The Effects of Economic Deprivation on the Welfare of Older Persons in Kabale District: A Case Study of Butanda Sub-County. by Atusingwize, Prize A.

“…It aimed to achieve three main objectives: assessing the prevalence of economic deprivation among older persons, examining its impact on their physical and mental health, and exploring interventions to address economic deprivation and improve welfare. …”
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Examining the Impact of Medical Records towards Services Delivery in Referral Hospitals; A Case Study of Kambuga Referral Hospital, Kanungu District. by Scovia, Tumwakire

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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A Case of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…The study found out that forms of girl-child empowerment in Kanungu Town Council included; access to education, reproductive health services and income generating.…”
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Association of Family Well-Being Parenting Style and Child Care in Southern Division Kabale District. by Niyomigisha, Saviour

“…Research findings showed that family well-being includes the safety, health, and financial stability of all family members, promoting well-being involves understanding and addressing child, youth, and caregiver functioning in physical, behavioral, social, and cognitive areas, clearly the most important characteristic is the health status of the parents, which declines with age, that marital status, employment, and the presence of young children in the household are three factors that often are thought to be associated with a decreased ability or willingness of daughters to provide care, Parents/caregivers have been forced to figure out ways to meet their families' most basic needs despite job insecurity, income loss, acute concerns about health and safety, emotional distress among both parents/caregivers and their children is higher in families facing more material hardship. …”
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Child Poverty and Deprivation in Uganda by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…There are challenges associated with Child Poverty and Deprivation such as basic health care; adequate nutrition, water and sanitation; nurturing and stimulation within caring, safe and clean Environment.…”
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Adherence to Viral Load Testing Guidelines, Barriers, and Associated Factors Among Persons Living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a Mixed-Methods Study. by Lubega, Polly, Nalugya, Sylivia Juliet, Kimuli, Angella Namyalo, Twinokusiima, Majoreen, Khasalamwa, Mercy, Kyomugisa, Richard, Kabami, Jane, Owaraganise, Asiphas

“…Increasing patient age and getting care at a higher-level health facility were associated with guideline-based viral VL testing. …”
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Factors Influencing Solid Waste Management in Nansana Municipal Division Council- Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District-Uganda by Evan, Nuwamanya, Topher, Byamukama

“…Background: Poor solid waste management is still a great challenge being faced by urban authorities in Uganda includingNansana Municipality where in particular there is still a challenge of indiscriminate and open dumping of solid waste along the streets that has led to other related health challenges currently affecting the Municipality. …”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…Limited knowledge about pesticide application, inability to interpret instructions, non-observance of pre-harvest intervals, mixing pesticides and lack of training on pesticide use contribute to pesticide use malpractices which may put farmers’ health at risk and reduce food quality. Therefore, there is need to address the identified knowledge gaps on safer pesticide application in order to attain safe agricultural productivity for sustainable food security, safeguarding human health and community development in Kabale District, Uganda.…”
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Complementary feeding practices and Associated Factors in Children below the Age of 24 Months in Kitumba Sub County-Kabale District by Valentine, B.K. Birungi

“…A Research Dissertation Report Submitted to the Directorate of Postgraduate Training in Partial Fulfilment for the Award of a Master of Public Health Degree of Kabale University…”
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Better Evidence and UpToDate Training Module 4: Using Your Institutional Account by Kabale University Library

“…The module briefly explains UpTodate Global Health Topics, Institutional Subscription, Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit through UpToDate and Becoming an UpToDate Certified Trainer…”
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Household Water Treatment Technologies for Microbial Removal in Kabale District, Southwestern Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…Health problems associated with the consumption of untreated drinking water is one of the greatest concerns in Kabale District in spite of government’s efforts to provide safe drinking water to the people. …”
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Business partnership, women empowerment and support to women living with HIV/AIDS in Kabale, Uganda. by Mwosi, Fabian, Eton, Marus, Aluonzi, Burani, Olupot, Simon Peter, Alia, Richard

“…Contributions: From a public health perspective, designers of intervention programs to support women living with HIV/AIDS should consider inclusiveness in design, driven by age categorizations. …”
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Assessment of Variability in Physicochemical Water Parameters of Lake Nyabihoko, Western Uganda. by Abraham, Atuhaire

“…The study recommends a community catchment management plan with proper monitoring to mitigate the deterioration of the water quality and sustain the public health and livelihood around the lake.…”
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Molecular epidemiology of anaplasmosis in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…Policy efforts to prioritize management of Anaplasmataceae for small ruminant health would promote livestock productivity in vulnerable communities, improving livelihoods and ecosystem health.…”
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Spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria in Lake Bunyonyi, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…Background Microbial water quality serves to indicate health risks associated with the consumption of contaminated water. …”
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Molecular epidemiology of anaplasmosis in small ruminants along a human-livestock-wildlife interface in Uganda by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Susan Christina, Welburn

“…Policy efforts to prioritize management of Anaplasmataceae for small ruminant health would promote livestock productivity in vulnerable communities, improving livelihoods and ecosystem health.…”
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Factors associated with delays in seeking tuberculosis treatment among patients at Muhima district hospital, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Yasmin Omar, Umubyeyi

“…Background: Few studies exist in Rwanda to establish the reasons behind delays in seeking treatment in the health institutions which further affected timely diagnosis and case detection. …”
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