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Gendered Experiences of Parent–Child Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues: A Qualitative Study Employing Community-Based Participatory Methods among Primary Caregivers and Community Stakeholders in Rural South-Western Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022-04-21)Open and positive parent–child communication about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is known to reduce negative SRH outcomes for young people. However, socio-cultural influences can inhibit meaningful SRH communication. ... -
“Girls Have More Challenges; They Need to Be Locked Up”: A Qualitative Study of Gender Norms and the Sexuality of Young Adolescents in Uganda
(2018-01-24)Unequal power and gender norms expose adolescent girls to higher risks of HIV, early marriages, pregnancies and coerced sex. In Uganda, almost half of the girls below the age of 18 are already married or pregnant, which ... -
Health-seeking behaviour regarding schistosomiasis treatment in the absence of a mass drug administration (MDA) program: the case of endemic communities along Lake Albert in Western Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2023)Introduction: Schistosomiasis poses a serious public health problem and a social challenge affecting over 240 million people, the majority of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends ... -
Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?
(AIDS and Behavior, 2022)Adolescent mental health (AMH) is a critical driver of HIV outcomes, but is often overlooked in HIV research and programming. The implementation science Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework ... -
Level and comfort of caregiver–young adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health: a cross‑sectional survey in south‑western Uganda
(BMC Public Health, 2022)Background: Communication on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) between caregivers and their young adolescent children plays a significant role in shaping attitudes and behaviours that are critical to laying the foundations ... -
Managing the environment: issues and priority actions for sustainable waste management in Uganda
(African Geographical Review, 2023)Several priority actions are required to ensure a healthy environment for all. One of the priority actions is to collect and manage wastes effectively and efficiently. In this theoretical study, we give a global waste ... -
Narratives of most significant change to explore experiences of caregivers in a caregiver-young adolescent sexual and reproductive health communication intervention in rural south-western Uganda
(Plos one, 2023-06-01)Background: This paper presents findings from a qualitative effectiveness evaluation of an intervention aimed at improving caregiver-young adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication including training ... -
Poverty, gender and reproductive justice. A qualitative study among adolescent girls in Western Uganda
(Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-02-11)Low socio-economic status has been consistently identified as a pri- mary risk factor for sexual and reproductive health violations affecting young women. This study shows how poverty interacts with gender power relations ... -
REDD at the crossroads? The Opportunities and Challenges of REDD for Conservation and Human Welfare in South West Uganda
(International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2015)Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in the tropics could slow climate change while contributing to biodiversity conservation and to improvement of people’s livelihoods. In this study we ... -
The Refugee Dilemma: Refugee Rights versus State Security in Uganda
(Research Journal of Social Science and Management, 2013)Refugees, who were traditionally conceived and presented as humanitarian issues, are now increasingly being viewed as security threats. The language of threat now dominates refugee discourse and policy making as well as ... -
Resource-Financed Infrastructure: Thoughts on Four Chinese-Financed Projects in Uganda
(Sustainability, 2021)Increasingly common methods for financing public infrastructure in developing economies are Resources-for-Infrastructure (R4I) and Resource-Financed Infrastructure (RFI), usually involving Chinese financial institutions ... -
The Self Reliance Strategy and Refugee Livelihoods: Evidence from Oruchinga Refugee Settlement, South Western Uganda
(International Journal of Research In Social Sciences, 2014)The self-reliance strategy in Uganda has very good aims of empowering refugees become self -reliant and reduce on their dependence on humanitarian agencies among other reasons. By focusing on Oruchinga refugee settlement, ... -
Sexual health of very young adolescents in South Western Uganda: a cross-sectional assessment of sexual knowledge and behavior
(Reproductive Health, 2018)Background: 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 ... -
Social capital and sexual behavior among Ugandan university students
(Global Health Action, 2010-10-27)Background: Uganda has reduced its prevalence of HIV/AIDS from 18 to 6.5% within a decade. An important factor behind this might have been the response from faith-based voluntary organizations, which developed social capital ... -
Social Impacts of Land Acquisition for Oil and Gas Development in Uganda
(Land, 2019)Uganda’s oil and gas sector has transitioned from the exploration phase to the development phase in preparation for oil production (the operations phase). The extraction, processing, and distribution of oil require a great ... -
Synergy in social service provision: Embeddedness and Complementarity in fighting HIV/AIDS in Uganda
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A Systematic Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge, Experiences and Access to Services among Refugee, Migrant and Displaced Girls and Young Women in Africa
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018-07-26)Adolescent girls and young women are an overlooked group within conflict- or disaster-affected populations, and their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs are often neglected. Existing evidence shows that forced ... -
Teaching Sexuality Education in Secondary Schools of Uganda and its Implications: A Qualitative Assessment of the Curriculum
(Journal of Popular Education in Africa, 2023)This study assesses the performance of the sexuality Education (SE) curriculum used by secondary schools to understand why sexual challenges have persisted amongst adolescents undergoing this curriculum. A qualitative study ... -
Towards a Gendered Agro-Commodity Approach
(Journal of World-Systems Research, 2014)Commodity or value chains are the dominant means to channel agro-food products from cultivators to consumers. Direct open markets are either non-existent or insignificant . These chains are also the main mechanisms for ... -
Trends and Challenges in Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) Research in Sub‑Saharan Africa: a Narrative Review
(Current Sexual Health Reports, 2023)Purpose of the Review: Adolescent sexual and reproductive health remains a major public health challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Comprehensive sex education (CSE) has been hailed as a key strategy to inform young ...