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Is There a Solution to Domestic Violence? Digging Deeper Into the Problem of Domestic Violence in Uganda a Case of Ibanda District
(Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2021-12-25)This paper is a deeper analysis to whether there is an end to domestic violence. The fact that there are a numbers of increased cases reported especially during corona virus (covid-19) period, it was inevitable to carry ... -
he Role Of Management Practices On Academic Staff Performance In Private Universities In Uganda: A Case Of Bishop Stuart University
(International Journal of Technology and Management, 2021)Management practices relate to specific practices, formal policies and philosophies that are designed to attract, develop, motivate, and retain employees who ensure the effective functioning and survival of the organization. ... -
Nature of Performance Management of Academic Staff in Private Universities
(International Journal of Technology and Management, 2021)Performance management is a continuous process of identifying, measuring and developing the performance of individuals and teams and aligning performance with the strategic goals of the organization (Aguinis and Kraiger ... -
Antimicrobial stewardship: Attitudes and practices of healthcare providers in selected health facilities in Uganda
(PloS one, 2022)Though antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes are the cornerstone of Uganda’s national action plan (NAP) on antimicrobial resistance, there is limited evidence on AMS attitude and practices among healthcare providers ... -
Challenges Facing Female Headed Households in Accessing and Utilizing Microfinance Lending among Selected Municipalities of South West Uganda
(Basic and Applied Research, 2018)Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by gender inequality in the form of income, health, education, employment and human rights; suggesting that efforts aimed at reducing extreme poverty benefit males relatively more than ... -
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. ...
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