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    Malnutrition and associated risk factors among children 6–59 months old in the landslide-prone Bududa District, Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
    (Current Developments in Nutrition : American Society for Nutrition, 2022-01-18) Nahalomo, Aziiza; Iversen, Per Ole; Andreassen, Bård Anders; Kaaya, Archileo Natigo; Rukooko, Archangel Byaruhanga; Tushabe, Gerald; Nateme, Nancy Catherine; Rukundo, Peter Milton
    Background The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2.2 calls for an end to all forms of malnutrition. This might be derailed due to persistent landslide disasters in low-income countries like Uganda. Objectives The prevalence of malnutrition and the impact of seasonal variations and associated factors were assessed among children aged 6–59 mo in the landslide-affected households in Bududa District, eastern Uganda. Methods A prospective cohort study using a 2-stage simple random technique was applied to select 422 households including 392 children during May–August (food-plenty season) 2019. After 6 mo, in January–March (food-poor season) 2020, 388 households and 366 children were assessed. Socioeconomic and demographic data were collected using structured questionnaires. Child malnutrition outcomes were defined according to WHO criteria. Factors associated with malnutrition outcomes were identified by bivariate and multivariate logistic regression.
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    Retrogressive or misplaced priorities? An assessment of public expenditure for food security and disaster risk reduction in Uganda
    (International Journal of Disaster Risk Management, 2025-06-16) Tushabe, Gerald; Rukundo, Peter Milton; Kaaya, Archileo Natigo; Nahalomo, Aziiza; Nateme, Nancy Catherine; Iversen, Per Ole; Andreassen, Bard Anders; Rukooko, Archangel Byaruhanga
    The article argues that a rights-based approach to public investment and expenditure in agriculture and disaster risk management is a viable pathway for Uganda to realise the right to adequate food and sustainable development in line with the government’s national and international human rights commitments. This study employed a qualitative research paradigm to examine both primary and secondary data on public investment and expenditure in food security and disaster risk reduction in Uganda. Fifty-six key informant interviews were conducted with purposively selected officials at national and Local Government levels. Data and insights obtained were analysed using thematic and rights-based budget analyses. There is minimal application of rights-based approach principles in the budgeting for food security or disaster risk reduction in Uganda. Public expenditure in the agriculture sector and disaster risk management is inadequate to meet the increasing disasters in the country or to effectively protect the right to adequate food of vulnerable communities in disaster-prone regions. As a State Party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and a signatory to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Uganda is obligated to protect and fulfil the right to adequate food for vulnerable communities in the event of disasters. This will require increased public and private investment in the agriculture sector and strengthening the disaster risk financing mechanisms at both national and Local Government levels.