Uganda Martyrs University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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An Assessment of Livestock Technology Packaging and Dissemination in Rukungiri District
(2012)The study was motivated by the fact that despite availability of technologies capable of solving farmers’ constraints adoption of relevant technology has been insufficient to address the constraints. This research set out ... -
Adherence to Laboratory Findings in the Management of Malaria in The High and Low Transmission Areas of Nakasongola and Kabalore Districts of Uganda
(2008)Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Africa today. It is estimated that a single bout of malaria in Africa costs a sum equivalent to earning for over ten working days. In Uganda, more than 95% ... -
Ethnicity and the Formation of the East African Political Federation: The Case of Uganda
(2014)East Africa is a multicultural region with diverse ethnic composition, and is comprised of a number of independent states namely; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and of recent Southern Sudan and Somalia have ... -
The Implication of Ethnicity on the Formation of the East African Economic Federation: The Case of Uganda
(2014)The design of economic policies in East Africa that promote inter-ethnic cooperation remains poorly understood by the East African legislators, and the architectures of the East African Federation. This paper examines how ... -
Effect of Single-Dose Anthelmintic Treatment During Pregnancy on an Infant’s Response to Immunisation and on Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases in Infancy: a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
(2011)Helminth infections aff ect the human immune response. We investigated whether prenatal exposure to and treatment of maternal helminth infections aff ects development of an infant’s immune response toimmunisations and ... -
Effects of Maternal and Infant Co-infections, and of Maternal Immunization, on the Infant Response to BCG and Tetanus Immunization
(2012)Some vaccines show poor efficacy in tropical countries. Within a birth cohort in Uganda, we investigatedfactors that might influence responses to BCG and tetanus immunisation. Whole blood assay responsesto crude culture ... -
Maternal Recall of Birthweight and Birth Size in Entebbe, Uganda
(2012)To assess the reliability of maternally recalled birthweight and size in Entebbe, Uganda.methodsThe study population comprised 404 mothers, who were participants in the Entebbe Motherand Baby Study (EMaBS). Mothers were ... -
The Milk Delivery Chain and Presence of Brucella Spp. Antibodies in Bulk Milk in Uganda
(2016-06)This study examinedthe influence of informal milk delivery chains on the risk of human exposure to Brucellaspp. through milk consumption in two regions of Uganda (Gulu and Soroti Districts). The work involved describing ... -
Modeling the within-host co-infection of influenza A virus and pneumococcus
(Elsevier, 2018-08-15)In this paper a nonlinear mathematical model for a within-host co-infection of influenza A virus and pneumococcus is investigated. Conditions that explain the relations amid RIP and its relationship to the global asymptotic ... -
Hopf-Bifurcation Analysis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia with Time Delays
(Hindawi, 2019-02-03)In this paper, a mathematical model of pneumococcal pneumonia with time delays is proposed. The stability theory of delay differential equations is used to analyze the model. The results show that the disease-free equilibrium ... -
Molecular Detection and Characterization of Brucella Species in Raw Informally Marketed Milk from Uganda
(2016)This study identified and characterizedBrucellaspecies in the informal milk chain in Uganda. A total of324 cattle bulk milk samples were screened for the genusBrucellaby real-time PCR with primers targeting thebcsp31gene ... -
Researching the Reintegration of Formerly Abducted Children in Northern Uganda Through Action Research: Experiences and Reflection
(2010)This paper presents experiences and reflections on the use of a participatory research methodologyunder the difficult conditions of a war situation in northern Uganda. We draw from two compli-mentary approaches in action ... -
Cash Management and Performance of Small Scale Businesses in Mbale Municipality, Uganda
(2017)Abstract This paper intended to determine the relationship between cash management and profitability in small businesses in Mbale municipality. Mixed methods were employed; survey design was employed with a sample of 167 ... -
Local Language a Medium of Instruction: Challenges and Way Forward
(2018)The paper reports on a participatory action research study conducted in six rural primary schools in Uganda in 2013 to establish why children taught in the local language had difficulties in reading and writing. Findings ... -
Formative Assessment: The Role of Participatory Action Research in Blending Policy and Practice in Uganda
(2018)This paper documents teachers’ assessment practices and pupils’ learning to read and write in large classes. To gain insights into the assessment practices and pupils’ learning, the principles of Vygotsky’s zone of proximal ... -
High Prevalence and Long Duration of Nervous System and Psychiatric Adverse Drug Reactions in Ugandan Patients Taking Efavirenz 600mg Daily
(2018)Efavirenz-related nervous system or psychiatric adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are conventionally reported to resolve soon after initiation, with incidence of dizziness at 8.5% in large clinical trials. Patients of black ... -
Trends of Reported HIV Sexual Risk Behaviour and HIV Incidence Among Fisher Folk in Uganda Receiving Clinic-Based Routine HIV Counseling and Testing
(2009)HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been shown to reduce HIV risk behaviorandis central to HIV prevention programs. We investigated risk behaviorand HIV incidenceTrendsin a fisher folkcohort on Lake Victoria, Uganda. HIV ... -
General Practice Patients Treated for Substance Use Problems: Acrossnational Observational Study in Belgium
(2016)General Practitioners (GPs) are well placed to care for patients with (chronic) substance use problems. This pilot was carried out to study the feasibility and usefulness of a continuous surveillance of substance use ... -
Promoting Equity In Health
(2004-12)To promote health equity is to address a great deal of inequities in society. It is not easy but it can be done. It requires that an upstream action is taken. This action consists of eight steps: analyse inequity, act on ... -
Assessing Risk of HIV and Hepatitis C among People who Inject Drugs in East Africa: Findings From a Rapid Assessment
(Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2019)Rapid assessment cross-sectional surveys and qualitative interviews were conducted among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Burundi and Uganda, as well as key informants working with drug users, to assess risk associated ...