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    • Bacteriuria Among Adult Non-Pregnant Women attending Mulago Hospital Assessment Centre in Uganda 

      Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Mayanja-Kizza, H; Kigonya, E; Kaddu-Mulindwa, D (Makerere University, 2011-06-02)
      Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women are a common problem in primary health care settings. Resistance of bacterial uropathogens to commonly used antibiotics is common in many places. Objectives: To determine ...
    • The Bamako Initiative Was Not About Money 

      Paganini, Agostino (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-04)
      The Bamako Initiative (BI) was a pragmatic strategy to implement primary health care (PHC) in the era of economic structural adjustment. Championed by UNICEF’s charismatic leader, James Grant, it sought to fill the gap ...
    • Barriers and motivators to participation in hand washing promotion programs at household level among refugees in Rhino Settlement, Arua District - Uganda 

      Namara, Frank; Omona, Kizito; Mbabazi, Scovia (Taylor and Francis, 2020-05)
      Introduction: The major aim of hand washing promotion programs is to persuade people to change their behaviour to reduce high-risk hygiene practices and use. Unfortunately, in a refugee setting, there is a dearth of ...
    • Barriers to Biomedical Care and Use of Traditional Medicines for Treatment of Cervical Cancer: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in Northern Uganda 

      Mwaka, Amos Deogratius; Okello, S.E.; Orach, G.C. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014-06-13)
      Use of traditional medicines for treatment of cancers has increased worldwide. We used a qualitative approach to explore barriers to biomedical care and reasons for use of traditional medicines for the treatment of cervical ...
    • Beyond Masculinity: Gender, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Northern Uganda 

      Esuruku, Robert Senath (African Journals Online, 2011)
      Masculinity and femininity debates of armed conflict in Africa have always regarded men as fighters and women as passive victims of war. The exclusion of women from the armed forces in most traditional societies originated ...
    • Beyond “carrots” and “sticks” of On-line Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Uganda Martyrs University 

      Ouma, Richard (Taylor and Francis, 2021-09-07)
      Listening and appreciating the views of the academic staff and students is critical in a learning period characterised by abrupt changes in the mode of classroom delivery where the traditional classroom teaching and learning ...
    • Bhopal 20 Years on: Globalization and Corporate Responsibility 

      Murru, Maurizio (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)
      The year 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the worst industrial disaster in human history. Some 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate leaked from a tank at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) chemical pesticide plant in Bhopal, ...
    • Biotechnology in Organic Agriculture in Africa: Myth or Oversight? 

      Ssekyewa, Charles; Muwanga M. Kiggundu (African Journals Online, 2009)
      Biotechnology refers to scienti fi c methods and practi ces that are based on biological systems or components. Its applicati ons vary from simple system to amino acids (i.e. DNA and RNA) based applicati ons and are ...
    • Broken Citizenship: Formely abducted children and their social reintegration in Northen Uganda 

      Angucia, margaret (2010)
      Among the large Scale conflict that have defined the African continent in twentieth and twenty-first centuries, is the Lord Resistence Army (LRA) rebellion against President Museveni's government in Northern Uganda. The ...
    • Building Research Capacity in Africa: Equity and Global Health Collaborations 

      Chu, Kathryn M; Jayaraman, Sudha; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, Georges (Public Library Science, 1160 Battery Street, Ste 100, San Francisco, Usa, Ca, 94111, 2014)
      Global health has increased the number of high-income country (HIC) investigators conducting research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). N Partnerships with local collaborators rather than extractive research ...
    • Building Scientific Literacy in HIV/AIDS Education: A case study of Uganda 

      Mutonyi, Harriet; Nielsen, Wendy; Nashon, Samson (2007)
      The term scientific literacy is defined differently in different contexts. The term literacy simply refers to the ability for one to read and write, but recent studies in language literacy have extended this definition. ...
    • Building Social Capital for Health Information 

      Okuonzi Agatre, Sam (Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)
      The concept of “social capital” has been re-engineered to reflect the level and use of knowledge within society. It includes the extent to which society can create, innovate and use knowledge. This new understanding of ...
    • Building Trauma and EMS Systems Capacity in Rwanda: Lessons and Recommendations 

      Jayaraman, Sudha; Ntirenganya, Faustin; Nkeshimana, Menelas; Rosenberg, Ashley; Dushime, Theophile; Kabagema, Ignace; Uwitonze, Jean Marie; Uwitonize, Eric; Nyinawankusi, Jeanne d'Arc; Riviello, Robert; Bagahirwa, Irene; Williams, Kenneth L; Krebs, Elizabeth; Maine, Rebecca; Banguti, Paulin; Rulisa, Stephen; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Byiringiro, Jean Claude (Ubiquity Press Ltd , Unit 3.22, East London Works, 65-75 Whitechapel Road, London, England, E1 1du, 2021)
      Background: Surgical capacity building has gained substantial momentum. However, care at the hospital level depends on improved access to emergency services. There is no established model for facilitating trauma and EMS ...
    • Building vocational skills for marginalised youth in Uganda: 

      Tukundane, Cuthbert; Minnaert, Alexander (Elsevier, 2015)
      Educational exclusion leads to the marginalisation of many youth in regards to employment and other livelihood opportunities. Vocational education and training (VET) is expected to offer skills to ameliorate this situation. ...
    • Business ethics as field of teaching, training and research in East Africa 

      Mawa, Michael; Adams, Jane (African Journal of Business Ethics, 2011)
      The increase in corporate malfeasance has lead to a rising interest in Business Ethics in general and a particular focus on Business Ethics as an academic field, but the proliferation of Business Ethics as an academic field ...
    • Busoga states amalgamation and ethnic formation, Uganda Protectorate, 1900 to 1950 

      Musamba, William; Rukooko, Byaruhanga Archangel (Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-06-01)
      Contrary to the common perception of colonialism as an exercise of power within the context of ‘divide and rule’, this study fore-grounds Ali Mazrui’s concept of ‘unite and rule’ as another funda-mental aspect of British ...
    • Can Focused Trauma Education Initiatives Reduce Mortality OR Improve Resource Utilization in A Low-Resource Setting? 

      Petroze, RT; Byiringiro, JC; Ntakiyiruta, G; Riviello, R; Briggs, SM; Razek, T; Deckelbaum, D; Sawyer, RG; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Calland, JF (Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science , 525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, Usa, Ca, 92101-4495, 2013)
      Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) teaches a systematic approach to the initial management of injured patients in over 60 countries. Limited data exists on the impact of ATLS or similar team-based courses on patient ...
    • Cancer Risk Studies and Priority Areas for Cancer Risk Appraisal in Uganda 

      Jatho, Alfred; Thang Tran, Binh; Marcos Cambia, Jansen; Nanyingi, Miisa; Mugume Mugisha, Noleb (Annals of Global Health, 2020)
      Research into aetiologies and prevention of the commonest cancers and implementation of primary and secondary prevention can reduce cancer risk and improve quality of life. Moreover, monitoring the prevalence of cancer ...
    • Capacity-building for Equitable Global Health Research From Africa: The Power of Two 

      Cubaka, Vincent Kalumire; Schriver, Michael; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Cotton, Philip; Kallestrup, Per (Springer, 2016)
      The editorial ‘‘Productive global health research from Africa: it takes more’’ (Waiswa 2015) is an important awakening for global health professionals to the challenges for carrying out effective research in Africa. Our ...
    • Cardiac surgery for patients with heart failure due to structural heart disease in Uganda: access to surgery and outcomes 

      Paul, G D’Arbela; Ottavio, Alfieri; Eloi, Marijon; Juergen, Freers; Mariana, Mirabel; Antonio, Grimaldi; Enrico, Ammirati; Nicole, Karam; Anna, Chiara Vermi; Annalisa, De Concilio; Giorgio, Trucco; Francesco, Aloi; Francesco, Arioli; Filippo, Figini; Santo, Ferrarello; Francesco, Maria Sacco; Renato, Grottola (2014)
      Objective: Few data are available on heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to provide a current picture of HF aetiologies in urban Uganda, access to heart surgery, and outcomes. Methods: We prospectively ...