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Safety, health and environmental impacts of commercial motorcycles in Sub-Saharan African cities
(Routledge, 2023)
In Sub-Saharan Africa, vulnerable road users make up approxi-
mately 50% of all traffic fatalities. Despite the dangers of using
motorcycles for transportation, the usage of motorcycles—and
more recently, motor tricycles—for ...
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 ...
Decolonising social work fieldwork education in Africa
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)
Social work is widely acknowledged as a practice-based profession and the decolonisation of its fieldwork education element would enhance its practical relevance in many global South countries. In recent years, there has ...
Prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) during novel Covid-19 lock-down in Uganda
(The Journal of Adult Protection, 2020)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges related to fighting gender-based
violence (GBV) victims during the lockdown in Uganda and suggest prevention and response to GBV
and domestic violence ...
Shared Latrine Cleaning outcomes from a Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Intervention in Kampala Slums
(Fountain publishers, 2021)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to sanitation also
involve conservation of the environment, improvement in quality of
education, promotion/advancement of gender equality, elimination of
child mortality ...
Psychological well-being of small enterprise employees: a multi-theoretical perspective
(International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2023-06)
Abstract
Purpose – This paper aims to suggest a multi-theoretical explanation using a success story to explain
psychological well-being (PWB) among employees of K.C, a small enterprise found in Uganda, a developing
country ...
A 10-hours workshop improves physical activity prescription for mental illness knowledge and confidence in health care professionals: a nation-wide multicentre study from Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-11)
Purpose
Lack of knowledge about and confidence in physical activity (PA) prescription for people with mental illness are important barriers for clinical practice in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to ...
Correlates of physical activity stages of change in people living with HIV in a Ugandan community
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-05)
Purpose
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. ...
Effects of carbon dioxide emissions on agricultural production indexes in East African community countries: Pooled mean group and fixed effect approaches
(Energy Nexus, 2023)
The ongoing climate change threat brought by the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the atmosphere
has rekindled global activism to address its detrimental effects on agricultural production with the ...
“Here, your only relative is money…” why slum social networks do not facilitate neighborhood community development: insights through a sanitation lens
(BMC Public Health, 2023)
Introduction Though social networks which are deemed vehicles of community development exist in slum areas,
underdevelopment still persists in these areas. We explored the nature and role of social networks in facilitating ...