Faculty of Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Technology Usage, Face to Face Communication and Romantic Partner Relationships A Case of the Uganda National Police Force
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2019-11)The study was a correlational quantitative analysis of the relationship between technology usage, face to face communication and romantic partner relationships, using a case of the Uganda police force. The study was ... -
Microbiological analysis of domestic water sources in Banda slum of Kampala, Uganda
(Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2021)There is scarcity of information about the safety of water in Banda slum of Kampala, Uganda and yet reports indicate outbreaks of infectious diseases such as typhoid fever and cholera. The aim of this study was to determine ... -
Socioeconomic and demographic factors influencing feeding practices, morbidity status, and dietary intakes of children aged 7–24 months in rural Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Group: Ecology of food and nutrition, 2016-11)The objective of this study was to analyze the nutritional and morbidity patterns of children aged 7–24 months in relationship to household socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. Structured questionnaires and ... -
Performance of nutritionally optimized millet porridges as complementary food for children from low socio-economic status households in Bujenje county, western Uganda
(Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Science, 2018-01)Lack of proper complimentary foods continues to be a problem in many parts of the world, especially among low socio-economic status households. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of optimised ... -
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 ... -
Interrogating police work spillover and intimate partner violence: experiences of female civilian survivors in Uganda
(Journal of Gender Studies, 2023)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 ... -
Allocative inefficiency of general hospitals in poor countries: a case study of Uganda
(East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021-06)The increasing costs of healthcare arising largely from the growing population and emergence of non-communicable diseases have exerted pressure on healthcare budgets in poor countries. With a funding gap of 7% to realize ... -
A collaborative agenda for health and well-being in Uganda : Medical social workers working with a community church
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)According to the National Association of Social Workers (2017), the primary mission of the social work profession is to promote human well-being through adequate satisfaction of human needs, especially the needs of 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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...