Browsing by Subject "COVID-19"
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COVID-19 and the Motorcycle Taxi Sector in Sub-Saharan African Cities: A Key Stakeholders’ Perspective
(Transportation Research Record, 2022-11-28)This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the urban motorcycle taxi (MCT) sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). MCToperators in SSA provide essential transport services and have shown ingenuity and an ... -
COVID-19 as a Barrier to Access for Learning by Persons With Disabilities in Higher Education: A Case of Kyambogo University, Uganda
(IGI Global, 2023)The outbreak of COVID-19 had negative effects on the education of persons with disabilities (PwDs). This chapter is based on qualitative data from document and literature review and discusses the barriers faced by PwDs as ... -
COVID-19 pandemic and the Urban poor: the relevancy of Uganda’s social protection measures
(The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development, 2022-01-01)Globally, governments are faced with the double challenge of controlling the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring the social and economic survival of their citizens. The urban poor are uniquely affected by the impact of the ... -
Differential practice and associated factors of COVID-19 personal preventive measures among the slum and estate communities of Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional survey
(Journal of Global Health, 2023-09)Background Compliance with personal preventive measures (PPMs) remains essential in the prevention and control of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and future infectious disease outbreaks. This study ... -
Effect of Covid-19 on Female-Headed Farming Household Food Security in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, South Sudan
(East African nature & science organization, 2024-05)At the beginning of 2020, global food security was interrupted by the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions to contain it. In South Sudan, women were among the most vulnerable ...