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The contribution of voluntary Savings and Loan Associations towards enhancing household food security in Kole District, Mid-North Uganda
(International Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2022)Purpose: The study examined the relationship between VSLA activities and household food security in Kole District. Specifically, the study examined the effect of VSLA on three aspects of household food security, namely ... -
The Contribution of Voter–Linked Expectations to Voter Turnouts in Mid-Western Uganda
(Administratio Publica, 2018)Voter-linked expectations contributed to voter turnouts in several elections, yet little is known of all the relevant dynamics. This article aims to examine the contribution of voter-linked expectations to voter turnouts ... -
Contributions of the Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) to Youth Empowerment in Hoima District, Uganda
(International Journal of Business and Management Studies, 2019)The Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) of Uganda is a youth empowerment strategy based on the three pillars of skills development, livelihood support and institutional support. The programme targets and unemployed youths of ... -
Coping with post-war mental health problems among survivors of violence in Northern Uganda: Findings from the WAYS study
(J Health Psychol, 2018-05-01)Cognitive emotion regulation strategies and mental health problems were assessed in a sample of war-affected youth in Northern Uganda. Univariable and multivariable regression models were fitted to assess the influence of ... -
The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: Cross-National Measurement Invariance and Convergent Validity Evidence
(American Psychological Association, 2023)Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a widely used measure that captures somatic symptoms of coronavirusrelated anxiety. In a large-scale collaboration spanning 60 countries (Ntotal = 21,513), we examined the CAS’s measurement ... -
Corporate and Strategic Information Disclosure and Earnings Management: Evidence from Listed Firms at the Uganda Securities Exchange
(Journal of Finance and Economics, 2019)The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of corporate and strategic information disclosure on earnings management among listed firms at the Uganda Securities Exchange. We conduct our survey on a census of 9 ... -
Corruption as a Barrier to Health Service Delivery in Lira District, Uganda
(International Journal of Health Sciences, 2023)Purpose: This study set to investigate the relationship between corruption and health service delivery in the Lira district. Four objectives were targeted: determining the effect of corruption on health service delivery, ... -
Cost effectiveness Analysis of adding Tuberculosis Household Contact Investigation on Passive Case Finding Strategy in Southwestern Uganda.
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of TB. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. The study aimed to ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of adding Tuberculosis Household Contact Investigation on Passive Case Finding Strategy in South Western Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of TB. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. The study aimed to ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Adding Tuberculosis Household Contact Investigation On Passive Case Finding Strategy in Southwestern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of TB. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. The study aimed to ... -
COVID-19 and Its Related Stigma: A Qualitative Study Among Survivors in Kampala, Uganda
(Stigma and Health. Advance online publication, 2021)COVID-19-related stigma is gradually becoming a global problem among COVID-19 survivors with deleterious effects on quality of life. However, this social problem has received little attention in research and policy. This ... -
COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and associated factors among the business community in Lira City, Uganda: a cross-sectional research
(2023)Background: As of November 26th, 2021, three platforms and at least seven distinct vaccines had been delivered worldwide. The vaccines include: Pfizer/BioNTech on December 31, 2020; AstraZeneca on February 16, 2021; Janssen ... -
Credit Management and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case of Equity Banks Ltd in Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The management of the risk involved in the loans that the banks give affects financial performance. The study examined the effect of credit risk management on the financial performance of Equity Bank Limited ... -
A cross-sectional study of stress and its sources among health professional students at Makerere University, Uganda
(Wiley, 2017)Aim: To assess prevalence of stress and its sources among undergraduate health professional students at Makerere University. Design: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study using quantitative methods of data ... -
Customer Relationship Management and Customer Loyalty in Selected Star-Rated Hotels in Lira City
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The study examined the effect of customer relationship management on customer loyalty in star-rated hotels in Lira City. The objectives of the study included to assess the effect of complaint handling, service ... -
CYP2B6 genotype-based efavirenz dose recommendations during rifampicin-based antituberculosis cotreatment for a sub-Saharan Africa population
(Future Medicine Ltd: Pharmacogenomics, 2016)To assess genotype effect on efavirenz (EFV) pharmacokinetics, treatment outcomes and provide genotype-based EFV doses recommendations during for tuberculosis (TB)-HIV-1 cotreatment. Materials & methods: EFV concentrations from ... -
Decentralisation and political empowerment of citizens in Karamoja, Uganda
(Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2023)For centuries, centralisation was the dominant model of governance in most parts of the developing world. However, since the mid-1980s many countries in Africa have adopted decentralisation owing to the failure of ... -
Decentralized Planning and Primary Education Service Delivery in Pakwach District Local Government.
(Lira University, 2023)Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of decentralized planning on primary education service delivery in Pakwach district. The objectives of the study were: Find out the effect of goal setting ... -
Deconstructing Global Movements of People: Implication for Collective Security and International Borders
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2021)This review deconstructs a set of four aspects, namely immigration, global security and global borders. In particular, we focus on issue one, the global immigration, in terms of its significance, challenges and implication. ... -
Deconstructing Local Economic Development in The Framework of The Political Farmer in Mid-Western Uganda
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2020)Extant provisions of Uganda’s local economic development seek to promote a rural development strategy through diverse sector initiatives built in the structures of local governments as grassroots units. Since its recommendation, ...