Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 24
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 ...
Parental involvement, parent socioeconomic status, and primary school children’s literacy achievement: a case of Mbale district in Uganda
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2022-09)
The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between parental
involvement, parent socioeconomic status, and primary school children’s literacy
achievement. The objectives of this study included; to assess ...
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 ...
Towards developing ethical capacities in social work practice in Africa: Case study and critical commentary from Uganda
(Sage Journals, 2022-11)
This article engages with a case study situated in a public social service system in Uganda, Africa. Through case analysis, I highlight the complexities related to professional ethics in social work practice in Africa and ...
Sociocultural aspects of health promotion in palliative care in Uganda
(Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research., 2021)
Despite its vital importance, health promotion
has not occupied its due place in public
health in Uganda. The country is engulfed into
a rising wave of both communicable and non-communicable
conditions. This rising ...
Understanding Uganda’s early adoption of novel differentiated HIV treatment services: a qualitative exploration of drivers of policy uptake
(BMC Health Services Research, 2023)
Background
Although differentiated service delivery (DSD) for HIV treatment was endorsed by the WHO in its
landmark 2016 guidelines to lessen patients’ need to frequently visit clinics and hence to reduce unnecessary ...
Nature, causes and development implications of ecological injustice in Uganda
(East African journal of education and social sciences, 2022-03)
Uganda is one of the developing countries in the world that experience ecological injustice emanating from unsustainable use of natural resources. This study attempted to reveal the nature, causes and implications of ...
The shadow economy and education in Uganda: Is there a long-run relationship?
(International Social Science Journal., 2023)
Using time series data from Uganda covering the period from 1991 to 2017, this paper applies auto regressive distributed lag bounds testing approach to examine the long- and short-run relationship between education and the ...
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, ...
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 ...