Mbarara University of Science and Technology Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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High Silent Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency and Impaired Immunity in Children Under Five Years of Age Admitted to a Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda
(Cureus, 2024)Introduction: Zinc deficiency (ZnD) impairs the development of acquired immunity and contributes to growth failure in children under five years of age. However, the prevalence of ZnD and its association with immunity in ... -
A Review of Innovative Approaches to Overcoming Agricultural Extension Challenges: A Case Study of the Knowledge Gap in Kigezi Sub-Region, Uganda
(International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 2024)Agriculture remains the backbone of Uganda’s economy, but the Kigezi region continues to face significant challenges that limit its agricultural productivity. Farmers in this region, despite their reliance on agriculture, ... -
Testing the Validity, Reliability and Independence of the Constructs in the SERVQUAL Tool for Measuring Student Satisfaction in Universities in Uganda
(The Uganda Higher Education Review, 2023-10-25)The service quality (SERVQUAL) tool is a tool used to measure customer satisfaction (CS) in general and student satisfaction (SS) in particular. It consists of five constructs: tangibles (T), reliability (Rel), responsiveness ... -
Prevalence of postpartum depression and its association with diabetes mellitus among mothers in public health facilities in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
(Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2024)Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a major health challenge with potentially devastating maternal and physical health outcomes. Development of diabetes mellitus has been hypothesized as one of the potential adverse effects of ... -
Substance Use Disorder Among Patients with Primary Mental Illnesses in Southwestern Uganda
(Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 2024)Objective: Substance use is common among people with primary mental illness especially schizophrenia and bipolar disorder compared to the general population and complicates treatment outcomes. Methods: We enrolled 385 ... -
Health professionals’ stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness: A cross-sectional study in a referral hospital in Uganda
(PloS one, 2024)Background: Health professionals in primary care settings show stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness (PMI), leading to undermined quality of care delivered. However, information is sparse on stigmatizing ... -
Against Self‑Refexive Confessions: Collective Dialogues to Progressively Transform Academic North–South Collaborations
(The European Journal of Development Research, 2024)This paper introduces an approach to transform academic North–South collaborations. Critiquing entrenched dynamics in inter-university collaborations, we propose a methodology for unlearning colonial modes of thinking and ... -
Development of Chromatographic Methods for Phytochemical Standardization of Selected Herbal Raw Materials Used in Uganda
(2024)Background: The quality assurance of herbal materials is challenging because of the wide variation in phytochemical composition. This variation occurs naturally due to genetic difference and also because of the different ... -
Penile fracture in a child presenting at teaching hospital in South-Western Uganda: a case report
(African Journal of Urology, 2024)Introduction and importance: Penile fracture refers to the traumatic rupture of tunica albuginea in an erect penis. It is relatively uncommon and represents a urological emergency once it happens, necessitating immediate ... -
Distribution of Candida species isolated from people living with human immunodefciency virus with oropharyngeal and oral candidiasis in Africa in the era of universal test and treat policy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Tropical Medicine and Health, 2024)Background: The introduction of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the implementation of the human immunodefciency virus (HIV) universal test and treat (UTT) policy have led to a decline in the incidence of opportunistic ... -
Treatment success and mortality among people with multi-drug resistant and rifampicin resistant-tuberculosis on bedaquiline-based regimen at three referral hospitals in Uganda: A retrospective analysis
(Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2024)Introduction: In Uganda, people with multi-drug resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) have been treated with a bedaquiline-based regimen since 2020. Still, their treatment outcomes have not been ... -
Unveiling the burden: prevalence and predictors of psychological distress among domestic workers in Kigali‑Rwanda
(Discover Mental Health, 2024)Background: Psychological distress is becoming more prominent among employees in various workplaces, and domestic work may not be an exception. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of psychological distress and ... -
Self-Management Intervention for Reducing Epilepsy Burden Among Adult Ugandans with Epilepsy (SMART-U): Randomised Clinical Trial Protocol
(Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2024)Background: People of all ages are affected by epilepsy, a prevalent chronic brain illness that is primarily found in underdeveloped nations. It is very necessary to implement epilepsy self-management techniques to support ... -
Optical Resolution and MTF of a Low-Cost Fourier Ptychography Microscope using a Raspberry Pi Computer
(In Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings X, 2024)Introduction: Low-cost optical microscopes are under development by several groups to bring point-of-care malaria diagnosis services to under-served communities in low-resource settings. We describe a Fourier ptychography ... -
Electronic Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Monitors and Associated Interventions Improve Adolescent–Caregiver Relationships and Self-Efficacy Among Adolescents and Young Adults with HIV in Uganda
(AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2023)Many adolescents and young adults with HIV (AYWH) struggle with antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and experience poorer outcomes than adults. Relevant factors include forgetfulness and poor self-efficacy related to ... -
Respecting Her International Obligations? Analyzing Rwanda’s 2014 Law Relating to Refugees
(Respecting Her International Obligations, 2023)Rwanda enacted the 1966 Presidential Decree on the Reintegration of Refugees and later the 1984 Ministerial Decree on Identity Papers for Refugees as its first laws in dealing with refugees. However, the above decrees were ... -
Typologies and determinants of coping responses to forage and water scarcity among livestock farmers in south-western Uganda: Does gender matter?
(Scientific African, 2024)Context specific evidence, including understanding of gender–differentiated responses to shocks and stresses, could bolster adaptation and resilience building amongst agricultural communities, amidst a changing climate. ... -
Detection of Mutated erg11 and fks1 Genes among Resistant Candida Species Isolated in Pregnant Women in Mbarara, Uganda
(International STD Research & Reviews, 2024)Background: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is estimated to range between 35-60% among pregnant women worldwide. The emergency of anti-fungal resistance in Candida species against azoles and caspofungin is a rising concern because ... -
Surgical aspects and outcomes after nephrectomy for Wilms tumour in sub-Saharan Africa: A report from Wilms Africa Phase II—CANCaRe Africa
(Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 2024)Background: Wilms tumour (WT) is one of the common and curable cancer types targeted bytheGlobalInitiativeforChildhoodCancer.Tumourexcisionisessentialfor cure. This analysis focuses on surgical outcomes of patients with ... -
Factors Associated With Death at 30 Days and Evaluation of Clinical Risk Scores Among Patients With Cancer Admitted With Postchemotherapy Infection in Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2024)Background: Little is known about outcomes from cancer chemotherapy–-associated infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Accordingly, among patients with cancer admitted with postchemotherapy infection in Mbarara, Uganda, we aimed ...
