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Factors that Influence Potential Success of eHealth Standards Adoption in a Low- and Middle-Income Country: a review
(Journal of Health Informatics in Africa, 2020)
Assessing the potential success of adopted technology, innovation, or standard in a Low
and Middle-Income Country like Uganda continues to focus on outcomes of adoption. This study aimed
to investigate the potential ...
Social Media as; an agent for behavioral change among young people: Case of Facebook usage among Mass Communication students of Uganda Martyrs University
(International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2020)
The advent of internet based technology has resulted into border-less communication. This has led to free circulation of information in the world. Uganda being a free market of ideas attributed partly to internet-based ...
The Potential of Biodiversity Utilization and Sustainable Development in Ghana
(Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, 2020)
The search for sustainable economic growth and development in Ghana commenced in 1957 when the country gained independence. After the first president, Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown in 1966, the nation witnessed a significant ...
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 ...
Potential of Termite Mounds and its Surrounding Soils as Soil Amendments in Smallholder Farms in Central Uganda
(BMC Research Notes, 2020)
The low fertility of highly weathered soils has been a major problem for resource-constrained small-holder farmers. In central Uganda, smallholder farmers have been collecting termite mound soils anywhere around the termite ...
Cancer Risk Studies and Priority Areas for Cancer Risk Appraisal in Uganda
(Annals of Global Health, 2020)
Research into aetiologies and prevention of the commonest cancers and implementation of
primary and secondary prevention can reduce cancer risk and improve quality of life. Moreover, monitoring the prevalence of cancer ...
Temporal relationship between attitude toward mathematics and mathematics achievement
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-11-13)
This study examined the temporal relationship between attitude toward mathematics and mathematics achievement among first
year secondary (i.e. middle) school students (grade 7, about 14–15 years) with a focus on sex ...
Identifying patterns in urban housing density in developing countries using convolutional networks and satellite imagery
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020)
The use of Deep Neural Networks for remote sensing scene image analysis is growing fast. Despite this, data sets
on developing countries are conspicuously absent in the public domain for benchmarking machine learning ...
Influence of parent-teacher interactions on the initiation of sexual practices among teenagers: A qualitative study of Kawuku Secondary School, Mukono District, Uganda
(Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 2020-11-12)
Introduction: Several studies recommend a multisectoral approach
to promote positive sexual behaviors among young people. Minimal
literature exists on the influence of parent-teacher interaction on sexual
behaviors of ...
Evaluation of Soil Fertility Status in Oil Palm Plantations in the Western Region of Ghana
(AIMS Press, 2020-11-20)
Oil palm is regarded as one of the tree crops that utilize a high amount of soil nutrients for
optimum growth and development. Farmers in the western region of Ghana have complained immensely
of small fruit bunch of their ...