Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Decentralisation in Uganda:
(Codesria., 2008)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 to local ... -
The Effect of Forest Management Initiatives on Sustainability of Forests:
(Journal of Popular Education in Africa, 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 ... -
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa:
(2016)This paper explores the neglected role of men in HIV/AIDS mitigation. Much of the efforts to combat HIV/AIDS widely acknowledge that the gender dimensions of the AIDS pandemic is critical both for the understanding of its ... -
Rethinking the Role of Universities in Africa:
(CODESRIA, 2015-03-17)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 ... -
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 ... -
Social Capital: A Panacea for HIV/AIDS Challenges in Uganda,
(Journal of Development Issues, 2010-12-02)Social capital is one of the most widely discussed and contested concepts in the social sciences. It has received wide attention from development practitioners, policy makers, and academia. Despite its growing importance ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Transactional sex and HIV risks – evidence from a cross-sectional national survey among young people in Uganda
(online, 2015-05-21)Transactional sex is associated with the HIV epidemic among young people in Uganda. Few quantitative studies based on nationally representative survey data explored the relationship between sexual behaviors, HIV infection, ... -
Policy Analysis Report: Mapping Migration in Uganda
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Transactional sex and HIV risks evidence from a cross-sectional national survey among young people in Uganda
(Global Health Action., 2015-05-21)Transactional sex is associated with sexual coercion and HIV risk behaviors such as multiple concurrent sexual partnerships among young people in Uganda. In addition, transactional sex appears to place young men at ... -
The State of Doctoral Education in Social Sciences in Uganda: Experiences and Challenges of Doctoral Training at Mbarara University of Science and Technology 2003 - 2010i
(IISTE, 2015)This paper discusses the challenges and experiences which social science students in Africa undergo to complete the PhD program. Focusing on Mbarara University of Science and Technology, the paper present that many students ... -
The Root Causes of the Conflict in Ivory Coast.
(AFRICAPORTAL a project of the africa initiative, 2011-04)The conflict in Ivory Coast is a by-product of deep-seated cleavages revolving around ethnicity, nationality and religion. Politicians tapped into these differences to consolidate their monopoly on power, and in the process, ... -
The Role of NGOs in Addressing Gender Inequality and HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Routledge (Tailer and Fransis), 2011-11-09)The recognition of HIV/AIDS as an epidemic made it one of the human security threats in the 21st century. Gender-based resource imbalance and power relations contribute not only to the understanding of HIV/AIDS as a ... -
Public-Private Partnership in Health Care and Its Impact on Health Outcomes: Evidence from Ruharo Mission Hospital in Uganda
(Redfame, 2018-12-27)Background: Uganda’s government has embraced private provision of social services including health care. The involvement of private providers is an indicator that the public facilities are not sufficient enough to meet ... -
The relationship between the Old Case Loads and New Case Loads
(2016-12)Forced migration from Rwanda has become a common trend. It has been there since time immemorial and is still continuing at varying magnitudes. Scholarly literature indicate that over 100,000 Rwandan refugees crossed into ... -
Actual vs. Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake: A Cross-sectional, Population-based Study in Rural Uganda
(2018-02-22)HIV testing is an essential part of treatment and prevention. Using population-based data from 1,664 adults across eight villages in rural Uganda, we assessed individuals’ perception of the norm for HIV testing uptake in ...