Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Development of treatment-decision algorithms for children evaluated for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis
(The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2023)Background: Many children with pulmonary tuberculosis remain undiagnosed and untreated with related high morbidity and mortality. Recent advances in childhood tuberculosis algorithm development have incorporated prediction ... -
Decision Analytic Modeling for Global Clinical Trial Planning: A Case for HIV-Positive Patients at High Risk for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Sepsis in Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023)Sepsis is a significant cause of mortality among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa. In the planning period prior to the start of a large multi-country clinical trial studying the ... -
Psychosocial Challenges of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic Among Frontline Health Care Providers and Their Coping Mechanisms at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda
(Psychology Research and Behavior Management,, 2023)Background: As a novel global health pandemic, Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-2019) has posed various challenges to frontline healthcare providers (FHCPs). This study explored the social and psychological challenges of ... -
Poor Seizure Control Among Children Attending a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Uganda – A Retrospective Study
(International Journal of General Medicine, 2023)Background: Seizure control among children with epilepsy (CWE) receiving anti-seizure medications (ASMs) remains a challenge in low-resource settings. Uncontrolled seizures are significantly associated with increased ... -
Factors influencing the use of multiple HIV prevention services among transport workers in a city in southwestern Uganda
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2023)The use of multiple HIV prevention services has been found to decrease the risk of acquiring HIV when tailored to individuals at risk of HIV exposure, including transport workers. Therefore, we assessed the uptake of ... -
Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of SupportMoms-Uganda, an mHealth-Based Patient-Centered Social Support Intervention to Improve the Use of Maternity Services Among Pregnant Women in Rural Southwestern Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR Formative Research, 2023)Background: SMS text messaging and other mobile health (mHealth) interventions may improve knowledge transfer, strengthen access to social support (SS), and promote positive health behaviors among women in the perinatal ... -
Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used in Breast Cancer Treatment by Traditional Health Practitioners in Central Uganda
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023)Purpose: The study aimed to document the existing knowledge and practices related to breast cancer recognition and treatment using medicinal plants by traditional health practitioners in Central Uganda. Methods: This ... -
Clinical Practices Following Train-The-Trainer Trauma Course Completion in Uganda: A Parallel-Convergent Mixed-Methods Study
(World Journal of Surgery, 2023)Background: Despite the growth of trauma training courses worldwide, evidence for their impact on clinical practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is sparse. We investigated trauma practices by trained providers ... -
Attenuation of Seizures, Cognitive Deficits, and Brain Histopathology by Phytochemicals of Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv (Poaceae) in Acute and Chronic Mutant Drosophila melanogaster Epilepsy Models
(Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 2023)Imperata cylindrica is a globally distributed plant known for its antiepileptic attributes, but there is a scarcity of robust evidence for its efficacy. The study investigated neuroprotective attributes of Imperata cylindrica ... -
Teachers’ Professional Development and Job Performance in Selected Secondary Schools in Ibanda Municipality Uganda
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023)The study examined the relationship between teachers’ professional development and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality. A cross-sectional descriptive survey design using a quantitative ... -
Effect of household couple counselling for male involvement on the utilization of postnatal services at 1 week in Ibanda district, Uganda; A cluster randomized community trial
(International Journal of Scientific Research Updates, 2023)Introduction: Prompt and Skilled postnatal care attendance coupled with skilled Antenatal and delivery care can drastically reduce maternal morbidity and mortality and also improve newborn outcomes. Research shows that men ... -
Evaluating disparities by social determinants in hospital admission decisions for patients with COVID-19 quaternary hospital early in the pandemic
(Medicine, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted significant disparities in hospital outcomes when focusing on social determinants of health. Better understanding the drivers of these disparities is not only critical for COVID-19 ... -
Depression in Ugandan caregivers of cancer patients: The role of coping strategies and social support
(Psycho‐Oncology, 2023)Background: Palliative care services involve the psychological care of the caregivers of cancer patients. Psychological conditions, especially depression among caregivers, distort caregiving roles; thus, it can increase a ... -
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 ... -
One year overall survival of wilms tumor cases and its predictors, among children diagnosed at a teaching hospital in South Western Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
(BMC cancer, 2023)Background: Wilms tumor (WT) is the second most common solid tumor in Africa with both low overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) rates. However, no known factors are predicting this poor overall survival. Objective: ... -
Acceptability of Phone-Based Communication Intervention by Healthcare Workers as an Adjunct to Routine Referral Form: A Qualitative Study in South Western Uganda
(Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2023-02-27)Introduction: A functional maternal referral system should encompass a feasible communication system between health facilities. In Uganda, the current paper-based patient referral form is associated with inadequate patient- ... -
Persistent hypertension at 3 months postpartum among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Southwestern Uganda
(AJOG Global Reports, 2023)Background: Hypertension is a key contributor to the global epidemic of cardiovascular disease and is responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other cardiovascular risk factor. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, ... -
Pediatric post-discharge mortality in resourcepoor countries: A protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLoS ONE, 2023)Background: More than 50 countries, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, are not on course to meet the neonatal and under-five mortality target set by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the year 2030. One ... -
Review of Deforestation in Ugandan Tropical Rainforest Reserves: A Threat to Natural Medicine
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2022)Deforestation in Ugandan Tropical Rainforest Reserves as threat to natural medicine is still undocumented. In this study, we reviewed literature on deforestation most especially from 1990-2020 in the Tropical Rainforest ... -
Labia minora elongation: a neglected formof genital mutilation with mental and sexual health concerns
(eClinicalMedicine, 2023)Labia minora elongation (LME) is a form of female genital mutilation (FGM) that involves the elongation of the inner lips of the female external genitalia or labia minora with the use of herbs (i.e., Solanum aculeastrum, ...