Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies: Recent submissions
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Actual vs. Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake: A Cross-sectional, Population-based Study in Rural Uganda
(2018-02-22)HIV testing is an essential part of treatment and prevention. Using population-based data from 1,664 adults across eight villages in rural Uganda, we assessed individuals’ perception of the norm for HIV testing uptake in ... -
Repatriation of Rwandan Returnees In Kigali: Integration of those Born and Raised on Exile as a Result of the 1959 Violence Wave
(Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection, 2018)This study explores the repatriation process of millions of Rwandans that returned to Kigali after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, focusing on those that were born and raised in Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, ... -
Sexual health of very young adolescents in South Western Uganda: a cross-sectional assessment of sexual knowledge and behavior
(BMC, 2018)In most Sub-Saharan African countries, little is known about young adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Though some efforts have been made to understand and improve SRH of older adolescents, very young ... -
‘Resources for Infrastructures Deals’ in Africa: Analysis of Chinese Companies Operations in Extractive Industries in Uganda.
(Department of Cultural Geography, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, 2012-11-22)The discovery of commercially viable oil deposits in 2006 in Uganda raised hopes that the enormous revenues expected to accrue would make poverty history (Bainemugisha et al, 2006). At the same time, however, the discovery ... -
Rethinking the Role of Universities in Africa: Leadership as a Missing Link in Explaining University Performance in Uganda
(Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2015)The subject of this paper is the place of leadership in redefining the role of the university in Africa in general and Uganda in particular. The ‘African University’ today, like any other university, has clear mandates and ... -
The Effect of Forest Management Initiatives on Sustainability of Forests: Evidence from Uganda
(African Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ASREA), 2018-03)The study looked at the effect of forest management initiatives on sustainability of forests in Isingiro District, South western Uganda. The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design and targeted district forestry ... -
Resettlement Interventions for Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Uganda
(IJRSS & K.A.J, 2014-07)There were 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in greater northern Uganda at the height of the LRA insurgency, from 1994 to mid-2000. 1 Although the 2006 Juba peace talks were ultimately unsuccessful at bringing ... -
Evaluation of a school based comprehensive sexuality education program among very young adolescents in rural Uganda
(BMC, 2018-09-13)Limited research has been conducted on the effectiveness of sexuality education for very young adolescents (VYAs) ages 10–14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa. Furthermore, evaluations of sexuality education programs often ... -
Rent-Seeking Practices, Local Resource Curse, and Social Conflict in Uganda’s Emerging Oil Economy
(MDPI, 2019-03-27)We consider the different types of rent-seeking practices in emerging oil economies, and discuss how they contribute to social conflict and a local resource curse in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda. The rent-seeking ... -
Perceived effects of drought on household food security in South-western Uganda: Coping responses and determinants
(Elsevier B.V, 2018-05-03)Food insecurity is a region–wide problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, exacerbated by severe drought, with devastating impacts at the household level. However, farmers' coping strategies and their determinants remain under– documented. ... -
Paint on their lips Paint-sniffers, good citizens and public space in Brisbane
(The Australian Sociological Association, 2006)This article describes structured responses to young Indigenous people whose paint-sniffing in Brisbane attracts public attention. It gives an emic account of the sniffers’ responses to these processes and argues that ... -
Oil-Induced Land Compensation Dispossession and Women’s Experiences in Albertine Graben, Uganda
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda, 2018-11)In the last thirteen years since the discovery of oil and gas resources in Uganda, numerous developments have taken place to pave way for the development of oil and gas sector which necessitated land acquisition. In ... -
Local Integration as a Durable Solution? The Case of Rwandan Refugees in Uganda
(IOB, 2017-12)Despite multiple attempts over the last 15 years, Uganda has been unable to find a durable solution for a group of approximately 17,000 Rwandan refugees living on its soil. The cessation of their refugee status has been ... -
Land Grabbing and Oil Industry, Implications for Women’s Land Rights and Oil Industry in Uganda
(Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD), 2018-12)The discovery of oil in any country is met with joy and jubilation for its prospective contribution to development. This is no different for Uganda. The need for land to pave way for oil exploitation and exploration as ... -
Process evaluation of a comprehensive sexuality education intervention in primary schools in South Western Uganda
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-01-22)We present findings of a process evaluation of a Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) program for young adolescents in 15 schools in South-Western Uganda. Using the Medical Research Council (UK) framework for process ... -
Drivers and challenges to use of menstrual cups among schoolgirls in rural Uganda: a qualitative study
(2017-01)Is the menstrual cup a potential solution to address the challenges surrounding menstrual health and management (MHM) for girls and women in low-income contexts? This qualitative study assessed the drivers and challenges ... -
Decentralisation in Uganda: Prospects for Improved Service Delivery
(Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2008)Abstract Since the 1980s, many Sub-Saharan African countries have been undergoing structural reforms with a view to promoting efficient service delivery. Decentralisation, defined as the transfer of authority from central ... -
Couple Relations, Decision-making Hierarchy and Use of Maternal Health Care in Rural Uganda
(EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH., 2013-09-06)Although social relations are often cited as important in improving maternal health, in Uganda, little attention has been directed at understanding how couple relations influence maternal health decision-making. The article ... -
Burundi Refugees’ Influx: A Threat or a Blessing to Uganda’s Social Service Delivery.
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology Faculty Of Interdisciplinary Studies., 2018-09)Back Ground: Social Service delivery to refugees is part of the human rights promotion interventions and in Uganda, it is enshrined1 in the Refugees Act 2006 and Refugees Regulations 2010, which are part of the global ... -
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa: Rethinking Men and HIV/AIDS Mitigation Uganda and Rwanda
(2016)This paper explores the neglected role of men in HIV/AIDS mitigation. Much of the efforts to combat HIV/AIDS widely acknowledge that the gender dimensions of the AIDS pandemic is critical both for the understanding of its ...