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Early HIV disclosure and nondisclosure among men and women on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda
(Tayloy & Francis, 2013-01)Efforts to expand access to HIV care and treatment often stress the importance of disclosure of HIV status to aid adherence, social support, and continued resource mobilization. We argue that an examination of ... -
Ebola shapes society: No partner, no family, no friends
(Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2019)Ebola is examined as a Critical Event that shaped the communities in Bundibugyo district. The local framing of the ebola epidemic 2007-8 as a curse to the particular ethnic groups affected the social networks and individual ... -
The Good Schools Toolkit to prevent violence against children in Ugandan primary schools: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.
(BioMed Central, 2013-07-24)Background We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the Good School Toolkit, developed by Raising Voices, in preventing violence against children attending school and in improving child mental health and educational ... -
Residential care for abandoned children and their integration into a family-based setting in Uganda: lessons for policy and programming
(Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, 2014)This article describes a model of care for abandoned and neglected infants in need of urgent physical, social, and medical support as implemented by the Child’s i Foundation, an international, nongovernmental organization ... -
School violence, mental health, and educational performance in Uganda
(American Academy of Pediatrics, 2013-12)BACKGROUND: Violence against children from school staff is anecdotally common in low- and middle-income countries, but data on prevalence and associations with mental health and educational outcomes are lacking. METHODS: ... -
Securing insecure livelihoods through group synergies: the case of violent Namatala transboundary wetland in Rural Eastern Uganda
(Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 2021-07-01)This article uses evidence from Namatala wetland in Eastern Uganda to examine the livelihood insecurity associated with wetland conflicts and highlights the implications of group synergies in securing the related ...