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Physical activity correlates among 24,230 people with depression across 46 low- and middle-income countries
(Elsevier: Journal of Affective Disorders, 2017-10-15)There is a paucity of nationally representative data available on the correlates of physical activity (PA) among people with depression, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, we investigated PA ... -
Physical activity correlates in people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review of 45 studies
(Taylor&Francis: Disability and Rehabilitation, 2017-03-22)Understanding barriers and facilitators of physical activity participation in persons living with HIV/AIDS is an essential first step in order to devise effective interventions. The present review provides a systematic ... -
Physical activity is associated with the physical, psychological, social and environmental quality of life in people with mental health problems in a low resource setting
(Elsevier: Psychiatry Research, 2017-12)There is a growing recognition of the importance of encouraging patients with mental health problems to become more active as an efficacious strategy to reduce the disability-associated burden. The aim of the current study ... -
Physical activity levels and psychosis: a mediation analysis of factors influencing physical activity target achievement among 204 186 people across 46 Low- and middle-income countries
(Schizophrenia Bulletin: The Journal of Psychoses and Related Disorders., 2016-08-24)Physical activity (PA) can help reduce cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in people with psychosis. However, there is a paucity of representative data on PA in people with psychosis, especially from low- and ... -
Physical activity participation is associated with higher quality of life scores in men with alcohol use disorders: a study from Uganda
(African Health Sciences., 2020-10-07)There is a growing recognition of the importance of encouraging people with alcohol use disorders (AUD) to become more active as an achievable strategy to reduce the disability-associated burden. Objective: We investigated ... -
Physical activity patterns and fitness status of A and B division soldiers of Uganda peoples' defense forces
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2014-01)The main objective of this study was to assess physical activity patterns and fitness status of soldiers in A and B Divisions of UPDF. The study employed a cross-sectional survey, a preexperimental research design and a ... -
Physical activity, nutritional patterns and body weight status of members of the 9th parliament of Uganda
((Kyambogo University (unpublished work),, 2017-12)Physical activity (PA) and nutritional patterns are major factors that determine body weight status which in turn affects one's health status. The purpose of the study was to assess the PA, nutritional patterns and body ... -
Physical health policies and metabolic screening in mental health care systems of sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review
(Springer Nature: International Journal of Mental Health Systems., 2017-04-19)There is a need for interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Addressing physical health needs should have a central role in reducing the burden and facilitating recovery in ... -
Physical multimorbidity and psychosis: comprehensive cross sectional analysis including 242,952 people across 48 low- and middle-income countries
(BMC Medicine, 2016-11-22): In people with psychosis, physical comorbidities, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, are highly prevalent and leading contributors to the premature mortality encountered. However, little is known about ... -
Physicochemical assessment of the quality of Albendazole tablets on the Ugandan market
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-08)Albendazole tablets are listed by World Health Organization as essential medicines effective for treatment for parasitic worm infections and are indeed widely used in many public deworming campaigns in Uganda. “Albendazole ... -
Physicochemical quality of water and health risks associated with consumption of African lung fish (Protopterus annectens) from Nyabarongo and Nyabugogo rivers, Rwanda
(BMC research notes, 2020)Objective: To determine the quality of water, heavy metal content of edible muscles of a piscivorous fish (Protopterus annectens) and assess the health risks associated with using water and consumption of P. annectens ... -
Physiotherapy for people with mental health problems in Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review
(2018-01-27)There is a need for psychosocial interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Physiotherapists could have a central role in reducing the burden and facilitating recovery within ... -
Phytochemical investigation of Alstonia Boonei for Antimicrobial activities
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-07)Alstonia boonei was investigated with the aim of identifying bioactive compounds present in its leaves. The plant was chosen because it is one of the most widely used plants in traditional herbalimedicine. The leaves of ... -
Phytochemical investigation of ipomoea cairica for antimicrobial agents
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-04)The emergence of new infectious diseases and the resurgence of several infections has put the people in Saharan and sub-Saharan Africa to an assiduous risk. This has created the necessity for studies directed towards the ... -
Phytochemical-based evidence of the health benefits of bidens pilosa extracts and cytotoxicity
(Chemistry Africa, 2023-03)Purpose Bidens pilosa L. is traditionally used as a flavouring agent in foods, in the treatment of diseases, in agriculture as a biopesticide and herbicide, and in the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy ... -
Phytoplankton patterns along a series of small man-made reservoirs in Kenya
(Environmental Monitoring and Assessment., 2014-04-10)We studied nine small man-made reservoirs located in different climate regions of Kenya to get an insight into the relationship between phytoplankton community structure and its environment. The investigated ponds form ... -
Plastic waste management - recycle through sculptural innovation: the case for Iganga municipality
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-09)This Study was intended to demonstrate how well solid waste can be turned into usable materials through a process called recycling. The recycled material can then be used as source of income for the workforce involved ... -
Police housing: an instigator of sexual violence against women and girls in Uganda
(Journal of Social Development in Africa, 2020-01)The increasing number of recruits into the Uganda police force has not been matched with proportionate housing facilities. Consequently, police officers (including those with families) have to share houses, some of which ... -
Policy and Procedures for Revocation of Awards
(Kyambogo University(Unpublished work), 2017-01)Quality education is the most influential force for alleviating poverty, improving health and livelihoods, increasing prosperity and shaping more inclusive, sustainable and peaceful societies-UNESCO (2015). In the same ... -
Policy support and research productivity among lecturers in Ugandan public universities: case of Kyambogo University
(Journal of the National Council for Higher Education, 2022-12)In today’s competitive global higher education market, research productivity has become a dominant criterion for determining the university’s effectiveness. Besides, high-quality research benefits individual academics, ...