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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 ...
Associations between mild depression and anxiety and physical inactivity among school-going Ugandan adolescents aged 14 to 17 years
(Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 2024-04)
Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between physical activity levels and emotional and behavioural problems in school-going adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in Uganda.
Methods: ...
Institutional isomorphism, self-organisation and the adoption of management controls
(EDITURA ASE : Accounting and Management Information Systems, 2021-02-20)
Research Question: The purpose of this study is to examine whether self-organisation mediates the relationship between institutional isomorphism and the adoption of management controls. Motivation: Research on institutions ...
Coping with Intimate Partner Violence: Experiences of Male Victims Reporting at Katwe Police Station, Rubaga Municipality in Kampala District
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-09)
This study sought to gain insight into the experiences of Male Intimate Partner Violence and how they cope. It was, specifically, limited to exploring the physical, psychological, and sexual violence male victims experience; ...
The lay meaning (s) and understanding of depression among the middle-aged and elderly patients at Butabika Hospital. Implication for formal mental healthcare utilisation in Uganda
(Social Work in Mental Health, 2024-02-26)
This article explores the lay meaning(s) and understanding of depression among middle-aged and elderly patients in Uganda and its impact on treatment seeking. Through an interpretive phenomenological approach, data was ...
The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues
(Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 2024-05-13)
Motorcycle taxis in Sub-Saharan Africa are an essential compo-
nent of the urban transport mix, providing vital services - such as
access to markets, education and health facilities - to citty dwell-
ers across the ...
Efficacy of an 8-hour education intervention on dementia knowledge, attitude and skills in healthcare professionals in regional hospitals: a nation-wide study from Uganda
(Pan African Medical Journal, 2023-04-11)
Introduction: dementia imposes an enormous
burden, mainly in low-income countries (LICs). Due
to lack of well-trained healthcare professionals,
70-90% of people with dementia do not receive
adequate care in LICs. The ...
Towards entrapment: an escalating reality for children and adolescents living with HIV/Aids in Uganda
(Towards Evidence Generation and Policy Development, 2022)
In 2004, UNAIDS, UNICEF, and USAID collaborated and authored an influential
report titled Children in the Brink (UNICEF, 2004). This report is used to set the
context of this book chapter. The publication did not only ...
Levels, economic savings and determinants of technical efficiency in public health centre III facilities in south western Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-08)
Basic to human welfare is good health and it is fundamental for socioeconomic development of any economy. Faced with resource constraints especially in the health sector, technical efficiency among the healthcare agents ...
Savings-economic growth nexus in east African community
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2023-08)
The study investigated the saving-economic growth nexus in East African Community (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) for the period 1990-2019 using time series panel secondary data extracted from World Development Indicator ...