Ansa pancreatica may be considered a predisposing factor for acute idiopathic pancreatitis. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) allows for diagnosis, sphincterotomy to relieve downstream tension, and an option to treat and prevent recurrence of pancreatitis caused by ansa pancreatica. Furth...
Cervical cancer remains a significant but preventable threat to women's health throughout much of the developing world, including Uganda. Cervical cancer screening and timely treatment of pre-cancerous lesions is a cost-effective means of mitigating cervical cancer morbidity and mortality. However, ...
Some scholars have also studied the importance of strengthening government support in an agricultural-based economy such as Uganda, and they have reported the impact of the different powers of the central government and local government on rural development (Kakumba, 2010; Dixon, 1990). Such ...
Fig. 1 Study design and overview. This study employed two primary datasets, the base and target datasets. Base: The African Partnership for Chronic Disease Research (APCDR) dataset, encompassing 14,126 participants from South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and Nigeria, and the target was the A...
Psychological aspects of human nature cause behavioural biases and can lead to decisions that differ from what is expected based solely on rational analysis. The effects of behavioural biases on financial markets like stocks and mutual funds have been st
Abstract Antiviral antibodies constitute an important component of the host immune response against viral infections and serve to neutralize and reduce infectivity of the virus. However, these antibodies, intended to protect the host, may sometimes prove beneficial to the virus, by facilitating viral en...
This study was approved by a local IRB and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCS&T).The most substantial findings were the differences in prevention and control practices in the two communities. Residents of Mucwini were less compliant with infection, prevention, and control...
Scale up of proven malaria control interventions has not been sufficient to control malaria in Uganda, emphasizing the need to explore innovative new approaches. Improved housing is one such promising strategy. This paper describes housing characteristics and their association with malaria burden in a ...
UgandaAs a measure to slow down the transmission of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), governments around the world placed their countries under various stringent lockdown measures. Uganda is one of the countries that had a strict lockdown in Africa. This qualitative study explored the social and ...
In 2022, an Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) occurred in Uganda, primarily affecting Mubende and Kassanda districts. We determined risk factors for SUDV infection among household members (HHM) of cases.We conducted a case-control and retrospective cohort study in January 2023...