Mbarara University of Science and Technology Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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When doing challenge-based learning, you need critical morality to contribute to societal challenges
(In 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2024)With Challenge-Based Learning (CBL), universities aim to explicitly contribute to societal challenges, mostly involving moral dilemmas. As such, students, teachers, university management, and external stakeholders get ... -
Diagnostic Prediction Model for Tuberculous Meningitis: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
(The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2024)No accurate and rapid diagnostic test exists for tuberculous meningitis (TBM), leading to delayed diagnosis. We leveraged data from multiple studies to improve the predictive performance of diagnostic models across different ... -
Body image, eating distress and emotional behavioral difficulties among adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2024)Background: Adolescents frequently have emotional and behavioral difficulties as they struggle with the challenges of transition from childhood to adulthood. Many struggle with issues of body image and eating distress as ... -
Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners in treatment of alcohol-related disorders in Bushenyi District, southwestern Uganda
(Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024)Background: Alcohol-related disorders rank seventh among risk factors for morbidity and mortality globally, posing a significant public health burden. In Africa, including Uganda, there is limited availability and utilization ... -
Exploring Savings Culture Among Rural Women in Kashari County, Mbarara District
(American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science (ARJHSS), 2024)Rural women are among the most financially excluded populations in the world due to myriad formal and informal barriers to formal financial services. A lot of research has been conducted on promoting women’s empowerment ... -
Distribution of the ACE Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients, Their Associations with Nephropathy Biomarkers and Metabolic Indicators at a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda
(Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2024)Purpose: We aimed at determining the distribution of the ACE insertion/deletion gene polymorphisms among type 2 diabetic patients and their association with the nephropathy biomarkers and the metabolic indicators. Patients ... -
Appetite Suppressing Activity of Rumex Usambarensis Leaf and Stem Aqueous Extract in Wistar Albino Female Rats: an in vivo Experimental Study
(Journal of Experimental Pharmacology, 2024)Background: The burden of obesity and overweight associated morbidity and mortality is increasing in epidemic proportions worldwide. Suppression of appetite is one of the mechanisms that has been shown to reduce weight. ... -
Technology Use and Job Performance of Academic Staff of Bishop Stuart University
(East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2024)The study investigated the impact of technology use on job performance of academic staff. In particular, the study examined the influence of teaching technological use, managerial technological use, and research technological ... -
Preclinical immunomodulatory activity of COVIDEX® herbal product developed for supportive treatment of COVID-19 in Uganda
(African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2024)The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic due to the SARSCoV-2 virus caused international lockdown with devastating effects on global health. In Africa, most people resorted to the use of herbal products for the prevention and ... -
Impact of Artemisia annua and Moringa oleifera on Viral Load, T Cell Activation, and Exhaustion in Ugandan People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH)
(African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2024)Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) effectively controls HIV replication in HIV-positive individuals, but chronic immune activation persists, leading to increased virus replication, T cell depletion, and exhaustion, ... -
Corrigendum to “The global burden of suicidal behavior among people experiencing food insecurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis”.
(Journal of affective disorders, 2024)The strength of the relationships: “There was a positive relationship between experiencing food insecurity and (i) suicide ideation (aOR=1.078 [95% CI: 1.075-1.082; I2=99.5%, p<0.001, k=30]), (ii) suicide plans (aOR=1.496 ... -
PD-L1 Expression and Its Association With p16 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Southwestern Uganda
(Pathology and Laboratory Medicine International, 2024)Purpose: Head and Neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common cancer in the world. The prognosis of patients with HNSCC remains unsatisfactory, with a 5-years survival rate of only approximately 50%. ... -
Association between fetal hemoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase, and disease severity in patients with sickle cell disease at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania
(Plos one, 2024)Introduction: There is a wide range of clinical manifestations in sickle cell disease (SCD). Despite having the same condition, each person’s response to disease complications differs greatly. Individuals can be categorized ... -
Differences in mental illness stigma by disorder and gender: Population-based vignette randomized experiment in rural Uganda
(PLOS Mental Health, 2024)Understanding and eliminating mental illness stigma is crucial for improving population mental health. In many settings, this stigma is gendered, from the perspectives of both the stigmatized and the stigmatizers. We aimed ... -
Population Effectiveness of Dolutegravir Implementation in Uganda: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study (DISCO), 48-Week Results
(The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2024)Background: Tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) is the preferred first-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimen for people with HIV (PWH), including those who were previously virologically suppressed on nonnucleoside ... -
The 2024 Pediatric Sepsis Challenge: Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Children With Suspected Sepsis in Uganda
(Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2024)The aim of this “Technical Note” is to inform the pediatric critical care data research community about the “2024 Pediatric Sepsis Data Challenge.” This competition aims to facilitate the development of open-source algorithms ... -
Psychometric evaluation of the affiliate stigma scale for caregivers of people with mental illness in Uganda
(BMC psychology, 2024)Background: Affiliate stigma is common among caregivers of people with mental illness and impacts negatively on the caregivers’ quality of life and their ability to care for the patients. Although there is evidence of ... -
Protracted refugee situations and the shrinking durable solutions: could there be a ray of hope in local solutions.
(Cogent Social Sciences, 2024)The phenomenon of protracted refugee situations and the conditions of refugees living in the same situation have renewed debates on durable refugee solutions. despite the international provision for durable refugee solutions, ... -
Prevention and management of anaemia in pregnancy: Community perceptions and facility readiness in Ghana and Uganda
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2024)Anaemia is one of the most common conditions in low- and middle-income countries, with prevalence increasing during pregnancy. The highest burden is in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where the prevalence of anaemia in ... -
Outcomes of a honey and olive oil-based dressing material on wounds of women that have had a caesarean section in south-western Uganda
(International Wound Journal, 2024)Postpartum sepsis following caesarean sections among women in Uganda remains a risk. However, erratic supplies of standard dressing material make the risk a reality. Alternative wound dressing materials, therefore, remain ...