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Applying the food technology neophobia scale in a developing country context.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2015-10-07)The success of new food technologies largely depends on consumers' behavioral responses to the innovation. In Eastern Africa, and Uganda in particular, a technology to process matooke into flour has been introduced with ... -
Aspergillus-specific IgM/IgG antibody serostatus of patients hospitalized with moderate-critical COVID-19 in Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2022-09-03)Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is known to complicate the coronavirus diseases-2019 (COVID-19), especially those with crit ical illness. We investigated the baseline anti-Aspergillus antibody serostatus of patients with ... -
Assessing Users Involvement in Analysis and Design Tasks of Electronic Health Information Systems: Experiences, Challenges, and Suggestions to Optimise Involvement
(HELINA and JHIA, 2019)User requirements play a vital role in the development of usable EHIS. For developers to design better quality, relevant and safer EHIS that meet user needs, they are required to actively engage stakeholders especially ... -
Azole-Containing Agar Plates and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing for the Detection of Azole-Resistant Aspergillus Species in Hospital Environmental Samples
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2023)The indoor environment of hospitals should be considered as an important reservoir of azole resistant Aspergillus species. In this study, we evaluated azole-containing agar plates (ACAPs) and antifungal susceptibility ... -
Biochar Application to Soil for Increased Resilience of Agroecosystems to Climate Change in Eastern and Southern Africa
(Springer Nature Switzerland, 2019)With the current unreliable rainfall pattern, which is expected to worsen due to climate change, agricultural production might become more challenging especially among resource-poor farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa. ... -
Biochar Applied with Inorganic Nitrogen Improves Soil Carbon, Nitrate and Ammonium Content of a Sandy Loam Temperate Soil
(MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 2022-02-23)Biochar is suggested to improve soil properties. However, its combination with inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer in temperate soils is not well understood. This study compared the effect of fertilizer N-biochar-combinations ... -
Breakthrough mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a low-health facility in Uganda
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-07-29)Objectives: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV can be minimized using elimination of MTCT (eMTCT) services. This study aimed to determine the proportion of infants who tested positive for HIV despite receiving eMTCT ... -
Brucellosis: Community, medical and veterinary workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Northern Uganda
(International Journal of One Health, 2017-05-05)Aim: This study aimed at determining the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the community, medical and veterinary workers regarding brucellosis. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at selected ... -
Burden and associated phenotypic characteristics of tuberculosis infection in adult Africans with diabetes: a systematic review
(Scientific Reports, 2023-11-11)Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of developing tuberculosis infection (TBI). However, the evidence on the burden and phenotypic characteristics of TBI in African patients with DM is limited. This study aimed ... -
Burden and associated phenotypic characteristics of tuberculosis infection in adult Africans with diabetes: a systematic review
(Springer Nature, 2023)Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of developing tuberculosis infection (TBI). However, the evidence on the burden and phenotypic characteristics of TBI in African patients with DM is limited. This study aimed to ... -
The ‘But For’ Test in Proving Causation in Insurance Claims in Uganda
(STRATHMORE LAW JOURNAL, 2023)Causation in insurance law refers to the cause-and-effect relationship between an event and the resulting loss or damage. Causation is an important concept because it determines whether an insured party is entitled to ... -
Cardiovascular risk factors among people with drug-resistant tuberculosis in Uganda
(BMC, 2022-10-10)Background Tuberculosis (TB) and its risk factors are independently associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We determined the prevalence and associations of CVD risk factors among people with drug-resistant ... -
Challenges Facing the Push and Pull Hybrid System in the Supply of Essential Medicines in Gulu, Northern Uganda
(Science and Education Publishing, 2015-05-07)Essential medicines are supplied to the public health facilities using the pull and push system. In many countries the decision to use the pull, push or combination of both is a policy decision, but Uganda has used each ... -
Characteristics of the COVID-19 Patients Treated at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy, 2022)Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe respiratory disease that results from infection with a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). One of the most critical issues related to the COVID-19 is the high rate of ... -
Charcoal Burning and Climate Change in Uganda: A Legal Perspective
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2020-12)This paper reviewed the legal perspectives that govern charcoal burning and climate change in Uganda. The paper unveiled legal loopholes in the current legal framework that is causing the prevalence of tree cutting ... -
Christianity and rural community literacy practices in Uganda
(Blackwell Publishing,, 2007)In this article, we examine how Christianity provides the impetus for local literacy practices in a rural community in Uganda. These Christian literacy practices form a central part of the literacy activities of the ... -
Chronicles of an uncommon term abdominal pregnancy with successful outcome: a case report
(BioMed Central, 2024-01-24)Abstract Background Intra-abdominal pregnancies, while rare, present with unique diagnostic and management challenges. We present a case of a 25-year-old para 2+1, black African woman, who was referred from a peripheral ... -
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 at Case Hospital, Uganda
(Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022-06-08)Data on clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in private health facilities in Uganda is scarce. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 ... -
Collaboratively reimagining teaching and learning
(Open Book Publishers, 2023)In 2020, the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development proclaimed Africa would only attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if “universities in Africa collaborate in research, teaching and community ...