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Corporate governance, internal audit function and accountability in statutory corporations

Cogent Business & Management, 2018
The purpose of this study was to establish the contribution of corporate governance and internal audit function on accountability in statutory corporations. This study is cross sectional and correlational.
Zainabu Tumwebaze, Veronica Mukyala, Bob Ssekiziyivu, Caroline Bonareri Tirisa, Ashim Tumwebonire   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the Distribution and Challenges of Long-Distance Travel for Patients With Breast Cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute

JCO Global Oncology
PURPOSEBreast cancer is a major public health concern in Uganda, with limited research on its spatial distribution. With the increasing burden of breast cancer in Uganda, ensuring equitable access to care is crucial.
Naghib Bogere, Bridget Sharon Angucia, Eva Kababiito Nangobi, Joanne Kayaga, Margaret Okello Nyeko, Margaret Nanteza Okello, Edinus Mable Namusoke, Joanita Kuratex Mirembe, Immaculate Mbarusha, Ezra Anecho, Benjamin Mwesige, Nixon Niyonzima, Victoria Abaliwano Walusansa   +12 more
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Nodding syndrome (NS) and Onchocerca Volvulus (OV) in Northern Uganda

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Nodding Syndrome (NS) is a childhood neurological disorder characterized by atonic seizures, cognitive decline, school dropout, muscle weakness, thermal dysfunction, wasting and stunted growth.
David Kitara Lagoro, Denis Anywar Arony
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From “tribes” to “regions”. Ethnicity and musical identity in western Uganda

Perifèria: Revista de Recerca i Formació en Antropologia, 2015
This article looks at how the paradigm of ethnicity in Uganda has influenced the conception and perception of cultural identity, and specifically of music identity.
Linda Cimardi
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Uganda: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

International Journal of General Medicine, 2022
Allen Kabagenyi,1 Ronald Wasswa,2 Betty K Nannyonga,3 Evelyne B Nyachwo,4 Atek Kagirita,5 Juliet Nabirye,4 Leonard Atuhaire,6 Peter Waiswa4 1Department of Population Studies, School of Statistics & Planning, College of Business and Management Sciences ...
Kabagenyi A, Wasswa R, Nannyonga BK, Nyachwo EB, Kagirita A, Nabirye J, Atuhaire L, Waiswa P   +7 more
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Predictors of Compliance to Biomedical Waste Segregation among Workers in Health Facilities in Jinja District, Uganda

Pan-African Journal of Health and Environmental Science, 2022
Background: Compliance with biomedical waste segregation among healthcare workers, particularly in developing economies, is a major challenge. One of the main issues is establishing the predictors of compliance as a step toward addressing this challenge. 
David Mutekanga, Christopher Ddamulira, Nathan Bagagire, Frederick Ndoboli, Paul Katamba   +4 more
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Containing the threat - don't forget Ebola [PDF]

, 2004
In 2000, Uganda experienced the largest outbreak of Ebola fever ever described.
Geisbert, Jonathan Cohen, Lamunu
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Outcome at two weeks in patients with Traumatic brain injury following road traffic accidents in an urban tertiary hospital in Uganda

Cogent Medicine, 2017
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major global public health problem and are now a recognized neglected pandemic. Head injuries cause immediate death in 25% of acute trauma. We conducted this study to determine the immediate outcomes in adult with head
Geoffrey Erem, Samuel Bugeza, Elsie Kiguli Malwadde   +2 more
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Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among adolescents and young people living in fishing populations along Lake Victoria Fishing Communities in Uganda

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Fishing communities in Uganda are key populations for HIV, with persistently higher prevalence and incidence than the general population.
Gertrude Nanyonjo, Gershim Asiki, Ali Ssetaala, Teddy Nakaweesa, Mathias Wambuzi, Annet Nanvubya, Juliet Mpendo, Brenda Okech, Paul Kato Kitandwe, Leslie Nielsen, Annet Nalutaaya, Sabrina Welsh, Bernard Ssentalo Bagaya, Kundai Chinyenze, Pat Fast, Matt Price, Noah Kiwanuka   +16 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).
Alessandro Cipriano, Gabriele Carmignani, E. Kalanzi, Nicola Mumoli   +3 more
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