• Post circumcision wound PH variation and its predictors among males at International Hospital Kampala, Uganda: A cohort study post circumcision wound PH variation and its predictors among males at international hospital Kampala, Uganda: a cohort study 

  Kizza, Catherine Tendo (Makerere University, 2022-09-29)

  Background: Myriads of studies have suggested that a survey of wound pH environment could indicate wound healing activities whereby acidic pH promotes wound healing and alkaline pH delays wound healing. However, studies ...

• Respectful maternity care and associated factors at Kawempe National Referral Hospital: Mothers’ perspectives. 

  Santin, Marianna (Makerere University, 2022-09-26)

  Background. Despite the increasing number of facility-based deliveries and expertise worldwide, the decline in the global maternal mortality is slower than expected with vast inequalities between countries and within the ...

• Prevalence and factors associated with soil-transmitted helminthiasis in infants in Gulu, Northern Uganda 

  Oola, Fred (Makerere University, 2021-07)

  Background: At least 1.5 billion people or 24% of the world's population are infested with soil-transmitted helminths globally, majority of cases are in sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas, China and East Asia. Close to 1 ...

• Assessing use of sulfonamides in chicken from poultry farms in Kampala 

  Katwesigye, Rodgers (Makerere University, 2017-01-31)

  Background Sulfonamides are used in poultry ...

• Developing an automated panel design tool for SNP-Based Targeted Amplicon sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni populations 

  Nabunje, Ritah (Makerere University, 2022-08-26)

  Genomic surveillance of Schistosomiasis across endemic regions could provide insights into the efficacy of current control strategies and allow the impact of selection on the parasite genome to be monitored, providing early ...

• Microbiome metatranscriptomics of the black soldier fly larvae gut for identification and functional characterization of lignocellulosic biomass-degrading microbes 

  Kariuki, Gathirwa Eric (Makerere University, 2021-12)

  Second-generation biofuel production has emerged as a sustainable and alternative energy option to the fast depleting, ecologically unfriendly petroleum-based fuels. Second-generation biofuels are produced from lignocellulosic ...

• Developing an Automated Panel Design Tool for SNP-Based Targeted Amplicon Sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni Populations 

  Nabunje, Ritah (Makerere University, 2022-08-26)

  Genomic surveillance of Schistosomiasis across endemic regions could provide insights into the efficacy of current control strategies and allow the impact of selection on the parasite genome to be monitored, providing early ...

• Referral practices and experiences of patients at three government referral hospitals in Kampala: Challenges and implications for policy and practice 

  Namirembe, Beatrice (Makerere University, 2021-04)

  Introduction: Within any health system, a well-functioning referral system determines whether continuity and in turn quality of services will be achieved. Many service delivery challenges can be attributed to a poorly ...

• An encryption and decryption tool for privacy and confidentiality of patients’ data in electronic health records in Uganda 

  Orishaba, Glorious (Makerere university, 2022-04)

  Introduction: Patients are required to share information with their doctors to facilitate correct diagnosis and determination of treatment, especially to avoid adverse drug interactions. However, most patients may refuse ...

• Prevalence and factors associated with Modern Contraceptive use among Postnatal Mothers attending Mukongola general referral Hospital, in South-Kivu, Dr Congo 

  Rubango, Nabintu (Makerere University, 2021-11-01)

  Introduction: Reproductive health is currently considered a priority area worldwide and family planning is one of its essential elements. There is generally limited acceptance of the use of modern contraceptives in sub-Saharan ...

• Outcomes of surgical management of patients with infective spondylodiscitis at Mulago hospital 

  Mawuko, Felix (Makerere University, 2022-06-23)

  Background: Infective spondylodiscitis is a very challenging condition to treat even in the hands of the most experienced spine surgeon and it is one of the most significant sources of back pain and a considerable impact ...

• Non-BRCA breast cancer predisposing variants identified in Kenyan patients using whole-exome sequencing 

  Kakembo, Fredrick Elishama (Makerere University, 2022-07)

  Background: Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide. This disease is reported to be associated with mutations in several predisposing genes in addition to the long known BRCA1/2. ...

• Simulation of clonal expansion and latent HIV reservoir size prediction using machine learning in virally suppressed individuals in Uganda 

  Kiberu, Davis (Makerere University, 2022-07)

  Background: HIV can survive as pro-viruses that do not undergo transcription mostly within resting memory CD4+ T cells despite prolonged antiretroviral therapy (ART). This Latent Viral Reservoir (LVR) has an extremely long ...

• In vitro activity of mycobacteriophages against Mycobacterium tuberculosis biofilms 

  Kamya, Deus (Makerere University, 2021-03)

  Tolerance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to antibiotics has been associated with its tendency to grow in cell aggregates known as biofilms. These biofilms consist of layers of cells covered by a lipid-rich extracellular ...

• Factors associated with uptake of the Ebola vaccine by frontline health workers during the 2019 vaccination campaign within at-risk districts in Uganda 

  Tamale, Nassali Gloria (Makerere University, 2022-08)

  Introduction: The 10th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on 1st Aug 2018. Close to a year later, on 11th June, 2019, Uganda detected an imported EVD case from the ...

• Allele-Specific Expression of Active TB in pediatric HIV individuals in Eswatini, Botswana and Uganda 

  Mthande, Sibonakaliso Mzwakhile (Makerere University, 2022-08-03)

  Tuberculosis (TB) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has been declared a deadly combination by the World Health Organization (WHO) and about 1.4 million deaths are reported yearly. Sub – Saharan Africa has about 70% ...

• Copy number and mitochondria haplogroups in two HIV pediatric HIV phenotypes- rapid progressors and long term non progressors 

  Dlamini, Senamile Fezile (Makerere University, 2022-08-22)

  Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) was used to evaluate mitochondrial genetic factors associated with pediatric HIV disease progression. The Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN) is currently studying the two different ...

• Comparative genomics and antibiotic – resistance determinants of clinical pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Kenya 

  Kiyaga, Shahiid (Makerere University, 2022)

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of nosocomial infections worldwide. It causes a range of debilitating infections, have a propensity for developing antimicrobial resistance, and present with a variety of dangerous ...

• Quality of life and associated factors among unilateral lower limb amputees at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda 

  Abonga, Daniel Ayebe (Makerere University, 2020)

  Introduction: Lower Limb Amputations (LLAs) often prevent individuals from performing activities of daily living and/or participating in physical and social activities and therefore affecting the quality of life (QoL) ...

• Prevalence and factors associated with corneal related blindness among patients attending Mbale Regional Hospital Eye Clinic 

  Chelangat, Nelson (Makerere University, 2014-10)

  Background: Corneal related blindness (CRB) is blindness in an eye as a result of corneal disease. Its distribution and predisposing factors vary from one region of the world to another and Uganda is among heavily burdened ...

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