Asteracea is a powerful antimalarial plant introduced to Uganda around 2003. In addition to the artemisinin component, the plant also contains flavonoids which work in ... -
Variations in antimalarial components of Artemisia annua Linn from three regions of Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2015)Introduction: Artemisia annua plant from the family Asteracea is a powerful antimalarial plant introduced to Uganda around 2003. In addition to the artemisinin component, the plant also contains flavonoids which work in ... -
Variations of Crest-to-Trough TEC Ratio of the East African Equatorial Anomaly Region
(International Journal of Astrophysics and Space Science 2016, 2015-03)In this paper, Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) data derived from dual-frequency GPS measurements obtained at two ground stations were used to study the variability of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA). The ... -
Vegetation dynamics in western Uganda during the last 1000 years: climate change or human induced environmental degradation?
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Afr. J. Ecol, 2009)A multi-proxy analysis of microfossils from sedimentary records, together with evidence from historical and archaeological data, has provided evidence of vegetation dynamics and human environment interactions in western ... -
Vegetation dynamics in western Uganda during the last 1000 years: climate change or human induced environmental degradation?
(African Journal of Ecology, 2009)A multi-proxy analysis of microfossils from sedimentary records, together with evidence from historical and archaeological data, has provided evidence of vegetation dynamics and human environment interactions in western ...
