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Evaluating the role of perceived usefulness in user adoption of mobile immunisation notification system in Uganda
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2017)The study sought to evaluate the role of perceived usefulness in user adoption of mobile immunisation-notification system in Uganda. Descriptive survey design was employed and structured questionnaires were administered ... -
An examination of the difference between the contents of the FAL literacy curriculum/primers used in Uganda and everyday literacy practices in rural community life.
(Journal of Research and Practice in Adult Literacy, 2007)Adult literacy learning programmes in Uganda and, I believe, in most African countries, are largely driven by national and community development concerns (see Carr-Hill et al., 2001; Fiedrich & Jellema, 2003; Wagner, ... -
Factors affecting mobile immunisation notification system adoption in Uganda
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2018)The aim of this study was to assess factors that affect the adoption of mobile immunisation notification system in Uganda. Methods: Descriptive survey design and structured questionnaires were employed for the study ... -
Factors Associated With Mortality Among the COVID-19 Patients Treated at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital: A Retrospective Study
(Frontiers Public Health, 2022-04-11)Background: The advent of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused millions of deaths worldwide. As of December 2021, there is inadequate data on the outcome of hospitalized patients suffering from COVID-19 ... -
Freedom of expression in relation to persons with Deaf blindness in Uganda
(East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights, 2021)The freedom of expression and is deemed a major human right whose protection is essential for the enjoyment of other rights and is exercised at different levels that is the home, community, and national level. According ... -
The gendered postconflict city: Possibilities for more livable urban transformations in Gulu, northern Uganda
(Journal of Urban Affairs, 2022-08-10)Scholars acknowledge that postconflict urbanism is undertheorized and underdeveloped for practical governance or sustainable urban management, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, which has unfortunately experienced ... -
Heterogeneity in the prevalence and intensity of bovine trypanosomiasis in the districts of Amuru and Nwoya, Northern Uganda
(Biomedical Central- Veterinary Research, 2015)Background: Livestock trypanosomiasis, transmitted mainly by tsetse flies of the genus Glossina is a major constraint to livestock health and productivity in the sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of the prevalence and ... -
Immunisation-notification adoption model: strategies for implementing mobile electronic notification of mothers in Uganda
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2017)Mobile e-health systems play a significant role in information delivery by enhancing efficiency, cost effectiveness and mobility. In Uganda, mobile e-health has been predominantly adopted to facilitate information sharing ... -
Implicit Arguments in Ugandan English
(English Studies at NBU 2021, 2021-12-30)In standard British/American English, some transitive verbs, which are ontologically specified for objects, may be used with the objects not overtly expressed (for example, leave), while other transitive verbs do not ... -
The influence of out-of-institution environments on the university schooling project of non-traditional students in Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-07-14)Participation and integration of non-traditional students (NTS) in university education is influenced by factors within the institution and those external to the institution, including participants’ self-perceptions and ... -
The influence of out-of-institution environments on the university schooling project of nontraditional students in Uganda
(Routledge- Taylor &Francis, 2018)Participation and integration of non-traditional students (NTS) in university education is influenced by factors within the institution and those external to the institution, including participants’ self-perceptions and ... -
Information and Communication Technology usage in post-conflict maternal healthcare: Northern Uganda Referral hospital perspective
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-05-17)The main objective of this study was to assess Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage in post-conflict maternal healthcare. This adds to the knowledge base as well as boosts the need to prioritize, empower ... -
International Capital, Inclusive Planning and Post-War Recovery: The Case of Acholi Land, Northern Uganda
(2015-06)As people of Uganda’s Acholi sub region struggle to rebuild their livelihoods after more than two decades of armed insurgency and internal displacement, they remain suspicious of the government’s motive to allocate their ... -
Iodine Agronomic Biofortification of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Is Effective under Farmer Field Conditions
(Agronomy MDPI, 2019-11-23)Abstract: Iodine (I) is an essential micronutrient, which plays a critical role in human metabolism. However, its concentration is known to be low in most soils, making it deficient in crops. With most I agronomic ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of communities towards neurocysticercosis in the districts of Amuru and Gulu, Northern Uganda
(Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology, 6/4/2020)Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the hematogenous inversion of brain by the larval stage of pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. The aim of the study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices among communities in two ... -
Local knowledge and practices on use and management of edible insects in lake Victoria basin, E. Africa
(Wagengeningen Academic Publisher, 2017-06-16)Edible insects (EIs) provide an important food source in Africa, but their potential to improve livelihoods and environmental conservation is yet to be fully exploited. This study contributes towards enhancing the use of ... -
Motivations for participation in higher education
(International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016-03-28)The objective of this qualitative study was to establish motivations for participation of non-traditional students (NTS) in university education. The findings are drawn from empirical data collected from 15 unstructured ... -
Motivations for participation in higher education
(International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016)ABSTRACT The objective of this qualitative study was to establish motivations for participation of non-traditional students (NTS) in university education. The findings are drawn from empirical data collected from 15 ... -
Non-attitudinal and non-knowledge based factors constrain households from translating good nutritional knowledge and attitude to achieve the WHO recommended minimum intake level for fruits and vegetables in a developing country setting: evidence from Gulu district, Uganda
(BMC Nutrition, 2021)Urban and rural inhabitants met up to 72.0 and 62.4% of the RMDIL, respectively, with absolute intake being higher among urban than rural households by 37.54 g. NK and NA were good but the intensity of NK was higher among ... -
Order of adjectives and adverbs in L2 English: evidence from L1 Acholi speakers of Ugandan English
(Studies in Linguistics, Culture and FLT, 2021-11)Abstract: L2 English are quintessentially characterized by cross-linguistic influence at all levels of linguistic analysis as a result of contact phenomena. This study examines the contribution of the syntax of a Ugandan ...
