Mbarara University of Science and Technology Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effectiveness of Behavioral Family Therapy in reducing depressive symptoms among older persons living with HIV/AIDS in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2023-10)Background: Behavioral Family Therapy (BFT) is a type of psychotherapy designed to identify family patterns that contribute to a behavioral disorder or mental illness and, helps family members to break habits. Studies in ... -
Ebola incidence and mortality before and during a lockdown: The 2022 epidemic in Uganda
(PLOS Glob Public Health, 2023-12-22)On September 20, 2022, an Ebola Disease (EBOD) outbreak was declared in Mubende district, Central Uganda. Following a rapid surge in the number of cases and mortality, the Government of Uganda imposed a lockdown in the two ... -
Determinants of Uganda’s Debt Sustainability: The Public Debt Dynamics Model in Perspective
(Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 2023-12)To investigate Uganda's debt sustainability determinants. The fundamental framework for this study is the public debt dynamics model, which looks at connections between changes in public debt and important macroeconomic ... -
Factors Associated with High Rates of Caesarean Deliveries: A Cross Sectional Study Classifying Deliveries According to Robson in Mengo Hospital Kampala
(Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2023)Introduction: The number of caesarean section (CS) continues to rise worldwide. CS can improve outcomes in infants and mothers. However, if used improperly, the potential harm can outweigh the potential benefits. Aim: The ... -
Using microbiological data to improve the use of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections: A protocol for an individual patient data metaanalysi
(Plos one, 2023)Background: Resistance to antibiotics is rising and threatens future antibiotic effectiveness. ‘Antibiotic targeting’ ensures patients who may benefit from antibiotics receive them, while being safely withheld from those ... -
Cost-effectiveness of community-based household tuberculosis contact management for children in Cameroon and Uganda: a modelling analysis of a cluster-randomised trial
(he Lancet Global Health, 2023)Background: WHO recommends household contact management (HCM) including contact screening and tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) for eligible children. The CONTACT trial found increased TPT initiation and completion ... -
Blood pressure variability and early neurological outcomes in acute and subacute stroke in Southwestern Ugand
(eNeurologicalSci, 2023)Background: Greater blood pressure variability has detrimental effects on clinical outcome after a stroke; its effects are controversial and have not been evaluated in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods: We conducted a ... -
Standard of care in advanced HIV disease: review of HIV treatment guidelines in six sub-Saharan African countries
(AIDS Research and Therapy, 2023)Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an evidence-based package of care to reduce mortality and morbidity among people with advanced HIV disease (AHD). Adoption of these recommendations by national ... -
Gaps in vaccine management practices during vaccination outreach sessions in rural settings in southwestern Uganda
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023)Background: Outreach efforts were developed to bolster people’s access to and use of immunization services in underserved populations. However, there have been multiple outbreaks of diseases like measles in Uganda, prompting ... -
Ten Steps Toward Improving In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Quality of Care and Outcomes
(Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2023)Improving in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) quality of care for adult and pediatric patients—not simply survival—requires a comprehensive set of programs and actions. Ideally, these should be embedded in a system of care ... -
Experiences and perceptions of urine sampling for tuberculosis testing among HIV patients: a multisite qualitative descriptive study
(BMJ Open, 2023)Objectives: Evidence on the acceptability of urine- based assays for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis among patients remains limited. We sought to describe patients’ experiences and perceptions of urine sampling for TB testing ... -
Pregnant and abandoned: qualitative assessment of COVID-19 pandemic educational challenges faced by pregnant college students in Uganda
(Gender and Education, 2023)Early marriage and pregnancy hinder global commitment to attain gender parity in education. This article discusses educational challenges experienced by parenting college students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. ... -
Planning for Hospital Discharge for Older Adults in Uganda: A Qualitative Study Among Healthcare Providers Using the COM-B Framework
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023)Background: Proper discharge planning enhances continuity of patient care, reduces readmissions, and ensures safe and timely transition from health facility to home-based care. The current study aimed at exploring the ... -
Factors Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Hospital-Based Case–Control Study
(International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2023)Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In this paper, we determined risk factors for COPD among patients presenting to pulmonology and medical ... -
Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and associated factors among women receiving antenatal care at a tertiary hospital in South-Western Uganda
(The Pan African Medical Journal, 2023)Introduction: gestational diabetes mellitus is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women worldwide. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with gestational diabetes mellitus ... -
Firearm-related suicides, homicides, and homicide-suicides involving security officers in two East African Countries: a press media revie
(BMC psychiatry, 2023)Background: Firearm violence is a growing public health problem causing death globally. With easy accessibility to firearms, suicides, homicides, and homicide-suicides have increased among security officers, especially in ... -
Effect of problem-based learning on students’ problem-solving ability to learn physics
(Physics Education, 2023)A learner’s success is supported by the ability to understand real-world problems. This study aimed to examine the effect of problem-based learning on problem-solving ability in the teaching and learning of physics. The ... -
Validating the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Against the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition for Use in Ugand
(International Journal of Women's Health, 2023)Background: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely acknowledged screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD) globally, but its validation in Uganda has been lacking. This study aimed to assess the ... -
An Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Maltreated Children and Caregivers in Southwestern Uganda
(Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2023)Background: Child maltreatment poses a great danger to the lives of children. This is because its impacts do not only stop in their childhood but also later into adulthood. Child maltreatment has been generally known to ... -
Anemia in HIV Patients Attending Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital: Prevalence, Morphological Classification, and Associated Factor
(HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 2023)Purpose: To determine the prevalence of anemia, the morphological classification and to assess the factors associated with anemia among HIV patients attending Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) clinic at Hoima ...