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The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial
(Public health nutrition, 2021-03)Objective: To assess the association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda and to establish other factors that could be associated with development among these ... -
The association of urine markers of iodine intake with development and growth among children in rural Uganda: a secondary analysis of a randomised education trial
(Public health nutrition, 2020-07)Objective: We examined associations of urine iodide excretion, proxy for iodine intake, with child development and growth. Design: This is a secondary analysis of a 1:1 cluster-randomised trial with a 6-month ... -
Automated wearable cameras for improving recall of diet and time use in Uganda: a cross-sectional feasibility study
(Nutrition journal, 2023-01)Background Traditional recall approaches of data collection for assessing dietary intake and time use are prone to recall bias. Studies in high- and middle-income countries show that automated wearable cameras are a ... -
A comparative study on the role of microcredit on agricultural production improvement among resource-poor rural women.
(2023-03)The objective of the study was to compare agricultural investment and agricultural production of rural agrarian women in Uganda that had received microcredit to those that had not. A quasi-experimental was used to assess ... -
Determinants and variation of total body fat percentage, abdominal fat and waist circumference within and across semesters: a cohort study of Kyambogo University students
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-11)University students may end up having a high rate of fat accumulation due to a sedentary lifestyle, a decrease in physical activity, and unhealthy dietary habits. This contributes to the rising prevalence of obesity which ... -
Differential COVID-19 vaccination uptake and associated factors among the slum and estate communities in Uganda: a cross-sectional population-based survey
(MDPI, 2023)Vaccination against COVID-19 remains one of the ultimate solutions to the ongoing pandemic. This study examined and compared the completion of primary COVID-19 vaccination series and associated factors in the slum and ... -
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)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 ... -
Factors associated with nutritional status of women 18-59 years in Mukono municipality, Uganda
(Kyambogo University, 2019-11)Recent findings indicate an increase in obesity and persistent underweight among women in Uganda. Obesity, overweight and underweight have been associated with diet and physical activity. It is however not clear which socio ... -
Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among women in Mukono Central Division in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Women's Health, 2023)Abstract Background There is a steadily increasing trend in obesity globally and in Sub-Saharan Africa that disproportionately affects women in most places. This is not different in Uganda, where the Uganda Demographic ...