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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 ... -
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-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(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2022-09)This Study was intended to demonstrate how well solid waste can be turned into usable materials through a process called recycling.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, ... -
The political economy of globalization and employment returns to youth in Uganda
(Springer International Publishing, 2020-06)The political economy of globalization, with its main features such as market-driven technology, trade, and capital flows, continues to alter the structure of labour markets in developing countries, adversely affecting ... -
Politics of natural resource management and accountable systems in the delivery of water services in Uganda
(AJOL: Africa Development., 2017-12-12)The political behaviour of public institutions exhibited in the management of critical natural resources influences the nature of service delivery. In particular, the character of such public organizations as regulators ... -
Polygamy as a dominant pattern of sexual pairing among the Acholi of Uganda
(Springer Link: Sexuality and Culture., 2019-09-30)Polygamy has of recent been a focus of attention of scholars, traditionalists, human rights activists and feminists. Whereas human rights activists and feminists regard polygamy as oppressive, discriminative and barbaric, ... -
Popular music and social cohesion in Bidibidi refugee settlement in West Nile, Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2021-04)This dissertation examines how popular music has contributed to the peaceful co-existence between South Sudanese refugees and host communities in Bidibidi Settlement (Yumbe District), West-Nile, Uganda. Besides, the study ... -
The portrait of Uganda’s informal sector: What main obstacles do the sector face?
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2020-10)In this paper, using primary data collected from business owners, we examine the nature and obstacles in the informal sector of Uganda. We find that education level matters in the selection of enterprises. The bulk of ... -
Positive deviance, ecologies of innovation and entrepreneurial networking
(World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2019-09-20)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of ecologies of innovation in the relationship between positive deviance (PD) and entrepreneurial networking among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in ... -
Positive psychology : The Case of Uganda
(Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2008)The application of positive psychology concepts in professional psychology in Uganda is in its infancy. Both undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes in Ugandan universities have very limited emphasis on positive ... -
The potential for citizen science to improve the reach of sanitary inspections
(MDPI- Resources, 2020-10)To achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking-water quality and sanitation for all, and 10, to reduce inequality within and among countries, additional ... -
The potential of ensiled browse/maize forage mixtures of calljandra, gljricidia and leucaena for dairy cattle feeding
(Kyambogo University [ Unpublished work], 2005-03)The potential of ensiled browse/maize fodder mixtures of Callianc/ra calothyrsus, Gliricidia sepium or Leucaena leucocephala for dairy cattle feeding was assessed in five experiments. Experiment 1 examined the fermentation ... -
The potential of experiential learning and skills training of agricultural students: a case of Bukalasa agricultural college
(Kyambogo University (un published work), 2013-09)The study was carried out to investigate the potential of experiential learning approaches in the training of agricultural students at Bukalasa Agricultural College (BAC). It was guided by four objectives: to investigate ... -
Potential of moisture conservation practices to improve soil properties and nutrient status of Robusta coffee plant
(Agronomy, 2023-04)Soil moisture conservation practices (SMCPs) have been adopted in Uganda to adapt to the effects of climate variability. However, limited information exists on how conservation measures influence the physico-chemical ...