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Actual Versus Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study in Rural Uganda
(Springer Link, 2017-02-23)HIV testing is an essential part of treatment and prevention. Using population-based data from 1664 adults across eight villages in rural Uganda, we assessed individuals’ perception of the norm for HIV testing uptake in ... -
Addressing HIV/AIDS challenges in Uganda: does social capital generation by NGOs matter?
(Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 2011)HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda’s success story is attributed to ... -
Adolescents’ Sexual Wellbeing in Southwestern Uganda:
(MDPI, 2018-02-22)Measures of sexual wellbeing and positive aspects of sexuality in the World Health Organization definition for sexual health are rarely studied and remain poorly understood, especially among adolescents in Sub-Saharan ... -
Armed conflicts and forced migration in the great lakes region of Africa: causes and consequences
(Ijrss & K.A.J., 2014-06)The paper attempts to analyze the current conflicts in the Great Lakes Region and the subsequent displacement from the early 1960s to date. Most of the causes to the conflicts are related to colonialism and post colonial ... -
Challenges of Ending the Rwandan Refugee Problem in Uganda; The relationship between the Old Case Loads and New Case Loads
(International Journal of Social Work, 2022)Uganda is home to over 1 million refugees and asylum seekers. The origin of refugees in Uganda is an unending crisis in the neighboring countries. Rwanda poses a big threat of ending the refugee problem as the host country ... -
Community Participation, Management and Sustainability of Public Projects: A Case of Water and Sanitation Project in Kabwohe Itendero Town Council, South Western Uganda
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Contextualizing Privatization and Conservation in the History of Resource Management in Southwestern Uganda: Ethnicity, Political Privilege, and Resource Access over Time
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Dramatic effects of COVID-19 public health measures and mass reverse migration on youth sexual and reproductive health in rural Uganda
(Paediatrics & Child Health, 2022)Introduction: Youth (aged 10 to 24 years) comprise nearly one-third of Uganda’s population and often face challenges accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, with a disproportionately high incidence of ... -
Drivers and challenges to use of menstrual cups among schoolgirls in rural Uganda: a qualitative study
(Waterlines, 2020-01-09)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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Examining the Relationship between Parental Bonding and Academic Performance among Secondary School Students in Mbarara Municipality, Uganda
(Journal of Research Innovation and Implications in Education., 2024)Academic performance refers to a complex student behavior which underlies several abilities. like memory, previous knowledge or aptitude as well as psychological factors such as motivation, interests, temperaments or ... -
Food insecurity, social networks and symptoms of depression among men and women in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional, population-based study
(CreamMark, 2017-10-09)To assess the association between food insecurity and depression symptom severity stratified by sex, and test for evidence of effect modification by social network characteristics. A population-based cross-sectional ... -
Intra-household Social Determinants of Demand for Maternal Health Services in Mbarara District, Uganda
(2013-10)This thesis examines intra-household social determinants of the use of maternal healthcare among in Mbarara District, Uganda. Effective use of antenatal care, skilled delivery and family planning are essential components ... -
Is Oil and Gas Discovery a Generational Curse? The Plight of Children in Land Compensation Dispossession in Uganda
(Journal of Internal Displacement, 2023)It is estimated globally that a total number of 44,000,400 are internally displaced persons, with women and children constituting over 70% of this. However, limited focus has been put on the growing generation of children ... -
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 ... -
The lifeways of small-scale gold miners: Addressing sustainability transformations
(Global Environmental Change, 2023)Small-scale gold mining sustains millions of people’s lives and yet it stimulates environmental harms and social conflicts. Global environmental crises drive calls for fundamental change to how people live on the planet. ... -
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 ... -
The Management of Social Tensions and Community Grievances in the Albertine Region of Uganda
(Centre for Research on Peace and Development, 2018-12)Following the discovery of viable commercial oil in the Albertine region in 2006, there have been many ongoing oil related activities in that region. As a result, there have been complaints that emanate from these activities ... -
Oil Wealth and Development in Uganda and Beyond:
(Leuven University Press, 2020)With an increasing number of African countries having discovered commercially viable quantities of oil and gas in recent years, including, for example, Kenya, Chad, Ghana and Uganda, there is both excitement and trepidation ...
