Makerere University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Applicability of the HIV/AIDS prevention and control Act Cap 126 in protection and promotion of the right to non-discrimination among people living with HIV/AIDS: a case of Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-11)Since the establishment of the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act, intended for protection and promotion of the right to non-discrimination among People Living with HIV (PLHIV), its success especially in public health ... -
Possibilities for the use of sludge from a drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III in Kampala, Uganda. Detritus Multidisciplinary Journal of Waste Resources & Residues, 6, 59-67.
(Detritus Multidisciplinary Journal of Waste Resources and Residues, 2019-06)Sludge from the drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III, located in Kampala (Uganda), was tested to evaluate the feasibility of two valorization routes, for building material and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production. ... -
Guide to Sanitation Resource-Recovery Products & Technologies: A supplement to the Compendium of Sanitation Systems and Technologies.
(Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Press, 2020)The world is currently undergoing a paradigm shift towards a circular society in which resources are recovered and reused rather than discarded. The global population has surpassed seven billion people, and rapid urbanisation ... -
Faecal Sludge Quantification, Characterization and Treatment Objectives.
(IWA Publishing, 2014)The first step in designing faecal sludge (FS) treatment technologies that will meet defined treatment objectives is to quantify and characterise the FS to be treated. Ideally, this should be carried out as part of the ... -
Biochars for the removal of toxic gaseous contaminants: state-of-the-art and future directions
(Elsevier, 2025-01-28)Toxic gaseous contaminants comprised of various harmful gases emitted into the atmosphere have emerged as a key environmental and public health concern. Gaseous contaminants can broadly be categorized into inorganic and ... -
Prevalence of pregnancy risk behaviour and associated factors among sexually active adolescent girls aged 10-17 years in Uganda: secondary analysis of the adolescent girls and young women 2018 survey data
(Makerere University, 2024)In the last decade, a slow decline in teenage pregnancy was registered, often stalling within sub-Saharan African countries. However, recent evidence indicates an increasing trend in teenage pregnancies, common among girls ... -
CD133 protein expression in primary liver cancer; associated demographic and histopathological characteristics in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Primary liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. Globally, it is the 6th most common cancer and the 3rd most common cause of cancer deaths. In Uganda, liver cancer is the 7th most common cancer ... -
Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the slums of Kawempe Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2024)Although the World Health Organization recommended vaccination as the most effective way to prevent novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), uptake of COVID-19 vaccines remains suboptimal in low-income countries such as Uganda. ... -
Determinants of quality Universal Primary Education (UPE) learning outcomes in Kasodo Sub-County, Pallisa District
(Makerere University, 2024-10)Education is essential for the development of any society, it is the center of many poverty reduction strategies in many developing countries and provides training and skills necessary to drive economic and social development. ... -
Evaluation of the tenure-responsive land use planning process: case study of Kitumba Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-12)Sustainable land management and tenure security are critical issues for many Sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda. Conventional Land Use Planning practices have often been disconnected from ... -
Stop scandalising the court: revisiting the concept of contempt in the administration of justice in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-11)The concept of Contempt of Court encompasses a range of intricate issues, including compromise and inequities within the administration of justice. These challenges arise despite the primary objective of the concept, which ... -
Quantitative expression of estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 and their correlation with immunohistochemistry in breast cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute
(PLOS ONE, 2025)The detection of Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR), and Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) is important for the stratification of breast cancer and the selection of therapeutic modalities. ... -
The effects of Idi Amin’s economic war in Uganda 1972–1982: a case of Busoga Region
(Makerere University, 2024-09)This study investigated the effects of Idi Amin’s economic war in Uganda particularly Busoga region 1972 to 1982. The economic war aimed at eliminating the Asian economic dominance in Uganda especially Busoga region which ... -
The Bataka land question: the contestations between regents and the Bataka in Buganda, 1900 – 1928
(Makerere University, 2023-09)The study explored the Butaka land disputes between the Bataka and the Regents of Buganda up to 1928. It revealed that the Regents sought authority and land ownership, leading to the signing of the 1900 Buganda Agreement. ... -
Depression and cognitive deficits in Ugandan children with sickle cell anaemia
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Introduction: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a public health problem in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa. The study determined the prevalence of depression in children with SCA and the effects of SCA on cognition in children. ... -
Legal trigger: demystifying the gun in Uganda
(Suigeneris Publishing House, 2025-01)In a nation where the echoes of gunfire have shaped its political landscape, Legal Trigger: Demystifying the Gun in Uganda offers an incisive exploration of the firearm's complex role in law, society, and governance. This ... -
Bacterial contamination of milk and antimicrobial resistance profiles of selected pathogens in Kiboga District
(Makerere University, 2018)Milk when not properly handled during transportation and storage, favors growth of several microorganisms. Many factors exist in the cattle corridor of Uganda that suggest bacteria contamination of milk during transport ... -
Seroprevalence and serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus in apparently clinically healthy small and large ruminant populations in selected districts of the Karamoja Sub-Region, North-Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals like cattle, sheep, and goats. It causes significant economic loss to the Uganda livestock industry due to livestock movement ... -
A semantic interoperability framework for contextualising common standards supporting health information exchange in Uganda's healthcare ecosystem
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Uganda’s healthcare system faces challenges of fragmented data systems, inadequate infrastructure, and limited resources, hindering effective information exchange and care coordination. More than 50 digital ... -
From spirit to silicon: Afritech and the Afriverse of consciousness in a quantum-driven synthetic future
(Suigeneris Publishing House, 2025-01)In the eternal dance between human imagination and technological evolution, where does the soul reside? What place does ancestral wisdom hold when artificial intelligence claims dominion over thought, and quantum computing ...