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Influence of boarding secondary school environment on HIV positive students in South Western Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2021-02-09)
Abstract
Background: The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive adolescents in secondary school has increased over the years. Little is known on how the students cope to the pressures and demands of their ...
Abundanceand impact of Parthenium hysterophorus L., an alien invasive herb on plant species diversity in invaded areas of Queen Elizabeth NationalPark, Uganda
(African Journal of Plant Science, 2020-09-18)
Parthenium hysterophorus is an alien annual herb that aggressively threatens biodiversity of Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) in Uganda. Occurrence, abundance and impact of P. hysterophorus on plant species diversity ...
Characterizing the prevalence and contributing factors of sexual violence
(Elsevier, 2020-08-28)
Background: Sexual violence against minors is a global phenomenon with wide-ranging negative
consequences. Global reports suggest that it is a particularly serious issue in East African countries,
although research on ...
Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools
(EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020-02-04)
This study aims at determining the effect of the pedagogical technique most frequently used while implementing the competency-based curriculum (CBC) in teaching chemistry in senior two (S2) classes (age range 14-16) and ...
An effort to study the influence of tides on the longitudinal variation of vertical E×B drift over the African sector
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-06-03)
Meteorological processes such as tides influence ionospheric variability through vertical coupling. For the first time, we have used data from Communication Navigation Outage and Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite rom ...
Adsorption of Lead (II) and Copper (II) Ions from Mono Synthetic Aqueous Solutions Using Bio-Char from Ficus natalensis Fruits
(Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences, 2020-11-27)
Many science-based institutions in most developing countries use heavy metal containing salts in practical teaching sessions. The commonly used chemicals are the salts of lead (II) and copper (II) and the wastes generated ...
Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021-02-26)
Background: Teachers’ personal and strenuous working conditions reflect the realities of
the teaching vocation that may result in increased stress levels and associated negative consequences,
such as negative emotions. ...
Tapping into the unsung potential of tourist attractions for development in selected municipalities in Uganda
(WIT Press, 2020)
The tourism sector (TS) in Uganda is predominantly nature based with potential to easily affect the
fragile ecosystems. The sector is the top exchange earner, employs a significant proportion of
the workforce, especially ...
Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Lineages Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern, Uganda
(Hindawi, 2021-06-28)
Uganda is among the 22 countries in the world with a high burden of tuberculosis. The southwestern region of the country has
consistently registered a high TB/HIV incidence rate. This study is aimed at characterizing the ...
Group Divisible Design (4, n, n + 1, 4; λ1, λ2), for n ≥ 4
(IOSR Journal of Mathematics (IOSR-JM), 2021)
This work is about Group Divisible Designs (GDDs) of block size four on three groups of different sizes n1 = 4, n2 = n and n3 = n + 1 where n ≥ 4. We first establish necessary conditions for the existence of the GDD using ...