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Traditional herbal remedies for managing COVID-19 major symptoms: A case study of Kole district, Northern Uganda
(TMR Pharmacology Research, 2021)Background: Today, the world is battling COVID-19 which has claimed millions of lives within a short period. As biotechnological research is in progress, it’s expedient to explore alternative sources of medication. Exploring ... -
Traditional Medicinal Vegetables in Northern Uganda: An Ethnobotanical Survey
(International Journal of Food Science, 2021)Background. A wide range of indigenous vegetables grow in Uganda especially during rainy seasons but scarcely during droughts, except those that are commercially grown. Although a number of these vegetables have medicinal ... -
Training and Employee Performance in Amolatar District Local Government in Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: This study examined the effect of training on employee performance in District Local Government in Uganda focusing on employees in Amolatar DLG. The district has been performing poorly according to annual ... -
Training and Organizational Performance: A Case of Education Service Sector in Lira District Local Government
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)Abstract The study was conducted to examine the effect of training on employee performance in the education sector of Lira District Local Government (DLG). Specifically, the study investigated the effect of on-job training ... -
Transformational Leadership Style and Middle Level Civil Servant Performance in Public Health Sector in Lira District Local Government
(Lira University, 2021)The study sought to determine the influence of transformational leadership on the performance of middle level employees in Lira District Local Government Health Sector. The objectives of the study were: to determine the ... -
Treatment outcome among children underfive years hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in St. Mary’s hospital Lacor, Northern Uganda
(BMC Nutrition, 2016)Background: Severe malnutrition contributes to more than 60 % of deaths in children in developing countries. The minimum international standard set for management of severe acute malnutrition is a cure rate of at least ... -
Undergraduate students’ contributions to health service delivery through communitybased education: A qualitative study by the MESAU Consortium in Uganda
(BMC Medical Education, 2016)Background: It has been realised that there is need to have medical training closer to communities where the majority of the population lives in order to orient the trainees’ attitudes towards future practice in such ... -
Undiagnosed and diagnosed diabetes mellitus among hospitalised acute heart failure patients in Botswana
(SAGE open medicine, 2017)Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients hospitalised with acute heart failure in Botswana. Methods: The study enrolled 193 ... -
Unsatisfactory COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Undergraduate University Students in Uganda: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey
(Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2021)Background: This study examined the COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude and practices among undergraduate students in Uganda. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from 12th-19th June 2020 among undergraduate ... -
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in adolescents at Lacor hospital, Uganda
(African Health Sciences, 2006)Background and Objectives: Fiberoptic endoscopy is a highly efficient diagnostic tool, which is now being increasingly used, in the pediatric age group. This study has been carried out to demonstrate indications for and ... -
Uptake and Associated Factors of Male Contraceptive Method Use: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Uganda
(Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2023)Background: Uganda has one of the highest fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Improving contraceptive uptake in all genders, including males, may be critical to meeting family planning goals in such a setting. ... -
Uptake of Integrated Community Case Management and Associated Factors Among Caregivers of Children Under Five Years in Apac District
(Lira University, 2022)Background: Globally, child mortality remains a public health concern with 38 deaths per 1000 live births and accounting for 5.2 million deaths in children under 5 years, with Sub-Saharan Africa region having the highest ... -
Uric acid and transforming growth factor in fructose-induced production of reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle
(Oxford University Press, 2016)The consumption of fructose, a major constituent of the modern diet, has raised increasing concern about the effects of fructose on health. Research suggests that excessive intake of fructose (>50 g/d) causes hyperuricemia, ... -
Use of a pilot drug information centre
(African Health Sciences, 2011)Introduction: Provision of access to drug information by prescribers and other health care professionals is important in pharmacotherapy. At the time of this study there was very scanty literature in this area from ... -
Using Advocacy to Enhance Green Municipalities in Uganda: A Study of Hoima Municipality
(South Asian Journal of Development Research,, 2019)In 2017, after launching, by thefirst Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda Moses Ali along with the UNDP country Director Almaz Gebru, a new green growth development strategy, key green growth issues and evolution into a green ... -
Using Crime Deterrence to Promote Peace and Justice among Urban Residents: A Study on the Uganda Police in Lira City
(International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, 2022)The study investigated the contribution of the police institution in the promotion of peace and justice among the residents of Lira City. The key objective was to examine the effect of crime prevention in the promotion ... -
Using farmer groups to empower smallholder rural farmers in Hoima district, mid-western Uganda
(International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2018)Farmer groups are a widespread feature in Sub-Saharan African countries, and have become particularly important in Hoima district, mid-western Uganda. Recent surveys have revealed the importance of SmallHolder Farmer Groups ... -
Using Formative Research to Design a Behavior Change Strategy to Increase the Use of Improved Cookstoves in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2013)Household air pollution from cooking with biomass fuels negatively impacts maternal and child health and the environment, and contributes to the global burden of disease. In Uganda, nearly 20,000 young children die of ... -
Using Institutional Policy to Prepare for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Uganda
(Asian Journal of Sustainable Business Research, 2020)This article contends that institutional policy is an essential element of the fourth industrial revolution, and should be entrenched in the municipal governance structure. The study underscores present industrial revolution ... -
Utilization of antiretroviral therapy services and associated factors among adolescents living with HIV in northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
(PLoS ONE, 2023)Background Suboptimal utilization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) services remains a problem among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries, which has a negative impact on their response to treatment and increases ...