Impact of community‑based health insurance on utilisation of preventive health services in rural Uganda: a propensity score matching approach by Emmanuel, Nshakira-Rukundo, Essa, Mussa Chanie, Nathan, Nshakira, Joachim, von Braun

“…This paper surveys households in rural south-western Uganda, which are geographically serviced by a voluntary Community-based health insurance scheme, and applied propensity score matching to assess the effect of enrolment on using mosquito nets and deworming under-five children. We find that enrolment in the scheme increased the probability of using a mosquito net by 26% and deworming by 18%. …”
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Depictions Of Environmental Destruction By British Colonizers In Ole Kulets “The Hunter” and “Vanishing Herds” by Johnson, Ocan, Francis Akena, Adyanga

“…Therefore, consistent with our analysis, we conclude that while the country grapples with the thorny issue of environmental degradation, sound ecological policies must be put in place that recognize the validity of indigenous ecological ethics, which have been debased under British colonialism. In the article, the study examines the depiction of characters and characterizations in relation to ecology using the renown post-colonial African literature novels ‘Vanishing Herds’ and ‘The Hunter’.…”
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Covid-19 And Performance of Selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kabale District, Uganda. by Karungi, Molly

“…The major conclusion was that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on networking and funding activities of organizations, as a majority of respondents agreed that networking was not possible and funds were diverted to other activities. …”
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Ainemukama, Fredinando (2022). Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on Tourism Activities in Kisoro Region: A Case Study Of Kisoro Municipality. by Ainemukama, Fredinando

“…majority of the respondents agreed that COVID-19 disorganized many tourism activities that led to closure of hotels and loss of human capital in the beginning of the pandemic in Kisoro Municipality. The study concludes that COVID 19 has led to increased poverty as many people lost their jobs. …”
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Faith-Based Organizations and Health Empowerment of The Needy in Kitunga Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Tusiime, Cresent

“…Faith-based organizations are a vital part of society, providing a substantial portion of care in developing countries, often reaching vulnerable populations living under adverse conditions. There is therefore a need to recognize them as essential contributors to universal health access effort. …”
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Mathematical Model For Transmission and Control of Covid-19 In Human Population. by Marahi, Brian

“…We show that at a particular point in time, if the product of the population growth rate r - "and the sum of the natural death rate and the number of infected people (weighted by the exposure rate) is greater than the product of the basic reproduction number and the number of susceptible individuals, then the endemic equilibrium point will be stable and the disease will persist in the population that is if,((µ+ {JI*)> RoS *). …”
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Relevance of Records Management in Delivery of Health Services in Health Centers: A Case Study Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Tumusiime, Irene

“…Data was collected from 8 respondents under the guidance of questionnaires, observations, and interviews. …”
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Review of the Effectiveness of the Existing Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Uganda. Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. by Ainebyona, Joseph

“…The study was adopted a combination of the above qualitative and quantitative designs to get a deeper understanding of the underlying issues with the municipal solid management practices in different settlements of the Municipality. …”
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Prevalence of and Risk factors associated with hypertension: a community based- cross sectional study in Ndorwa West Health Sub District, Kabale district, southwestern Uganda. by Munezero,Tamu John Bosco, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Mandera, Immaculate, Kabami, Jane, Arineitwe, Edward Bwengye, Namuyibwa, Lydia, Izo, Herbert, Baikaitwoha, Everd M., Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper

“…The prevalence of HT and pre-HT in Ndorwa HSD was 28.3% and 45.7%, respectively. 61.8% (n = 243) were females and 36.1% (n = 142) were males with a mean age of 48.18 years and standard deviation of 11.5 years. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) was 25.92 kg/m2 and the standard deviation was 3.69 kg/m2. …”
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Internal Control and Budget Implementation in Kabale District Uganda by Eton, Marus, Caroline Murezi, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…Internal control systems on budget implementation were indeed small and attributed majorly to management’s laxity in enforcing the existing internal controls. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of the Transmission of Foot And Mouth Disease Virus in Cloven-Hooved Animals. by Mbasa, Nikora

“…We show that at a particular point in time,t, if the product of the population growth rater= Bµ and the sum of the natural death rate and the number of infected animals (weighted by the exposure rate) is greater than the product of the basic reproduction number and the number of susceptible animals, then the endemic equilibrium point will be stable and the disease will persist in the animal population. …”
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Contextualising the Regeneration of Africa’s Indigenous Governance and Management Systems and Practices by BC, Basheka

“…While the article does not argue that these indigenous systems and practices are flawless, the societies under study exhibited important features that can provide a lens for understanding contemporary challenges surrounding public administration and theorisation.…”
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Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ) by Kaaya, Siraje, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…The papers include: Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda; Antiplasmodial compounds from Millettia dura; Resource mobilisation and allocation priorities on knowledge production in universities in Uganda: an empirical study; Epidemiology and causes of common soccer injuries during university games in Uganda; Micro-credit institution’s services and sustainability of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises during Covid-19 pandemic in Kigezi region south western Uganda; Transformational Leadership style and occupational stress among primary School Teachers in Tanzania; Citrus fruit farmers’ Adaptation Capacities to Climate Variability in Ngora district, Eastern Uganda; Developing metacognition in pre-primary childhood education in Nigeria and Uganda; and Mentorship and supervision in Ugandan higher education Institutions universities: challenges and prospects. …”
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The Role of Internal Audit Function in the Performance of Rwanda Mutual Health Insurance Fund. Case of Gicumbi District by Bizimungu, Jean

“…This study was carried out on the role of the internal audit function in the performance of the Anda Mutual Health Insurance Fund in the case of Gicumbi District. …”
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Restoration of Degraded Agricultural Land by Alex, Saturday

“…Restoration of agricultural land is important for sustainability of agriculture and environment. Land is under immense pressure due to ever increasing population thereby ensuing growing demand for food, fiber and shelter. …”
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Design and Construction of a Water Quality Monitoring System Using GSM. by Murangi Ezra

“…Specifically, the values of the water turbidity in the water under investigation are utilized. The turbidity sensor consists of a photodiode and an infrared light emitting diode. …”
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Bank Credit and Loan Repayment Rates during COVID-19 in Kabale District, Uganda by Byamuma Dicky, moses Agaba, Eton Marus

“…The study concluded that labor productivity growth decreased and therefore, income decreased, investment decreased and affected the borrower's ability to repay loans during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lyamujungu SACCO.…”
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