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Test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and correlates of the two-minute walk test in outpatients with alcohol use disorder
(Elsevier, 2021-02)
We investigated the test-retest reliability of the 2-min walk test (2MWT) and its concurrent validity with the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in Ugandan outpatients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). We also explored practice effects, ...
The efficacy of meditation-based mind-body interventions for mental disorders: a meta-review of 17 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
(Elsevier: Journal of Psychiatric Research., 2021-02)
There is increasing interest in the potential efficacy of meditation-based mind-body interventions (MBIs) within mental health care. We conducted a systematic metareview of the published randomized control trial (RCT) ...
Has the low level of economic growth spurred informal sector activities in Uganda? An empirical analysis
(African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2021-09)
Purpose – In this paper, the authors examine how economic growth shapes the shadow economy in the long
and short run.
Design/methodology/approach – Using annual time series data from Uganda, drawn from various data
sources, ...
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 ...
Does corruption contribute to the rise of the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021)
This paper investigates whether corruption has contributed to the rise
of the shadow economy in Uganda. Using autoregressive distributed lag bounds
testing approach and granger causality econometric methods we find a ...
The portrait of Uganda’s informal sector: What main obstacles do the sector face?
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2020-10)
In this paper, using primary data collected from business owners, we
examine the nature and obstacles in the informal sector of Uganda. We find that
education level matters in the selection of enterprises. The bulk of ...
Relational agency and relational people management: evidence from Uganda’s micro and small enterprises
(Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022-08)
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate whether relational agency fosters relational people management
using evidence from micro and small enterprises in Uganda, an African developing country. Specifically, the
paper ...
Does income inequality increase the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda
(Development Studies Research, 2021)
This paper applies the autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing method to investigate the
long- and short-run relationship between the size of the shadow economy and income
inequality in Uganda. The findings reveal ...
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, ...