Journal articles: 'Central Uganda'

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Veenstra, Jessica, Daniel Dembe, Jude Nsamba, Lisa Wasko, Lee Burras, Gail Nonnecke, Boniface Orum, Simon Downie, and Rachael Cox. "Mapping Soils in Central Uganda." Soil Horizons 50, no. 1 (2009): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sh2009.1.0031.

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Meierkord, Christiane. "Attitudes Towards Exogenous and Endogenous Uses of English: Ugandan’s Judgements of English Structures in Varieties of English." International Journal of English Linguistics 10, no. 1 (December 10, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v10n1p1.

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Uganda is a former British protectorate, where English has contributed to the country’s linguistic ecology since 1894, when the British established a protectorate over the area of the Buganda kingdom. Over time, Ugandan English has developed as a nativised second language variety, spoken by Uganda’s indigenous population. At the same time, due to migrations, globalisation and the influence of international media and the Internet, its speakers have increasingly been in contact with varieties other than British English: American English, Indian English, Kenyan English, and Nigerian English may all influence Ugandan English. This paper looks at how Ugandan English can be conceptualised as a variety shaped by other varieties. It reports on the results of acceptability tests carried out with 184 informants in the North, the Central and the West of Uganda and discusses how speakers assess individual grammatical structures used in Ugandan English and in those varieties they are potentially in contact with.

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Isabirye, Alone, Martin Kayitale Mbonye, and Betty Kwagala. "Predictors of cervical cancer screening uptake in two districts of Central Uganda." PLOS ONE 15, no. 12 (December 3, 2020): e0243281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243281.

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Uganda’s cervical cancer age standardized incidence rate is four times the global estimate. Although Uganda’s ministry of health recommends screening for women aged 25–49 years, the screening remains low even in the most developed region (Central Uganda) of the country. This study examined the demographic, social, and economic predictors of cervical cancer screening in Central Uganda with the aim of informing targeted interventions to improve screening. The cross-sectional survey was conducted in Wakiso and Nakasongola districts in Central Uganda. A total of 845 women age 25–49 years participated in the study. Data were analyzed at bivariate and multivariate levels to examine the predictors of CC (cervical cancer) screening. Only 1 in 5 women (20.6%) had ever screened for cervical cancer. Our multivariate logistic regression model indicated that wealth index, source of information, and knowledge about CC and CC screening were significantly associated with cervical cancer screening. The odds of cervical cancer screening were higher among rich women compared with poor women [AOR = 1.93 (95%CI: 1.06–3.42), p = 0.031)], receiving information from health providers compared with radios [AOR = 4.14 (95%CI: 2.65–6.48), p<0.001, and being more knowledgeable compared with being less knowledgeable about CC and CC screening [AOR = 2.46 (95%CI: 1.49–3.37), p<0.001)]. Overall cervical cancer screening uptake in central Uganda was found to be low. The findings of the study indicate that women from a wealthy background, who had been sensitized by health workers and with high knowledge about CC and CC screening had higher odds of having ever screened compared with their counterparts. Efforts to increase uptake of screening must address disparities in access to resources and knowledge.

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Smallman-Raynor, M. R., and A. D. Cliff. "Civil war and the spread of AIDS in Central Africa." Epidemiology and Infection 107, no. 1 (August 1991): 69–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095026880004869x.

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SUMMARYUsing ordinary least squares regression techniques this paper demonstrates, for the first time, that the classic association of war and disease substantially accounts for the presently observed geographical distribution of reported clinical AIDS cases in Uganda. Both the spread of HIV 1 infection in the 1980s, and the subsequent development of AIDS to its 1990 spatial pattern, are shown to be significantly and positively correlated with ethnic patterns of recruitment into the Ugandan National Liberation Army (UNLA) after the overthrow of Idi Amin some 10 years earlier in 1979. This correlation reflects the estimated mean incubation period of 8–10 years for HIV 1 and underlines the need for cognizance of historical factors which may have influenced current patterns of AIDS seen in Central Africa. The findings may have important implications for AIDS forecasting and control in African countries which have recently experienced war. The results are compared with parallel analyses of other HIV hypotheses advanced to account for the reported geographical distribution of AIDS in Uganda.

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MACGOWAN, IAIN. "New species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from central and southern Africa." Zootaxa 967, no. 1 (May 2, 2005): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.967.1.1.

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Eleven new species of Lonchaeidae are described, namely, Lamprolonchaea longicercus MacGowan sp. nov. (Tanzania), Lonchaea asymmetrica MacGowan, sp. nov. (Tanzania), Lonchaea grandiseta MacGowan, sp. nov. (Botswana & Namibia); Silba budongo MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda) , Silba calceus MacGowan, sp. nov. (Namibia); Silba figurata MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda), Silba gongeti MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda), Silba namibia MacGowan, sp. nov. (Namibia), Silba quadridentata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Uganda), Silba spatulata MacGowan, sp. nov. (Tanzania) and Silba uganda MacGowan sp. nov (Uganda) The previously unknown male of Lonchaea haplosetifera McAlpine is also described from South Africa. New records of Lonchaeidae species are provided for Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia.

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Kiwuka, Catherine, Eva Goudsmit, Rémi Tournebize, Sinara Oliveira de Aquino, Jacob C. Douma, Laurence Bellanger, Dominique Crouzillat, et al. "Genetic diversity of native and cultivated Ugandan Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner): Climate influences, breeding potential and diversity conservation." PLOS ONE 16, no. 2 (February 8, 2021): e0245965. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245965.

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Wild genetic resources and their ability to adapt to environmental change are critically important in light of the projected climate change, while constituting the foundation of agricultural sustainability. To address the expected negative effects of climate change on Robusta coffee trees (Coffea canephora), collecting missions were conducted to explore its current native distribution in Uganda over a broad climatic range. Wild material from seven forests could thus be collected. We used 19 microsatellite (SSR) markers to assess genetic diversity and structure of this material as well as material from two ex-situ collections and a feral population. The Ugandan C. canephora diversity was then positioned relative to the species’ global diversity structure. Twenty-two climatic variables were used to explore variations in climatic zones across the sampled forests. Overall, Uganda’s native C. canephora diversity differs from other known genetic groups of this species. In northwestern (NW) Uganda, four distinct genetic clusters were distinguished being from Zoka, Budongo, Itwara and Kibale forests A large southern-central (SC) cluster included Malabigambo, Mabira, and Kalangala forest accessions, as well as feral and cultivated accessions, suggesting similarity in genetic origin and strong gene flow between wild and cultivated compartments. We also confirmed the introduction of Congolese varieties into the SC region where most Robusta coffee production takes place. Identified populations occurred in divergent environmental conditions and 12 environmental variables significantly explained 16.3% of the total allelic variation across populations. The substantial genetic variation within and between Ugandan populations with different climatic envelopes might contain adaptive diversity to cope with climate change. The accessions that we collected have substantially enriched the diversity hosted in the Ugandan collections and thus contribute to ex situ conservation of this vital genetic resource. However, there is an urgent need to develop strategies to enhance complementary in-situ conservation of Coffea canephora in native forests in northwestern Uganda.

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Kaye, Emmanuel, Antony Nyombi, Innocent Louis Mutambuze, and Ruth Muwesa. "Mancozeb Residue on Tomatoes in Central Uganda." Journal of Health and Pollution 5, no. 8 (June 2015): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/i2156-9614-5-8.1.

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Munyuli, M. B. Théodore. "Butterfly Diversity from Farmlands of Central Uganda." Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2012 (2012): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/481509.

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The aim of this study was to collect information about the diversity of butterfly communities in the mixed coffee-banana mosaic (seminatural, agricultural) landscapes of rural central Uganda. Data were collected for one year (2006) using fruit-bait traps, line transect walk-and-counts, and hand nets. A total of 56,315 individuals belonging to 331 species, 95 genera, and 6 families were sampled. The most abundant species wasBicyclus safitza(14.5%) followed byAcraea acerata(6.3%),Catopsilia florella(6.5%) andJunonia sophia(6.1%). Significant differences in abundance, species richness, and diversity of butterflies occurred between the 26 study sites. Farmland butterflies visited a variety of habitats within and around sites, but important habitats included woodlands, fallows, hedgerows, swampy habitats, abandoned gardens, and home gardens. The highest diversity and abundance of butterflies occurred in sites that contained forest remnants. Thus, forest reserves in the surrounding of fields increased the conservation values of coffee-banana agroforestry systems for butterflies. Their protection from degradation should be a priority for policy makers since they support a species-rich community of butterflies pollinating cultivated plants. Farmers are encouraged to protect and increase on-farm areas covered by complex traditional agroforests, linear, and nonlinear seminatural habitats to provide sufficient breeding sites and nectar resources for butterflies.

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Osiebe, Garhe. "The Ghetto President and Presidential Challenger in Uganda." Africa Spectrum 55, no. 1 (April 2020): 86–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002039720916085.

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The political history of post-colonial Uganda is about as fascinating as that of any post-colonial state. The styles of key political figures, including Milton Obote and Idi Amin Dada, who have had the privilege of leading the country, are central to this fascination. Yet, since becoming Uganda’s leader in 1986, President Yoweri Museveni appears to have outdone his predecessors so much so that an entire generation cares little of the country’s history before Museveni. In 2021, the Ugandan people are scheduled to go to the polls in a presidential election. Following the success of a bill in parliament to expunge an upper age limit to contest for the office of president, the seventy-five -year-old Museveni is set to seek an additional mandate. Unlike in his previous electoral contests, however, Museveni faces the challenge of a man less than half his age. Thirty-seven year-old Robert Kyagulanyi is among the most successful popular musicians in East Africa. Kyagulanyi has since exploited his success and fame to become an elected Member of Uganda’s Parliament. Barely two years after the artist materialised as a politician, the Ghetto President, as he is popularly known, has declared his intention to run for the office Museveni occupies, against Museveni. Since Museveni permitted electoral contests for the presidency of Uganda, he has remained defiantly invincible. How does Kyagulanyi propose to undo this, and why does he think he can, to the extent of daring? Drawing on a socio-biographical analysis of the celebrity MP, some strategic interviewing and student-participant observation, the article engages the dynamics inherent with some of these issues.

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Mustapha, Aishat, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Ivy Chen, Kate Grabowski, Robert Ssekubugu, Godfrey Kigozi, Steven J. Reynolds, et al. "SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HYPERTENSION IN SOUTH CENTRAL UGANDA." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 77, no. 18 (May 2021): 3369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(21)04723-9.

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Kabiswa, Winston, Ann Nanteza, Gabriel Tumwine, and Samuel Majalija. "Phylogenetic Groups and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Escherichia coli from Healthy Chicken in Eastern and Central Uganda." Journal of Veterinary Medicine 2018 (August 7, 2018): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9126467.

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Antimicrobial resistance is an emerging problem in both humans and animals due to misuse and excessive use of drugs. Resistance in commensal E. coli isolates can be used to predict emergence of resistance in other gut microflora. The aim of this study is to determine the phylogenetic groups and antimicrobial resistance patterns of E. coli from healthy chickens in Uganda. The phylogenetic grouping of 120 fecal E. coli isolates from eastern and central Uganda was derived using the triplex PCR assay and their susceptibility patterns determined by agar disc diffusion method to 5 antimicrobial drugs. Most E. coli is segregated into phylogenetic group A comprising 84%, while 12% and 4% were in groups D and B1, respectively. Similarly most E. coli from central (87%) and eastern Uganda (82%) belonged to group A. Overall, 85 (70%) of E. coli were resistant to antimicrobial drugs, of which 72/101 (70%) are in PG A, 10 of 14 (71.4%) in PG D, and 3 of 5 (60%) in PG B1. Significantly, most of the isolates in PG A from both central (66.7%) and (60.6%) eastern Uganda were resistant to one antimicrobial. Resistance to tetracycline alone or in combination with other drugs for central and eastern Uganda in PG A is 51% and 55%, respectively. Multidrug resistance to tetracycline and ciprofloxacin or nalidixic acid was 10% and 18% in isolates from central and 10% and 12% in isolates from eastern region, respectively. Phylogenetic group A accounts for most of the E. coli in chicken from Uganda. No difference in the resistance rates between the phylogenetic groups of E. coli has been observed. The high prevalence of resistant E. coli strains from different phylogenetic groups in healthy chickens suggests antimicrobial drug selection pressure due to excessive drug in the rearing layer chickens.

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Tabor, Gary M., Andrew D. Johns, and John M. Kasenene. "Deciding the future of Uganda's tropical forests." Oryx 24, no. 4 (October 1990): 208–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003060530003492x.

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The FFPS has been involved for some time in conservation activities in the diminishing montane forests of east-central Africa. These montane forests form an upper sector of an even more endangered medium-altitude forest formation. Throughout their distribution, medium-altitude forests have been extensively disturbed by ever-increasing human activities. Extensive areas remain only in eastern Zaire, where there ststus is uncertain, and in Uganda. The Ugandan forests are now the focus of a major internationally financed development programme.

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Winstons Muhwezi, Wilson, Catherine Abbo, Elialilia S Okello, Grace Akello, and Emilio B L Ovuga. "Assessment of the relationship between life events with psychosocial competence of students in selected secondary schools in Northern and Central Uganda." African Health Sciences 20, no. 3 (October 7, 2020): 1426–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i3.48.

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Introduction: As they grow, young people transit through adolescence; a particularly challenging phase. Many go through without difficulties but some experience maladaptive responses in form of conduct and adjustment problems, pubertal chal- lenges and life stress. Published research from the developed societies demonstrates consistent associations between young people’s exposure to life events, psychosocial competence (PSC) and mental health problems. However, comparable research from income-constrained societies remains scarce. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of life events in secondary school students and describe the relationship between life events and PSC in the same population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Participants were 2,902 randomly selected in Central and Northern Uganda. They responded to self-administered questionnaires on socio-demographics, life events and PSC. Results: Northern Ugandan students were more likely to be susceptible to stress-related illness associated with major life events (p = < 0.01). Among students with a high susceptibility to stress related illness, those with low scores on self-effi- cacy (p = < 0.001), accurate self-assessment (p = < 0.001) and self-confidence (p = < 0.001) were mostly from the North. Students from Northern Uganda had experienced more negative events. Students with higher scores on empathy, emotional awareness, accurate self- assessment and self-confidence tended to have low distress. Students that had a low susceptibility to stress related illness (AOR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.57 - 2.48); high scores on self-efficacy (AOR 1.37; 95% CI: 1.09 - 1.74), self-confidence (AOR 1.32; 95% CI: 1.02- 1.72), and accurate self-assessment (AOR 2.19; 95% CI: 1.70 - 2.80) were mostly from northern Uganda. Conclusion: It is important to help students to cope with negative life events since an association exists between negative life events and PSC domains. PSC domains of empathy, emotional awareness, accurate self-assessment and self-confidence seem to be associated with lower distress levels, implying that these should be reinforced. Keywords: Psychosocial competence; life events; adolescents; students; Uganda.

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Musoli, P., P. Cubry, P. Aluka, C. Billot, M. Dufour, F. De Bellis, D. Pot, D. Bieysse, A. Charrier, and T. Leroy. "Genetic differentiation of wild and cultivated populations: diversity of Coffea canephora Pierre in Uganda." Genome 52, no. 7 (July 2009): 634–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/g09-037.

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Coffea canephora Pierre ex Frohener is a perennial plant originated from Africa. Two main groups, Guinean and Congolese, have already been identified within this species. They correspond to main refugia in western and central Africa. In this paper we present the analysis of a region that has not yet been studied, Uganda. Two wild, one feral (once cultivated but abandoned for many years), and two cultivated populations of C. canephora from Uganda were evaluated using 24 microsatellite markers. Basic diversity, dissimilarity and genetic distances between individuals, genetic differentiation between populations, and structure within populations were analysed. Expected heterozygosity was high for wild compartments (0.48 to 0.54) and for cultivated and feral ones (0.57 to 0.59), with the number of private alleles ranging from 12 for cultivated genotypes to 37 for a wild compartment. The Ugandan samples show significant population structuring. We compared the Ugandan populations with a representative sample of known genetic diversity groups within the species using 18 markers. Coffea canephora of Ugandan origin was found to be genetically different from previously identified diversity groups, implying that it forms another diversity group within the species. Given its large distribution and extremely recent domestication, C. canephora can be used to understand the effect of refugia colonization on genetic diversity.

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John, Baptist Semazzi, and Kakungulu Moses. "Household determinants of food security in rural Central Uganda." African Journal of Agricultural Research 16, no. 9 (September 30, 2020): 1245–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajar2020.14992.

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Mbatudde, Maria, Patrick Mucunguzi, and Kåre A. Lye. "Phenology of Asteraceae in selected districts of central Uganda." African Journal of Ecology 45, s3 (December 2007): 67–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00860.x.

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Lwiza, Florence, Johnny Mugisha, Peter N. Walekhwa, Jo Smith, and Bedru Balana. "Dis-adoption of Household Biogas technologies in Central Uganda." Energy for Sustainable Development 37 (April 2017): 124–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2017.01.006.

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Bruce-Lockhart, Katherine, and Jonathon L. Earle. "Researching Institutional Life in Modern Uganda." History in Africa 45 (May 2, 2018): 175–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/hia.2018.9.

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Abstract:This introductory article reflects on the trajectories, possibilities, and limitations of studying institutional life in Africa, with a particular emphasis on Uganda. Engaging with some of the central issues articulated in the African Studies Association’s theme for the 2017 Annual Meeting – “Institutions: Creativity and Resilience in Africa” – it considers the category of “institution” and how it has been imagined and contested in Africa’s past and present. The article begins by examining the competing visions of institutions across the continent in the late colonial period. It then moves to a closer consideration of institutions within Uganda’s historiography, while also introducing the articles in this collection and the themes that tie them together. The final two sections turn to the question of sources, illuminating both the possibilities and limitations of recent developments regarding Uganda’s archives. In so doing, this article considers not only the shifting terrain of Uganda’s research landscape, but also explores the ways in which the study of institutional life is animated by deep, longstanding deliberations on questions of community, authority, and reciprocity.

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Byonanebye, Joseph, Ruta Brazauskas, Nazarius Tumwesigye, Staci Young, Thomas May, and Laura Cassidy. "Geographic variation and risk factors for teenage pregnancy in Uganda." African Health Sciences 20, no. 4 (December 16, 2020): 1898–907. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i4.48.

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Background: Teenage pregnancy is a global health issue with high rates in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, teenage pregnan- cy is a public and community health issue. Objectives: This study hypothesized that there would be regional variations in rates, risk factors and trends of teenage pregnancy in Uganda. Methods: Data were analyzed from the Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys (UDHS) in 2006 and 2011. The outcome of interest was current pregnancy for females 15 to 19 years of age at the time of the survey. Bivariate analysis was per- formed for each year to examine the rate and trends of pregnancy by various demographic characteristics. Logistic regres- sion was conducted to assess the association between teenage pregnancy and sociodemographic variables. Results: Uganda’s rate of teenage pregnancy increased from 7.3/1000 in 2006 to 8.1/1000 in 2011. The East Central region consistently had the highest rates than other regions. In 2006, teenage pregnancy was significantly associated with being mar- ried, living with a partner or separated, as compared to those who were single. Marital and wealth status were also significant predictors of teenage pregnancy based on the 2011 survey. Conclusion: The rate of teenage pregnancy in Uganda is high and the trend demonstrated regional variation. Future inter- ventions could focus on regions with high poverty and low education. Keywords: Teenage pregnancy; risk factors; Uganda demographic; health survey.

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김장생. "Research on Relationship between Religion and Social Capital in Uganda - In the case of Kakiri, Central Uganda." THEOLOGICAL THOUGHT ll, no. 175 (December 2016): 169–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.35858/sinhak.2016..175.005.

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Lubogo, Mutaawe, Ronald Anguzu, Humphrey Wanzira, Abdul R. Shour, Aggrey D. Mukose, Agnes Nyabigambo, and Nazarius M. Tumwesigye. "Utilization of safe male circumcision among adult men in a fishing community in rural Uganda." African Health Sciences 19, no. 3 (November 6, 2019): 2645–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i3.40.

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Background: In Uganda, most-at-riskpopulations(MARPs) such as fishing communities remain vulnerable to preventable HIV acquisition. Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) has been incorporated into Uganda’s HIV prevention strategies. This study aimed at determining SMC utilization and associated factors among adult men in a rural fishing community in Uganda.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural fishing village in central Uganda. Stratified random sampling of 369 fishermen aged 18-54 yearswas used according to their occupational category; fish monger, boat crew and general merchandise.The dependent variable wasutilization of SMC.A forward fitting multivariable logistic regression model was fitted with variables significant at p≤0.05controlling for confounding and effect modification.Results: Respondents’mean(SD) age was 30.0(9.3) years. Only8.4%hadSMC and among non-circumcised men, 84.9% had adequate knowledge of SMC benefits while 79.3% did not know were SMC services were offered.Peer support(AOR0.17;95%CI0.05-0.60) and perceived procedural safety (AOR6.8;95%CI2.16-21.17) were independently associated with SMC utilization.Conclusion: In this rural fishing community, SMC utilization was low. These findings underscore the need to inform HIV preventionstrategies inthecontextof peer support and perceptionsheld by rural dwelling men.Keywords: Safe male circumcision, utilization, fishing community, Most-at-risk populations, Uganda.

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J Vrana-Diaz, Caroline, Jeffrey E Korte, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Lauren Richey, Anbesaw Selassie, Michael Sweat, Harriet Chemusto, and Rhoda Wanyenze. "Socio-demographic predictors of gender inequality among heterosexual couples expecting a child in south-central Uganda." African Health Sciences 20, no. 3 (October 7, 2020): 1196–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i3.23.

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Background: Gender inequality is a pervasive problem in sub-Saharan Africa, and has negative effects on health and de- velopment. Objective: Here, we sought to identify socioeconomic predictors of gender inequality (measured by low decision-making power and high acceptance of intimate partner violence) within heterosexual couples expecting a child in south-central Uganda. Method: We used data from a two-arm cluster randomized controlled HIV self-testing intervention trial conducted in three antenatal clinics in south-central Uganda among 1,618 enrolled women and 1,198 male partners. Analysis included Cochran Mantel-Haenzel, proportional odds models, logistic regression, and generalized linear mixed model framework to account for site-level clustering. Results: Overall, we found that 31.1% of men had high acceptance of IPV, and 15.9% of women had low decision-making power. We found religion, education, HIV status, age, and marital status to significantly predict gender equality. Specifically, we observed lower gender equality among Catholics, those with lower education, those who were married, HIV positive women, and older women. Conclusion: By better understanding the prevalence and predictors of gender inequality, this knowledge will allow us to better target interventions (increasing education, reducing HIV prevalence in women, targeting interventions different reli- gions and married couples) to decrease inequalities and improve health care delivery to underserved populations in Uganda. Keywords: Gender inequality; Pregnancy; HIV/AIDS; Prenatal Care; Uganda.

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Baillie, Dave, Mariam Aligawesa, Harriet Birabwa-Oketcho, Cerdic Hall, David Kyaligonza, Richard Mpango, Moses Mulimira, and Jed Boardman. "Diaspora and peer support working: benefits of and challenges for the Butabika–East London Link." BJPsych. International 12, no. 01 (February 2015): 10–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000000064.

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The International Health Partnership (‘the Link’) between the East London NHS Foundation Trust and Butabika Hospital in Uganda was set up in 2005. It has facilitated staff exchanges and set up many workstreams (e.g. in child and adolescent psychiatry, nursing and psychology) and projects (e.g. a peer support worker project and a violence reduction programme). The Link has been collaborative and mutually beneficial. The authors describe benefits and challenges at individual and organisational levels. Notably, the Link has achieved a commitment to service user involvement and an increasingly central involvement of the Ugandan diaspora working in mental health in the UK.

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Mugeere, Anthony. "Social Protection for Disability in Central Uganda: a Human Development Perspective." African Review 46, no. 2 (January 21, 2020): 366–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1821889x-12340006.

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Abstract Whereas there is ample empirical evidence on the nature and functioning of formal and informal social protection systems in Uganda, there are limited studies on their influence on the youth living with disabilities. This paper explores the meaning and functioning of social protection strategies among youth living with spina bifida and hydrocephalous in central Uganda. Using data from in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and key informants, the paper observes that there is widespread knowledge on social protection systems among the respondents. Overall, social protection encompasses all measures implemented to address the perceived social exclusion and vulnerabilities related to the disability condition. The paper recommends a philosophical twist to the implementation of social protection by interrogating the human development model of disability which places the elements of the health conditions, impairments and their causes and consequences on the wellbeing of these vulnerable individuals at the core of the theoretical discourse.

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Hönig, Patrick. "Civil Society and Land Use Policy in Uganda: The Mabira Forest Case." Africa Spectrum 49, no. 2 (August 2014): 53–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000203971404900203.

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Over the past few years, the Ugandan government has repeatedly initiated proceedings to clear one-fourth of the Mabira natural forest reserve in central Uganda and give the land to a sugar company controlled by a transnational business conglomerate. Each time the government took steps to execute the Mabira project, civil society groups organised large-scale protests that pressurised the government into shelving its plans. The Save Mabira Forest campaign has been widely cited as an example of how sustained protests by civil society groups serve as a corrective of democratic deficits in decision-making processes pertaining to the commons and as a deterrent to profit-driven business schemes hatched in collusion with carefree or corrupt bureaucrats and politicians. However, an in-depth analysis of the campaign suggests that ecological and social justice concerns are mixed up with identity politics and exclusionist agendas. Examining the complex web of interactions between state, big business and civil society in Uganda, this paper sheds light on the multi-layered and often ambiguous role played by non-governmental organisations in post-conflict societies of sub-Saharan Africa.

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Mugisa, Immaculate, Benard Fungo, Stella Kabiri, Godfrey Sseruwu, and Ruth Kabanyoro. "Productivity Optimization in Rice-Based Intercropping Systems of Central Uganda." International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology 5, no. 1 (2020): 142–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijeab.51.22.

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Zake, J., J. S. Tenywa, and F. Kabi. "Improvement of Manure Management for Crop Production in Central Uganda." Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 34, no. 6 (July 30, 2010): 595–617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10440046.2010.493368.

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Sekitoleko, A., F. N. Kasirye, R. Muwazi, and O. D. Owiny. "Prevalence of Bovine Abortion in Selected Areas of Central Uganda." East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 68, no. 3 (January 2003): 143–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/eaafj.v68i3.1788.

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Ipulet, Perpetua. "Uses of genus Ficus (Moraceae) in Buganda region, central Uganda." African Journal of Ecology 45, s3 (December 2007): 44–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00856.x.

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Ndambi, Oghaiki Asaah, Otto Garcia, David Balikowa, Doris Kiconco, Torsten Hemme, and Uwe Latacz-Lohmann. "Milk production systems in Central Uganda: a farm economic analysis." Tropical Animal Health and Production 40, no. 4 (October 31, 2007): 269–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9091-4.

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Mugarura, Norman, and Patience Namanya. "Supervisory mandate of central banks and the spate of bank failures: who is to blame?" Journal of Money Laundering Control 23, no. 2 (April 2, 2020): 341–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmlc-10-2019-0084.

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Purpose This paper aims to examine how central Banks (in the narrow purview of Bank of Uganda) exercise their supervisory mandate to foster an efficient sound business environment for banks to operate efficiently. The authors were motivated to write on the subject of bank supervision because of the closure of Crane Bank and putting it under administration in 2016. The closure of this bank generated a lot of controversies on both sides of the political divide and in the press. Initially, the popular view was that Crane bank was poorly supervised, and as a result, it was exploited by insiders to commit money laundering, fraud, insider dealing, just to mention but a few. This put Bank of Uganda (the Central Bank) in a negative spotlight for failure to provide the required oversight of this bank. In Uganda, the supervision of banks and other financial institutions is the responsibility of Bank of Uganda. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted a qualitative research approach using secondary data sources, including books, journal papers and websites, and evaluating primary legislation but also empirical evidence both in Uganda and other jurisdictions. The secondary data was evaluated to draw comparative analyses of causes of banks failures in countries both in Africa, Europe, USA and others jurisdictions across the globe. Findings It would be onerous to charge central banks with the responsibility of preventing bank failures, even though they would are required to institute measures to prevent banks from collapsing and its ripple effects on the economy. Effective banking supervision is a core factor for the success of every bank, but it cannot single-handedly prevent a bank from collapsing. A well-supervised bank can also fail not necessarily because of inherent weaknesses within its banking supervision, but it could fail because of extraneous factors beyond the control of individual banks. For example, Lehman Brothers Ltd (a highly leveraged of broker dealers) collapsed due to factors beyond its control, the Northern Rock and Royal Bank of Scotland in the UK were nationalised by the British Government. Research limitations/implications The limitation of the paper was that data on central banks and failed banks both in Uganda and other jurisdictions (the scope of the paper) was overwhelming, and it was daunting to sift through and analyse it in depth. Practical implications Banks play a fundamental role in the social-economic development of countries, and how they are regulated is significantly important for the stability of economies. They provide loans, guarantees and other financial products to businesses, and they are engines for economic growth and development. Social implications Banks affect, people, societies, businesses, markets and governments. Therefore, this paper has wider implications for the foregoing constituencies. Originality/value The originality of the paper is that this paper is unique, draws experiences across jurisdictions and evaluates in the narrow purview of banking regulation in Uganda.

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Alicai, T., C. A. Omongo, M. N. Maruthi, R. J. Hillocks, Y. Baguma, R. Kawuki, A. Bua, G. W. Otim-Nape, and J. Colvin. "Re-emergence of Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Uganda." Plant Disease 91, no. 1 (January 2007): 24–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/pd-91-0024.

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During November 2004, veinal chlorosis on mature cassava leaves, typical of cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), was observed at Mukono in central Uganda. Five out of 11 cultivars at the site showed CBSD symptoms (incidence range 4 to 64%). In a survey of farmers' fields, CBSD was observed in Wakiso and Mukono districts. Incidence of cassava mosaic disease was also recorded and averaged 60% for landraces (range 16.7 to 100%) and 20% for resistant varieties (range 0 to 65%). Leaf samples of plants with CBSD symptoms produced an amplicon of 222 bp using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction with primers that amplify a fragment of the coat protein (CP) gene of Cassava brown streak virus. Sequence comparisons based on the amplified CP gene fragment indicated that the isolates have 77 to 82.9% nucleotide and 43.9 to 56.8% amino acid identity with those from Mozambique and Tanzania. There was 95.9 to 99.5% nucleotide and 85.1 to 90.5% amino acid identity among the Ugandan isolates. These results confirm the re-emergence of CBSD in Uganda after it was first observed in the 1930s in cassava introduced from Tanzania and controlled by eradication. Prior to this report, CBSD was known to be restricted to the coastal lowlands of East Africa.

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Kintu, Ismail, Yusuf Kiwala, and Faizo Buyinza. "Profiting with Values: A Qualitative Approach to SMEs in the Informal Economy of Uganda’s Central Region." International Journal of Business and Management 15, no. 12 (November 26, 2020): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v15n12p169.

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The study sought to establish the core values which influence SME profitability in Uganda’s informal economy. By employing a qualitative approach, interviews from twenty-five respondents were conducted. Data were analyzed by coding and networks with the help of the Atlas.ti 8 tool. The study findings indicate that: whereas the accounting profession defines profitability to be return on assets (ROA), return on investment (ROI), and return on equity (ROE), entrepreneurs in Uganda’s informal economy do not understand these traditional profit measurement criteria. Instead, they understand sales and expenses. Besides, fairness, respect, responsibility, and cleanliness were established as core values that catalyze SME sales. It is important for the government through the private-sector foundation and traders’ association to continuously train these entrepreneurs about financial matters. Also, the accounting professionals through the regulatory body may establish a wing that can help these informal traders in financial matters, the way the Uganda law society is approaching to help out vulnerable people who cannot afford the services of expensive lawyers.

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Echodu, Richard, Mark Sistrom, Chaz Hyseni, John Enyaru, Loyce Okedi, Serap Aksoy, and Adalgisa Caccone. "Genetically DistinctGlossina fuscipes fuscipesPopulations in the Lake Kyoga Region of Uganda and Its Relevance for Human African Trypanosomiasis." BioMed Research International 2013 (2013): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/614721.

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Tsetse flies (Glossinaspp.) are the sole vectors ofTrypanosoma brucei—the agent of human (HAT) and animal (AAT) trypanosomiasis.Glossina fuscipes fuscipes(Gff) is the main vector species in Uganda—the only country where the two forms of HAT disease (rhodesiense and gambiense) occur, withgambienselimited to the northwest.Gffpopulations cluster in three genetically distinct groups in northern, southern, and western Uganda, respectively, with a contact zone present in central Uganda. Understanding the dynamics of this contact zone is epidemiologically important as the merger of the two diseases is a major health concern. We used mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA data fromGffsamples in the contact zone to understand its spatial extent and temporal stability. We show that this zone is relatively narrow, extending through central Uganda along major rivers with south to north introgression but displaying no sex-biased dispersal. Lack of obvious vicariant barriers suggests that either environmental conditions or reciprocal competitive exclusion could explain the patterns of genetic differentiation observed. Lack of admixture between northern and southern populations may prevent the sympatry of the two forms of HAT disease, although continued control efforts are needed to prevent the recolonization of tsetse-free regions by neighboring populations.

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Ignatov, P. A., A. A. Ivanov, A. V. Abramov, and J. Kasigwa. "Fragment of a central-type large structure located in southern Uganda and its metallogenic value." Proceedings of higher educational establishments. Geology and Exploration, no. 6 (March 19, 2020): 18–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.32454/0016-7762-2019-6-18-25.

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For the southern regions of Uganda, the metallogenic value of the regional arc belt of dikes of the main and ultrabasic composition was considered. It is shown that it is part of the arc sector of a large central-type structure with a diameter of about 700 km. It had a long development in the Riphean sequence of tectono-magmatic activation. This structure was formed over 1,37 billion years ago and reformed approximately 1 billion years ago and at the end of the Riphean sequence (0,5—0,6 billion years ago).This structure includes all major deposits of Sn, W, Na, Nb, Ni, REE and Au in Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. In Uganda, the Sn, W and rare metals fields are controlled by small intrusions of granite with an age of 1 billion years and crossing nodes of radial faults, which are the central-type structures of small order that are included in the central part of the allocated megastructure. Materials in the relationship of ore-grade gold mineralisation with the crossing nodes of large arc, radial and overfault-shift faults are given.

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Vasa, László, and Imre Vida. "Az önszerveződő csoportok szerepe az ugandai pénzügyi rendszerben." Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies 14, no. 3-4. (January 30, 2021): 5–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.15170/at.2020.14.3-4.1.

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Groups organized on the basis of voluntary cooperation play a significant role in the financial systems of sub-Saharan African countries. Following the success of the cooperative movement and the Grameen model, self-organized microfinance organizations have spread across the continent. In our study, we examine the role of self-organizing groups through the Ugandan example. According to a survey by the Central Bank of Uganda, there were about 1,000 active savings and credit unions and more than 70,000 financial self-help groups in the country in 2018. Although savings and credit cooperative organizations are sometimes influenced by the politics, they still play a significant role in poverty reduction.

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Luyirika, E., and F. Kiyange. "A Regional Palliative Care Entity Working With a Host Government to Facilitate Exchange Visits From Across Africa to Improve Access to Controlled Medicines for Cancer Patients." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 164s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.17300.

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Background and context: The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) is a pan-African palliative care organization hosted in Uganda but supporting initiatives to integrate palliative care into national health systems across Africa. Uganda hosts one of the oldest cancer units in Africa and also reconstitutes its own oral liquid morphine to reduce barriers and cost of access to pain control for patients. Aim: The aim of this effort is to expose government officials and other NGOs from other African countries to best practices in oral morphine manufacture, distribution and access to controlled medicines for pain control in cancer and other conditions with a view to benchmark and establish similar or better systems. Strategy/Tactics: APCA working with its funders in consultation with the Ugandan Ministry of Health and Hospice Africa Uganda, facilitates other African ministries of health delegations to conduct study visits in Uganda to benchmark the oral morphine reconstitution, the supply chain mechanisms for its distribution to patients in both public and private hospitals and at home. Program/Policy process: APCA identifies countries with morphine access challenges and makes arrangements for key personnel in those countries in ministries of health, medicines control authority, central medicines stores and national palliative care associations where they exist to spend a study period in Uganda. While in Uganda, the delegations visit the oral morphine manufacturing facility, Hospice Africa Uganda, the Ministry of Health, national medical stores, National Drug Authority, joint medical stores and some of the palliative care providers and training facilities. Once the period with the various stakeholders in the country is completed, the visiting teams draw up plans for implementation and identify required technical assistance from APCA. The costing and sources of funding are identified including contribution from the government in need and then activities are implemented. Outcomes: As a result of this South-to-South approach, Uganda has hosted delegations from 14 African countries. At one instance, it involved the Minister Of Health from Swaziland heading a delegation to Uganda while others sent other high level delegates to the peer learning and bench marking. All these countries have taken steps to establish access to oral liquid morphine as well as policy and capacity building activities for their staff. Some of the countries like Malawi and Swaziland are already having morphine reconstitution and national palliative care policies while others such as Rwanda and Botswana are in the process of changing to the same system. Cancer and palliative care related activities are also being implemented in some of countries. Some countries have graduated to host others like Uganda does. What was learned: The South-to-South learning and bench marking visits are very practical in Africa and have triggered palliative care initiatives at national level.

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Lubaale, Grace. "Information and Communication Technology in Higher Education of Uganda and Education Implications: A Case of Kyambogo University." Journal of Education and Training Studies 8, no. 6 (May 5, 2020): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.11114/jets.v8i6.4842.

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The emergence of knowledge society globally today has created new challenges for Higher Education (HE) particularly with the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) at a speed that has no match in history yet HE in Uganda is still lagging behind. The paper aims at unraveling the role and challenges of using ICT in HE of Uganda and education implications in order to provide the way forward with Kyambogo University as a case. This study used a mixed methods approach that combined desk review and interviews. The paper reveals the role of ICT in HE as central in the teaching-learning process, on the learner and learning and on the academic staff and teaching while the challenges as; learners, economy, equipment and academic staff which poses as a drawback in the teaching –learning process. The paper concludes that ICT is central in the teaching-learning process as well as in the management of HE institutions. The way forward rests majorly in the newly created ICT Ministry with effective implementation of ICT Policy 2014 to improve the livelihoods of Ugandans by ensuring the availability of accessible, efficient, reliable and affordable ICT services in which HE will benefit automatically hence its effective application and use in the teaching-learning process.

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Nsimbe, Pius, Hilbert Mendoza, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, and Rawlance Ndejjo. "Factors Associated with Composting of Solid Waste at Household Level in Masaka Municipality, Central Uganda." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2018 (November 19, 2018): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1284234.

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The domestic solid waste stream composition of urban settings in many developing countries including Uganda is largely biodegradable in nature, and thus, composting provides the most suitable solid waste management option for these wastes. However, there is limited information about waste composting at the household level and associated determinants in Uganda. A cross-sectional study was employed to collect quantitative data from 368 residents of Masaka municipality, Central Uganda. A semistructured interviewer administered questionnaire was used which assessed knowledge, perceptions, and practices of composting. Data were analysed using STATA 13.0, and binary logistic regression was used to determine the factors that influence composting at the household level. Of the 368 participants, 11.4% were engaged in composting. Factors associated with household level composting were age of 46 years and above (aOR = 2.69, 95% CI = (1.06–6.80)), possession of a garden (aOR = 28.88, 95% CI = (3.85–216.72)), engagement in waste segregation (aOR = 5.56, 95% CI = (2.25–13.86)), and periurban residence (aOR = 3.81, 95% CI = (1.78–8.16)). The practice of composting at the household level was low. This therefore highlights the need for urban authorities to develop initiatives for promoting composting at the household level while considering the identified predictors associated with composting.

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Watera, Christine, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Grace Namayanja, Juliet Asio, Tom Lutalo, Alice Namale, Grace Sanyu, et al. "HIV drug resistance among adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda." Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 76, no. 9 (May 15, 2021): 2407–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkab159.

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Abstract Background WHO revised their HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) monitoring strategy in 2014, enabling countries to generate nationally representative HIVDR prevalence estimates from surveys conducted using this methodology. In 2016, we adopted this strategy in Uganda and conducted an HIVDR survey among adults initiating or reinitiating ART. Methods A cross-sectional survey of adults aged ≥18 years initiating or reinitiating ART was conducted at 23 sites using a two-stage cluster design sampling method. Participants provided written informed consent prior to enrolment. Whole blood collected in EDTA vacutainer tubes was used for preparation of dried blood spot (DBS) specimens or plasma. Samples were shipped from the sites to the Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) for temporary storage before transfer to the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) for genotyping. Prevalence of HIVDR among adults initiating or reinitiating ART was determined. Results Specimens from 491 participants (median age 32 years and 61.5% female) were collected between August and December 2016. Specimens from 351 participants were successfully genotyped. Forty-nine had drug resistance mutations, yielding an overall weighted HIVDR prevalence of 18.2% with the highest noted for NNRTIs at 14.1%. Conclusions We observed a high HIVDR prevalence for NNRTIs among adults prior to initiating or reinitiating ART in Uganda. This is above WHO’s recommended threshold of 10% when countries should consider changing from NNRTI- to dolutegravir-based first-line regimens. This recommendation was adopted in the revised Ugandan ART guidelines. Dolutegravir-containing ART regimens are preferred for first- and second-line ART regimens.

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Nataliya, Apanovich, and W. Lenssen Andrew. "Cropping systems and soil quality and fertility in south-central Uganda." African Journal of Agricultural Research 13, no. 15 (April 12, 2018): 792–802. http://dx.doi.org/10.5897/ajar2018.13056.

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Nyakairu, George W. A., Christian Koeberl, and Hans Kurzweil. "The Buwambo kaolin deposit in central Uganda: Mineralogical and chemical composition." GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL 35, no. 4 (2001): 245–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2343/geochemj.35.245.

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O.O, Durojaye, and Oluwadebi A.G. "Aeromagnetic Mapping of Singo Granite in Kiboga Area of Central Uganda." IARJSET 3, no. 10 (October 20, 2016): 16–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.17148/iarjset.2016.31003.

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Opara, Chinonso, Yoshito Kawakatsu, Jenifer Atala, and David Watkins. "ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UGANDA." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 75, no. 11 (March 2020): 3610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(20)34237-6.

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Mwesigwa, M., J. Semakula, P. Lusembo, J. Ssenyonjo, R. Isabirye, R. Lumu, and T. Namirimu. "Smallholder local chicken production and available feed resources in central Uganda." Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences 16, no. 1 (January 13, 2016): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ujas.v16i1.9.

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Omeja, P., J. Obua, and A. B. Cunningham. "Demand and Supply of Wood for Drum Making in Central Uganda." International Forestry Review 7, no. 1 (March 1, 2005): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1505/ifor.7.1.21.64156.

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Reinikka, R., and J. Svensson. "Local Capture: Evidence from a Central Government Transfer Program in Uganda." Quarterly Journal of Economics 119, no. 2 (May 1, 2004): 679–705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/0033553041382120.

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Green, Elliott D. "Ethnicity and the Politics of Land Tenure Reform in Central Uganda." Commonwealth & Comparative Politics 44, no. 3 (November 2006): 370–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14662040600997148.

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Njoroge, Samuel M. C., John Peter Takan, Elias A. Letayo, Patrick S. Okoth, Daniel O. Ajaku, Anil Kumar, Abhishek Rathore, Henry Ojulong, and Eric Manyasa. "Survey of Fungal Foliar and Panicle Diseases of Sorghum in Important Agroecological Zones of Tanzania and Uganda." Plant Health Progress 19, no. 3 (January 1, 2018): 265–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/php-04-18-0013-s.

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A survey was conducted in 2014 to determine the prevalence of fungal diseases on sorghum across different agroecological zones in Tanzania and Uganda. In Tanzania, 37 sorghum fields were sampled in Dodoma and Singida Provinces, representing the central drier areas, and in Simiyu, Shinyanga, Mwanza, and Mara Provinces, representing the lake-zone region. In Uganda, 134 fields were sampled across four agroecological zones of Teso, Western, Northern, and West Nile. Farmers were purposively selected, and at least 30 plants per field along two diagonal transects were visually assessed for disease. Ten and 14 diseases were identified in Tanzania and Uganda, respectively. Among the major diseases identified, those more prevalent in Tanzania than in Uganda were leaf blight caused by Setosphaeria turcica (P = 0.0031) and rust caused by Puccinia purpurea (P < 0.0001). Major diseases more prevalent in Uganda than in Tanzania were anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum sublineola (P = 0.0207) and zonate leaf spot caused by Gloeocercospora sorghi (P = 0.0312). We report for the first time the occurrence of ladder leaf spot caused by Cercospora fusimaculans in Uganda and confirm its occurrence in Tanzania. This is the first comprehensive sorghum disease survey report in over 15 years in both countries.

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Hauser, Michael, and Mara Lindtner. "Organic agriculture in post-war Uganda: emergence of pioneer-led niches between 1986 and 1993." Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 32, no. 2 (June 6, 2016): 169–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742170516000132.

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AbstractUganda is the largest producer of organic commodities in Africa. While most of the literature associate the start of organic agriculture in Uganda with the first certified project, no accounts exist about non-certified organic agriculture before 1993. Both in Europe and in the USA, pioneers drove non-certified organic agriculture as a response to economic, ecological and social crises. Uganda suffered two decades of civil war ending in 1986 causing multiple crises. We explore how post-war conditions influenced the emergence of organic agriculture in Uganda. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with 12 organic agriculture experts from Central and Southwestern Uganda. Interviews were held in English using interview guides informed by a transition theoretical perspective. Interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed and analyzed using deductive and inductive coding. Our analysis shows that the degraded environment, food insecurity and economic instability after the war created a sense of urgency for the rehabilitation of livelihoods. Pioneers, including civil society activists, farmers, entrepreneurs and researchers, responded by promoting low-cost, resource-conserving technologies and agronomic practices to smallholder farmers. Economic liberalization, decentralization and institutional vacuum eased pioneers’ activities, despite facing opponents from the government and research. Through experimental learning, demonstration farms and cooperation with the Catholic Church, public extension services, researchers and international development-oriented non-governmental organizations, pioneers reached out to farmers in Eastern, Central and Southwestern Uganda. As challenging as post-war crises may be, they offer opportunities for changing development trajectories. Therefore, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts can accommodate sustainability concerns and allow the introduction of course-changing measures in any sector.

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