Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Author "Kwiringira, Japheth"
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Descending the sanitation ladder in urban Uganda: evidence from Kampala slums
Kwiringira, Japheth; Atekyereza, Peter; Niwagaba, Charles; Günther, Isabel (Springer Nature: BMC Public Health volume ., 2014)While the sanitation ladder is useful in analysing progressive improvements in sanitation, studies in Uganda have not indicated the sanitation barriers faced by the urban poor. There are various challenges in shared latrine ... -
Gender variations in access, choice to use and cleaning of shared latrines; experiences from Kampala slums, Uganda
Kwiringira, Japheth; Atekyereza, Peter; Niwagaba, Charles; Günther, Isabel (Springer Link: BMC Public Health., 2014-11-19)Sanitation is one of the most intimate issues that affect women, especially in slums of developing countries. There are few studies that have paid attention to the gender variations in access, choice to use and cleaning ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on physical activity within the Ugandan mental health care system
Mugisha, James; De Hert, Marc; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Kwiringira, Japheth; Kinyanda, Eugene; Byansi, William; Winkel, Ruudvan; Myin-Germeys, Inez; Stubbs, Brendon; Vancampfort, Davy (Elsevier: Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2019-03)Mental health care systems in Africa are faced with a high burden of mental disorders. There is need to explore evidence-based, scalable interventions to compliment the “traditional” health care system. Physical activity ... -
‘If they beat you and your children have eaten, that is fine…’ intersections of poverty, livelihoods and violence against women and girls in the Karamoja Region, Uganda
Rujumba, Joseph; Kwiringira, Japheth (The Palgrave Handbook of Intersectionality in Public Policy, 2019-02-02)Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a common occurrence, but the daily struggles to meet survival needs take precedence over rights, entitlements and freedoms. As such, violence against women and girls thrives on ... -
Interface of culture, insecurity and HIV and AIDS: lessons from displaced communities in Pader district, northern Uganda
Rujumba, Joseph; Kwiringira, Japheth (Springer Nature: Conflict and Health., 2010-11-22)Northern Uganda unlike other rural regions has registered high HIV prevalence rates comparable to those of urbanized Kampala and the central region. This could be due to the linkages of culture, insecurity and HIV. We ... -
Seasonal variations and shared latrine cleaning practices in the slums of Kampala city, Uganda
Kwiringira, Japheth; Atekyereza, Peter; Niwagaba, Charles; Kabumbuli, Robert; Rwabukwali, Charles; Kulabako, Robinah; Günther, Isabel (Springer Link: BMC Public Health., 2016-04-27)The effect of seasons on health outcomes is a reflection on the status of public health and the state of development in a given society. Evidence shows that in Sub-Saharan Africa, most infectious diseases flourish during ... -
Understanding implementation barriers in the national scale-up of differentiated ART delivery in Uganda
Zakumumpa, Henry; Rujumba, Joseph; Kwiringira, Japheth; Katureebe, Cordelia; Spicer, Neil (Springer nature: BMC Health Services Research., 2020-03-17)Although Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) for anti-retroviral therapy (ART) has been rolled-out nationally in several countries since World Health Organization (WHO)‘s landmark 2016 guidelines, there is little research ... -
Understanding the persistence of vertical (stand-alone) HIV clinics in the health system in Uganda: a qualitative synthesis of patient and provider perspectives
Zakumumpa, Henry; Rujumba, Joseph; Kwiringira, Japheth; Kiplagat, Jepchirchir; Namulema, Edith; Muganzi, Alex (Springer nature: BMC Health Services Research., 2018-09-05)Although there is mounting evidence and policy guidance urging the integration of HIV services into general health systems in countries with a high HIV burden, vertical (stand-alone) HIV clinics are still common in Uganda. ...