Makerere University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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University chaplains and imams' roles on students' discipline: College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University.
(Makerere University, 2022-05-06)Discipline is a process of training or controlling an individual with an aim of making him/her to become compliant. Most successful societies or individuals have been disciplined. The vast enterprise of acquiring the ... -
Depressive and anxiety symptoms predict sustained quality of life deficits in HIV-positive Ugandan adults despite antiretroviral therapy
(Lippincott, 2016)The impact of psychosocial status at onset of antiretroviral therapy on changes in quality of life (QOL) and subjectively rated health (SRH) among adults on ART in resource-limited settings is poorly understood. Therefore, ... -
Improving the Sensitivity of the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay on sputum pellets by decreasing the amount of added sample reagent: a laboratory and clinical evaluation
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015)The Xpert MTB/RIF(Xpert) assay permits rapid near-patient detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum; however, the test sensitivity remains suboptimal in paucibacillary specimens that are negative for acid-fast ... -
Treatment of HIV/AIDS. Do the dilemmas only increase?
(American Medical Association, 2004)Physicians and other health care professionals who treat patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS are confronted daily with complex challenges. Fortunately, several articles in this theme issue of JAMA on ... -
Assessing anaerobic co-digestion of faecal sludge with sugarcane press mud and water hyacinth for biogas and biofertilizer production
(Makerere University, 2025-04-22)In Uganda especially peri-urban areas, faecal sludge (FS) and agro-industry wastes are abundant, and their poor management poses environmental and public health risks. In a bid to find safe disposal and resource recovery, ... -
Hepatitis B and C seroprevalence among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Rwanda
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are significant global public health challenges with health care workers (HCWs) at especially high risk of exposure in resource-poor settings. We aimed to measure HBV and ... -
Estimation of mortality among HIV-infected people on antiretroviral therapy treatment in East Africa: a sampling based approach in an observational, multisite, cohort study
(Elsevier, 2015)Background—Mortality after initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) among HIV-infected patients in resource limited settings is a critical measure of the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of the global public ... -
Modelling factors associated with covid-19 mortality among patients admitted to Dr. Sumait Hospital in Mogadishu Somalia : implementing parametric AFT models
(Makerere University, 2025)Background: The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of COVID-19 in Somalia was confirmed on March 16, 2020. The World Health ... -
The shrinkage and plant diversity of Rucece Wetland, Mbarara City
(Makerere University, 2023)Urban wetland ecosystems play critical roles in sustaining human livelihoods. Unfortunately, these ecosystems continue to be degraded despite the several interventions. Understanding the level of degradation and factors ... -
Multiple validated measures of adherence indicate high levels of adherence to generic HIV antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004)Background: There are no validated measures of adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings. Such measures are essential to understand the unique barriers to adherence as access to HIV antiretroviral ... -
Quota utilization and trophy quality in three hunting areas in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Trophy hunting is an important conservation tool, regulating wildlife populations and generating income to support conservation. However, if not well managed it can reduce populations and increase extinction risk of the ... -
Development of Zeolite/ BI2O3 nanocomposite for removal of Rhodamine B dye from wastewater
(Makerere University, 2024)This study focused on the synthesis of a zeolite/bismuth oxide nanocomposite for the removal of Rhodamine B dye from wastewater. The synthesis of the nanocomposite was achieved through the sol-gel method, followed by ... -
Growing older with HIV in the treat-all era
(Wiley, 2022)One of the most impactful global public health interventions of modern times has been antiretroviral therapy (ART). This has led to reduced HIV transmission; reduced morbidity from opportunistic infections; and dramatically ... -
Implementing screening for hypertension in archetypal HIV primary care: a mixed-methods assessment
(BMC, 2022)Background: High prevalence of HIV and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa puts adults living with HIV (ALWH) at high risk of end-organ complications. Both World Health Organization (WHO) and national guidelines recommend ... -
Cultural influences on violation of women’s rights in Kiboga District
(Makerere University, 2023)Violation of women’s rights is a worldwide occurrence and it has been noted that one in three women will be physically or sexually abused in her lifetime as stated by (U.S. Embassy In Uganda, 2017). The study was to assess ... -
Technical project report for project management practice in the construction of serviced apartment block on Plot 8, Buku Road, Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)This project report contains details about the construction of a serviced apartment block at Buku Road, Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. The report focuses on construction project management and contract administration, ... -
Framework of clinical decision support solutions for enabling knowledge sharing in the management of acute child malnutrition in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)Acute Child Malnutrition (ACM) in Uganda is a major public concern and leading cause of death among children who are below the age of five years. There are several attempts to address the disease through the establishment ... -
Financial literacy skills acquisition and application among women with physical disability in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2025)Several studies have been carried out to investigate how persons with disabilities use financial knowledge and skills in their day-to-day lives and the therefore business operations. However, there is less in-depth insight ... -
The realization of the right to education of Somali Refugee Children in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023)Most Somalis refugees have lived in Uganda since 1991 when Somali government collapsed. Following to the fall of Somali Government the whole country entered in state of anarchy and civil war started among Somali clans. The ... -
Determinants of poverty in Uganda : a case study of Nakaseke sub-county in Luwero district
(Makerere University, 2002)In order to understand the determinants of poverty in general, it is important to identify the characteristics which influence poverty at the household level. This study employed a logit model to investigate the determinants ...