School of Bio-Medical Sciences (Bio-Medical) Collections
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Effect of substitution mutations on the temporal dynamics of HIV-1 subtype A1 and D in the Ugandan epidemic
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Subtypes A1, D and inter-subtype recombinants dominate the Uganda HIV-1 epidemic. This diversity has affected disease diagnosis and therapeutics. Predictive modeling could guide better understanding of the ... -
Identification of unique molecular signatures in the envelope Glycoproteins of HIV-1 transmitted/founder viruses from East Africa
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: HIV-1 mucosal transmission undergoes a genetic bottleneck that allows a single virus termed HIV-1 Transmitted/Founder (T/F) virus to establish a productive clinical infection in most heterosexual transmission ... -
Characterization of ESBL producing gram negative uropathogenic bacteria isolated from patients with urinary yract infections from Mbeya, Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: The emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens, such as ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria continue to threaten our ability to treat common infections causing a huge burden to our healthcare systems. ... -
Development of an antigen capture ELISA for detection of SARS-CoV-2
(Makerere University, 2024)Background. In December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic causing over 700 million cases and more than 7 million deaths globally. In Uganda, over 40,408 cases with 334 deaths ... -
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus on inanimate objects in paediatric treatment units of Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Hospital environment and inanimate surfaces have been reported to be colonised by different pathogens. Contact with colonised objects may lead to pathogen transmission resulting in increased morbidity and ... -
Replication, fine-mapping and causal inference of genetic loci associated with major depressive disorder among participants of the Uganda genome resource.
(Makerere University, 2024-10-17)Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the leading cause of disability worldwide, with significant consequences like poor health outcomes, premature death, and reduced productivity. Twin-based studies have shown ... -
T cell immune memory and protective correlates in Ugandans with mild Covid-19 disease.
(Makerere University, 2024-10-22)Background: This study explores T cell immune memory and protective correlates in Ugandans with mild COVID-19 disease, focusing on those with low immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels. Understanding the mechanisms that ... -
Predicting suicidality in people living with HIV in Uganda: A machine learning approach
(Makerere University, 2024-10)Background Suicidality is a major risk factor for future suicide attempts and completed suicide. People living with HIV (PLWH) are at a higher risk of fatal suicide attempts compared to the general population due to the ... -
Extended spectrum beta lactamase gram negative bacteria contamination of inanimate objects in Paediatric wards at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda
(2024)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis that endangers the efficacy of antibiotics and also the treatment provided. Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) resistance among beta lactams especially ... -
Antimicrobial resistance among helicobacter bacteria isolates from patients attending the gastroenterology unit at Nsambya hospital Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-09)Background: It is confirmed that 95% of duodenal and 80% of gastric ulcers are due to Helicobacter infections. Helicobacter diagnosis is mainly by urea breath test, blood antibody test, stool antigen test, gastric biopsy ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of anti-mycobacterial protein 51 antibodies as a biomarker for latent TB infection in asymptomatic HIV positive individuals
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major global public health concern more so in sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda in particular due to inaccessibility to accurate, rapid and reliable diagnostic methods on top of ... -
Development and evaluation of various SARS-CoV-2 detection tests in Nasopharyngeal specimens in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Although the WHO recommends RT-PCR as reference standard method for detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid when diagnosing COVID-19 and tracing of contacts, this test is costly, primarily designated for specialised ... -
Determination of Anti-HBsAg antibody titers among children under five years who received Hepatitis B vaccine under UNEPI in Kawempe Division, Kampala-Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Hepatitis B Virus is a global health threat with estimated 257 million people chronically infected with the infection (WHO 2017). HBsAg sero prevalence is approximately 3.6% with high endemicity observed in ... -
Experiences and ethical issues during shared decision-making in rural healthcare: A case of Budumba and Butaleja HC III, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) in healthcare is a collaborative process where patients are supported to make informed decisions according to their preferences. Healthcare decisions affect patients' lives which ... -
Describing immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 in natural infection and among vaccine Recipients in Uganda
(MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, 2023-12-04)Background: Describing T and B cell immune responses to SARS-COV-2 among naturally infected and vaccinated individuals is of at most importance in developing vaccines that will lead to COVID-19 disease resolution. Here we ... -
Researcher's perspectives and practices for sharing clinical data in international collaborative research
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Data sharing is an important requirement for effective and efficient research, particularly biomedical research. It has however not yet been widely adopted by the clinical research community. In Uganda, little ... -
Health workers’ perceptions and ethical issues faced in the delivery of contraceptives to adolescents at selected Public health facilities in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Introduction: Adolescent pregnancy and subsequent childbirth among women less than 18 years old continues to be a major global public health concern, affecting more than 16 million girls and young women worldwide. Uganda ... -
Identification and management of perceived researcher vulnerability at Makerere College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2023-07-23)Usually, the concept of and worry about vulnerability in research is treated almost exclusively as applicable to research participants, and very little consideration, if any, is given to researchers. This bias is even ... -
p53 protein expression in epithelial ovarian cancer and it is association with clinicopathological features as seen in selected histopathology laboratories in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Globally, cancer of the ovary is the 7th most frequently diagnosed among women. The majority of the women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are diagnosed at a late stage that is untreatable leading ... -
Perceptions and experiences of plagiarism among graduate students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Plagiarism is a global challenge in academia and in most scholarly work. In recent years, many countries have come up with policies, both legal and institutional, to mitigate it. In Uganda, graduate students ...