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Decentralisation in Uganda: Prospects for Improved Service Delivery
(Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2008)Abstract Since the 1980s, many Sub-Saharan African countries have been undergoing structural reforms with a view to promoting efficient service delivery. Decentralisation, defined as the transfer of authority from central ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The effect of land conflicts on the livelihoods of refugees
(International journal, 2013)The study that was carried out in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, South Western Uganda sought to establish the causes of land conflicts, assess the effect of land conflicts on the livelihoods of refugees and the implications ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
“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 ... -
Adolescents’ Sexual Wellbeing in Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Body Image, Self-Esteem and Gender Equitable Norms
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 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 ... -
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 ... -
Synergy in social service provision: Embeddedness and Complementarity in fighting HIV/AIDS in Uganda
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Uganda and the refugee problem: challenges and opportunities
(African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 2019)Uganda is one of the top refugee hosting countries in Africa and the world. It has been praised as a generous country with progressive refugee policies and laws that reflect the country’s national, regional and international ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Effect of justification of wife-beating on experiences of intimate-partner violence among men and women in Uganda: A propensity matched scores approach
(A propensity matched scores approach, 2022)In some communities, rationalization of men’s controlling attitudes are associated with justification of gender norms such as wife-beating as a method of correcting spouse behaviour. In this quasi-experimental study, we ... -
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 ...
