Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda
(BioMed Research International, 2019)Globally, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components which are the major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, is higher among patients with severe mental illness (SMI) compared to the general ... -
The Use of Neck Circumference as Marker of Overweight and Obesity Among Adolescents Aged 12-19 Years. A Case of Southwestern Uganda Secondary School Adolescents
(2020)Background: Overweight and obesity have become more common among adolescents. Various indicators have been used to assess this burden across populations. Recent findings elsewhere have found neck circumference to be useful ... -
Chronic Osteomyelitis among Children Attending Orthopedic Services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: Prevalence, Etiological Agents and Their Drug Susceptibility Patterns
(Microbiology Research Journal International, 2019-09-03)Background: This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, causative agents and their drug susceptibility patterns of chronic osteomyelitis children among 766 children attending orthopedic services at ... -
Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% as a treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis in Uganda: a pilot study
(Arunga, S., Mbarak, T., Ebong, A., Mwesigye, J., Kuguminkiriza, D., Mohamed, A., ... & Burton, M. (2021). Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.2% as a treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis in Uganda: a pilot study. BMJ open ophthalmology, 6(1), e000698., 2021-07-05)Objective: Fungal keratitis is a major ophthalmic public health problem, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. The options for treating fungal keratitis are limited. Our study aimed to describe the ... -
A Curriculum for Master of Science in Physiology of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda
(Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, 2019)New regulations together with the development of science and teaching demanded to write a curriculum for postgraduate training in Physiology in Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). Objective: to design a ... -
A demonstration of mobile phone deployment to support the treatment of acutely ill children under five in Bushenyi district, Uganda.
(African Health Sciences, 2016-03-01)Background: Benefits of mobile phone deployment for children <5 in low-resource settings remain unproven. The target population of the current demonstration study in Bushenyi District, Uganda, presented with acute fever, ... -
HPV-Chlamydial Coinfection, Prevalence, and Association with Cervical Intraepithelial Lesions: A Pilot Study at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Journal of cancer epidemiology, 2019)Background. Human Pappilloma Virus (HPV) is the necessary cause of cervical cancer. A number of risk factors are believed to influence the role of HPV in the development of cervical cancer. This is so becausemajority of ... -
Estimating prognosis for traumatic brain injury patients in a low-resource setting: how do providers compare to the CRASH risk calculator?
(Journal of neurosurgery, 2020)OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a burgeoning global health concern, is one condition that could benefit from prognostic modeling. Risk stratification of TBI patients on presentation to a health facility can support ... -
Chemical constituents and evidence-based pharmacological properties of Physalis peruviana L.: An overview
(Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, 2021)Physalis peruviana L. is among plant species possessing evident nutritional, nutraceutical, and commercial interests. This review highlights the complexity of the chemical composition supporting the multiple pharmacotherapeutic ... -
Changing ophthalmic practice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda
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Application of the anatomical chemical system/defined daily doses: Challenges and way forward for resource-limited countries
(Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics., 2021)What is known and objective: The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification/ Defined Daily Doses (ATC/DDD) methodology is a WHO gold standard for ensuring systematic Drug Utilization Research (DUR) and has been mainly ... -
Carriage and Antibiogram of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus among Admitted Patients of a Surgical Ward in A Tertiary Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Research square, 2021)Background: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common nosocomial infections affecting post-surgery patients. Antimicrobial resistance prolongs the duration of hospitalization. We sought ... -
Barriers to Blood Donation Among Mbarara University of Science and Technology Students.
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021)Background: a Blood donation is the voluntary withdrawal of blood from an individual, after undergoing some medical screening in order to ensure the safety of both the donor and the recipient. Blood donation is crucial and ... -
A cohort study of morbidity, mortality and Health seeking behavior following rural Health center visits by children under 12 in Southwestern Uganda
(2015-01-30)Background Children discharged from hospitals in developing countries are at high risk of morbidity and mortality. However, few data describe these outcomes among children seen and discharged from rural outpatient ... -
Post-transfusion and Maternal Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Uganda
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Cardio-metabolic abnormalities among patients with severe mental illness at a Regional Referral Hospital in southwestern Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2020-07-17)Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have a higher burden of premature cardio-metabolic abnormalities, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity resulting into a 3-fold increase in mortality, ... -
The utility of ‘home-made’ reagent red blood cells for antibody screening during pre-transfusion compatibility testing in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2021)Background: The WHO recommends that pre-transfusion testing should include ABO/RhD grouping followed by screening for red blood cell (RBC) alloantibodies using the indirect antiglobulin test (IAT). However, in Uganda, ... -
Cannabis-Induced Mania Following COVID-19 Self-Medication: A Wake-Up Call to Improve Community Awareness
(International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021)Context: Self-medication is becoming common during the coronavirus disease −2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the increasing popularity of home-based management of asymptomatic and mild cases. In this case report, we describe ... -
Red blood cell alloimmunization in sickle cell disease patients in Uganda
(Transfusion, 2010)BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion is an integral part in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Alloimmunization is a recognized complication of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions with consequences including ... -
Prevalence and specificities of red blood cell alloantibodies in transfused Ugandans with different diseases
(Vox sanguinis, 2010)Background and Objectives Alloantibody formation against red blood cell (RBC) antigens is a common complication of transfusion therapy. However, the prevalence of RBC alloimmunization is hardly known in Black Africans. In ...