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Cultural beliefs and practices on perinatal death: a qualitative study among the Lango community in Northern Uganda
(Springer Link, 2023-04-03)Perinatal death has profound psychosocial efects on women and their families. Sociocultural contexts infuence the burden, rituals and bereaved’s support. Little is known about cultural beliefs and practices related ... -
Culture and pandemic control at cross-roads: navigating the burial guidelines for COVID-19- related deaths in a Ghanaian setting
(BMC - Springer Nature, 2023-05)Background- Despite the large volume of scientific evidence on the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated high morbidity and mortality, little is known about the sociocultural disruptions which ensued. ... -
Culture, Resources and the Gun in the Violent-Conflict Expression:
(Universidad Para la Paz, 2018)Pastoral communities of Karamoja sub-region (in north eastern Uganda) have for long been projected as intrinsically and senselessly violent. Narratives about the nature, causes and motivation of violent conflicts in this ... -
Current State of Palliative Care in Uganda
(Springer Nature, 2020-10-30)The need for palliative care in Uganda has exponentially increased due to the ageing population, the increased number of non-communicable diseases and the high prevalence of HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). ... -
Data for the boss: evidence of non-use of Health Management Information System (HMIS) data in Bufumbira East health sub-district, Kisoro district
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2007-04)A goal of the health management information system (HMIS) is to provide reliable, comprehensive information about the health system to health managers, to enable them take decisions that will improve the services provided ... -
Decentralization and Efficient Service Delivery in Local Governments
(2011)This collective volume on decentralization and service delivery in local governments, notably in Uganda, is the outcome of a conference organized in Kampala in 2009 by Uganda Martyrs University and University of Groningen. ... -
Defining Equity in Health
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-12)For purposes of measurement and operationalisation, equity in health is the absence of systematic disparities in health (or in the major social determinants of health) between groups with different levels of underlying ... -
Deliberations on Conservation of Built Heritage: Paying Homage to a Historical Past Through Architectural Education, Learning and Research.
(WIT Press, 2021)Memorialization of Africa’s architectural past continues to fade in time by way of exposure to the cruelty of natural or man-made forces, iconic buildings from as recent as the 1960s are torn down with little consideration ... -
Delivering Health Care to IDPs: Experiences and Challenges in Katakwi District
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2004-08)There are two broad categories of IDPs in Katakwi district by cause; those displaced by the Karamojong rustlers and those displaced by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) incursion. Sporadic Karamajong raids started over 50 ... -
Democracy and rural development in post-apartheid South Africa
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)The research addresses the contentious link between democracy and sustainable rural economic development in post-apartheid South Africa. Historically, in 1994, the democratic state in South Africa inherited a legacy of ... -
A democratic political order after violence:
(East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights, 2015)This article delves into the predicaments of elections after violent armed conflicts as a means to rebuild broken political structures and restore a democratic political order. The article acknowledges that elections are ... -
Demystifying fired clay brick: Comparative analysis of different materials for walls, with fired clay brick:
(PLEA, 2016)Low-income tropical housing in Uganda today is a complex issue that extends beyond the physical dwelling and encapsulates psychological notions, i.e. human ideals, needs, wants, aspirations, and economic ability. Rural ... -
Depenining democracy in local governments : factors affecting the district civil society network in strengthenig civic participation in Luwero-Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012-04)The study sought to examine the factors affecting District Civil Society Networks (DCSNs) in facilitating citizens’ participation and engagement to deepen local democracy in Luweero District. The study intended to establish ... -
A Description of Congenital Anomalies Among Infants in Entebbe, Uganda
(Wiley-Liss, Inc., 2011)Background: Data on congenital anomalies from developing countries of the sub-Saharan region are scarce. However, it is important to have comprehensive and reliable data on the description and prevalence of congenital ... -
A Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Stroke in Kampala, Uganda: A Hospital Based Study
(Pan African Association of Neurological Sciences, 2012)Background Basic stroke features are hardly known in sub-Saharan countries, and no data are available in Uganda. Objective To characterize patients presenting with clinical stroke to Mulago Hospital. Design Descriptive ... -
A Descriptive-multivariate Analysis of Community Knowledge, Confidence, and Trust in COVID-19 Clinical Trials Among Healthcare Workers in Uganda
(MDPI , St Alban-Anlage 66, Basel, Switzerland, Ch-4052, 2020)Background—misinformation and mistrust often undermines community vaccine uptake, yet information in rural communities, especially of developing countries, is scarce. This study aimed to identify major challenges associated ... -
Design of a Novel Online, Modular, Flipped-classroom Surgical Curriculum for East, Central, and Southern Africa
(Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications , Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd , A-202, 2nd Flr, Qube, C T S No 1498a-2 Village Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai, India, Maharashtra, 400059, 2022)Objective: We describe a structured approach to developing a standardized curriculum for surgical trainees in East, Central, and Southern Africa (ECSA). Summary Background Data: Surgical education is essential to ... -
The Desired Rwandan Health Care Provider: Development and Delivery of Undergraduate Social and Community Medicine Training
(Taylor & Francis Inc , 530 Walnut Street, Ste 850, Philadelphia, USA, PA, 19106, 2015)What works well in primary care education in your locality, region or country? • The new undergraduate social and community medicine training (iSOCO) in Rwanda focuses on crosscutting skills, knowledge and attitudes in ... -
Determinants of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health service utilization in hard-to-reach communities of Amudat District, Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2021-08)INTRODUCTION Uganda has one of the largest adolescent and youth populations globally and yet access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) among this population remains inadequate, especially in ... -
Determinants of Caesarean Section Rates in Private-Not-for-Profit Healthcare Facilities: St. Joseph’s Hospital_ Kitovu
(Taylor and Francis, 2021-06-27)Caesarean delivery, often called a C-section, is the delivery of the baby through incisions in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. Caesarean deliveries, whether elective or medically necessary, have risen dramatically in ...
