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Gender imbalances in science disciplines at Kyambogo university of uganda and development implications
(Journal of Science & Sustainable Development, 2022-03-18)
Kyambogo University (KyU) is one of Uganda’s nine public universities. Like any other University, KyU is experiencing gender imbalance in science disciplines. This comes with glaring development implications in a country ...
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, ...
Institutionalized democracy and the shadow economy in the short- and long-run: empirical analysis from Uganda
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022)
This paper investigates the relationship between institutionalized democracy and the shadow
economy in both the long- and short-run. Using time series data from Uganda that cover the
period from 1991 to 2015, this paper ...
Social needs framework : an alternative framework to analyzing and addressing social problems
(SpringerLink, 2022-10)
Every community has its own social problems. These may be common across communities but may be experienced in unique ways. Indeed, social work as a profession focuses on addressing social problems. Drawing on concepts used ...
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 ...
Theorizing relational people management in micro enterprises: a multi-theoretical perspective
(Journal of Work-Applied Management, 2022-05-11)
This paper offers a theoretical explanation to a positive story of a micro enterprise found in Uganda, an African developing country that has successfully managed workplace relationships, its survival and good performance. ...
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 ...
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. ...
Broadening the scope of social support, coping skills and resilience among caretakers of children with disabilities in Uganda: a sequential explanatory mixed‑methods study
(BMC Public Health, 2022)
Background:
Most caretakers of children with disabilities (CWDs) have adverse health outcomes. Approximately 31%
of the caretakers have clinical depression in the world. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 42% of them face severe ...
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 ...