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Tackling sexually transmitted infection burden in Ugandan communities living in the United Kingdom:
(African health science, 2015-09-03)Background: Despite being in a different country and social environment, Ugandans living in the UK still reportedly have the lowest rates of condom usage and one of the highest incidences of STIs in UK. In Uganda, STIs and ... -
Tackling sexually transmitted infection burden in Ugandan communities living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative analysis of the socio-cultural interpretation of disease and condom use
(African Health Sciences, 2015-09)Background: Despite being in a different country and social environment, Ugandans living in the UK still reportedly have the lowest rates of condom usage and one of the highest incidences of STIs in UK. In Uganda, STIs and ... -
Taking the pulse of Earth’s tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots
(Biological Conservation, 2020)Tropical forests are the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth. While better understanding of these forests is critical for our collective future, until quite recently efforts to measure and monitor them have ... -
Tangible benefits or token gestures: does Bwindi impenetrable National Park's long established multiple use programme benefit the poor?
(Published by Taylor&Francis, 2015-10)Trade and use of Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has often been suggested as a means through which forest dependent people can improve their livelihoods to overcome poverty. Many projects have indeed promoted trade and ... -
Tangible benefits or token gestures: does Bwindi impenetrable National Park’s long established multiple use programme benefit the poor?
(Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 2016)Trade and use of Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has often been suggested as a means through which forest dependent people can improve their livelihoods to overcome poverty. Many projects have indeed promoted trade and ... -
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 ... -
Teacher agency in the reform of curriculum under Universal Primary Education in Uganda and its implications for emerging practices
(2018-04)This thesis deals with the role of teacher agency in the reform of curriculum under Universal Primary Education (UPE) in Uganda. It draws on empirical research conducted in two UPE case study schools in Uganda. The study ... -
Teachers’ Welfare and Performance of Government Aided Primary Schools in Isingiro District, Uganda
(American Journal Education and Practice, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this research was to establish the relationship between teachers’ welfare and performance of government aided primary schools in Isingiro district, Uganda. Methodology: A cross sectional research ... -
Teaching by Teleconference: A Model for Distance Medical Education across Two Continents
(Open journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2015)Introduction—In Uganda, an estimated 120 obstetrician/gynecologists serve a population of 30 million people demonstrating the need to train additional skilled clinician leaders in reproductive health. In 2012, a partnership ... -
Technical results from a trial of the FREO2 Low-Pressure Oxygen Storage system, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(PLoS ONE, 2021-03-09)Increased access to reliable medical oxygen would reduce the global burden of pneumonia. Oxygen concentrators have been shown to be an effective solution, however they have significant drawbacks when used in low-resource ... -
Technological Factors and Adoption of the Unified Identification System (UIDS) Among Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) In Uganda; A Quantitative Perspective
(European Journal of Technology, 2020)Purpose: The study sought to examine the relationship between technological factors and UID system's adoption among MDAs in Uganda. Methodology: A positivist paradigm and cross-section design were adopted with a sample ... -
The Technology Acceptance Model for Resource-Limited Settings (TAM-RLS): A Novel Framework for Mobile Health Interventions Targeted to Low-Literacy End-Users in Resource-Limited Settings
(AIDS and Behavior, 2017)Although mobile health (mHealth) technologies have shown promise in improving clinical care in resource limited settings (RLS), they are infrequently brought to scale. One limitation to the success of many mHealth interventions ... -
Temporal and Spatial Seasonal Variations in Quality of Gravity Flow Water in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda
(Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 2017-04-20)The study was designed to investigate temporal and spatial seasonal variations in quality properties of gravity flow water samples collected from Kigata, Kacuro, Kihanga, Kitibya and Kanjobe located in Kyanamira Sub-County, ... -
Therapeutic potentials of Vachellia nilotica (L.) extracts in Hepatitis C infection: A review
(Scientific African, 2021)Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection represents a huge burden on healthcare systems world- wide. Vachellia nilotica ( V. nilotica ) is a widely used plant specie in folk medicine for viral diseases and in some communities for ... -
Thinness among children aged 5- 17 years living in Nakivale refugee settlement, South Western Uganda: A Cross-sectional study
(Research square, 2022-04-04)Background: Hunger and malnutrition are rampant among refugees and displaced populations, many of whom are infants and children. We sought to determine the prevalence and factors associated with thinness among children ... -
Three decades of forest cover change in Uganda’s Northern Albertine Rift Landscape
(Land Use Policy, 2015)Deforestation within and outside protected areas is widespread in Western Uganda, but quantification of such forest changes is rare. In this study, spatio- temporal forest cover patterns in the Northern Albertine Rift ... -
Three promising antimycobacterial medicinal plants reviewed as potential sources of drug hit candidates against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-10-18)Regimens of current drugs for tuberculosis are lengthy and are associated with many adverse effects. Currently, the emergence of different resistant strains has been observed. This urges a need for the discovery and devel ... -
Throughput optimization in DSRC for collision avoidance
(International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2019)As a standard way of moving vehicles’ communication, VANETs (Vehicular Networks) have been characterized with enormous ability to increase the effectiveness of traffic and enhance the safety of cars on roads. Connected ... -
Time Intervalbetween Onset of Symptoms of Severe Preeclampsia to Delivery: Effect on Pregnancy Outcomes at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
(Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2016)Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) account for nearly 18% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of direct maternal mortality worldwide, and the second in Uganda contributing ... -
Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy after Diagnosis of Cryptococcal Meningitis
(2014-06-26)Background Cryptococcal meningitis accounts for 20 to 25% of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome–related deaths in Africa. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential for survival; however, the question of when ART should ...
