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A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Safety and Acceptability Trial of PRO 2000 Vaginal Microbicide Gel in Sexually Active Women in Uganda
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2010)Abstract Objectives To determine the safety of 0.5% and 2% PRO 2000 gel in terms of local and systemic adverse events (AE) and the acceptability of gel use. Design A randomised placebo-controlled trial among healthy, ... -
A Randomized Controlled Safety and Acceptability Trial of Dextrin Sulphate Vaginal Microbicide Gel in Sexually Active Women in Uganda
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005-06-27)Objective: To assess the safety of dextrin sulphate (DS) gel compared to placebo gel in terms of local and systemic adverse events, and to determine the acceptability of dextrin sulphate gel. Design: A 4-week randomized ... -
Rapid diagnostic tests versus clinical diagnosis for managing people with fever in malaria endemic settings (Review)
(JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd., 2014)In 2010, theWorld Health Organization recommended that all patients with suspected malaria are tested for malaria before treatment. In rural African settings light microscopy is often unavailable. Diagnosis has relied on ... -
Re-assembling land degradation: toward a nature-society-inclusive soil erosion management strategy: a case of the Rwenzori region, Uganda
(Frontiers, 2023-05-02)Tackling land degradation, particularly soil erosion, remains a challenge due to the gap between science, policy, and practice which hampers the adoption of control measures by farmers. Bridging this gap requires understanding ... -
Readiness of Government Hospitals to Implement Performance-Based Contract Work Strategy: A Study of Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda.
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2011)TURYAGYENDA RUBATA DENNIS (2011-M191-10018) Readiness of Government Hospitals to Implement Performance-Based Contract Work Strategy: A Study of Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda This study investigated the readiness ... -
Readiness of Kampala International University Doctoral Students for Open and Distance Education
(African Journals Online, 2010)This study examined the readiness of Kampala International University Doctoral Students for open and distance education and related this readiness to gender, income and perceived user friendliness of ICT. Using a ... -
Record-keeping and political advocacy in late colonial Uganda: the case of Abataka Abasoga, Busoga, 1940 to 1950
(Routledge - Taylor and Francis, 2024-04-07)This paper analyses the nexus between record-keeping and political advocacy in the late colonial Busoga which formed one of eastern ethno-geographical regions of the Uganda Protectorate. It illustrates the vexed position ... -
Recurrence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: An Individual Patient Data Metaanalysis
(Elsevier, 2015-05-01)Objective We performed an individual participant data (IPD) metaanalysis to calculate the recurrence risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and recurrence of individual hypertensive syndromes. Study Design We ... -
Reduction of User Fees in the Private-Not-For-Profit Hospitals in Uganda: Implications for Equity and Sustainability
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)While the reduction of user fees was not seriously contested as a big step towards equity and evidence of faithfulness to their mission, many private-not-for-profit (PNFP) hospitals dragged their feet in implementing these ... -
Relationship between land acquisition processes and structures on livelihood outcomes of smallholder farmers in the Bawku District of Northern Ghana
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-06-20)This research paper is a result of a study that analysed the relationship between land acquisition processes and structures on livelihood outcomes of smallholder farmers in Bawku East District of Northern Ghana. The ... -
Relationship Between Management Practices and Employee Absenteeism in Public General Hospitals of East-Central Uganda
(International Journal of Public Health Research, 2015-11-17)Effective management practices play a pivotal role in influencing positive behavior among employees at the work place [1]-[2]. Absenteeism of employees signals organizational ill health. Studies indicate that management ... -
The relationship between pre-university schooling and university grades
(University of Twente, The Netherlands, 2014)Universities are concerned with selecting students with the highest potential for successfully pursuing university education. For universities in Uganda, this potential is, apparently, sufficiently indicated by student ... -
Relationship between Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses and the Whitefly Vector
(African Journals Online, 2010)Tomato yellow leaf curl is prevalent in tomato growing districts of Uganda. The disease is known to be spread by a whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) in a persistent manner. Some of its symptoms are leaf curl, marginal leaf ... -
The Relevance of the Baganda Traditional Conservation Strategies to Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study of Busimbi Sub-County Mityana District
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2008)MUTALAMBIRWA JACKSON (2008-MO92-20077) The Relevance of the Baganda Traditional Conservation Strategies to Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study of Busimbi Sub-County Mityana District This research was concerned with ... -
Religious (de)politicisation in Uganda’s 2016 elections
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)Religion has influenced Ugandan politics ever since colonial times. While the interrelations of religion and politics have altered since the coming to power of president Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM), ... -
Removal of Public Officers from Office: Law and Justice in a Flux
(African Journals Online, 2012)This paper examined the state of the law on removal of public officers from office. It observed that there are competing interests of labour and industry to be served by the rules on disengagement from public office. ... -
Remuneration and Retention of Health Workers in Rural Health Centres in Ibanda District.
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)TOM MWENDE KAJUNGU (2012-MI91-1001I) Remuneration and Retention of Health Workers in Rural Health Centres in Ibanda District Introduction: this study examined the relationship between remuneration of health workers and ... -
Renegotiating Public Interest and Confidence in Higher Education: Challenges and Possible Innovations for the 21st Century
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Replication Data for Determinants of Caesarean Section Rates in Private-Not-For-Profit Healthcare Facilities: St. Joseph’s Hospital_ Kitovu.
(Harvard Dataverse, 2021-04-24)Data Sources: Both secondary and primary data were used. The secondary data from patient files (hospital record) for the past 6months from January, 2019 to July, 2019 was retrieved. These are the records of patients admitted ... -
The representation of gender in English textbooks in Uganda
(Taylor and Francis, 2012-06-29)The central role played by textbooks in children’s education in developing countries has been highlighted previously in this journal. This paper reports on how an English-language textbook used commonly in Ugandan secondary ...