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"Abortion? That's for Women!" Narratives and Experiences of Commercial Motorbike Riders South-Western Uganda
(African journal of reproductive health, 2005)Although constitutionally illegal, induced abortion is a vital reproductive health option in Uganda. analyses men's narratives about meanings of, and experiences with, abortion. Men play significant tion as instigators, ... -
Access to Credit and the Effect of Credit Constraints on the Performance of Manufacturing Firms in the East African Region: Micro Analysis
(Micro analysis, 2013)The study set out to investigate the factors influencing manufacturing firms’ access to credit and the effect of credit constraints on firm performance in the East African Community (EAC) using the World Bank (2006) ... -
Access to Financial Credit Facilities by Farming Households in Uganda
(Uganda Christian University, 2019)This study set out to examine the determinants of credit access among farming households in Uganda. The study using data extracted from the FINSCOPE Uganda survey data 2013. Descriptive results revealed that access to ... -
Accountability as a Mediator between Deontological Ethical Orientations and Public Interest in Ugandan Public Primary Schools
(Public Organization Review, 2021)The study explains the mediating role of accountability in the relationship between deontological ethical orientations and public interest using the stewardship theory. Data were collected from a sample of 361 UPE schools ... -
Accountability in the public health care systems: A developing economy perspective
(Cogent Business & Management, 2017)The purpose of this paper is to report the results of the study carried out to examine the effects of hospital board governance and managerial competencies on accountability in the health care systems in Uganda. This ... -
Accountability of local government authorities: A developing economy perspective
(African Journal of Business Management, 2017)The purpose of this study is to report the contribution of internal controls and managerial competencies on accountability of Local Government Authorities (LGAs). This study is cross sectional and correlational. Data ... -
Action and Action-Regulation in Entrepreneurship: Evaluating a Student Training for Promoting Entrepreneurship
(Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2015)Action plays a central role in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education. Based on action regulation theory, we developed an action-based entrepreneurship training. The training put a particular focus on action ... -
Activity Theory as a lens to understand how Facebook develops knowledge application skills
(International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 2016)Uganda’s higher education system has generally been criticized for concentrating on theory leading to a mismatch between training received and practical skills required by employers. Studies have documented the inability ... -
Adaptation and Strategic Retirement of Secondary School Teachers
(Public Organization Review, 2021)This study explains strategic retirement amongst Uganda’s secondary school teachers using work adjustment and development theories. Data relating to psychological adaptation and socio cultural adaptation were attained ... -
Addressing Pedagogical Training Needs of Teaching Staff: Lessons from Makerere University Short Professional Development Programs 2006 - 2010
(American Journal of Educational Research, 2014)In Uganda, university teachers are recruited on the strength of their class of degree rather than pedagogical content knowledge and skill. Given the frequent changes in technology with resultant paradigm shifts from teacher ... -
Admission Criteria as Predictors of Academic Performance of Law Students at Uganda Christian University
(Uganda Management Institute, 2015)This study investigated the predictive validity of admission criteria to the final academic performance of Bachelor of Laws students in Uganda Christian University (UCU). Its objectives were to: examine the relationship ... -
Adolescents Discussing Sexual Behaviors With Key Influencing Audiences
(Global Journal of Health Science, 2018)There is an increasing concern on early initiation of sexual activity among adolescents, increasing sexually transmitted infections, and teenage pregnancy in Uganda. Adolescents perceptions of these sexual behaviors might ... -
The adoption of integrated reporting: a developing country perspective
(Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, 2019)The purpose of this paper is to establish why firms in developing countries are slow to adopt integrated reporting (IR) and what needs to be done to ensure such firms embrace the practice of integrated reporting using ... -
Adoption of Islamic banking in a non-Islamic country: evidence from Uganda
(Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, 2020)This paper aims to examine the concept and practice of Islamic banking in the context of a non-Islamic country such as Uganda. Semi-structured interviews were used to elicit the strategies banks may use to ensure that the ... -
The Adoption of Management Controls From A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective
(International Journal Vallis Aurea, 2021)The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether self-organization predicts of adoption of management controls in manufacturing firms. The study employed the lens of complex adaptive systems theory to investigate the ... -
Adoption of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Developing Countries: Literature Review
(Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities, 2018)Sustainable entrepreneurship has been internationally acknowledged by both large and SMEs as a competitive strategy. However, there are few studies on the motivation, barriers and strategies of enhancing SMEs adoption of ... -
The adventures of the Randy Professor and Angela the Sugar Mummy: Sex in fictional serials in Ugandan popular magazines
(AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 2005)In 1996 newspaper vendors in Ugandan towns started selling a new kind of locally produced ‘lifestyle’ magazine. On the covers there were young, scantily dressed girls and inside news articles, fictional serials, lifestyle ... -
Adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiometabolic risk factors and disease outcomes: Cross-sectional, populationbased study of adults in rural Uganda
(Journal of global health, 2021)Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) pose a major threat to public health in sub-Saharan African communities, where the burden of these classes of illnesses is expected to double by 2030. Growing research suggests that past ... -
Adverse childhood experiences, adult depression, and suicidal ideation in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional, population-based study
(PLoS Med, 2021)Depression is recognized globally as a leading cause of disability. Early-life adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been shown to have robust associations with poor mental health during adulthood. These effects may ... -
Africa Communicating: Digital Technologies, Representation, and Power
(Institute of African Studies Carleton University, 2013)What follows is an edited transcript of a panel that took place during the 2013 conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS), held at Carleton University. This panel, chaired by Professor Allan Thompson, ...
