Mbarara University of Science and Technology Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Malnutrition and unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment among people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda: A retrospective analysis
(Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2024)Rationale: Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a significant public health challenge to the control and successful eradication of TB globally. Suboptimal treatment outcomes are common among persons with ... -
Evolution of Spatial Risk of Malaria Infection After a Pragmatic Chemoprevention Program in Response to Severe Flooding in Rural Western Uganda
(The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2024)Background: Malaria epidemics result from extreme precipitation and flooding, which are increasing with global climate change. Local adaptation and mitigation strategies will be essential to prevent excess morbidity and ... -
Perceived Public Participation and Health Delivery in Local Government Districts in Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2024)Citizen participation is a crucial aspect of the national health system, empowering individuals to contribute to improving local health services through Health Committees (HCs). HCs promote the participation of citizens ... -
Frequency of fungal pathogens in autopsy studies of people who died with HIV in Africa: a scoping review
(Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2023)Background: Fungal infections are common in HIV-infected individuals and significantly contribute to mortality. However, a substantial number of cases are undiagnosed before death. Objective: To determine the frequency ... -
Influences on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Early-Stage HIV Disease: Qualitative Study from Uganda and South Africa
(AIDS and Behavior, 2020)Realization of optimal treatment and prevention benefits in the era of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) and “U=U” (undetectable = untransmittable) requires high adherence at all stages of HIV disease. This article ... -
Seemingly Unrelated Regression analysis of the Cost and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes of the REVAMP randomised clinical trial
(Value in health regional issues, 2023)Objective: To evaluate the nine-month cost and health-related quality of life outcomes of resistance versus viral load testing strategies to manage virological failure in low-middle income countries. Methods: We analysed ... -
Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives on the Utilization of the International HIV Dementia Scale for the Screening HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders: A Qualitative Study at TASO Centres in Central and Southwestern Uganda
(HIV/AIDS-Research and Palliative Care, 2024)Introduction: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are becoming a significant public health concern in the continuum of human immune virus (HIV) treatment. These disorders range from subtle cognitive impairments ... -
Correlates of HIV treatment adherence selfefficacy among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in southwestern Uganda
(PLOS Global Public Health, 2024)Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa is sub-optimal compared to younger children and older adults. Adherence self-efficacy is one of ... -
Area-Based Socio demographic Factors Associated with Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Low-Prevalence Setting
(The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023)More than 1 million children and adolescents in the United States are estimated to have latent tuberculosis (TB) infection.1 For the most part, efforts to identify pediatric TB infection in the United States rely upon ... -
Fertility awareness and teenage pregnancy in rural western Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
(African Health Sciences, 2023)Background: Teenage pregnancy (pregnancy among girls aged 13-19 years) is prevalent in Uganda but data about the associated factors are limited. Objective: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with teenage ... -
Coping strategies of school-going adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in the climate vulnerable Manafwa watershed, Uganda
(BMC psychology, 2024)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily life, economies, and health, prompting strict government measures, including nationwide lockdowns and school closures in Uganda, resulting in significant academic setbacks ... -
Provider perceptions of young people living with HIV and unhealthy alcohol use in Southwestern Uganda: a qualitative study
(Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2024)Background: Unhealthy alcohol use is a common public health problem in HIV care settings in Africa and it affects the HIV continuum of care. In Uganda and other low-income countries, HIV care providers are a key resource ... -
Community readiness and acceptance for the implementation of a novel malaria vaccine among at-risk children in sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol
(Malaria Journal, 2024)Background: The World Health Organization novel malaria vaccine for at-risk children has the potential to greatly reduce the current malaria burden in sub-Saharan Africa. However, most studies have reported contradictory ... -
Correction: Induced abortion: a crosssectional study on knowledge of and attitudes toward the new abortion law in Maputo and Quelimane cities, Mozambique
(BMC Women's Health, 2024)Following publication of the original article [1], the author noticed the errors in Table 4, and the text part in the Results section. In Table 4, under Benefit (Bivariate and Multiple logistic regression) column, the ... -
Psychometric assessment of the Runyankole-translated Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale among persons with HIV in Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2024)Background: Social desirability can negatively affect the validity of self-reported measures, including underreporting of stigmatized behaviors like alcohol consumption. The Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (SDS) ... -
Process evaluation of a parent-child communication intervention for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2024)Background: Previous initiatives concerning adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education in Lowor-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) have been limited by cultural norms and misinformation perpetuated within ... -
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 ...