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The effect of COVID-19 on financial inclusion in the Kigezi and Lango subregions in Uganda
(Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 2022)The year 2020 opened with tough policy measures to control the rapid spread of COVID-19. We sampled, explored, and analyzed the most recent studies that linked COVID-19 to business and finance. We identified two ... -
Prevalence of and institutional factors associated with depression among undergraduate students at Gulu University
(Insights Depress Anxiety, 2022)Background: Many institutional factors predispose University students to mental health issues, including depression. However, with no central database for depression in Uganda, literature on depression and associated ... -
Women’s Functional Adult Literacy and Access to Community Participation in APAC District, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Education, Training and Learning, 2022)This article explores how Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) plays or fails to play a role in women’s community participation in Apac district, Northern Uganda. The article was underpinned by Freire’s literacy and Kabeer’s ... -
Functional Adult Literacy Levels: Relevance to Women’s Improved Income Generation in Apac District- Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Education, Training and Learning, 2022)This study explores the experiences of women about the levels of skills acquired by Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) -trained women and their ability to improve their financial status and well-being in Apac District, ... -
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Coping Strategies Among People with HIV in Lira District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Dovepress, 2022)Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most commonly reported mental health consequence following traumatic events. However, little is known about how people with HIV cope with the PTSD burden in Lira ... -
Perspective Review of the Evolution and Application of Information Science
(International Journal of Information Science, 2022)Abstract The purpose of this paper is to critically review literature pertaining to the evolution and application of Information Science so as to understand varied perspectives and attempt to address the following questions: ... -
Frontline nurses' compassion fatigue and associated predictive factors during the second wave of COVID-19 in Kampala, Uganda
(Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2022)Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated contextual factors of compassion fatigue in nurses in Kampala.Design: This study employed a cross-sectional study design.Methods: Participants included 395 ... -
The impact of political, administrative and financial factors on local participants in Uganda
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2022)a descriptive study was used in which primary data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: The factors were identified and clustered into thematic areas; they indicate a cluster of three factors appeared as ... -
Financial Rewards and Employee Commitment in Local Governments in Apac Municipal Council
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)The aim of this study is to assess the effect of financial rewards on employee commitment of employees in Apac Municipal Council. The specific objectives of the study were as follows: to determine the effect of ... -
Breast‑feeding practices and maternal employment in health facilities of Lira District, Northern Uganda
(Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022)Background: In Uganda, many working mothers stop breast-feeding before the end of the mandatory maternity leave of 60 days. Inadequate breast-feeding is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality. Thus, understanding ... -
Analysing the significance of village savings and loan association (VSLA) to community development in Uganda
(IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, 2022)financial services to the rural poor in Africa. But poverty reduction, in the context of sustainable development, remains a major challenge. Extreme poverty ravages the lives of one person in four in the developing world. ... -
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding schistosomiasis infection and prevention: A mixed-methods study among endemic communities of western Uganda
(PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 2022)Schistosomiasis is one of the leading neglected tropical diseases, second to malaria in prevalence. In Uganda, more than 10 million people (25.6%) are currently infected, with prevalence in some areas as high as 90%, and ... -
Training and Organizational Performance: A Case of Education Service Sector in Lira District Local Government
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)Abstract The study was conducted to examine the effect of training on employee performance in the education sector of Lira District Local Government (DLG). Specifically, the study investigated the effect of on-job training ... -
QTL-seq for the identification of candidate genes for days to flowering and leaf shape in pigeonpea
(Heredity, 2022)To identify genomic segments associated with days to flowering (DF) and leaf shape in pigeonpea, QTL-seq approach has been used in the present study. Genome-wide SNP profiling of extreme phenotypic bulks was conducted for ... -
Contribution of Village Saving and Loan Association (VSLA) to HouseholdWelfare Improvement in Kole District- Northern Uganda
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2022)Abstract The study was conducted to examine the effect of VSLA loan activities on poverty reduction in Bala Sub-county. Specifically, the study examined the effect of lending modality on the household welfare improvement ... -
Prevalence of workplace bullying and its consequence to employee productivity among civil society organizations in Lira City, Uganda
(Human Resource and Leadership Journal, 2022)Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the prevalence of workplace bullying on employee productivity of CSOs in Lira City by focussing on three aspects, viz. workplace bullying and employee attendance, ... -
Effect of potato-bean intercrop arrangement, plant spacing and fertiliser usage on plant growth and tuber yield in different environments
(Makerere University Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2022)In Uganda, potato (Solanum tuberosum. L) is an important cash and food crop but its productivity has stagnated at around 3.5 t ha-1, far below potential (20 t ha-1), mainly due to soil exhaustion resulting from land ... -
Workplace bullying and its consequence to employee productivity in civil society organisations in Lira City, Uganda
(Human Resource and Leadership Journal, 2022)Purpose: This study sought to investigate the consequence of workplace bullying on employee productivity in CSOs in Uganda. Consequently, three questions were answered, namely: what is the consequence of workplace bullying ... -
Relationship between partnership and the sustainability of institutionalized child care in Lira City, northern Uganda
(Journal of Advanced Sociology, 2022)Purpose: This study assessed the relationship between partnership and the sustainability of institutionalized child care in Lira City, northern Uganda. Specifically, three objectives guided the study, namely; to examine ... -
Deconstructing the Relationship between COVID-19 Lock-down and Primary Education among Pupils in Lira City, Uganda
(International Journal of Sociological Research, 2022)Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 lockdown and formal education system of primary school pupils in Lira city west division. Methodology: The study was guided by a case study research ...