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Accountability in the public health care systems: A developing economy perspective

Cogent Business & Management, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to report the results of the study carried out to examine the effects of hospital board governance and managerial competencies on accountability in the health care systems in Uganda.
Lasuli Bakalikwira, Juma Bananuka, Twaha Kaawaase Kigongo, Doreen Musimenta, Veronica Mukyala   +4 more
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Does responsibility accounting in public universities matter?

Cogent Business & Management, 2016
Responsibility accounting is an administrative accounting method that measures the results of each responsibility centre. The concept of responsibility accounting is vested in costs and revenues performance.
Philip Owino, John C. Munene, Joseph M. Ntayi   +2 more
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A Preliminary Report on Herbal Medicine Use Among Patients Hospitalized at Two-Large COVID-19 Treatment Centers in Uganda

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021
Phillip Musoke,1 Jerom Okot,2 Vivien Nanfuka,3 Pius Rwamafa,4 Joseph Masajjage,3 Ivan Kisuule,4 Brandy Nantaayi,1 Nelson Ssewante,1 Felix Bongomin1,2 1School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; 2Department of ...
Musoke P, Okot J, Nanfuka V, Rwamafa P, Masajjage J, Kisuule I, Nantaayi B, Ssewante N, Bongomin F   +8 more
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Bacterial contamination of healthcare worker’s mobile phones: a case study at two referral hospitals in Uganda

Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 2022
Hospital and community-acquired infections are escalating and pose significant public health unhealthiness worldwide. The advancements of telemedicine and automation of healthcare records are supported by cellphones, laptops and wearable devices.
Fred Tusabe, Maureen Kesande, Afreenish Amir, Olivia Iannone, Rodgers Rodriguez Ayebare, Judith Nanyondo   +5 more
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Presenting as a Testicular Mass: A Case Report

International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2021
Edwin Nuwagira,1 Mitala Yekosani,2 Birungi Abraham,2 Raymond Atwine,2 Tuhumwire Caleb,3 Joseph Baruch Baluku4 1Department of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Department of Pathology, Mbarara University of Science ...
Nuwagira E, Yekosani M, Abraham B, Atwine R, Caleb T, Baluku JB   +5 more
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Socio-economic factors associated with mental health disorders in Fort Portal, western Uganda

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Mental health disorders, which are interlinked with social issues such as poverty and stigma, present a significant burden in Uganda. Aim: This article explores perceptions about and experiences of mental health disorders in western Uganda ...
Charlotte Hawkins, John M. Bwanika, Martin Ibanda   +2 more
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An exploratory study of the views of Ugandan women and health practitioners on the use of sonography to establish fetal sex

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Ultrasound is now part of routine care for pregnant women in Uganda, and is one of a range of techniques used in screening during pregnancy.
Mubuuke Aloysius Gonzaga
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Health supply chain system in Uganda: assessment of status and of performance of health facilities

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022
Background Health supply chain systems are essential for effective and efficient healthcare system by ensuring availability of quality essential medicines and health supplies.
Eric Lugada, Irene Ochola, Anthony Kirunda, Moses Sembatya, Sheila Mwebaze, Martin Olowo, Denis Okidi Ladwar, Henry Komakech   +7 more
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Prognostic Factors for Survival of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Patients in Uganda

Cancer Management and Research, 2022
Richard Wismayer,1– 3 Julius Kiwanuka,4 Henry Wabinga,3 Michael Odida3,5 1Department of Surgery, Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Uganda; 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Habib Medical School, IUIU University, Kampala, Uganda;
Wismayer R, Kiwanuka J, Wabinga H, Odida M   +3 more
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Knowledge and practice of testicular self-examination among secondary students at Ntare School in Mbarara District, South western Uganda

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Testicular self-examination (TSE) is a screening technique that involves inspection of the appearance and palpation of the testes to detect any changes from the normal.
Catherine Atuhaire, Ambrose Byamukama, Rosaline Yumumkah Cumber, Samuel Nambile Cumber   +3 more
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