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Effect of COVID-19 lock down on teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
(Springer Link, 2023-11-04)
Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15–19 years globally, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounting for 99% of global maternal deaths of women aged 15–49 ...
Opportunities for surgical research in the Covid-19 era
(Annals of African Surgery, 2021)
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on 11 March
2020 (1). This was followed by near total disruption of all sectors, including the health sector, that will have lasting impact. ...
Relationship between land acquisition processes and structures on livelihood outcomes of smallholder farmers in the Bawku District of Northern Ghana
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2023-06-20)
This research paper is a result of a study that analysed the relationship between land acquisition processes and structures on livelihood outcomes of smallholder farmers in Bawku East District of Northern Ghana. The ...
Foundations of indigenous knowledge on disasters due to natural hazards: lessons from the outlook on floods among the Bayira of the Rwenzori region
(Wiley Online Library, 2023-01)
The role of indigenous knowledge in increasing context specificity and exposing blind spots in scientific understanding is widely evidenced in disaster studies. This paper aims to structure the processes that shape indigenous ...
Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner sexual violence among pregnant women in Napak district, North-eastern Uganda
(PLOS, 2024-02-01)
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) during pregnancy is of key reproductive health concern as it is associated with various risks linked to severe intrapartum complications. This
study assessed the prevalence and the ...
Intrapersonal factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women in fishing communities of Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. a cross-sectional study
(Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023-03-30)
The chances of developing cervical cancer in Uganda continue to rise especially in the fishing communities due to the relatively higher prevalence of inter-related personal risk factors. This study aimed
to examine the ...
High burden of neurodevelopmental delay among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study
(MDPI, 2023-02-16)
Over 250 million infants in low and middle-income countries do not fulfill their neurodevelopment potential. In this study, we assessed the incidence and risk factors for neurodevelopmental delay (NDD) among children born ...
Exam and knowledge-based educations in Uganda: a comparison of concepts, a case of Lango sub region, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2018-07-07)
The argument that today’s graduates were more theoretical than practical has been dominating the educational sectors in the
country. The study sought to investigate the role of Exam and Knowledge-based Education on students’ ...
Politicizing disaster governance: can a board game stimulate discussions around disasters as matters of concern?
(Sage Journals, 2022-01-17)
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) community tends to treat disasters and risks in a managerial and technocratic way, thereby disregarding the highly political nature of DRR. An alternative epistemology of disasters, as ...
Rethinking the security-development nexus in the context of human security
(Everant Publishers Ltd, 2023-05-07)
This paper sought to reshape the discourse on the security-development nexus. The paper indicts the former discourse that is based on the traditional conceptualization of security and development and demonstrates the extent ...