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Performance management practices, employee attitudes and managed performance
(International Journal of Educational Management : Emerald., 2010-08-17)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the relationship between performance management practices, employee attitudes and managed performance. Design/methodology/approach – Using a disproportionate stratified ... -
Performance management practices, information and communication technology (ICT) adoption and managed performance
(Quality Assurance in Education, 2010-04-27)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the need for managers of public universities to pay attention to performance management practices and information communication technology (ICT) adoption in order to ... -
Performance of nutritionally optimized millet porridges as complementary food for children from low socio-economic status households in Bujenje county, western Uganda
(Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Science, 2018-01)Lack of proper complimentary foods continues to be a problem in many parts of the world, especially among low socio-economic status households. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of optimised ... -
Physical activity and anxiety: a perspective from the World Health Survey
(Elsevier: Journal of Affective Disorders ., 2017-01-15)Despite the known benefits of physical activity (PA) among people with anxiety, little is known about PA levels in people with anxiety at the population level. This study explored the global prevalence of anxiety and its ... -
Physical activity and depression: a large cross-sectional, population-based study across 36 low- and middle-income countries
(Wiley Online Library: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 2016-10-05)Physical activity (PA) is good for health, yet several small-scale studies have suggested that depression is associated with low PA. A paucity of nationally representative studies investigating this relationship exists, ... -
Physical activity and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of correlates and levels
(AJOL: African Health Sciences., 2018)Self-management strategies such as physical activity (PA) can address disability and optimize mental, physical, social and economic outcomes for persons living with HIV (PLWH). Understanding factors that influence PA ... -
Physical activity and suicidal ideation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier: Journal of Affective Disorders, 2018-01-01)A potential approach to suicide prevention that has not been closely examined, but which holds promise in terms of widespread dissemination without major side-effects, is physical activity (PA). This systematic review and ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Prevalence of behavioral disorders and attention deficit/hyperactive disorder among school going children in Southwestern Uganda
(Springer Nature: BMC Psychiatry volume, 2019-04-03)Disruptive Behavioral Disorders (DBDs) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are chronic, impairing, and costly child and adolescent mental health challenges which, when untreated, can result in disruptions ...