Mak IR Repository
Welcome to Makerere University's Institutional Repository (Mak IR). Mak IR was formerly called Uganda Scholarly Digital Library (USDL). Mak IR is a collection of scholarly output of by researchers of Makerere University, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Repository (IR) of Makerere University. If you have any questions regarding MAKIR, please feel free to contact us on makir.mulib@mak.ac.ug.
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For information about the publishers' copyright policy on archiving your articles online or in an institutional repository, 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 Mak IR, please contact Makerere University Library at makir.mulib@mak.ac.ug for details. Mak IR operates both open access and closed access models. Access to fulltext has been restricted in adherence to the Makerere University Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Copyrights policies.
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Characterization of transcriptome diversity of invasive ductal carcinoma tissue from individuals of different ethnicities and ages
(Makerere University, 2023)Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and its incidence and prognosis are influenced by various factors including age and ethnicity. Consequently, tumors from individuals of different age groups and ethnicities may ... -
New manual quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay validated on tongue swabs collected and processed in Uganda shows sensitivity that rivals sputum-based molecular tuberculosis diagnostics
(Oxford Academic, 2024)Background: Sputum-based testing is a barrier to increasing access to molecular diagnostics for tuberculosis (TB). Many people with TB are unable to produce sputum, and sputum processing increases assay complexity and cost. ... -
Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors among diabetic patients attending the non-communicable disease clinic at Tororo General Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Diabetic patients have a threefold risk of developing cardiovascular disease complications compared to the general population. According to world health organization diabetes mellitus accounts for over 20% of ... -
Prevalence of depression and associated factors among school-going adolescents with hearing impairment in Kampala District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)Background: Depression remains one of the most common and disabling mental disorders among adolescents globally. Well as its burden has been widely studied, little is still known about how it affects school-going adolescents ... -
Maternal near miss at Kawempe National Referral Hospital: risk factors and immediate perinatal outcomes
(Makerere University, 2025)Introduction: The maternal near misses (MNM) are used as a proxy for, and exceeds maternal deaths by upto 20 times, yet studying them is more advantageous at improving the quality of maternal and perinatal care. They have, ...
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