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Social networks in gross anatomy dissection room and students' performance at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
(Makerere University, 2019-09-23)
Introduction: Social interactions between students in the gross anatomy dissection room are a major and underexplored part of undergraduate education. Yet understanding how learning relationships form inside the dissection ...
Metagenomic analysis of coronaviruses in bat fecal matter collected from a human-bat interface around Arua City, West Nile Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
Background
Many recent disease outbreaks in humans had a zoonotic virus etiology. The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had devastating health and socioeconomic impacts. Bats are reservoirs for a ...
Assessment of microbiological quality of herbal preparations used in the treatment of malaria, cough and HIV in Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2022-02)
In Uganda, herbal medicine is widely used in the treatment and prevention of various conditions including cough, malaria and HIV opportunistic infections. The demand for herbal products has increased among many consumers ...
Internship Situation Analysis Survey Report
(College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, 2022-05)
Internship is a mandatory pre-registration training required for licensure of doctors in Uganda. During the internship, medical workers acquire practical skills, attitudes and knowledge critical for them to work without ...
Predicting major depressive disorder among adults Living with HIV In Uganda: An Artificial Intelligence Approach
(Makerere University, 2022-08-01)
Background
Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability worldwide and a major contributor
to the overall global burden of disease. The biggest percentage of the MDD burden pertains to
low- and middle-income ...
Stool-based xpert ultra testing for pulmonary tuberculosis in children in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-25)
Background.. Globally, the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children is challenging principally
because of the paucibacillary nature of TB in children and the difficulty in obtaining good quality
sputum samples. More ...
EFFECT OF INTENSIVE VERSUS STANDARD ANTHELMINTHIC TREATMENT ON INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES IN HIGH HELMINTH BURDEN UGANDAN FISHING VILLAGES
(Makerere University, 2018-11-22)
Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) was one of the strategies set by the World Health Organization (2012), to eliminate helminths, reduce helminth-associated morbidity and mortality. Following MDA implementation, a ...
Evaluation of levels of T. cruzi ribosomal P protein homologous antigens and IgG antibodies among patients with Endomyocardial Fibrosis in Mulago Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11-22)
Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the heart whose cause is still unknown yet about 10 to 12 million people are affected worldwide. In Uganda EMF prevalence is about 10-20% of all the cardiac ...
CDd4 t- cell immune responses in haart-treated hiv-infected adults who attain normal CD4 counts in a Ugandan cohort
(Makerere University, 2014-05)
Background: Majority of HIV-infected individuals who start HAART at CD4 counts <200 cells/µl show a marked CD4+T-cell increase to absolute CD4 counts above 500 cells/µl. The CD4+ T-cell count is the main measure for immune ...
Investigation of a haemorrhagic febrile illness in Nakaseke District, Central Uganda: A case series report
(African Journal of Parasitology Research, 2020-02-05)
Persons in Nakaseke and neighbouring districts within Central Uganda suffered from a haemorrhagic febrile
illness. Four tested positive for the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus, five for the Rift Valley
Fever ...