A5083913216- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Sex work and related issues
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
World Vision International
2017-2023
Karen Hospital
2021-2023
Deakin University
2022-2023
The University of Sydney
2023
Patuakhali Science and Technology University
2023
University of Southern Queensland
2023
Khulna University
2021-2023
University of Strathclyde
2023
UNSW Sydney
2023
University of Glasgow
2023
Background Young people in Uganda face various sexual and reproductive health risks, especially those living urban slums. The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with comprehensive categories health, including behaviours; education access contraceptive services; family planning; prevention STDs; consent as a right; gender based violence; well HIV testing, counselling, disclosure support. Methods cross-sectional design carried out July 2014 Makindye Nakawa Divisions Kampala...
Good sanitation and clean water are basic human rights yet they remain elusive to many rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We carried out a cross sectional study examine the impact of four-year intervention aimed at improving access reducing waterborne disease, especially diarrhea children under five years old. The was April May 2015 Busangi, Chela Ntobo wards Kahama District Tanzania. interventions included education campaigns improved supply, sanitation. percentage households...
Undernutrition is an important public health indicator for monitoring nutritional status and survival. In spite of its importance, undernutrition a significant problem in many East African communities. The aim this study was to identify factors associated with childhood three disadvantaged Districts. We examined data 9270 children aged 0–59 months using cross-sectional survey from Gicumbi District Rwanda, Kitgum Uganda Kilindi Tanzania. considered the level (stunting, wasting underweight) as...
Background Lesotho and Swaziland experience intense, recurring drought resulting in disaster situations. Despite the recurrence of drought, both its influence on rural subsistence communities' support systems actions that enable structures resilience remain poorly understood. Each incidence stimulates a discussion stalls without achievement positive results until next disaster. This study has examined inherent proposes an evidence-based framework to enhance community resilience. Methods Data...
Background Despite the negative impact of chronic school absenteeism on psychological and physical health adolescents, data burden adolescent (ACSA) interventions programs to address it are lacking. We estimated global, regional national level prevalence ACSA its correlation with violence unintentional injury, psychosocial, protective, lifestyle, food security-related factors among in-school adolescents across low middle-income, high-income countries (LMICs–HICs). Objectives This study aimed...
Household food insecurity (HFI) plays an important role in child malnutrition many low-income countries. We determined the association between HFI and stunting severe among Rwandan children from Gicumbi district, aged 6-59 months using a cross-sectional study of 2,222 children. factor was calculated by summing all seven (access) frequency questions categorised into security, mildly insecurity, moderately insecurity. The stunting, multiple logistic regression analyses that adjust for...
Female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) has long been practiced in various parts of the world. The practice is still prevalent 29 countries on African continent despite decades campaigning to eradicate it. approaches for eradication have multi-pronged, including but not limited to, health risk campaigns teaching about consequences girls women, recruitment change agents from within communities enforcement legal mechanisms. purpose this study was analyse impact an 18 month campaign or...
BackgroundWhile quality of life (QoL) has long been an explicit policy goal for international development programmes, no instruments have specifically developed measuring health-related QoL in resource-limited settings. The aim this study was to develop and validate a instrument use aid programmes assess factors associated with among youth participating civic engagement project Kampala.DesignUsing systematic random sampling, data were collected on 663 participants aged between 13 24 years...
Abstract Background Various interventions to improve the quality of life (QoL) among slum dwellers across sub Saharan Africa have been implemented. However, impacts remain less understood. We assessed impact Urban Program on Livelihoods and Income Fortification Socio-civic Transformation (UPLIFT) project QoL, psychological wellbeing, self-esteem, neighbourhood social environment young people aged 13–25 years in areas Makindye Nakawa Divisions Kampala, Uganda. Methods The study was designed...
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a disproportionately high burden of chronic diseases, with inequalities in health care access quality services. This study aimed to assess patients' preferences for healthcare services disease management among adult patients Bangladesh.The present analysis was conducted 10,385 suffering from drawn the latest Household Income Expenditure Survey 2016-2017. We used multinomial logistic regression investigate association comorbid conditions...
Southern Africa has long been vulnerable to climate-induced disasters, especially droughts and floods. The severity frequency of disasters increased in the early 1980s, continuously eroding livelihoods, which turn invoked humanitarian intervention. A systematic review relationship between resilience drought well-being will be undertaken. Studies included if they were conducted January 1980 December 2017; used quantitative and/or qualitative methods; peer reviewed or comprise grey literature;...
The high rate of avoidable child mortality in disadvantaged communities Africa is an important health problem. This article examines factors associated with children <5 y age three East African districts. Pooled cross-sectional data on 9270 live singleton births from rural districts Rwanda (Gicumbi), Uganda (Kitgum) and Tanzania (Kilindi) were analysed using logistic regression generalized linear latent mixed models to adjust for clustering sampling weights. Mortality outcomes neonatal (0-30...
Abstract This paper explores aspects of household livelihoods and welfare among poor rural farmers in Kenya, Uganda Tanzania. The models use data from an extensive cross‐sectional survey undertaken 2013 over 3,500 households. Interest is identifying the main input constraints to improving farm production, with a particular focus on labour constraints, impacts production well‐being children — their food security, resilience engagement school. results show low agricultural productivity, that...
Child abuse and neglect are complex polarizing issues in many low middle income countries. We explore them through a situation analysis of child rights protection Uganda. A qualitative study, incorporating 10 focus group discussions (FGDs; N = 113) 20 individual interviews was undertaken Kampala, Emerging themes were grouped into family community-level factors; legal framework, structure continuum services, human financial resources. Violation characterized by physical, emotional, sexual...
This study explored community disaster preparedness among rural subsistence communities affected by recurrent drought-induced disasters in Eswatini and Lesotho. Sixteen focus group discussions comprising 197 participants from different backgrounds were conducted. Recorded interviews transcribed, coded categorised. Themes subthemes developed formed the basis of analysis interpretation guided structuration theory. Emerging themes related to included: (1) knowledgeability systems meaning; (2)...