Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Anticancer potential of delphinidin and its derivatives: therapeutic and mechanistic insights
(Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2024)Anthocyanins are water-soluble naturally occurring flavonoids present in fruits, flowers, leaves, and roots of fruit plants and vegetables. One of the important anthocyanidin components of red wine and berries is delphinidin ... -
Association between metabolic syndrome and cervical cancer among women in Southwestern Uganda: A case-control study
(Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2024)Objective: To determine the association between MetS and its components with cervical cancer among women in South-western Uganda. Methods: We conducted an unmatched case-control study on470 participants in a1:2case-to-control ... -
Pathology in Southwest Uganda: Teaching, Mentoring, and Capacity Building
(Critical Values, 2016)MUST, which began 26 years ago as the second medical faculty in Uganda, hosts the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Global Health Collaborative, through which Seed Global Health volunteers come to train and work with ... -
Experiences and lessons learned from a global research administration capacity building project to support and expand HIV/AIDS research in southwestern Uganda
(Discover Health Systems, 2024)International collaborative research projects conducted at academic research institutions, including complex basic science, clinical, and translational HIV/AIDS research, require intensive communication, coordination, and ... -
Otolaryngology Training in Uganda: The Mbarara University of Science and Technology Experience
(OTO open, 2023)Sub-Saharan Africa has a high otolaryngologic disease burden exacerbated by an inadequate number of otolaryngologists. The Otolaryngology department at Mbarara University of Science & Technology in Uganda is addressing ... -
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Refractive Errors among University Students at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
(Open Journal of Ophthalmology, 2024)Introduction: WHO estimated that uncorrected refractive errors are the leading cause of visual impairment and second leading cause of blindness globally. University students are prone to developing refractive errors due ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of chemotherapy- induced oral mucositis among adult cancer patients at the cancer unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
(Asia‐Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2024)Background: Chemotherapy is a common treatment for cancer, but it is associated with adverse drug reactions like oral mucositis. This condition destroys basal cells in the oral mucosal layer, causing inflammation and ... -
Water Treatment Practices and MisperceivedSocial Norms among WomenLiving with Young Children in Rural Uganda
(The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024)Access to water safe for consumption is critical for health and well-being, yet substantial structural barriers often necessitate household action to make water safer. Social norms about water treatment practices are ... -
Transition to Motherhood and Lived Experiences of Teenage Mothers Delivering in Kasese and Bundibugyo Districts, Western Uganda
(Cureus, 2024)Introduction: A large number of teenagers in low-resource settings experience pregnancy, with a significant number of these cases happening in sub-Saharan Africa. Teenage pregnancy is associated with unique physical and ... -
Traditional healer support to improve HIV viral suppression in rural Uganda (Omuyambi): study protocol for a cluster randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
(Trials, 2024)Background: Rural African people living with HIV face significant challenges in entering and remaining in HIV care. In rural Uganda, for example, there is a threefold higher prevalence of HIV compared to the national average ... -
The feasibility, appropriateness, and usability of mobile neuro clinics in addressing the neurosurgical and neurological demand in Uganda
(Plos one, 2024)Introduction: Uganda has a high demand for neurosurgical and neurological care. 78% of the over 50 million population reside in rural and remote communities where access to neurosurgical and neurological services is lacking. ... -
The epidemiology and risk factors for postnatal complications among postpartum women and newborns in southwestern Uganda: A prospective cohort study
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2024)Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for two-thirds of the global burden of maternal and newborn deaths. Adverse outcomes among postpartum women and newborns occurring in the first six weeks of life are often related, though data ... -
The diagnostic accuracy of serum and plasma microRNAs in detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2024)Studies suggest a need for new diagnostic approaches for cervical cancer including microRNA technology. In this review, we assessed the diagnostic accuracy of microRNAs in detecting cervical cancer and Cervical Intraepithelial ... -
Role of microRNAs in skin aging and its potential therapeutic interventions
(Aging Pathobiology and Therapeutics, 2024)The skin, the largest and most important organ of the body, serves diverse functions such as protection from the outside, temperature regulation, etc. It is composed of 3 layers: hypodermis, dermis, and epidermis. As the ... -
Antimicrobial Bioactivity and GC-MS Analysis of Different Extracts of Corchorus olitorius L Leaves
(e Scientific World Journal, 2022-09-20)Plants have been used for the treatment of infectious diseases among various communities worldwide with undeniable success. Corchorus olitorius L is used to treat various ailments including infections. However, there are ... -
Neurochemistry and Pharmacology of Addictions: An African Perspective
(2019)Neurochemistry deals with the chemistry of nervous system molecules such as neurotransmitters, autacoids, hormones and neuropeptides that direct functions of neurons. These chemicals modulate the central and peripheral ... -
Comparison of Antibacterial Activities of Fermented with those of Unfermented Annona muricata (L) Fruit Extracts
(International Journal for Microbiology and Applied sciences, 2015)Fermentation is known to enhance antibacterial activities of some plant products. The research aimed to compare the antibacterial activities of the fermented with those of unfermented fruits of Annona muricata, obtained ... -
Structural and In Silico Characterization of Small Molecules Isolated from Eichhornia crassipes
(Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020)Eichhornia crassipes has been reported to have various medicinal properties including anticancer activities. The plant was collected from the Shire river in Malawi, and two cytotoxic compounds, benzene-1,4-diol and nonanedioic ... -
Combination Activity of Standard Antituberculosis Drugs and Extracts of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in Traditional Treatment of Tuberculosis in Uganda
(Advances in Infectious Diseases, 2024)Introduction: Resistance to antituberculosis drugs and adverse drug reactions remain the leading causes of tuberculosis therapeutic failure globally. Despite the increasing acceptance of medicinal plant use in combination ... -
Providers and women’s perspectives on opportunities, challenges and recommendations to improve cervical cancer screening in women living with HIV at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital: a qualitative study
(BMC Women's Health, 2024)Background: Cervical cancer screening uptake remains low despite being a critical prevention method for adult women living with HIV(WLHIV). These women experience greater incidence and persistence of high-risk human ...