Faculty of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Depressive Disorders in Refugees in Uganda; A Case of Nakivale Refugee Camp
(Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience, 2020)Globally, there are studies on refugees regarding different aspects. That notwithstanding, there are limitations in the available literature which makes it difficult to build on such studies as a basis for interventions ... -
Prevalence of Burnout among University Academic Staff in Uganda; Does Gender Matter?
(Clinical Psychiatry, 2020)More than half the educators in high-income countries suffer from burnout, which has detrimental effects for lecturers’ wellbeing, to the effectiveness of institutions of learning and students ’ care outcomes. In ... -
Interest And Achievements In Natural Science Subjects Students In Secondary School In Western Uganda
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Education, 2020)Interest in natural science subjects remains an important issue because it is related to achievement and the intention to pursue studies or careers in science-related areas. This study envisioned to determine the correlation ... -
Career Info, Counseling And Occupational Choices Among Learners In Secondary In Mbarara District, Uganda
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Economics, 2020)There is an increasing demand for career info and counselling services worldwide. Push and pull factors arising from labour market reforms and modernization of education and training systems in developing and middle-income ... -
Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Mental Health Practitioners in Butabika and Mulago Referral Hospitals in Uganda
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2014)Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) leaves the care-givers feeling anxious, confused, depressed and depleted. This research aimed at establishing the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress among Mental Health Practitioners ... -
Emotional intelligence and compassion fatigue among psychotherapists in selected districts of Northern Uganda
(South African Journal of Psychology, 2020)Globally, close to 50% of the professionals working with traumatised individuals have issues related to compassion fatigue. In Uganda, although compassion fatigue is prevalent among psychotherapists, there is limited ... -
Chronic alcohol use affects therapeutic steady state plasma drug concentrations of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine in HIV-infected patients during 9 months follow up period: WHO AUDIT tool application
(International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2013)Chronic alcohol consumption is a common problem among the HIV-infected patients on HAART. The study determined the effect of chronic alcohol use on steady state plasma drug concentrations of stavudine (d4T), lamivudine ... -
Review of the Biological and Health Effects of Aflatoxins on Body Organs and Body Systems
(InTech, 2013)Aflatoxins are a group of naturally occurring carcinogens that are known to contaminate different human and animal food stuffs. Aflatoxins are poisonous by-products from soil-borne fungus Aspergillus, which is responsible ... -
Work stress and coping strategies among social workers: A case of Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2014)Social workers are exposed to potent stressors due to the nature of their work. The study examined work stress and coping strategies among social workers in Northern Uganda. The target population consisted of 353 social ... -
Therapists’ Past Traumatic Experiences, Compassion Fatigue and the Consequent Work Performance: A Case of Professional Therapists in Eldoret, Kenya
(International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 2015)This study aimed at establishing the impact of past traumatic experiences on the performance of professional therapists drawn from a group of professional therapists (N=84) working in Eldoret, Kenya. A simple random sampling ... -
A Study on Emotional Intelligence among Psychotherapists in Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Academic Research in Psychology, 2016)A growing number of studies have suggested that emotional intelligence could have an impact on several individual domains. However, few studies have been done on emotional intelligence among psychotherapists in Africa in ... -
Learners’ Attitudes and Performance in Science Subjects in A-Level in Secondary Schools, in Mbarara, Uganda
(Journal Of Educational Research, 2018)This research study aimed at investigating the learners’ attitudes and performance in science. The main objective of the study was to establish the relationship between learner’s attitudes and performance in science ... -
Emotional Intelligence as Predictor of Compassion Fatigue among Mental Health Practitioners
(Open Access Library Journal, 2019)More than half of the professionals working with vulnerable population in high-income countries suffer from compassion fatigue, which has detrimental effects on mental health practitioners’ wellbeing. This study was aimed ... -
Compassion Fatigue In Combat Trauma-Related Work Settings: Does It Matter?
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2016)Abstract: This study investigated the levels of compassion fatigue among psychotherapists working in a war zone region in northern Uganda. A cross sectional design was used. Psychotherapists (n = 207) from northern Uganda ... -
Compassion Fatigue: A Study of Psychotherapists’ Demographics in Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Academic Research in Psychology, 2016)Psychotherapists are often required to provide a high degree of care to clients which can result in physical and psychological complaints often referred to as compassion fatigue. The aim of this cross sectional study was ... -
Class Size And Learning Outcomes: Perceptions Of In-Service Teachers
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Education, 2016)Achieving quality learning outcomes within the education system in Kenya remains an elusive goal for educationists. Many strategic plans have been drafted and action plans implemented, but the aspiration remains a mirage. ... -
Burnout Levels among Professional Counselors in Butabika and Mulago National Referral Hospitals in Uganda
(American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 2015)Counseling profession places unique demands on care-providers and has negative consequences. This study explored prevalence of burnout and its preventive measures among professional counselors in Butabika and Mulago national ... -
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Producers in Gram-negative Urine Isolates at MBN Clinical Laboratories, Kampala Uganda
(Archives of Microbiology & Immunology, 2018)Introduction: Occurrence of Extended Spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBLs) producing bacteria have presented impediment in treatment choices for urinary tract infections. ESBLs embody a major cluster of lactamases accountable ... -
Helicobacter pylori from Peptic Ulcer Patients in Uganda Is Highly Resistant to Clarithromycin and Fluoroquinolones: Results of the GenoType HelicoDR Test Directly Applied on Stool
(BioMed Research International, 2017)Background. Around 70–90% of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is due to Helicobacter pylori and requires treatment with antimicrobials to which these bacteria are susceptible. Common H. pylori diagnostic tests do not provide ... -
Phytochemicals and acute toxicity of Moringa oleifera roots in mice
(Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 2011)The phytochemicals used by plants to protect themselves against predators in Moringa oleifera roots were qualitatively identified in the aqueous and ethanol extracts. Its acute toxicity in 24 h was evaluated in Swiss albino ...
