Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Subject "Machine learning"
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Case detection of tuberculosis patients using machine learning : a case study of China Friendship Hospital Naguru, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2021-08-18)Although early detection and treatment of Tuberculosis cases are the hallmark of successful TB control, diagnostic delay is still long and common in Uganda. Therefore, the study aimed at developing a tool that uses ... -
Development and evaluation of a predictive model for hypertension among adults screened at Uganda Heart Institute: An application of a decision tree algorithm
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Background: Hypertension is a common global health illness that often leads to severe and life time threatening diseases such as heart failure and other severe conditions if left untreated. Hypertension diagnosis and ... -
A model to predict the correct stocking levels of artemisinin-based combination therapies in Kira Health Center III and Kisenyi Health Centre IV
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction The persistent low stock/stock-outs of malaria essential medicines, such as, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACTs), in public health facilities is a major hinderance to treatment and management of ... -
A predictive model for the early detection of diabetes using machine learning : a case study of Kiruddu hospital
(Makerere University, 2021-03-30)Diabetes Mellitus is one of major chronic non-communicable diseases which is either caused when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin, it produces. Many complications ... -
A text mining approach for automated structuring of patient – doctor interactions for improved decision making
(2019)Over 80% of information captured in healthcare environments is currently stored as text. Manual efforts to extract meaningful information from textual healthcare data are very labor intensive, tedious and time consuming. ... -
Using Machine Learning to develop and validate a prognostic model for predicting cervical cancer treatment outcomes among Ugandan women
(Makerere University, 2023)Background; In management of cervical cancer, information about patient prognosis is very important as it informs not only on treatment choices but also on survival outcomes. The use of machine learning in development of ...