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Crisis in Kabale District: a case study for food policy reforms
(2009-02-24)
There is no shortage of literature on Food crisis in African countries. Yet there is surprisingly little in the way of objectives studies based on local observations so as to get the crisis right before any prescriptions. ...
Final report of the baseline survey for the Quality Enhancement Initiative (QEI) project
(Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), 2009-08)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Last year, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in partnership with its funding agencies, launched the Quality Enhancement Initiative (QEI) in a bid to enhance the quality of their primary education ...
Vaccine safety perceptions among parents in developing countries and influence of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) on their decisions to vaccinate children
(2006-06)
Over the last five years, Uganda has implemented a highly successful Expanded Immunization Programme (EPI). Currently, immunization coverage is estimated at 71 percent for all antigens from a low of 37 percent in 2000/01. ...
Socio-Demographic Factors and HIV-Risk Sexual Behaviors among adolescents and young adults in Iganga district.
(Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), 2003-02)
This study explored HIV-risk sexual behaviors (early coital debut, coital contact with genital ulcers, coital contact with STD, coital contact with persons suspected to have HIV/AIDS or engage in prostitution, coital contact ...
Gender, class, culture and democratisation: a study of women’s participation in formal politics and collective activities in Kampala, Uganda
(2009-05-29)
This thesis is an in-depth study of Ugandan women’s responses to the transition to democracy that began when the National Resistance Movement came to power in 1986. In contrast to the political repression of preceding ...
When popular participation won't improve service provision : primary health care in Uganda
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2005)
Advocates of participatory approaches to service delivery see devolution as key to empowering people to take charge of their own affairs. Participation is portrayed as guaranteeing the delivery of services that are in line ...
Breastfeeding practices and attitudes relevant to the vertical transmission of HIV in rural South-west Uganda.
(Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2001)
Breastfeeding has been associated with a doubling of the risk of HIV transmission. In developed countries, it is recommended that HIV-positive women do not breastfeed, but this is not a feasible option in most of Africa. ...
House wrenched by internal divisions: Combating Kenyan environmental Crime in the midst of an Institutional labyrinth
(2009)
Environmental issues have been a common concern to all Kenyans for along time but many environmental crimes go unnoticed or simply ignored or unabated. A truck driver who illegally disposes gallons of unwanted waste on the ...
Developing sustainable agriculture in Africa: main challenges for small farmers in Uganda
(2009-11)
Conceptually, the principles of sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) enunciated in the den Bosch Declaration (FAO 1996) constitute the foundation for achieving food security in Africa and indeed in the world ...
Men's attitudes to condoms and female controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-western Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2000)
There is widespread demand for the development of female controlled methods of protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV. The success of such methods will not only depend on their acceptability to ...