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Land Cover and Land Use Change Analysis: Its Impacts on RangeLand Ecosystems in Kakooge County, Nakasongola District, Uganda.
(2019)The paper presents and reviews the land cover and land use changes within a rangeland ecosystem and their impacts for a period of 18 years (1987–2005) in Nakasongola district, specifically, Kakooge County. The study used ... -
Land Use Practices in the Rural and Urban Sub Catchments of River Rwizi, Western-Uganda; Their Effect on Its Ecological Characteristics
(Science Publishing Group, 2018)The water quality of river Rwizi has increasingly become a concern at community, district and national levels, serving a wider catchment in the south western part of Uganda. With the increasing national human population, ... -
Languaging for life: African youth talk back to HIV/AIDS research
(Language Policy, 2008)In this article, we present a case study, undertaken in Uganda, in which 12 young people debated and critiqued four research articles on HIV/AIDS relevant to Ugandan youth. The rationale for the study was to provide ... -
Laparoscopy in Rwanda: A National Assessment of Utilization, Demands, and Perceived Challenges
(Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2019)Background: Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and perceived challenges to laparoscopy use remain ... -
Leadership is Critical in Mainstreaming Sustainability in Professional Education
(Building and Cities, 2021-01-28)Mark Olweny (University of Lincoln) comments on the B&C special issue EDUCATION & TRAINING: MAINSTREAMING ZERO CARBON. Leadership in Global South demonstrates the positive transformation of architectural education. The ... -
Lessons from the field: Transforming Health Professionals’ Education in Rwanda–Contributions From Social and Community Medicine
(University of Rwanda, 2015)Health professionals’ education is undergoing enormous transformation internationally and also in Rwanda. We present the contribution of a Social and Community Medicine program at the University of Rwanda to this new era ... -
Lifetime experience and management of cases of gender-based violence in the health facilities of Kabarole district, Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University Press, 2008-12-01)Gender-based violence (GBV) is a common problem in many countries, leading to high levels of mortality and morbidity, especially of women. In the health sector, GBV presents in a cryptic manner due to fear by the victims, ... -
Listening to Voices That Matter: Placing Women’s Concerns at the Core of Health Programmes
(Uganda Martyrs University, Department of Health Sciences, 2003-12)One of the hallmark achievements in the world today is the increasing recognition that the health of women is central in the development process. Many individuals, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ... -
Lived experiences of female patients aged 15-49 years undergoing treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2024-01-16)Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major public health hazard on a global scale. It is a kind of tuberculosis (TB) infection produced by bacteria resistant to at least two of the most effective first-line ... -
Lived Experiences of Prostate Cancer Patients Below 55 Years of Age: A Phenomenological Study of Outpatients Receiving Treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute
(African Journals Online, 2020-10-06)Cancer of the prostate is globally the second commonest cancer among men. Its incidence in Uganda is rising and is currently reported at 5.2%. It is responsible for about 25% of cancer deaths among male Ugandans. The ... -
Lived Experiences of Women who Underwent Induced Abortion: A Qualitative Study of Rakai District, Uganda
(Science Publishing Corporation, 2021)Induced abortion is one where products of conception are expelled before 28 weeks of gestation. The process can be safe or unsafe. Safe termination of pregnancy is performed by skilled persons using appropriate tools ... -
Lived experiences of women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Lira District, Northern Uganda
(Stichting Liliane Fonds, 2022-08-05)The study aimed at exploring the lived experiences of women with disabilities in accessing sexual and reproductive health services in Lira district, Northern Uganda. This study utilised a phenomenological study design. ... -
Local Language a Medium of Instruction: Challenges and Way Forward
(2018)The paper reports on a participatory action research study conducted in six rural primary schools in Uganda in 2013 to establish why children taught in the local language had difficulties in reading and writing. Findings ... -
Long-Term Experience Providing Antiretroviral Drugs in a Fee-for-Service HIV Clinic in Uganda
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2005-04-15)Objective: To describe the long-term experience of providing anti-retroviral (ARV) therapy, including CD4+ cell count and virologic response, at St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Uganda. Methods: The HIV clinic established ... -
Lopinavir Plus Nucleoside Reverse-transcriptase Inhibitors, Lopinavir Plus Raltegravir, or Lopinavir Monotherapy for Second-line Treatment of HIV (EARNEST): 144-week Follow-up Results From a Randomised Controlled Trial
(Elsevier, 2018-01)Background Millions of HIV-infected people worldwide receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) in programmes using WHO-recommended standardised regimens. Recent WHO guidelines recommend a boosted protease inhibitor plus raltegravir ... -
Low Avidity of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16 Antibodies is Associated with Increased Risk of Low-Risk but not High-Risk HPV Type Prevalence
(BioMed Central, 2011-06-06)Background Low avidity of antibodies against viral, bacterial and parasitic agents has been used for differential diagnosis of acute versus recent/past infections. The low-avidity antibodies may however, persist for a ... -
Low cost maize stover biochar as an alternative to inorganic fertilizer for improvement of soil chemical properties, growth and yield of tomatoes on degraded soil of Northern Uganda
(Springer Nature, 2023-10-07)Soil fertility decline due to nutrient mining coupled with low inorganic fertilizer usage is a major cause of low crop yields across sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, biochar potential to improve soil fertility has gained ... -
Low Input Approaches for Soil Fertility Management in Semiarid Eastern Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2007)Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important food crop of semiarid sub-Saharan Africa. Crop yields are generally low, partly due to low soil fertility. Research was conducted with farmers to evaluate, ... -
‘Madam, are you one of them?’ ‘Reflexivities of discomfort’ in researching an ‘illicit’ subject
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)Informed largely by Affect theory (2004), this paper takes up ‘reflexivities of discomfort’ to reflexively engage with my affective struggles as a Christian, heterosexual, mother, educator, undertaking a study on ... -
Maize Response to Fertilizer and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Uganda
(American Society of Agronomy, 2012)Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important smallholder crop in Uganda. Yields are low because of low soil fertility and little fertilizer use. Yield response to nutrient application and economically optimal rates (EOxR, where x ...