College of Health Sciences (CHS): Recent submissions
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Evaluation of outdoor environment and early childhood development promoting practices in kindergartens in Kawempe division
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: The outdoor environment is essential for physical, social, cognitive and emotional development of young children. However, the inadequate outdoor settings in Uganda kindergartens hamper progress towards the ... -
Influence of data quality and human resurce factors on the performance of pharmaceutical supply chain of public health facilities. A case of Tabora Region
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: Performance of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain is a cornerstone to achieving universal access to Essential Medicines and Health Supplies (EMHS), however it is influenced by several factors such as Data quality ... -
Short-term outcome of proximal femur fractures treated with Cephalomedullary nailing at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Cephalomedullary nailing (CMN) is a well-documented treatment option for proximal femur fractures (PFFs), allowing early patient mobilization thus reducing morbidity and mortality. Despite its popularity, surgical ... -
Microbiome-induced immune resistance to mycobacterium tuberculosis at the Airway Mucosa
(Makerere University, 2024)Rationale: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) remains one of the deadliest infectious pathogens globally. Amidst efforts to control the disease, challenges such as long treatment duration, drug toxicity, and resistance ... -
Lived experiences of women with uterine fibroids attending Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Uterine fibroids are the commonest benign tumors in women of reproductive age and can be found in almost 80-90% of all women by the age of 50 years. Black women are disproportionately affected by uterine ... -
Level and factors associated with adherence to recommended intrapartum guidelines for PMTCT among health care workers in Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Mother to child transmission is the most common form of HIV transmission among children, accounting for 90% of pediatric HIV cases. Without any intervention, the risk of an infant acquiring HIV from an HIV ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with probable anxiety disorders among elderly persons living with HIV at Mulago ISS clinic. A cross-sectional study
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: HIV/AIDS is a major public health issue globally. Due to advancements in ART therapy, more people with HIV are living longer with about 1.4 million infected people in Uganda. Anxiety disorders are often ... -
Surgery waiting time and its associated factors among patients with early stage breast cancer at Mulago hospital: A retrospective study.
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction. Breast cancer whose primary treatment is surgery is considered to be a cancer with a favorable prognosis (Walker, Walker et al. 1984) and this has been demonstrated in the high income countries (HICs) (SEER ... -
Uptake and factors affecting utilisation of minimal access surgery by gynaecologists in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Minimal access surgery (MAS) has several proven benefits for the management of most of the gynaecological conditions. However, there is limited data on the uptake and factors affecting utilization of these ... -
Electronic ordering performance and user experience in public health facilities in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Errors in ordering, late order submissions, lack of capacity to make accurate orders and long lead times have been cited as some of the reasons for stock outs of medicines and health supplies in health facilities ... -
A business process management approach to patient journey mapping for small and medium private health facilities in Kampala: optimizing health information systems
(Makerere University, 2024-12)Introduction: This research examined how Business Process Management (BPM) could be utilized to visualize the patient journey in small and medium-sized private for-profit (PFP) health facilities in Kampala, Uganda. It ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with timely completion of community health referrals in Palabek Refugee settlement, Lamwo District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Globally, community health workers are critical in ensuring access to essential primary health care services. In Uganda, the Ministry of Health has established guidelines for the regulation of community health ... -
A comparison of Ubiquitin E3 ligases as surrogate markers for T cell Anergy in active TB
(2024-10-24)Background: Globally, there is an estimated 1.2 million TB-related deaths among HIV-negative people with active TB. Previous studies using ex-vivo and animal models indicate that CD4+ T cell unresponsiveness to Mtb, which ... -
Paediatric procedural sedation and or analgesia in the emergency unit: A cross-sectional study of practice at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Paediatric Procedural Sedation and or Analgesia (PPSA) is the recommended standard of practice for children undergoing painful and distressing procedures outside the operating room, however, globally practice ... -
Health profession students' awareness and perspectives on patients' rights
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: The concept of human rights in patient care refers to the theoretical and practical application of general human rights. It is universally acknowledged that all human beings possess individual and social ... -
Developing a predictive model to improve post-partum haemorrhage risk classification among pregnant women in Kampala District using machine learning
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains one of the leading preventable causes of maternal mortality in Uganda, particularly affecting young mothers. Early identification and intervention are crucial to reduce its ... -
Effect of a sensitization intervention on proper plastic collection in passenger buses : a case of Kampala-Mbarara highway in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Plastics are among the most ubiquitous and popularly used products worldwide in developing and developed countries. Most plastics are non-biodegradable which culminates in a growing challenge of the increased ... -
BCL-2 protein expression in epithelial ovarian cancer, its association with age and tumour histopathological features in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Globally, there were approximately 314,000 new cases diagnosed and 207,000 new deaths from ovarian cancer in 2020. In Uganda, 626 cases of ovarian cancer were documented over 25 years with an average incidence rate of 7.1 ... -
Deciphering Rifampicin resistance among Tuberculosis patients who have trace and indeterminate results on Xpert MTB/RIF ultra assay
(Makerere University, 2024-10-22)Although WHO endorsed the GeneXpert test as the first initial test for Tuberculosis diagnosis, some of the GeneXpert Ultra results include MTB detected trace, RIF resistance indeterminate which necessitates a sample rerun, ... -
Evidence of molecular adaptive evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in Uganda using whole genome sequences
(Makerere University, 2024-10)Background: Seasonal influenza and coronaviruses both exhibit continual adaptive evolution during endemic circulation in the human population. The rapid evolution of human pathogenic RNA viruses can undermine the efforts ...