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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...