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Social norms, misperceptions, and mosquito net use
(BMC, 2019)
Background: Mosquito net use is an essential part of malaria prevention. Although previous research has shown
that many people sleep under a mosquito net in endemic areas, it is unknown whether people underestimate ...
Children’s Wellbeing in an Orphanage In Kole District, Uganda
(Geoforum, 2011-01)
This study explored the views of orphaned children about how they perceived and described their wellbeing in an orphanage which is located in the rural area of Kole District in Northern Uganda, East Africa. Recent reports ...
Revisiting the Drivers of Deforestation in the Tropics: Insights from Local and Key Informant Perceptions in Western Uganda
(Journal of rural studies, 2018)
Deforestation has been widespread in the Northern Albertine Rift Landscape in rural Western Uganda. In this paper, we present perceptions from local residents and narratives from key informants on causes of forest loss ...
Projected land use change in an oil-rich landscape in Uganda
(Elsevier Ltd, 2022-03-13)
The discovery of oil in the North Albertine Rift Landscape of Uganda has increased pressure on land and heightened the potential for resource use conflict. In this article, we focus on changing land use dynamics as oil ...
Covid reveals flaws in the protection of girls in Uganda
(Nordiska Afrikainstitute, 2021)
Rates of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) are high in Uganda, by both global and African comparison, and the Covid-19 pandemic has made things even worse. Breaking the cultural, religious and social norms that ...
Who and Why? Understanding Rural Out-Migration in Uganda
(Geographies, 2021)
Rural–urban migration in developing countries is considered to be a key process for sustainable development in the coming decades. On the one hand, rural–urban migration can contribute to the socioeconomic development of ...
Assessing scale reliability in citizen science motivational research: lessons learned from two case studies in Uganda
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2024)
Citizen science (CS) is gaining global recognition for its potential to democratize and boost scientific research. As such, understanding why people contribute their time, energy, and skills to CS and why they (dis)continue ...