Browsing by Author "Tibanyendera, Basil"

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    Context matters in understanding the vulnerability of women: perspectives from southwestern Uganda
    (Archives of Public Health, 2021) Murembe, Neema; Kyomuhangi, Teddy; Manalili, Kimberly; Beinempaka, Florence; Nakazibwe, Primrose; Kyokushaba, Clare; Tibanyendera, Basil; Brenner, Jennifer L.; Turyakira, Eleanor
    Vulnerability at the individual, family, community or organization level affects access and utilization of health services, and is a key consideration for health equity. Several frameworks have been used to explore the concept of vulnerability and identified demographics including ethnicity, economic class, level of education, and geographical location. While the magnitude of vulnerable populations is not clearly documented and understood, specific indicators, such as extreme poverty, show that vulnerability among women is pervasive. Women in low and middle-income countries often do not control economic resources and are culturally disadvantaged, which exacerbates other vulnerabilities they experience. In this commentary, we explore the different understandings of vulnerability and the importance of engaging communities in defining vulnerability for research, as well as for programming and provision of maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) services. Methodology: In a recent community-based qualitative study, we examined the healthcare utilization experiences of vulnerable women with MNCH services in rural southwestern Uganda. Focus group discussions were conducted with community leaders and community health workers in two districts of Southwestern Uganda. In addition, we did individual interviews with women living in extreme poverty and having other conventional vulnerability characteristics. Findings and discussion: We found that the traditional criteria of vulnerability were insufficient to identify categories of vulnerable women to target in the context of MNCH programming and service provision in resourcelimited settings. Through our engagement with communities and through the narratives of the people we interviewed, we obtained insight into how nuanced vulnerability can be, and how important it is to ground definitions of vulnerability within the specific context. We identified additional aspects of vulnerability through this study, including: women who suffer from alcoholism or have husbands with alcoholism, women with a history of home births, women that have given birth only to girls, and those living on fishing sites. Conclusion: Engaging communities in defining vulnerability is critical for the effective design, implementation and monitoring of MNCH programs, as it ensures these services are reaching those who are most in need.
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    Parental Monitoring and Engagement of Secondary School Students During Covid-19 Lockdown in Kakoba Ward, Mbarara City South, Uganda
    (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023) Twesigye, Mackey; Barigye, Enock; Tibanyendera, Basil
    The purpose of this study was to investigate parental monitoring and engagement of secondary school students during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Kakoba ward, Mbarara City, Uganda. The study adopted both descriptive and correlational research designs for data collection and analysis. Information was collected from 93 respondents using a questionnaire and interview guide. The factor analysis of items of parental monitoring data generated three factors: parents’ study monitoring, parents’ network monitoring, and parents’ activeness in the student’s studies. The informants’ views provided more insights into the factors, including timetable, checking on the work covered and giving quiz gave more insights. Factor 1- Parents’ study monitoring mirrored networking with other parents. Factor 2 - Parents’ network monitoring - attending classes with children while Factor 3 - Parents’ activeness in studies. The study rejected the null hypothesis that parental monitoring does not significantly influence the engagement of secondary school students. This calls for the strengthening of the relationship between parental monitoring and engagement of secondary school students
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    Technology Use and Job Performance of Academic Staff of Bishop Stuart University
    (East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2024) Arinaitwe, Judith; Mwesigye, Adrian; Tibanyendera, Basil
    The study investigated the impact of technology use on job performance of academic staff. In particular, the study examined the influence of teaching technological use, managerial technological use, and research technological use on job performance of academic staff. Utilising a quantitative research approach, the study employed a correlational research design on a sample of 158 academic staff of Bishop Stuart University in Uganda. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ). Data was analysed using descriptive statistics to show how the respondents rated academic staff technology use and job performance and Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling to examine intricate relationships between variables and indicators. Descriptive results revealed that academic staff job performance was moderate while technology use was high. Structural equation analysis revealed that while managerial technology use had a significant and positive impact on academic job performance, research technology use and teaching technology use had a positive but insignificant influence on academic job performance. The study concluded that technology use for teaching and research has less contribution to job performance of academic staff but technology use for managerial purposes is vital for job performance of academic staff. The study recommended that university managers should employ more academic staff with PhDs such that besides teaching, they can effectively participate in research and community service activities, university managers should enhance academic staff use of technologies for research activities, and university managers should encourage academic staff to use technology for managerial purposes
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    The Effectiveness of Home Learning Among Secondary School Students in Nyakayojo Mbarara City South
    (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022) Nahurira, Beatrace; Barigye, Enock; Tibanyendera, Basil
    The study assesses the effectiveness of home learning among secondary school students in Nyakayojo Mbarara City South. The researcher used a cross-sectional research design. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used. The population of the study comprised the Mbarara City Inspector of Schools, Mbarara City Education Officer, Students, Headteachers, Director of Studies, Chairperson LC1, and parents. A sample size of 311 respondents participated in the study. The study findings found that the effectiveness of home learning in Nyakayojo Mbarara City South was bad. It was concluded that there was the ineffectiveness of home learning in Nyakayojo Mbarara City South. It was recommended that the government should always distribute self-study materials on time. This will enable students to keep motivated while learning from home during holidays. The government should ensure that the study materials distributed are effectively utilised by students. This can be implemented through sensitisation on mass media like radios, TVs, and Newspapers, among others