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Implementing COVID-19 home-based care (HBC) using community health volunteers: Early experiences and lessons learned in Uganda, January - May 2021

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2023
Uganda's initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response strategy was institutional isolation and management of confirmed cases, and physical monitoring for contacts of confirmed cases. However, this strategy was replaced by the home-based care (HBC)
Ben Masiira, Atek Kagirita, Herbert Kazoora, Bernard Lubwama, Emmanuel Kaggwa, Faith Nakiyimba, Issa Makumbi, Winyi Kaboyo, Daniel Albert Cohn, Simon Nyovuura Antara, Henry Mwebesa   +10 more
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Drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period: A systematic review

Journal of Integrative Nursing, 2022
The present study aimed to explore the drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period. A systematic review design was adopted.
Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose Mmusi-Phetoe, Jacklyne Atieno Odhiambo, Bernard Rono, Jane Wamuyu Kabo, Damaris Moraa, Alex Rutto, John Kennedy Moturi, Thomas Ong'ondo Ng'Ambwa, Damaris Ochanda, Sammy Diana Mawia, Mary Kipmerewo, Samuel Oyugi, Stephenie Lydia Ojiambo   +13 more
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Barriers to scaling sustainable land and water management in Uganda: a cross-scale archetype approach

Ecology and Society, 2021
In African small-scale agriculture, sustainable land and water management (SLWM) is key to improving food production while coping with climate change. However, the rate of SLWM adoption remains low, suggesting a gap between generalized SLWM advantages ...
Luigi Piemontese, Rick Nelson. Kamugisha, Joy Margaret Biteete. Tukahirwa, Anna Tengberg, Simona Pedde, Fernando Jaramillo   +5 more
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A trip to Uganda [PDF]

QJM, 2010
We took a trip to Uganda in 2009 in solidarity with the non-profit organization Bhalobasa; during a visit to the village of Luwero, we saw painted on the walls of a school preventive methods for birth control and sexually transmitted infections (Figure 1).
N, Mumoli, G, Carmignani, A, Cipriano, E, Kalanzi   +3 more
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Prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Associated factors among young Women attending Mbarara Municipal Council Health Centre IV

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2021
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding for six months provides the nurturing, nutrients, and energy needed for physical and neurological growth and development. However, nearly 2 out of 3 infants are not exclusively breastfed for the recommended 6 months,
Allion Asiimire
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Gender differences in substance use and associated factors among urban refugees in Uganda

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2023
Background: Alcohol and other substances use related problems among refugees is a global public health concern. Although there is substantial research on the use of alcohol and other substances among the refugees, little is known about gender and other ...
Ronald Bahati, Scholastic Ashaba, Cathy Denise Sigmund, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Herbert Elvis Ainamani   +4 more
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Bio-Economic Perspective to Fuelwood Policy Options in Uganda: A Demand–Supply Nexus

Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2008
This study examines the benefits and costs of selected policy options for increasing fuelwood supplies or decreasing fuelwood demand in Hoima district, Uganda.
Buyinza Mukadasi, Masaba Sowedi
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Governance and Rural Livelihoods: Experiences From Southwestern Uganda [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Governance plays a critical role in shaping rural development outcomes, acting both as an enabler and a constraint to sustainable livelihoods. Although rural development research in Uganda has focused mainly on financial input, less attention has been ...
Betty Claire Mubangizi , Abel Nzabona
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Prevalence and Correlates of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Among Patients with Diabetes in Uganda: A Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study

Global Heart, 2020
Background: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) but often overlooked in clinical practice.
Richard Migisha, David Collins Agaba, Godfrey Katamba, Teddy Kwaga, Raymond Tumwesigye, Silvia Lopez Miranda, Anthony Muyingo, Mark J. Siedner   +7 more
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Underlying causes of Sexual Harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda: Responses from Kyambogo University

South African Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This study used the social exchange theory and sexuality to investigate the underlying causes of sexual harassment in Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda, with responses from Kyambogo University (KyU). Data were collected from internal and external
Kebirungi, H.
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