The National Research Repository of Uganda - NRU

Welcome to the National Research Repository of Uganda, abbreviated as "NRU". NRU was established in 2021. NRU is a collection of scholarly output by researchers from the UNCST Community, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, journals, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Archive (IA) of UNCST.

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Work from home can be distracting: Exploring the moderation role oftransformational leadership on teleworking and cyber-slacking
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025-01-02) Kyambade, Mahadih;; Namatovu, Afulah;; Ssentumbwe, Abdul Male ;; Tushabe, Monica
This study examines the association between teleworking and cyber-slacking amonglecturers in higher institutions of learning in Uganda. Further emphasis is to investi-gate the moderation role of transformational leadership on the association.Quantitative data was collected using self-administered questionnaires from 240 aca-demic staff from higher institutions of learning from in Uganda. Data were analyzedusing Process Macro version 3.2 to ascertain the moderation role of transformationalleadership on the association between teleworking and cyber-slacking. The resultsindicate a significant positive association between teleworking and cyber-slaking. Italso found out a negative significant association between transformational leadershipand cyber-slacking. Furthermore, the study found out that transformational leadershipmoderates the association between teleworking and cyber-slacking. Institutions ofhigher learning should invest in leadership training programs aimed at developingtransformational leadership competencies among academic and administrative lead-ers. These programs should focus on enhancing communication skills, fostering a sup-portive work environment, and promoting a culture of accountability andempowerment. Leaders should communicate clear expectations regarding teleworkingarrangements, including performance standards, communication protocols, andacceptable internet use policies. The study is one of a kind and first to investigate therole of transformational leadership on the association between teleworking and cyber-slacking especially amongst institutions of higher learning putting emphasis on adeveloping nation like Uganda
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Exploring Congolese refugees’ experiences with abortion care in Uganda: a multi-methods qualitative study
(Informa UK Limited, 2019-01-01) Nara, Ruth; Banura, Amanda; Foster, Angel M.
Uganda hosts 1.4 million refugees and conflict-affected people. Widely regarded as the best place in Africa to be a refugee, Uganda’s policies encourage self-sufficiency and local integration. However, abortion is legally restricted and recent studies suggest that displaced women and girls have persistent unmet sexual and reproductive health needs. In 2017, we conducted a multi-methods study to assess the reproductive health needs of displaced Congolese women in camp- and urban-based settings in Uganda. Our project focused on maternal health and delivery care, contraception, and abortion/post-abortion services and the intersection of these issues with sexual and gender-based violence. We interviewed 11 key informants, facilitated 4 focus group discussions with refugee women, and conducted 21 in-depth interviews with Congolese women of reproductive age to understand better knowledge, attitudes, practices, and services. Using both inductive and deductive techniques, we employed a multi-phased analytic plan to identify content and themes and triangulate and interpret findings. Our results suggest that Congolese refugees in Uganda are unable to navigate the legal restrictions on abortion and are engaging in unsafe abortion practices. This appears to be the case for those living in both camps and urban areas. The legal restrictions on induced abortion pose a barrier to the provision of post-abortion care. Efforts to ensure access to comprehensive abortion care should be prioritised and providing information and support to women in need of post-abortion care is imperative.
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Factors Associated with Linkage to HIV Care Among Oral Self-Tested HIV Positive Adults in Uganda
(Informa UK Limited, 2022-02) Bbuye, Mudarshiru; Muttamba, Winters; Nassaka, Laillah; Nakyomu, Damalie; Taasi, Geoffrey; Kiguli, Sarah; Mayega, Roy William; Mukose, Aggrey David
Background HIV oral self-testing (HIVST) was rolled out in Uganda in 2018. However, data reported by public facilities show that less than 60% of oral self-tested HIV positive adults were linked to HIV care. This study set out to determine the factors associated with linkage to HIV care among adults with positive HIV oral self-test results in Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out at Nabweru HCIII and Entebbe Hospital in central Uganda. The study reviewed medical records from January 2019 to May 2020 and successfully invited 144 self-tested HIV positive participants for the quantitative interview process. Data on socio-demographics and health-related characteristics were collected. Bivariate and multivariable analysis was used to determine the factors associated with linkage to care. Results The proportion of participants linked to HIV care was 69.6% (100/144). The majority of the participants were female (71%), with a mean age of 29 (±8) years. Participants within age groups of 31–35 years and 41–60 years, who used directly assisted HIVST, disclosed their HIV status to their sexual partners, are ready to start ART, do not consume alcohol and having a supportive sexual partner were more likely to be linked to HIV care. Single participants, separated/divorced, female, fear unfair treatment after HIV status disclosure and those who fear ART side effects were less likely to be linked to HIV care. Conclusion Our study showed that less than 70% were linked to HIV care. It also shows that HIV status disclosure, readiness to start ART, type of HIVST used, fear of ART side effects, and being divorced/separated negatively associated with linkage to HIV care among self-test HIV positive adults. There is a need for HIV programs to address the above factors to improve linkage to HIV care to realize the national targets towards the UNAIDs 2035 goals.
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An Insight into Uganda’s New Sentencing Guidelines: A Replica of Individualization?
(Federal Sentencing Reporter, 2014-10-05) Kamuzze, Juliet
The Ugandan Taskforce on developing sentencing guidelines recently drafted sentencing guidelines for Uganda, which were issued as practice directions by the Chief Justice to assist judges and magistrates in the sentencing decision making process. Like in many other jurisdictions, the sentencing guidelines have been developed to address the perceived existence of inconsistencies in sentencing of similarly placed offenders. This article offers the first insight into Uganda's new sentencing guideline reform. Part I offers some brief commentary on the nature of discretionary sentencing in Uganda. This is followed by a concise chronology of the historical origins of the guidelines, including a brief commentary on the Ugandan Supreme Court decision in the Kigula case that abolished the mandatory death penalty. This decision created a new era of discretionary capital sentencing in Uganda, which later precipitated the need for the development of the guidelines. The third section provides an insight into the main features of the sentencing guidelines, including the composition and mandate of the Ugandan Taskforce that drafted the sentencing guidelines and a brief commentary on the scope and contents of the guidelines. This section addresses some important weaknesses confronting the Uganda guidelines. The article suggests that the Ugandan Taskforce crafted the guidelines on a loose definition of consistency which has given consistency as the main goal of the guidelines a meaningless function. The article concludes that consistency would be given a meaningful function if Uganda's guidelines are modeled on a limiting retributivism justification.
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Low nutritive quality of own-mixed chicken rations in Kampala City, Uganda
(Agronomy for sustainable development, 2014-01-17) Kasule, Lawrence; Katongole, Constantine; Nambi-Kasozi, Justine; Bareeba, Felix; Lindberg, Jan Erik
Chicken production is popular in Kampala City, Uganda. Indeed about 70 % of all poultry products consumed in Kampala are produced locally. However, the high cost of feed is a major limiting factor. As a consequence, chicken farmers are formulating and mixing their own feeds. However, these own-mixed feeds may not meet recommended nutrient levels. We therefore studied five classes of own-mixed chicken feeds: broiler starter, broiler finisher, chick mash, grower mash, and layer mash. Samples of the chicken feeds were collected from farmers in and around Kampala City. We analyzed crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, total starch, ash, calcium, phosphorus, and gross energy contents of the feeds. The apparent metabolizable energy content was calculated. We compared data with dietary requirements recommended for chickens in the tropics. Results show that own-mixed rations contained 21.9–36.3 % less protein than minimum recommendations. Broiler rations contained 16.2–20 % less metabolizable energy than minimum recommendations, and their crude fiber content was 37.5–50 % higher than the maximum recommendation. Layer mash contained 66.7 % less calcium and 17.5 % less metabolizable energy than minimum recommendations. All the five classes of own-mixed chicken rations were very high in ash content, ranging from 17.0 to 21.2 %. We conclude that own-mixed chicken rations do not conform to the dietary recommendations. There is therefore a need to give chicken farmers training on feed formulation and mixing.