Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies: Recent submissions
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Children’s Wellbeing in an Orphanage in Kole District, Uganda.
(UNICEF., 2014)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 ... -
Adolescents’ Sexual Wellbeing in Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Body Image, Self-Esteem and Gender Equitable Norms
(MDPI, 2017-12-13)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
(Int. J. Environ. Res. 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 ... -
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 ... -
Reluctant to return?The primacy of social networks in the repatriation of Rwandan refugees in Uganda
(University of Oxford, 2014-08)The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) keeps watch over approximately 45.2 million people who have fled the world’s conflicts, 80 percent of whom arefound in developing countries (UNHCR 2012a; Zetter ... -
Intra - household social determinants of demand for maternal health Services in Mbarara district, Uganda
(Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 2013-10-01)This thesis examines intra-household social determinants of the use of maternal healthcare among in Mbarara District, Uganda. Effective use of antenatal care, skilled delivery and family planning are essential components ...