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Socio-economic factors associated with mental health disorders in Fort Portal, western Uganda

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Mental health disorders, which are interlinked with social issues such as poverty and stigma, present a significant burden in Uganda. Aim: This article explores perceptions about and experiences of mental health disorders in western Uganda ...
Charlotte Hawkins, John M. Bwanika, Martin Ibanda   +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Uganda [PDF]

Oryx, 1952
With the reduction in poaching the game in the reserve is much less wild than it used to be, and visitors to the Murchison Falls are seeing more of it than previously. The animals seen on the Nile boat trip, however, give a completely false idea of the numbers of the various species that are actually present in the reserve.
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Bryophytes of Uganda : 6., new and additional records, 3. [PDF]

, 2003
12 hepatics and 32 mosses are reported new to Uganda, 1 moss being also new to Africa, and 1 liverwort new to mainland Africa. Ectropothecium plumigerum (Broth.) Hedenäs is a new combination (basionym: Isopterygium plumigerum Broth.) with a new synonym ...
Bates, J.E., Bruggeman-Nannega, Maria A., Ellis, Len, Frahm, Jan-Peter, Hedenäs, L., Matcham, H. W., O’Shea, Brian J., Porley, Ron D., Vána, Jiri, Watling, M.C., Wigginton, Martin J.   +10 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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An exploratory study of the views of Ugandan women and health practitioners on the use of sonography to establish fetal sex

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Ultrasound is now part of routine care for pregnant women in Uganda, and is one of a range of techniques used in screening during pregnancy.
Mubuuke Aloysius Gonzaga
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Health supply chain system in Uganda: assessment of status and of performance of health facilities

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022
Background Health supply chain systems are essential for effective and efficient healthcare system by ensuring availability of quality essential medicines and health supplies.
Eric Lugada, Irene Ochola, Anthony Kirunda, Moses Sembatya, Sheila Mwebaze, Martin Olowo, Denis Okidi Ladwar, Henry Komakech   +7 more
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Diversifying agriculture in post-conflict areas: 7 things we can change [PDF]

, 2020
Agricultural biodiversity is central to current and future food and nutrition and security needs in Uganda. Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, such as Teso and Acholi sub regions, which faced up to two decades of conflict, this diversity is ...
Baganizi, Mary, Dolan, Ian, Ekesa, Beatrice   +2 more
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ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
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Prognostic Factors for Survival of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Patients in Uganda

Cancer Management and Research, 2022
Richard Wismayer,1– 3 Julius Kiwanuka,4 Henry Wabinga,3 Michael Odida3,5 1Department of Surgery, Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Uganda; 2Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Habib Medical School, IUIU University, Kampala, Uganda;
Wismayer R, Kiwanuka J, Wabinga H, Odida M   +3 more
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