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Molecular subtypes, risk factors and survival of colorectal adenocarcinoma patients in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-06-26)
Introduction: In Uganda, there has been a gradual increase in the burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the last decades. CRC is presenting at a young age, late stage, and runs an aggressive course. Understanding the reasons ...
Artemether-Lumefantrine Plasmodium Falciparum clearance and associated factors among uncomplicated Malaria patients in Adjumani District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
The development of artemisinin resistance threatens the efforts to global malaria control. Artemisinin resistance has been reported in Northern Uganda and some African countries. Considering both host and parasite genetic ...
Informed consent knowledge, experiences and perspectives among clients receiving non-surgical healthcare services at Mulago National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: In medical ethics, healthcare providers have a moral obligation to ensure that all information about the patient’s condition and any proposed procedures are communicated and that the patient is not harmed. This ...
Exploring clinical ethics consultation experiences at Uganda Cancer Institute: version 11
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Background: Globally, healthcare providers (HCPs), hospital administrators, as well as patients and their caretakers are increasingly being confronted with complex moral, social, cultural, ethical and legal dilemmas during ...
Effects of locally made double – layered cloth face masks on exercise performance and cardiopulmonary parameters during physical activity in healthy adults
(Makerere University, 2023)
Background: Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, cloth facemasks are used worldwide as a major prevention method against the spread of the disease, keeping dust away from the respiratory tract and avoiding acquiring other respiratory ...
Reported adverse drug reactions of antiretroviral therapy generic formulations in Uganda
(Makerere Univesrity, 2023)
Background: Generic Antiretroviral drugs are commonly used in the developing countries and this has greatly contributed to the scaling up of ART. Generics vary in formulation including excipients, the production conditions ...
Diagnostic accuracy of mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA as detected by the top assay among the individuals with paucibillary TB
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Background: One of the major reasons leading to the increased incidence of TB is the lack of a diagnostic with high sensitivity that can be relied on to capture even patients with low burden TB. This had been attempted by ...
Evaluation of the efficacy of fresh Saccharum officinarum linn goa (var) stem juice against aspirin-induced ulcers in wistar albino rats.
(Makerere University, 2023-08)
Back ground: In Uganda, 12% to 25% of the population is living with peptic ulcer disease. Efforts to treat the disease have become much more difficult due to rising prevalence of drug resistance, unbearable adverse drug ...
Characterization of performance of three commercial monoclonal antibodies in detection of spike protein in SARS-CoV-2
(Makerere University, 2024)
The study aimed at characterizing the Performance of three commercial monoclonal antibodies in detection of spike protein in SARS-CoV-2. This was looking at avidity and specificity of the monoclonal antibodies which would ...
Transcriptome analysis of micro-RNAs associated with COVID-19 disease
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
The host microRNA (miRNA), which is essential for maintaining the epithelial cell barrier in the
respiratory tract as well as controlling viral entry and reproduction, plays a significant role in
COVID-19 infection. ...