The National Research Repository of Uganda - NRU

Welcome to the National Research Repository of Uganda, abbreviated as "NRU". NRU was established in 2021. NRU is a collection of scholarly output by researchers from the UNCST Community, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, journals, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Archive (IA) of UNCST.

For information about the publishers' copyright policy on archiving your articles online or in an institutional archive, visit the Sherpa Site at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php The site gives a summary of the permissions normally given as part of each publisher's copyright transfer agreement. If you wish to publish your research findings in the NRU, please contact NRU administrator at admin@uncst.go.ug for details. NRU operates both open access and closed access models. Access to fulltext has been restricted in adherence to the UNCST Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Copyrights policies.

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Books and Book Abstracts
This community contains Open Access Books and Book Abstracts
Conference Proceedings
This community contains Ugandan Conference proceedings
Institutional Annual Research Reports
This community contains consolidated Ugandan Institutional Annual Research Reports on a broad range of subjects
Institutional Repository Policies
This community contains approved and running institutional repository policies from different research institutions
Journal Publications
This community contains Open access peer reviewed publications about Uganda and from Ugandan Researchers. The community has been classified to thematic research sub communities of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Humanities, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.

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Sudan Virus Disease among Health Care Workers, Uganda, 2022

(New England Journal of Medicine, 2024-07-17) Wailagala, Abdullah; Kobba, Kenneth; Aanyu-Tumukahebwa, Hellen; Kirenga, Bruce; Wayengera, Misaki

Infections among health care workers represented a high proportion of cases during the first weeks of the 2022 Ebola outbreak in Uganda.1 This Ebola outbreak, which was caused by Sudan virus, resulted in 19 infections in health care workers among 142 confirmed cases.1 Not only are health care workers vulnerable to infection, but cases that occur early after detection of an Ebola outbreak carry an increased risk of death2 as health systems scramble to set up well-functioning Ebola treatment units. Ethical priority for immediate and quality care of infected health care workers is buttressed by the need to minimize fear, burnout, and strikes among these workers, since such complications could ultimately lead to deaths among patients with or without Ebola disease.

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Cholera risk in cities in Uganda: understanding cases and contacts centered strategy (3CS) for rapid cholera outbreak control

(Pan African Medical Journal, 2021-07-12) Bwire, Godfrey; Waniaye, John Baptist; Otim, Julius Simon; Kagirita, Atek; Orach, Christopher Garimoi

in the recent past, cities in sub- Saharan Africa have reported serious cholera outbreaks that last for several months. Uganda is one of the African countries where cities are prone to cholera outbreaks. Studies on cholera in Bangladesh show increased risk of cholera for the immediate household members (contacts) yet the control interventions mainly target cases with little or no focus on contacts. This study aimed to describe the rapid control of cholera outbreaks in Kampala and Mbale cities, Uganda, using, “Cases and Contacts Centered Strategy (3CS)” that consisted of identification and treatment of cases, promotion of safe water, sanitation, hygiene (WaSH) and selective chemoprophylaxis for the contacts.

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Policy Challenges in Establishing Institutional Repository: Business Process Modelling of Universities in Uganda

(26th Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL XXVI), 2024-09) Ongaya, Kizito; Okello Owiny, David; Oyo, Benedict

While many universities are establishing institutional repositories to improve their online presence, policy challenges are associated with implementing this innovation across universities in Uganda. The paper examines policy challenges associated with institutional repositories in six universities in Uganda. The study used an exploratory method, with simple random sampling, to ensure all university staff have an equal chance to participate. The samples were stratified into different categories to establish the length of services and seniority in a university setting. Due to the inability to meet participants physically, the snowballing method was used over Google Forms, which allowed staff to forward the questionnaire to their peers. The findings show that the ownership debate of institutional repositories is far from conclusion in institutions of higher learning, with over 50% of respondents asserting that the university should own all publication and research data. On the other hand, they also believe that authors should be the principal owners of the contents of their repositories. Availing publication on a repository is also an unsettling matter, with 89.4% of scholars claiming rights of distribution irrespective of publisher’s restriction, while most scholars believe the Main Libraries in a university should take responsibility for dissemination; departments and individual authors are equally responsible for dissemination. Opinions on patent rights ownership are extremely divided across universities, faculties, and departments. This study outlines that the policy of IR should articulate the training and processes involved in its establishment and operations. The metadata standardization should be associated with the Dublin Core, and staff should be responsible for the upload and approval mechanism. The policy must exhaustively articulate ownership issues, including restriction requirements, whether open or closed access and criteria for accepting and rejecting articles on the repository

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Continental concerted efforts to control the seventh outbreak of Ebola Virus disease in Uganda: The first 90 days of the response

(Journal of public health in Africa, 2023-10-24) Aceng, Jane Ruth; Bosa, Henry Kyobe; Atwine, Diana; Mwebesa, Henry; Kagirita, Atek; Ouma, Ahmed Ogwell

On 20th September 2022, Uganda declared the 7th outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan Ebola strain following the confirmation of a case admitted at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. Upon confirmation, the Government of Uganda immediately activated the national incident management system to initiate response activities. Additionally, a multi-country emergency stakeholder meeting was held in Kampala; convening Ministers of Health from neighbouring Member States to undertake cross-border preparedness and response actions. The outbreak spanned 69 days and recorded 164 cases (142 confirmed, 22 probable), 87 recoveries and 77 deaths (case fatality ratio of 47%). Nine out of 136 districts were affected with transmission taking place in 5 districts but spilling over in 4 districts without secondary transmission. As part of the response, the Government galvanised robust community mobilisation and initiated assessment of medical counter measures including therapeutics, new diagnostics and vaccines. This paper highlights the response actions that contributed to the containment of this outbreak in addition to the challenges faced with a special focus on key recommendations for better control of future outbreaks.

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Impact of Global Health Scholarship Programs in the Faculty of Medicine at Mbarara University of Science and Technology

(International Medical Education, 2024-04-24) Tusiimire, Jonans; Nakiwala, Miriam Josephine; Turigye, Brian; Kembabazi, Annet; Asiimwe, Stephen; Ngonzi, Joseph

In recognition of the critical role of residency programs in narrowing healthcare inequalities, Global Health scholarships were introduced at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in 2011. Since then, at least 154 postgraduate students in priority programs have benefited. We conducted an online cross-sectional survey to examine how the scholarships and beneficiaries have impacted MUST and the community. Fifty (50) beneficiaries, representing 32.5%, responded, of whom 36 (72%) were alumni. Most respondents were males (n = 30; 60%) pursing Master of Medicine (n = 29; 58%) or Master of Nursing Science (n = 20; 40%) programs. The scholarship schemes included First Mile (n = 29; 58%), Kayanja (n = 12; 24%), Paiko (n = 5; 10%) and Seed (n = 4; 8%). The majority of the scholarships supported both tuition and research fees (n = 41; 82%), the rest being partial. Career advancement was undertaken by eight (16%) of the scholars in the form of fellowships (n = 3; 6%), other masters (n = 3; 6%) and PhDs (n = 3; 6%), with some students having attained a combination of these. All scholars belonged to at least one health professional association. Over 88% (n = 32) of the alumni and 28% (n = 4) of the students were employed. The majority of those employed were in the public sector (n = 24; 66.7%), mainly the health sector (n = 18; 50%), academia (n = 14; 38.9) or both (n = 4; 11.1%). There was a high impact on health care provision, undergraduate training and research carried out by the scholars both during training and post-graduation. High levels of career satisfaction, scholarship impact and academic program relevance were reported. The findings provide insights on how low-fund specialty scholarships can have a far-reaching impact on local training, health care and research in low- and middle-income countries.