Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Subject "Uganda"
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Adaptation and strategic retirement of secondary school teachers
(Public Organization Review, 2021-06-21)This study explains strategic retirement amongst Uganda’s secondary school teachers using work adjustment and development theories. Data relating to psychological adaptation and socio cultural adaptation were attained using ... -
Assessing wind energy development in Uganda: opportunities and challenges
(Wind Engineering : Sage Journals, 2021-01-01)In this paper, we utilize a systematic review to assess opportunities and challenges in wind energy development in Uganda. Apart from being an environmentally friendly and renewable energy resource, development of wind ... -
Children’s conceptions of peace in two Ugandan primary schools: insights for peace curriculum
(Research in Comparative and International Education : Sage Journals, 2017-03-28)Oppenheimer urged communities all over the world to study how children come to understand peace, conflict, and war. Set in various countries, their review of studies, as well as more recent examinations reveal trends in ... -
Correlates of physical activity stages of change in people living with HIV in a Ugandan community
(Taylor& Francis Online: Disability and Rehabilitation., 2020-05-29)The transtheoretical model (TTM) of behavioral change posits that individuals move through five stages of change when adopting new behaviors: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. The aim ... -
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 ... -
Directions in constructing a body of knowledge in eco-social work education and practice in Uganda: Actions, channels, and implications
(African Journal of Social Work, 2023)In recent times, Uganda has witnessed human suffering resulting from the occurrence of environmental disasters thereby placing social work professionals, particularly those in civic organizations at the forefront of ... -
Domestic violence and development implications in Budaka District
(ProQuest, 2022)Budaka is one of the 146 districts in Uganda experiencing domestic violence (DV) with 5016 cases, recorded in 2020. This was a significant number with obvious development repercussions despite relevant regulations, ... -
The effects of gross domestic product and energy consumption on carbon dioxide Emission in Uganda (1986-2018)
(International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2022-01)This study examines the effects of energy consumption and per capita gross domestic product on carbon dioxide emission which is a precursor for global warming due to its large scale impact on the environment. The effect ... -
Engineering lecturers' competencies and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) at Kyambogo University
(Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007-11-06)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish the relevant competencies possessed by engineering lecturers and the relationship between those competencies and the exhibited organisational citizenship behaviours ... -
Evaluation of the effects of vocational choice and practical training on students’ employability
(Journal of European Industrial Training, 2007-07-31)Purpose – The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the need for Kyambogo to pay special attention to students’ vocational choices, university based training and employability. Design/methodology/approach – The sample ... -
The experience of mental health service users in health system strengthening: lessons from Uganda
(Springer Nature: International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019-09-06)Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are a public health burden in Uganda. Mental health service user involvement could be an important strategy for advocacy and improving service delivery, particularly ... -
The experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda: a qualitative study
(Springer Nature: Globalization and Health, 2017-09-12)Home-based care for HIV patients is popular in contexts severely affected by the epidemic and exacts a heavy toll on caregivers. This study aimed at understanding the experiences of caregivers and their survival ... -
Factors influencing farmer choices of use of shade trees in coffee fields around Mount Elgon, Eastern Uganda
(Small-scale Forestry : Springer, 2022-07-18)The debate on integration of shade trees on farmers’ fields is lately becoming more pronounced due to the increasing land fragmentation, particularly in the highlands where the number of trees on farm is reducing drastically. ... -
Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: “psychological immunodeficiency”? A qualitative study
(Springer Nature: BMC Psychology, 2017)This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural Uganda: ‘Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (CHAKA)’. Method The ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a rural district in central, Uganda
(Springer Link: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2020-06-03)Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children ... -
Informational differences and entrepreneurial networking among small and medium enterprises in Uganda
(Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2021-10-25)Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) establish formal and informal relations to access required resources for business competitiveness in Uganda. The major challenge of acquiring the required resources is attributed to ... -
Institutions as images of political authority and power hierarchies: understanding land tenure dynamics of state-making in Zimbabwe and Uganda
(Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 2024-01)The intricate link between political power and land rights is a historical axiom and Zimbabwe and Uganda present two conflicting yet analogous situations of what happens in agrarian societies, where socio-economic life is ... -
Interface of culture, insecurity and HIV and AIDS: lessons from displaced communities in Pader district, northern Uganda
(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 ... -
Interrogating police work spillover and intimate partner violence: experiences of female civilian survivors in Uganda
(Journal of Gender Studies, 2023)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a symptom of gender inequality. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5), announced the call to achieve gender equality, and to have more vigorous efforts, including legal ... -
Interrogating police work spillover and intimate partner violence: experiences of female civilian survivors in Uganda
(2022-01-02)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a symptom of gender inequality. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5), announced the call to achieve gender equality, and to have more vigorous efforts, including legal ...