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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
‘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 ... -
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 ...
