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Field evaluation of Ugandan sweetpotato germplasm for yield, dry matter and disease resistance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: B. Yada --- , Uganda P. Tukamuhabwa --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda A. Alajo --- , Uganda R.O.M. Mwanga --- , UgandaA total of 946 morphologically distinct accessions of sweet-potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) germplasm collected from Uganda were evaluated along with four released cultivars for root yield, dry matter, sweetpotato virus disease (SPVD) and Alternaria bataticola blight disease resistance for... -
Centrosema pubescens (centro) and Manihot esculenta (cassava) intercropping: The effect of spacing and time of planting centro on seed yield
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P. Lusembo --- , Uganda E.N. Sabiiti --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J.S. Mugerwa --- Department of Crop Science, UgandaStudies were carried out to determine the effect of time of inter‐planting centro (Centrosema pubescens) with cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), at various spacings, on the seed yield components of centro. Apart from the seed yield itself, time of planting centro... -
Agronomic evaluation of herbaceous legumes in a subhumid zone of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: P. Lusembo --- , Uganda M.A. Mohamed‐Saleem --- , Ethiopia T. Abate --- , Ethiopia E.N. Sabiiti --- Department of Crop Science, UgandaSixteen promising forage legume accessions (15 species) were selected from small plot observation trials for agronomic evaluation over three years in a subhumid zone of Uganda. Macrotyloma axillare (Archer) significantly out yielded all other accessions in terms of annual dry... -
Positive Psychology: The Case of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe & Kyambogo University, Uganda Paul Ojwang --- Kyambogo University, Uganda Edward Ntare Rutondoki --- Kyambogo University, Uganda Gastone Byamugisha --- Kyambogo University, UgandaThe application of positive psychology concepts in professional psychology in Uganda is in its infancy. Both undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes in Ugandan universities have very limited emphasis on positive psychology concepts. Some applications are apparent in HIV/AIDS and disability... -
Predictors of Economic Locus of Control Among University Students in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Peter Baguma --- Makerere University, Uganda Regis Chireshe --- University of South Africa,This study sought to predict economic locus of control from the background characteristics and personal dispositions of college students. Participants were a convenience sample of 236 Ugandan university students (males = 43.6%, females = 56.4%, Mean age = 23.80 years,... -
Traumatic Experiences and PTSD Among Adolescent Congolese Refugees in Uganda: A Preliminary Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Ssenyonga --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Vicki Owens --- World Food Programme, Uganda David Kani Olema --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, UgandaThe study examined experienced traumatic events and the related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) amongst a sample of 89 adolescent Congolese refugees (56 females and 33 males) at a refugee camp in Uganda. Data was collected using a questionnaire, and analyzed... -
Correlates of missed HIV appointments in low-resource settings: a study from Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Davy Vancampfort --- , Belgium Peter Byansi --- , Uganda Philip B Ward --- , Australia James Mugisha --- , UgandaAims: Alarming reports of antiretroviral treatment failure have recently emerged in sub-Saharan Africa. The onset of virologic failure has multiple causes but suboptimal treatment adherence is one of the leading causes. This study aimed to explore correlates of adherence to... -
Personal coping strategies for managing the side effects of antiretroviral therapy among patients at an HIV/AIDS clinic in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rogers Kyajja --- , Uganda Joshua Kanaabi Muliira --- , Uganda Elizabeth Ayebare --- , UgandaThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) medications negatively impact patients’ quality of life and adherence to treatment. This study describes the burden of side effects from ARV treatment as experienced by a sample of HIV/AIDS patients and identifies the personal... -
Community and ecotourist perceptions of forest conservation benefits:a case study of Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: I Kiyingi --- , Uganda M Bukenya --- Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, UgandaThe different interests in forest resources by various stakeholders may result in differences in perceived value of forest conservation. In order to test this hypothesis, we compared the valuation by international ecotourists and local respondents of the perceived benefits of... -
A qualitative exploration of the impact of HIV and ART on social disruption and household continuity in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Glenn Wagner --- , United States Gery Ryan --- , United States Alexis Huynh --- , United States Cissy Kityo --- , Uganda Peter Mugyenyi --- , UgandaWith increased uptake of antiretroviral therapy (ART) throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it is critical to have a better understanding of the impact of ART on all health dimensions since the treatment can have the expected benefits as well as unintended negative... -
The new female condom (FC2) in Uganda: perceptions and experiences of users and their sexual partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: RhodaK Wanyenze --- , Uganda Lynn Atuyambe --- , Uganda Vista Kibirige --- , Uganda Sarah Mbabazi --- , Uganda NazariusM Tumwesigye --- , Uganda Kara Djurhuus --- , Uganda Alice Namale --- , UgandaThe new version of the female condom (FC2) was introduced in Uganda in October 2009, following an unsuccessful female condom programme begun in 1998. The failure of the earlier programme was partly attributed to low acceptance of the first type... -
An exploratory study of HIV-prevention advocacy by persons in HIV care in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher Tumwine --- , Uganda Annet Nannungi --- , Uganda Eric Ssegujja --- , Uganda Nicolate Nekesa --- , Uganda Sarah Ssali --- , Uganda Lynn Atuyambe --- , Uganda Gery Ryan --- , United States Glenn Wagner --- , United StatesTo explore how people living with HIV (PLHIV) and in care encourage others to adopt HIV-protective behaviours, we conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of 40 HIV clinic patients in Kampala, Uganda. Content analysis was used to examine the... -
Adolescents’ perceptions of sexual coercion in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Birungi --- , Uganda Dennis Nabembezi --- , Uganda Julius Kiwanuka --- , Uganda Michele Ybarra --- , United States Sheana Bull --- Department of Community and Behavioral Health, United StatesIn Uganda, HIV prevalence remains high with young people at higher risk of infection than adults. Much is known about the sexual risk factors for HIV transmission among youths, including sexual encounters that are coerced. On the other hand, relatively... -
Qualitative study of the influence of antidepressants on the psychological health of patients on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ElialiliaS Okello --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda VictoriaK Ngo --- , United States Gerry Ryan --- , United States Seggane Musisi --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Noeline Nakasujja --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Glenn Wagner --- , United StatesThe study set out to explore how HIV-positive individuals conceptualise and describe depression and its manifestation in their lives, and how this may change over time in the context of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and antidepressant treatment. We conducted in-depth interviews... -
Older people living with HIV in Uganda: understanding their experience and needs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: MonicaO Kuteesa --- , Australia Janet Seeley --- Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda RobertG Cumming --- , Australia Joel Negin --- , AustraliaOlder adults ageing with HIV in Africa have been largely neglected, despite the distinctive healthcare needs of this population. This article examines the medical care experiences of older Ugandans living with HIV. Data were collected from 40 HIV-positive adults, aged... -
Neglected older women and men: Exploring age and gender as structural drivers of HIV among people aged over 60 in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Esther Richards --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Francien Scholten --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Sally Theobald --- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UKThis study explored how women's and men's gendered experiences from childhood to old age have shaped their vulnerability in relation to HIV both in terms of their individual risk of HIV and their access to and experiences of HIV services... -
The response of Cyperus papyrus (L.) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns to eutrophication in natural wetlands of Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Kipkemboi --- Department of Zoology, Kenya F Kansiime --- , Uganda P Denny --- , The NetherlandsInterrelationships between nutrient concentrations and aerial biomass, root numbers, length and rhizomes size in Cyperus papyrus (L.) (papyrus) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K. Schum.) Robyns (synonymous to Miscanthus violaceus (K. Schum) Pilg.) were established in five different wetlands around the northern... -
Differentiated gonochorism in Nile perch Lates niloticus from Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RK Basiita --- , Uganda C Aruho --- , Uganda D Kahwa --- , Uganda E Nyatia --- , Uganda FW Bugenyi --- Department of Zoology, Uganda J Rutaisire --- , UgandaGonadal development and structure were examined in 317 Nile perch, Lates niloticus, of 4 to 157 cm SL taken from Lake Victoria, Uganda, in 2005–2006. Macroscopic and histological investigation showed a differentiated gonochoristic pattern, with no juvenile intersexuality. Oogonial cells... -
Fatty acids of polar lipids in heart tissue are good taxonomic markers for tropical African freshwater fish
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Kwetegyeka --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda J Masa --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda BT Kiremire --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda GB Mpango --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda O Grahl-Nielsen --- Department of Chemistry, NorwayThe fatty acid profiles in total, neutral and polar lipids in the heart tissues of five freshwater fish species (Nile perch Lates niloticus, Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, marbled lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus, Bagrus docmak and African catfish Clarias gariepinus) from Lakes... -
Low genetic differentiation among morphologically distinct Labeobarbus species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Lake Victoria and Albertine basins, Uganda: insights from mitochondrial DNA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: VB Muwanika --- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Uganda MF Nakamya --- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uganda J Rutaisire --- , Uganda B Sivan --- Department of Animal Sciences, Israel C Masembe --- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, UgandaLabeobarbus altianalis and L. bynni bynni are hexaploid cyprinid fishes in the genus Labeobarbus. In the Great Lakes region of Africa, these two large-bodied barbs exhibit considerable morphological variations. Their intraspecific classification, currently based on geographical distribution and morphological variation,... -
Fish health status, research and management in East Africa: past and present
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: P Akoll --- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Biosciences, Uganda WW Mwanja --- Department of Fisheries, UgandaThis paper reviews the state of research on fish pathogens in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda from the early 1900s, the period when fisheries management started in the region, to date, and evaluates the current policy, regulatory frameworks, management... -
Variations and changes in habitat, productivity, composition of aquatic biota and fisheries of the Kyoga lake system: lessons for management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: R Ogutu-Ohwayo --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda K Odongkara --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda W Okello --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda D Mbabazi --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda SB Wandera --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda LM Ndawula --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda V Natugonza --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaThe Kyoga lake system, which is c. 4 m deep, originally had a diverse fish fauna, extensive macrophytes and wetlands. Most (82%) of its water comes from Lake Victoria, is controlled through three dams and has a short residence time... -
Reproductive biology of Bagrus docmak in the Victoria Nile, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Aruho --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda RK Basiita --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda D Kahwa --- Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Uganda G Bwanika --- Department of Zoology, Uganda J Rutaisire --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaAspects of the reproductive biology of Bagrus docmak in the Victoria Nile were investigated between November 2005 and October 2006. Macroscopic and histological analysis of the gonads confirmed it as an asynchronous batch spawner which spawns throughout the year with... -
Has climate change disrupted stratification patterns in Lake Victoria, East Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BE Marshall --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, Uganda CN Ezekiel --- Tanzanian Fisheries Research Institute, Tanzania J Gichuki --- Kenya Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Institute, Kenya OC Mkumbo --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation, Uganda L Sitoki --- Kenya Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Institute, Kenya F Wanda --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaClimate change may threaten the fisheries of Lake Victoria by increasing density differentials in the water column, thereby strengthening stratification and increasing the intensity and duration of deoxygenation in the deeper waters. Between 1927 and 2008 the lake's temperature increased... -
BEHAVIOURAL REACTIONS TO HYPERTHERMIA IN SCOPUS UMBRETTA AND BALAENICEPS REX
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: M.P. Kahl --- Department of Zoology, Uganda -
FISHING TECHNIQUES AND FOODS OF THE PIED KINGFISHER ON LAKE VICTORIA IN UGANDA
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: R.J. Douthwaite --- Department of Zoology, UgandaDouthwaite, R. 3. 1976. Fishing techniques and foods of the Pied Kingfisher on Lake Victoria in Uganda. Ostrich 47: 153–160. -
The survival of understorey birds in the Tropical Rainforest of Ziika, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Christine Dranzoa --- , UgandaDranzoa, C. 1997. The survival of understorey birds in the Tropical Rainforest of Ziika. Ostrich 68 (2–4): 68–71. -
Commentary
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Pomeroy --- Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources, Kampala, Uganda, -
The role of wetland policies in the conservation of waterbirds: the case of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Paul Mafabi --- National Wetlands Programme, UgandaMafabi, P. 2000. The role of wetland policies in the conservation of waterbirds: the case of Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 96–98. -
Key sites for the conservation of waterbirds in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Julius Arinaitwe --- , Uganda Achilles Byaruhanga --- , Uganda Paul Mafabi --- National Wetlands Programme, UgandaArinaitwe, J., Byaruhanga, A. & Mafabi, P. 2000. Key sites for the conservation of waterbirds in Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 &2): 102–105. -
Diurnal activity patterns of three heron species in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: P. M.B. Kasoma --- Department of Zoology, UgandaKasoma, P.M.B. 2000. Duirnal activity patters of three heron species in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. Ostrich 71(1): 127–130. -
Changes in avian communities of Budongo Forest Reserve after 70 years of selective logging
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Isaiah Owiunji --- , UgandaOwiunji, I. 2000. Changes in avian communities of Budongo Forest Reserve after 70 years of selective logging. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 216–219. -
Implications of forest utilisation on bird conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Christine Dranzoa --- , UgandaDranzoa, C. 2000. Implications of forest utilisation on bird conservation. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 257–261. -
Birds as biodiversity indicators in the planning of Forest Nature Reserves in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: M. Baltzer --- Forest Department, Uganda R. Matthews --- Forest Department, Uganda P. Howard --- Forest Department, Uganda F. Kigenyi --- Forest Department, Uganda P. Viskanic --- Forest Department, UgandaBaltzer, M., Matthews, R., Howard, P., Kigenyi F. & Viskanic, P. 2000. Birds as biodiversity indicators in the planning of Forest Nature Reserves in Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 291. -
Predicting bird species occurrences for conservation planning in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Herbert Tushabe --- , Uganda Derek Pomeroy --- , Uganda Jake Reynolds --- , UKTushabe, H., Pomeroy, D. & Reynolds, J. 2000. Predicting bird species Occurrences for conservation planning in Uganda. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 307–309. -
Birds to watch: a Red Data List for East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: LeonA. Bennun --- Ornithology Department, Kenya Peter Njoroge --- Ornithology Department, Kenya Derek Pomeroy --- , UgandaBennun, L.A., Njoroge, P. & Pomeroy, D. 2000. Birds to watch: a Red Data List for East Africa. Ostrich 71 (1 & 2): 310–314. -
Habitat preferences and status of an elusive forest species: the Oberländer's Ground-Thrush Zoothera oberlaenderi in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: ThomasK Gottschalk --- Department of Animal Ecology, Germany Derek Pomeroy --- , UgandaFor a large number of threatened bird species, no information on habitat requirements or population estimates are available. We show for one of the least-studied African birds, the Oberländer's Ground-Thrush Zoothera oberlaenderi, how a first assessment of its habitat preferences... -
Using playback of vocalisations to survey the Nahan's francolin, a threatened African forest galliform
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RA Fuller --- School of Biological Sciences, Australia P Akite --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, Uganda JB Amuno --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, Uganda CL Fuller --- School of Biological Sciences, Australia JM Ofwono --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, Uganda G Proaktor --- Division of Biology, UK R Ssemmanda --- Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources, UgandaMethods using playback of vocalisations have been widely used to survey elusive birds. Most of these methods suffer from the drawback that movement of birds is often elicited by the sound stimulus used, violating assumptions of distance sampling and generating... -
An interdisciplinary method to harmonise ecology, economy and co-management: fisheries exploitation in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: I Vaccaro --- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, Canada CA Chapman --- Department of Anthropology and McGill School of Environment, Canada EA Nyboer --- Department of Biology, Canada M Luke --- McGill School of Environment, Canada A Byekwaso --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda C Morgan --- McGill School of Environment, Canada D Mbabazi --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda D Twinomugisha --- Makerere University Biological Field Station, Uganda LJ Chapman --- Department of Biology, CanadaCollective action theory predicts that natural resource management at a local level has a higher probability of success if territoriality and jurisdiction of the managerial institution are in synchrony with mobility and territoriality of the resource and exploitation patterns of... -
Abaana Bange Na-Ka-Lwa for soprano saxophone in B flat, electric guitar and marimba
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Justinian Tamusuza --- , , Uganda -
Innovation and Growth in Ugandan Manufacturing Firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aggrey Niringiye --- School of Economics, Uganda Eria Hisali --- School of Economics, UgandaThe aim of this study was to establish the effects of innovation on the growth of Ugandan manufacturing firms' using pseudo panel data. Little is known about the relationship between innovation and firm growth in Sub-Saharan African countries. This study... -
Tree species composition, structure and utilisation in Maruzi Hills Forest Reserve in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: I Kiyingi --- , Uganda JM Kidiya --- , Uganda S Gwali --- , Uganda P Okullo --- , Uganda DM Byabashaija --- , UgandaThe study investigated the tree species composition, vegetation structure and harvesting pattern to guide management of the Maruzi Hills Forest Reserve. Stratified random sampling was used to site six (100 m × 100 m) permanent sample plots in the woodland,... -
The perspectives of in-school youths in Kampala, Uganda, on the role of parents in HIV prevention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Johanna Löfgren --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Sweden Josaphat Byamugisha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uganda Per Tillgren --- Department of Public Health Sciences, Sweden Birgitta Rubenson --- Department of Public Health Sciences, SwedenThis qualitative study explores how young Ugandans perceive and experience the role of parents in preventing the spread of HIV among youths. Data were gathered from semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 16 in-school youths, ages 18-20, residing in Kampala. A key... -
Factors associated with conception among a sample of HIV-positive women at a hospital in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter Kisakye --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda Wilfred Owot Akena --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda G Kikampikaho --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uganda DanK Kaye --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UgandaConception among HIV-positive individuals is an important health and social issue. However, the proportion of HIV-positive women who conceive while being aware of their serostatus and the factors that influence this decision is not well documented. In a cross-sectional study,... -
NOTE ON THE WHITE STORK
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: C. R.S. Pitman --- , Uganda -
Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 in a 12-year-old Ugandan girl
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: D Kibirige --- Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Dermatology Unit, Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital, Uganda F Kambugu --- Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Endocrine Unit, Mulago National Referral and Teaching Hospital, UgandaAutoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1), also known as autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome, is a very rare disorder of childhood. It is mainly characterised by the presence of at least two of the following: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, chronic hypoparathyroidism and... -
‘Children will always be children’: Exploring perceptions and experiences of HIV-positive children who may not take their treatment and why they may not tell
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Sarah Bernays --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Godfrey Siu --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Tim Rhodes --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, UgandaHIV-positive children and young people may face substantial social barriers to maintaining appropriate levels of adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) during childhood and adolescence. In this paper, we focus on these children's voices and the challenges they face growing up... -
Alcohol consumption and high risk sexual behaviour among female sex workers in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Mbonye --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Rwamahe Rutakumwa --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Helen Weiss --- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS,Alcohol consumption has been associated with high risk sexual behaviour among key populations such as female sex workers. We explored the drivers of alcohol consumption and its relationship to high risk sexual behaviour. Participants were drawn from a cohort of... -
Addressing structural factors in HIV prevention and treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kaymarlin Govender --- Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, College of Law and Management Sciences, Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Charlotte Watts --- Department of Global Health and Development, UK -
Psychometric properties of instruments for assessing depression among African youth: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Massy Mutumba --- Joint Clinical Research Centre, Uganda Mark Tomlinson --- Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, South Africa Alexander C Tsai --- Harvard Medical School, United States -
Response of endemic Clarias species’ life-history biometrics to land use around the papyrus-dominated Mpologoma riverine wetland, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GA Ssanyu --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda J Kipkemboi --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya JM Mathooko --- Global Research Akademik and Mentoring Services (GRAMS), Kenya J Balirwa --- Department of Fish Biology, UgandaThe Mpologoma River wetland is highly negatively impacted by rice growing and yet it provides habitat to endemic Clarias species that are important to the wetland fishery. Variations in life-history biometrics of small Clarias species at various wetland sites in... -
Innovation characteristics of formal manufacturing firms in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Julius Ecuru --- College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Uganda Peter O. Lating --- College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Uganda Lena Trojer --- Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenManufacturing firms ought to innovate in order to stay competitive in a highly liberalised and open economy. This is even more crucial in low income countries, which seek accelerated economic growth and transformation. In this paper, we describe innovation characteristics... -
Traditional Acholi mechanisms for reintegrating Ugandan child abductees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Eric Awich Ochen --- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, UgandaUsing a mainly qualitative approach, this paper analyses the presence, significance and efficacy of traditional mechanisms for the protection of children from conflicts and other adverse situations. Contemporary child protection debates seem to put emphasis on the western construction of... -
Trauma aesthetics in war documentaries about the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Okaka Opio Dokotum --- Literature Department, UgandaMemory studies scholar Cathy Caruth postulates that “history is precisely the way we are implicated in one another's trauma” (24). Given the violent and traumatic history of post-independence Uganda, especially the bloody, insane and protracted Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency... -
Water hyacinth hotspots in the Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria in 1994–2012: implications for management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FM Wanda --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda M Namukose --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda M Matuha --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), UgandaWater hyacinth invaded Lake Victoria in the 1980s and, by 1998, had attained peak coverage of approximately 2 000 ha in the Ugandan waters of the lake. Control interventions, especially via biological means, significantly reduced the weed's coverage to non-nuisance... -
Microsatellite DNA analyses reveal population subdivisions among the recently introduced Nile perch (Lates spp.) in Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Matthew T. Mwanja --- ARDC–Kajjansi, Uganda Vincent B. Muwanika --- Department of Environmental Management, South Africa Charles Masembe --- Biology Department, Uganda Wilson W. Mwanja --- Department of Fisheries Resources, Uganda Silvester Nyakaana --- Biology Department, UgandaNile perch (Lates spp.) was introduced into Lake Victoria only five decades ago but is now well established and distributed throughout the lake. Given the extensive size of the lake, there is a possibility of isolation by distance that can... -
Management Theory, Research and Practice for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Commentary from a Practitioner's Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Vincent Bagire --- Department of Business Administration, Uganda Juliana Namada --- School of Business, KenyaIn this article we give a synthesis of the argument that inadequate management theory and practice have contributed to Africa's lack of sustainable development. The article is based on a keynote address by the Governor of the Bank of Botswana,... -
Influence of climate variables on Cyperus papyrus stomatal conductance in Lubigi wetland, Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Opio --- Department of Biology, Uganda MB Jones --- Department of Botany, Ireland F Kansiime --- Department of Environmental Management, Uganda T Otiti --- Department of Physics, UgandaCyperus papyrus forms highly productive wetlands in tropical Africa, but the environmental control of transpirational water loss in wetlands is poorly understood. The influence of climate variables on papyrus stomatal conductance in dry and wet seasons of the year was... -
Gender perspectives in care provision and care receipt among older people infected and affected by HIV in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph O Mugisha --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI), Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, E Schatz --- Department of Health Sciences, USA J Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI), Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, P Kowal --- World Health Organization Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health, SwitzerlandThe objective of this study was to examine gender roles in the provision and receipt of care among older Ugandans. Survey data on care work were collected in 2009–2010 from 510 older people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, at one... -
On the road again: concurrency and condom use among Uganda truck drivers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth C Costenbader --- FHI 360 Headquarters, Kathryn Lancaster --- FHI 360 Headquarters, Leonard Bufumbo --- FHI 360 Uganda Country Office, Uganda Angela Akol --- FHI 360 Uganda Country Office, Uganda Greg Guest --- FHI 360 Headquarters,Long-distance truck drivers have been shown to be a critical population in the spread of HIV in Africa. In 2009, surveys with 385 Ugandan long-distance truck drivers measured concurrency point prevalence with two methods; it ranged from 37.4% (calendar-method) to... -
Homecoming of Brachiaria: Improved Hybrids Prove Useful for African Animal Agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. L. Maass --- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kenya C. A. O. Midega --- African Insect Science for Food and Health, (ICIPE), Kenya M. Mutimura --- Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), Rwanda V. B. Rahetlah --- Centre de Développement Rural et de Recherche Appliquée, Madagascar P. Salgado --- Mediterranean and Tropical Livestock Systems, CIRAD, UMR SELMET, Madagascar J. M. Kabirizi --- National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI), Uganda Z. R. Khan --- African Insect Science for Food and Health, (ICIPE), Kenya S. R. Ghimire --- Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA)-ILRI Hub, Kenya I. M. Rao --- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), ColombiaSpecies of the genus Brachiaria originate primarily from Africa, where they are constituents of natural grasslands. Due to their adaptation to acidic, low-fertility soils, millions of hectares of Brachiaria species have been sown as improved pastures in South and Central... -
Current conservation status of the Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Sundevall 1850 in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Steven W Evans --- SARCHI Chair on Biodiversity Value and Change, School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, South Africa Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa Lizanne Roxburgh --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Andrew E McKechnie --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa Ellizabeth M Baker --- Tanzanian Bird Atlas Project, United Republic of Tanzania Robert B Kizungu --- Organisation of Biodiversity Information and Conservation in Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Ian T Little --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa Fadzai Matsvimbo --- BirdLife Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Ronald K Mulwa --- National Museums of Kenya and Nature Kenya, Kenya Daniel Mwizabi --- Zambian Wildlife Authority, Zambia Dianah Nalwanga --- Nature Uganda, Uganda Kariuki Ndang'ang'a --- BirdLife International, Africa Partnership Secretariat, Kenya Leigh Combrink --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaThe global Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea was classified as Vulnerable in 2010 on account of its small and rapidly declining population estimated at less than 1 500 pairs. We undertook this study to gain a better understanding of the current... -
Consensus recommendations for the prevention of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: I F Adewole --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria Y R Abauleth --- University Teaching Hospital of Cocody, Cote d’Ivoire I Adoubi --- Oncology Unit, Teaching Hospital of Treichville Teacher, Medical College; Coordinator of the PNLC, Cote d’Ivoire F Amorissani --- Department of Paediatrics, Cote d’Ivoire R I Anorlu --- Professor College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria O A Awolude --- Obstetrician and Gynaecologist College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Nigeria H Botha --- Associate Professor and Head Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Stellenbosch University; Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa J K Byamugisha --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Makerere University School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda L Cisse --- Head of Neonatal Unit, Paediatric Unit, Treichville Teaching Hospital Center, Cote d’Ivoire M Diop --- Director of Dakar Cancer Institute, Le Dantec University Hospital, Senegal S Doh --- Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cameroon A O Fabamwo --- Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Nigeria D Gahouma --- Clinic Union Medical, University of Health Sciences, Gabon H S Galadanci --- Medical Advisory Committee; Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria D Githanga --- Kenyan Paediatric Association, Kenya T M Magure --- University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Zimbabwe C Mabogunje --- Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Nigeria J Mbuthia --- University of Nairobi, Kenya L W Muchiri --- Department of Human Pathology, Kenya O Ndiaye --- Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, A M Nyakabau --- Clinical Oncologist, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Zimbabwe S B O Ojwang --- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi, Kenya D Ramogola-Masire --- University of Pennsylvannia; University of Botswana, Botswana O Sekyere --- Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana T H Smith --- University of Witwatersrand, Charlotte Makeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa F O G Taulo --- Director Centre for Reproductive Health, Deputy Head and Associate Professor College of Medicine, Malawi A Wewege --- Private Practice, South Africa E Wiredu --- University of Ghana Medical School and School of Allied Health Sciences, Ghana O Yarosh --- Yarosh Medservice (PTY), Gaborone Private Hospital, BotswanaCervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 million females older than 15 years are at risk in this region. This... -
Generic praziquantel in South Africa: the necessity for policy change to provide cheap, safe and effcacious schistosomiasis drugs for the poor, rural population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: S T Berge --- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway N Kabatereine --- Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Uganda S G Gundersen --- Research Department, Norway M Taylor --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa J D Kvalsvig --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Z Mkhize-Kwitshana --- Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, C Jinabhai --- School of Family and Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa E F Kjetland --- Centre for Imported and Tropical Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases,An estimated 4.5 million South Africans, mainly in settings of rural poverty, are in need of treatment for urogenital schistosomiasis. In spite of severe morbidity and mortality, schistosomiasis remains a neglected disease with an important gender impact. The World Health... -
What is the link between vitamin D and tuberculosis?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: D. Kibirige --- Department of Medicine, Uganda D.S. Kiggundu --- Department of Medicine, Uganda W. Worodria --- Department of Medicine, UgandaTuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Vitamin D directly influences the body’s immunological response to tuberculosis by modulating the production of certain antimicrobial peptides and the release of cytokines. Vitamin D deficiency has been... -
A Study of the Feeding Habits of the Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius Linn.) in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, With Some Management Implications
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The inshore benthic macroinvertebrates of Lake Nabugabo, Uganda: seasonal and spatial patterns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. Efitre --- Zoology Department, Uganda L.J. Chapman --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. B. Makanga --- Zoology Department, UgandaLake Nabugabo, Uganda, is a lake of particular interest because of the unusual nature of its benthic macroinvertebrate community. In this study we quantified the spatial and temporal distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates within the lakewith a focus on habitat associations... -
Structure and cytology of the testes of Labeo victorianus (Pisces: Cyprinidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Justus Rutaisire --- Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Uganda Ruth T. Muwazi --- Department of Wildlife and Animal Resources Management, Uganda Anthony J. Booth --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaTestes macromorphology and histomorphology together with sperm cytology are described for a potamodrometic cyprinid fish, Labeo victorianus, from Lake Victoria. Testes were found to be paired and elongate, suspended by a mesorchium on either side of the swim bladder. A... -
Effect of temperature on growth, survival and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Godfrey K. Kubirizajournal --- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Uganda Henry Madsen --- Mandahl Barth Research Centre for Biodiversity and Health, DBL Centre for Health Research and Development, Faculty of Life Sciences, Denmark Jeremy S. Likongwe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Jay R. Stauffer Jr --- School of Forest Resources, U.S.A. Jeremiah Kang????Ombe --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi Fanuel Kapute --- Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Department, Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiBulinus nyassanus, endemic to Lake Malawi, is an intermediate host for Schistosoma haematobium and plays an important role in transmission of this parasite along some shorelines on the Nankumba Peninsula in the southern part of the lake. Density of B... -
The Effect of Heat Stress and Water Deprivation on the Environmental Physiology of the Bushbuck, the Reedbuck and the Uganda Kob
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Schoen --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Effect of Phosphate and Lime on the Establishment, Productivity, Nodulation and Persistence of Desmodium Intortum Medicaco Sativaand Stylosanthes GracilisItem type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. J. Olsen --- Makarere University, Uganda P. G. Moe --- Makarere University, Uganda -
Calcium Intake and Excretion of Zebu Cattle Used for Digestibility Trials
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. Marshall --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda M. I. E. Long --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
Some Cytolocical Aspects of Autotetraploid Sorghum Improvement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Majisu --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
Crop Yields After Different Elephant Grass Ley Treatments at Kawanda Research Station, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Sugar-Cane Diseases of Potential Importance in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. F. Rogers --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Sugar-Cane Disease Testing Station, Uganda -
Digestibility and Feed Intake Investigations at Different Stages of Growth of Brachiaria Ruziziensis, Chloris Cayanaand Setaria SphacelataUsing Corriedale Wether Sheep Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Y. Soneji --- Makerere University, Uganda R. S. Musangi --- University of Nairobi, Kenya F. J. Olsen --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Evaluation and Utilization of Sorghum Germ-Plasm
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Majisu --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
Rapid Routine Soil and Plant Analysis Without Automatic Equipment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Effect of Foliar Spraying of Acacia HockiiDe Wild with Picloram and 2, 4-D/Picloram Mixtures and Additional Treatment with Picloram Granules Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. N. Harrington --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda -
Soyabean Agronomy in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. L. A. Leakey --- Makerere University, Uganda P. R. Rubaihayo --- Makerere University, Uganda -
The Identification of Potentiality Potassium Deficient Soils in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
A Note on the Occurrence of Zabrotes SubfasciatusBoh., Coleoptera, (Bruchidae) on Legumes in Uganda Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. Davies --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
Studies on the Environmental Physiology of a Semi-Desert Antelope, the Dikdik
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Schoen --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Effect of Short-Term Cash Restrictions on the Choice of Smallholder Farming Systems
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. P. G. Webster --- Department of Rural Economy, Uganda -
Resistance of Groundnut Varieties to Bacterial Wilt (Pseudomonas Solanacearum)in Uganda Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. Simbwa-Bunnya --- East African Sugar Cane Disease Testing Station, Uganda -
Performance of a Small Vegetable Market Garden in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. G. K. Will --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Productivity and Botanical Composition of Some Selected Crass/Legume Pasture Mixtures at Different Seeding Rates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. J. Olsen --- Makerere University, Uganda E. R. Tiharuhondi --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Seasonal Crude Protein Content of Samples Obtained from a Tropical Range Pasture Using Oesophageal Fistulated Steers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. A. A. Dradu --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda G. N. Harrington --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda -
Preliminary Evaluation and Utilization of Pigeon Pea Germplasm in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. N. Khan --- Makerere University, Uganda K. O. Rachie --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Comparison of the Yield Response of Groundnuts to Single and Triple Superphosphate in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Rapid Routine Soil and Plant Analysis Without Automatic Equipment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
A Survey of Sugar Cane Diseases and Pests in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. F. Rogers --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Sugar Cane Disease Testing Station, Uganda M. N. Simbwa-Bunnya --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Sugar Cane Disease Testing Station, Uganda M. P. Early --- National Sugar Research Station, Kenya -
Effect of Puberulent Genotype on Oil, Protein and Sugar Content of Soybean Seed
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. R. Rubaihayo --- Makerere University, Uganda H. H. Hadley --- University of Illinois, U.S.A. T. Hymowitz --- University of Illinois, U.S.A. -
The Yield Stability of Sorghum Varieties and Hybrids in East African Environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Majisu --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda H. Doggett --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
A Survey of Cocoa Diseases in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Matovu --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Effects of Non-Genetic Factors on Dairy Cattle Performance in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
The Effects of Non-Genetic Factors on Dairy Cattle Performance in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
The Effects of Non-Genetic Factors on Dairy Cattle Performance in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Plant Hairiness in Allen Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: N. L. Innes --- Namulonge Research Station, Uganda L. N. Busuulwa --- Namulonge Research Station, Uganda -
Fertilizer Recommendations for Cereals Grown on Soils Derived from Volcanic Rocks in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Grazing Behaviour of Exotic Dairy Cattle in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. S. Mugerwa --- Makerere University, Uganda D. A. Christensen --- Makerere University, Uganda S. Ochetim --- Makerere University, Uganda -
B
ush Control . A Note of Caution Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. N. Harrington --- Ministry of Animal Resources, Uganda -
An Evaluation of Five Insecticides for Use Against Pests of Cowpeas (Vigna Unguiculata(L.) Walp.) With Special Reference to Green Pod Yield Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. N. Mehta --- Makerere University, Uganda Z. M. Nyiira --- Makerere University, Uganda -
A Note on Milk Yield of East African Dairy Cattle Based on Partial-Lactation Measurements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Estimation of the Effects of Season and Parity on Cumulative and Part-Lactation Milk Yield of Dairy Cattle in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Pest Status of Thrips and Lepidopterous Species on Vegetables in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Z. M. Nyiira --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
A Review of Banana Weevil Control in Uganda, with Further Tests of Dieldrin Formulations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. N. McNutt --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Oxalate Content of Some Commonly Grazed Pasture Forages of Lango and Acholi Districts of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. K. Ndyanabo --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
Utilization of Urea and Molasses for Dairy Cattle Feeding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Mary P. Lawrence --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda J. S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Utilization of Urea and Molasses for Dairy Cattle Feeding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda Mary P. Lawrence --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda D. A. Christensen --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Production Characteristics of Friesian and Jersey Dairy Cattle on Privately Owned Farms in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Age, Year and Season Effects on Dairy Performance of Friesian and Jersey Cattle on Privately Owned Farms in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University, Uganda -
The Incidence of Cankers on Maesopsis EminiiEngl. In Mabira Forest, Uganda Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. U. Ofong --- Department of Forestry, Uganda -
Some Pathogen Factors Affecting Inoculation of Cacao Seedlings with Verticillium dahliae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. M. Emechebe --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
A Preliminary Study of the Food Plants of the West Nile and Madi Districts of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. C. Tallantire --- Makerere University, P. M. Goode --- Government Agricultural Research Station, Uganda -
Some Host Factors Affecting Inoculation of Cacao Seedlings with Verticillium dahliae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. M. Emechebe --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
The Performance of Four Breed-Types of Beef Steers Grazed on Sown Pasture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. J. Otim --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda I. E. Laboke --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
The Mineral Status of Beef and Dairy Farms in Acholi and Lango Districts, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. Marshall --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda D. Pratchett --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda W. K. Ndyanabo --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
The Mineral Status of Beef and Dairy Farms in Acholi and Lango Districts, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. K. Ndyanabo --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda B. Marshall --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda D. Pratchett --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
Yield Response to Nitrogen Application and in Vitro Dry Matter Digestibility of Elephant Grass X Bulrush Millet Hybrids
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. H. Ogwang --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda J. S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Screening Tests for Bovine Mastitis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: I. Okello-Uma --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda D. L. Gibson --- School of Home Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada -
Mastitis Causative Organisms Isolated from Dairy Herds in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: I. Okello-Uma --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda D. L. Gibson --- School of Home Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada -
Viability of Sclerotia of Dactuliophora tarrii in Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Root Activity of Bananas During Wet and Dry Seasons as Measured by 32P Uptake
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. Ssali --- Department of Soil Science, Uganda -
Responses of Pure and Mixed Swards of Stylo and Panicum to Frequency and Height of Cutting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. A. A. Dradu --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda G. W. Nabusiu-Napulu --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Effect of Haplochromis Fish Meal Supplementation on Growth and Feed Utilization by Broiler Chicks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. W. Okot --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda J. S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Crop Response to Added Organic Residues in Uganda Soils
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. F. Keefer --- Makerere University, Uganda R. N. Singh --- Makerere University, Uganda -
A Study of Somatic Cell Count Variation and Screening Tests Reactions in a Lactation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: I. Okello-Uma --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Contamination by Persistent Pesticides: A Review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. P. Oporor --- Uganda Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization, Uganda -
The Incidence of Sub-Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds in Uganda as Determined by Rapid Screening Tests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: I. Okello-Uma --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
The Relationship of Cell Size and Cell Number to the Distance of Phloem Initiation in the Root Tip of Groundnuts (Arachis HypoceaL. Var Bukene Red) Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. Oryem-Origa --- Department of Botany, Uganda K. M. Salim --- Department of Botany, Uganda -
Analysis of Competition Between Finger Millet (Eleusine Coracana)and an Annual Weed (Galinsoga Parviflora)Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. S. O. Osiru --- Makerere University, Uganda J. T. Kashambusi --- Makerere University, Uganda M. S. Khan-Rana --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Host Range, Morphology, and Pathogenecity of the Genus Pyricularia in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
The Optimal Spray Regime for the Control of Important Fungal Diseases of Finger Millet in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Determination of the Optimal Time to Start and to Stop Spraying Against Fungal Diseases of Finger Millet in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J. K. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Evaluation of Surface Applied Sewage Sludge as a Source of Inorganic Phosphorus in a Forest Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. A. Bekunda --- Department of Soil Science, Uganda -
Growth-Depressing Factors in Velvet Beans Fed to Broiler Chicks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. Olaboro --- Department of Animal Science, UGANDA M.W. Okot --- Department of Animal Science, UGANDA J.S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, UGANDA J.D. Latshawa --- Department of Animal Science, UGANDA -
Seed-Borne Fungi of Finger Millet
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Biosystematic Study of Solanum Macrocarpon—S. Dasyphyllum Complex in Uganda and Relations with Solanum Linnaeanum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Z.R. Bukenya --- Department of Botany, Uganda J.F. Carasco --- Department of Botany, Uganda -
Reaction of 13 Maize Genotypes to Exserohilum Turcicum in Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Fermentation Characteristics and Nutritive Value of Broiler Litter Derived from Coffee Husks and Ensiled with Maize Forage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. Kato --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda F. B. Bareeba --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda J.S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Cowpea Diseases. Part 1: Control of False and Brown Rusts in Uganda Using Benomyl and Mancozeb
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. Edema --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Cowpea Diseases. Part 2: Optimal Dosage and Timing of Mancozeb Sprays for Control of Brown Rust in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. Edema --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
The Performance of Some East African-Bred Sugar Cane Varieties at Different Plant Populations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Frederick M. Sewaya --- Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute, Uganda -
A Rapid Screening Method for Early Blight Resistance in Tomato
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P.R. Rubaihayo --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda S.Z. Berry --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Preliminary Evaluation of Cowpea Lines for Resistance to Zonate Leaf Spots and Bacterial Blight
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda J.P. Takan --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda Z. Mukalere --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda M.W. Ogenga-Latigo --- Dept. of Crop Science, Uganda -
Effects of Concentrating Resistance to Northern Leaf Blight of Maize on Agronomic Traits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H.F. Ojulong --- Makerere University, Uganda E. Adipala --- Makerere University, Uganda P.R. Rubaihayo --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Trapping Water, Producing Wood and Improving Yields Through Rotational Woodlots on Degraded Parts of Bench Terraces in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T Raussen --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Uganda D Siriri --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Uganda C Ong --- International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), UgandaThe construction and continuous cultivation of bench terraces in the densely populated Kigezi highlands of Uganda have concentrated the topsoil on the lower side of the terraces leaving an exposed subsoil in the upper part of the terraces. This leads... -
Reaction of Selected Maize Genotypes to Field Races of Exserohilum Turcicum in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. Ssango --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilisers on the Dry Matter Yield and Chemical Composition of Amaranthus Hybridus Subspecies Hybridus (Green Head)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Uganda J.S. Mugerwa --- Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Uganda -
The Culture of Carp (Cyprinus Carpio L.) in Ponds in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. G. Wurtz --- F.A.O., C. J. H. Simpson --- Game and Fisheries Department, Uganda -
The Estimation of Ankole and Zebu Cattle Weights by Girth Measurement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. D. Thornton --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Further Observations Concerning the Proposed Introduction of Nile Perch into Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. M. Anderson --- Game and Fisheries Department, Uganda -
Small Scale Incubation in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
The Use of Motorized Knapsack Sprayers for Coffee Pest Control in Uganda
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The Rational Exploitation of the Tilapia EsculentaStock of the North Buvuma Island Area, Lake Victoria Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. J. Garrod --- East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization, Uganda -
The Performance of Single Axle Tractors on Peasant Coffee Farms in Buganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. H. Boshoff --- Faculty of Agriculture, D. Innes --- Special Development Section, Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The History of the Fishing Industry of Lake Victoria, East Africa, in Relation to the Expansion of Marketing Facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. J. Garrod --- East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization, Uganda -
Chick Rearing in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
Making Firebreaks in Ankole
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. Wilson --- Land Use Investigation Unit, Uganda -
Selective Consumption by Stall-Fed Cattle and Its Influence on the Results of a Digestibility Trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. M. Bredon --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda B. Marshall --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
Rearing Turkeys in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
Chemical Investigations into a System of Lakes, Rivers and Swamps in S.W. Kigezi, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. A. Visser --- Department of Zoology, Uganda -
Small Scale Broiler Production in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
A Note on the Statistical Analysis of Yield Differences in Biennially Bearing Crops
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Dancer --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Fattening Turkeys in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
A Plant Tray Carrier for Forestry Operations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. F. Hughes --- Forest Department, Uganda -
Herbage Plants at Serere, Uganda, 1957–61
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. R. Horrell --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Nutritional Value of Some Common Cattle Browse and Fodder Plants of Karamoja, Northern Province, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. G. Wilson --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda R. M. Bredon --- Animal Health Research Centre, Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
A Comparison of the Minus-One and 2N Designs for the Exploratory Investigation of Fertilizer Requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. H. Le Mare --- Cotton Research Station, Uganda -
Meat Production from Indigenous, Crossbred and Imported Poultry in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
Haemoglobin Types in Animals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. H. L. Rollinson --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
The Birth Weights and Gains in Weight to Six Months of Age of Uganda Cattle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. J. S. Marples --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
The Sweet Potato Crop in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. T. A. Aldrich --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
A Note on the Costs of Egg Production in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Livestock Experimental Station, Uganda -
A Stocking Rate Trial on Rough Grazing in Buganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. W. Harker --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Improved Methods of Weed Control in Robusta Coffee in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. Butters --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda D. E. H. Clegg --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Control of “Biting Ants” Macromischoides AculeatusMayr. (Formicidae) on Robusta Coffee Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. N. McNutt --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Chemical Composition and Nutritive Value of Grasses from Semi-Arid Areas of Karamoja as Related to Ecology and Types of Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. M. Bredon --- Animal Health Research Centre, Veterinary Department, Uganda J. Wilson --- Agricultural Research Station, Uganda -
Some Aspects of Land Utilization in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. S. MacDonald --- Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Root Distribution of Andropogon Gayanus Var. BisquamulatusItem type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Bowden --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
Calvings and Calf Mortality in Ankole Long-Horned Cattle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. Wilson --- Land Use Investigation Unit, Ankole, Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Cassava Mosaic Disease in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. D. Jameson --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
A Study in the Decomposition of Cyperus Papyrusin the Swamps of Uganda, in Natural Peat Deposits, as Well as in the Presence of Various Additives Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. A. Visser --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Measurement of Growth in Coffee
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Dancer --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Experiments on Cotton Using D.D.T. Miscible Liquids in Eastern Uganda in the Period 1959–1963
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. Davies --- Section of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Uganda Long Boom
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. R. Jones --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Measurement of Growth in Coffee II—the Relationship Between Components of the Shoot and Stem Diameter at the Base of the Shoot
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Dancer --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Effect of Lindane on the Liquor of ArabicaCoffee as Evaluated by Different Liquorers Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: John Bowden --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda D. N. McNutt --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda B. D. Rennison --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Bud-Grafting of Cacao in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. E. Mabey --- Kituza Coffee Research Station, Uganda -
Observations on a Stem Canker of Musizi (Maesopsis Eminii,Engl. )Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. W. Brown --- Forest Department, Uganda -
A Note on the Relative Importance of Heteroptera and Bollworms as Pests of Cotton in Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. Davies --- Section of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, Uganda F. K. Kasule --- Section of Entomology, Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Effect of Two Legumes on the Yield of Unfertilized Pastures at Serere
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. R. Horrell --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Diagnoses and Key to the Juveniles of Tilapia (Pisces, Cichlidae) in Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. L. Welcomme --- East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization, Uganda -
The Decline in the Labeo VictorianusBlgr. (Pisces: Cyprinidae) Fishery of Lake Victoria and an Associated Deterioration in Some Indigenous Fishing Methods in the Nzoia River, Kenya Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. A. Cadwalladr --- East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization, Uganda -
An Evaluation of Several Insecticides Against Berry Borer and Fruit Fly in Uganda Robusta Coffee
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. R. Ingram --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Notes on the Bacterium Clostridium PasteurianumAffecting a Free-Living Nematode Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. B. Banage --- Department of Zoology, Uganda -
Dairy Cattle Breeding in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. Mahadevan --- Makerere University College, University of East Africa, Uganda -
The Small-Scale Manufacture of Concrete Net Weights for Use on Gill Nets in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. D. Proude --- Fisheries Department, Uganda -
East African Contributions to the Eighth British Commonwealth Forestry Conference
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Tecwyn Jones --- , Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika -
Forest Policy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. Webster --- Forest Department, Uganda -
The Reconciliation of Forestry and Game Preservation in Western Uganda (O.D.C. 156)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. J. Leggat --- , UgandaThe geographical position of the relevant production and protection forest reserves, in the Western Province of Uganda, in relation to the National Parks and Game Reserves, is defined. The game animals, which are particularly damaging to Uganda forests, are noted;... -
Sudden Death Disease of Cacao in Uganda Associated with Verticillium Dahliae Kleb
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. L. A. Leakey --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Grain Structure of Sorghum Related to Water Uptake and Germination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Jowett --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
Trials of Species for Timber Planting in the Savanna Woodland Zone of North Uganda (O.D.C. 232.11)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. A. Butt --- Forest Department, UgandaAlmost half the total area of gazetted forest in Uganda consists of savanna woodland. This paper describes some of the trials that are being done in Northern Uganda to replace uneconomic Term-minalia/Combretum woodland with timber species, mainly exotics. Early underplanting... -
The Planning and Practice of Trials of Exotic Species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Leuchars --- Forest Department, UgandaFactors involved in the choice of exotic species for artificial afforestation are discussed, followed by a description of the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out trials of such species. -
A Long-Term Plan for Conversion to Monocyclic Working in the Central Forest Reserves of South Mengo District, Buganda Province, Uganda (O.D.C. 24)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. F. Hughes --- , UgandaFactors are discussed which have to be taken into account in converting to monocyclic working in South Mengo forests with a rotation of about 70 years. A plan is described in which this would be achieved over a 40-year conversion... -
The Management of Tropical High Forest (with special reference to the introduction of monocyclic felling in Uganda) (O.D.C. 24)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. S. Philip --- Forest Department, Uganda(i) A short description of the main timber producing forests of Uganda and the factors affecting the selection of the system of management.(ii) A summary of the reasons for conversion to a monocyclic felling plan.(iii) Considerations before conversion.(iv) Problems of... -
The Planning and Organization of Current Silvicultural Treatments in the Central Forest Reserves of South Mengo District, Buganda Province, Uganda (O.D.C. 243)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. F. Hughes --- Forest Department, Uganda J. R. Lang-Brown --- Forest Department, UgandaThe planning and organization of current silvicultural treatments in South Mengo are discussed briefly in relation to a scheme for conversion to monocyclic working. Field operations are then described in detail, and finally some observations are made on the effectiveness... -
Recent Advances in Pest Control on Cotton in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. R. Ingram --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda J. C. Davies --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Termite Control Research in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: K. W. Brown --- , UgandaIn common with other parts of Africa, Uganda has found that termites are the main obstacle to the successful establishment of Eucalyptus plantations in the drier areas. This paper outlines the problem as it affects Uganda, examines the factors affecting... -
Two Experiments on the Effects of Heavy Applications of Triple Superphosphate on Maize and Cotton in Buganda Clay Loam Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Introduction of Boran Cattle into an E.C.F. Endemic Area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. H. Stobbs --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Lower Forestry Education (O.D.C. 945.3)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. Finlayson --- Forestry School, UgandaSome notes on lower forestry education, with special reference to the requirements of East Africa. -
The Response of Teso Zebu Milking Stock to Moderate Levels of Supplementary Feeding
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. D. H. Joblin --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Production Characteristics of a Flock of East African Blackheaded Sheep
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. D. Sacker --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda J. C. M. Trail --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Comparison of Hand-Operated Machines for Cotton Pest Control in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. R. Jones --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Comparison of Hand-Operated Spraying Machines for Cotton Pest Control in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. R. Ingram --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda J. C. Davies --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Relationship Between Sunshine, Rainfall and Crop Yields at Serere Research Station
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Jowett --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda P. O. Eriaku --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
Development of Fish Farming in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Stoneman --- , Uganda -
Production Records of Lambs from East African Blackheaded Ewes and Dorset Horn Rams
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. M. Trail --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda G. D. Sacker --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda -
Management of Small East African Zebu in Relation to Milk Yield, Calf Growth and Mortality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. H. Stobbs --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
The Bleaching of Cottonseed Oil by Sepiolite
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. J. Dandy --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Effects of Different Nitrogen Treatments and of Potash, Lime and Trace Elements on Cotton, on Buganda Clay Loam Soil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Further Reports by Different Liquorers on Arabica Coffee Sprayed with Lindane
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. N. McNutt --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Nutritive Value of Themeda TriandraItem type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. Marshall --- Animal Health Research Centre, Veterinary Department, Uganda R. M. Bredon --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Kenya -
Effects of Fertilizers on Grazed and Cut Elephant Grass Leys at Kawanda Research Station, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Effects of Ammonium Sulphate and Other Fertilizer and Inoculation Treatments on Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris)Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Soil Moisture and Temperature Levels and Fluctuations in One Year in a Uganda Soil Catena
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. B. Banage --- Departments of Agricultural Biology and Zoology, Uganda S. A. Visser --- Departments of Agricultural Biology and Zoology, Uganda -
A Note on the Correlations Between Coffee Yields and Soil Analyses in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The White Coffee-Borer Anthores leuconotusPasc. (Col., Lammdae): Its Identification, Control and Occurrence in Uganda Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. N. McNutt --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Effect of Shade On The Relationship Between Stem Diameter and Tree Weight of Young Seedling Cacao
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. E. Mabey --- Coffee Research Station, Uganda -
Chemical Control of Sweet Potato Weevil in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. R. Ingram --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Investigations on The in VitroDigestibility Techniques Used Under East African Conditions Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. I. E. Long --- Animal Health Research Centre, Uganda -
Feeding Groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)Haulms to Dairy Cows in Uganda Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Richard S. Musangi --- Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda S. V. Soneji --- Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda -
An Evaluation of Five Insecticides for The Control of Late-Season Cotton Pests in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. R. Ingram --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
Reproductive Efficiency and Milk Production of Dairy Cattle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
Further Observations on The Biology of The Oyster Nut Shield Bug (Piezosternum CalidumFab. )Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. J. P. Goodchild --- Bath University of Technology, England M. C. Lubega --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Manufacture of Starch from Cassava Roots in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Ghosh --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
A System of Vegetable Crop Rotation in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. G. K. Will --- , Uganda -
Studies on The Water-Balance of The East African Goat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Schoen Makerere --- University College, Uganda -
The Utilization of Improved Pastures in Uganda: I. Beef Steers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. S. Musangi --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Influence of Management and Season of Calving on Milk Production in A Herd of Crossbred Cattle in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University College, Uganda D. M. Redfern --- Department of Veterinary Services, Uganda -
The Effects of Fertilizers, Manure and Trace Elements in Continuous Cropping Rotations in Southern and Western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. Stephens --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Comparative Value of Pre-Ploughing Cultivations for Simplifying Seedbed Preparations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. H. Boshoff --- Makerere University College, Uganda G. Hill --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
The Effects of Different Management and Fertilizer Treatments on The Soil and Leaf Nutrient Status of an Elephant Grass Ley
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Use of Light Aircraft in National Park Management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. J. Wheater --- Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda -
The Use of Light Aircraft in Park Management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: I. C. Ross --- Kidepo National Park, Uganda -
The Effect of Grazing Resting Land Upon Subsequent Arable Crop Yields
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. H. Stobbs --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
The Influence of Inorganic Fertilizers Upon the Adaptation, Persistency and Production of Grass and Grass/Legume Swards in Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. H. Stobbs --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
Animal Production from Hyparrhenia Grassland Oversown with Stlyosanthes Gracilis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. H. Stobbs --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
A Comparison of Controlled Grazing and Manual Hoeing as a Means of Reducing the Incidence of Cymbopogon Afronardus Stapf in Ankole Pastures, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. N. Harrington --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda D. D. Thornton --- Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda -
The Value of Centrosema Pubescens (Benth.) for Increasing Animal Production and Improving Soil Fertility in Northern Uganda
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A Note on the Performance of Cross-Bred Steers at Different Stocking Rates in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. H. Stobbs --- Serere Research Station, Uganda J. B. Whitting --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
A Stocking Rate Trial on Rough Grazing in Buganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. D. Thornton --- Animal Health Research Centre, Ministry of Animal Industry, Game and Fisheries, Uganda -
Parasites of Leucoptera spp. (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae) on Coffee in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. J. Crowe --- Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya D. J. Greathead --- Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, Uganda -
A Note on Carbon Dioxide Profiles in Canopies of Mature Tea and Sugar Cane in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. J. Wangati --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Kenya D. H. Parish --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Infestation of Cereals and Pulses in the Field by Stored Products Insects and Two New Records of Stored Products Coleoptera in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Z. M. Nyiira --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Control of Sorghum Pests with Insecticides in Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. Davies --- Serere Research Station, Uganda D. Jowett --- Iowa State University, -
A Study of the Fecundity of Some Mormyrid Fishes from Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Okedi --- East African Freshwater Fisheries Research Organization, Uganda -
Soya Beans as a Potentially Valuable Crop for Agricultural Diversification in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. L. A. Leakey --- Makerere University College, Uganda P. R. Rubaihayo --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
Liming Continuously Cultivated Soils in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
White Sugar-Cane Scales (Aulacaspis spp.) (Diaspididae: Hemiptera) in East Africa with Notes on Their Natural Enemies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. J. Greathead --- Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control, East African Station, Uganda -
Introduction, Testing and Selection of Soya Beans in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. R. Rubaihayo --- Makerere University College, Uganda C. L. A. Leakey --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
Some Aspects of Supplementary Feeding of Dairy Cows in the Lake Cresent Area of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. H. Phipps --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Crop Response to Single Superphosphate in Uganda Using Pot Tests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H. L. Foster --- Kwanda Research Station, Uganda -
The Role of Fungi and Cultural Factors in the Etiology of Root Rot of Vanilla (Vanilla Frangrans (Salisb.) Ames) in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. L. A. Leakey --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
Responses of Pasture Species in Eastern Uganda to Phosphorus, Sulphur and Potassium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. B. Wendt --- Serere Research Station, Uganda -
Effects of Autoploidy on Grain Sorghum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Majisu --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
Genetic Male-Sterility in Tetraploid Sorghum Improvement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: B. N. Majisu --- E.A.A.F.R.O., Uganda -
Milk Composition and Yield Characteristics of Mpwapwa Cattle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: G. H. Kiwuwa --- Makerere University College, Uganda M. L. Kyomo --- Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania -
Effects of Inoculation and Fertilizers on Desmodium Intortumat Serere, Uganda Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: W. B. Wendt --- Department of Agriculture, Uganda -
The Effect of a Block-Treatment Regimen, Using Ethidium, on Cattle Trypanosomiasis in an Endemic Area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. M. Mwambu --- East African Trypanosomiasis Research Organization, Uganda -
The Performance of Imported English Jerseys in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. H. Phipps --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Application of Nitrogen and Irrigation to Pasture to Enhance Cattle Production During the Dry Seasons in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. R. Tiharuhondi --- Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda F. J. Olsen --- Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda R. S. Musangi --- Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda -
Fertilizer Trials on Fire-Cured Tobacco in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: H.L. Foster --- Kawanda Research Station, Uganda -
Verticillium
Wilt of Cacao in Uganda: Wilt Induction by Mechanical Vessel Blockage and Mode of Recovery of Diseased Plants Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. M. Emechebe --- Makerere University, Uganda C. L. A. Leakey --- Makerere University, Uganda W. B. Banage --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Germination Performance of Two Ugandan Cottons in Relation to Climatic Conditions at Harvesting, Variety, and Some Agronomic Practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: N. A. Ndegwe --- Department of Botany, Uganda T. R. Milburn --- Department of Botany, Uganda -
Cotton Germination in Relation to Hydration Regimes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: N. A. Ndegwe --- Department of Botany, Uganda T. R. Milburn --- Department of Botany, Uganda -
The Performance of Imported Kenyan and American Jerseys in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. H. Phipps --- Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry, Uganda -
Effects of Fertilization and Cutting Management on Yield and Botanical Composition of Permanent Pasture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. J. Olsen --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Minor Diseases of Groundnuts in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Fungicidal Control of Cercospora Leafspots of Groundnuts in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. Mukiibi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Soil Arthropods in Relation to Grassland Burning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. E. Pomeroy --- Department of Zoology, Uganda D. Rwakaikara --- Department of Zoology, Uganda -
Gamma-Ray Induced Mutations in Phaseolus vulgaris (L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. R. Rubaihayo --- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Uganda -
The Growth Response of Chicks to Native Beer Residues and Brewers Grains
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. W. Okot --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda O. J. Abbott --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda J. S. Mugerwa --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
Performance of Broiler Chicks Fed Diets Containing Cottonseed Cake
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The Effect of Fertilizer Phosphorus on Labile Phosphorus in Soils of Varying Sorption Capacities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. A. Bekunda --- Department of Soil Science, Uganda -
Effect of Ensiling Maize Stover with Alfalfa or Urea on Intake, Digestibility and Nitrogen Balance by Growing Lambs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F.B. Bareeba --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda K.E. McClure --- Department of Animal Science, Uganda -
The Effect of Intercropping Maize with Finger Millet on Physoderma Maydis and Exserohilum Turcicum Infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: E. Adipala --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda C.A. Okoboi --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda J.P. Takan --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda Z. Mukalere --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Aspects of the Life Cycle and Behaviour of Cosmopolites Sordidus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Robert Bakyalire --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda Morris W. Ogenga-Latigo --- Department of Crop Science, Uganda -
Improving Health in the EAC Region: The Case for a Robust Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Nazeem Mohamed --- Kampala Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Uganda -
How to Scale up Operations for the East African Market: The Case Of Roofings Group
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Oliver Lalani --- Roofings Group, Uganda -
For Cosmetics Manufacturing Firms in the EAC “Localizing” is the Key to Regional Relevance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Richard Musani --- Movit Products Ltd, Uganda -
Multi-Sector Approach Ensures Mukwano Group Thrives Despite Tough Climate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Tony Gadhoke --- Mukwano Group, Uganda -
Institutional Factors Affecting Expansion within the East African Community: An Analysis of Managers’ Personal Stories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Trey Sutton --- Robins School of Business, USA Jeremy C. Short --- Michael F. Price College of Business, USA Aaron F. McKenny --- College of Business Administration, USA Rebecca Namatovu --- Makerere University Business School, UgandaThis study investigates the roles of the regulative, normative, and cognitive institutional pillars as perceived obstacles and facilitators of internationalization within an integrated region. Integrated regions involve efforts to create institutional similarities among member nations and encourage intra-regional trade. These... -
Amending Traditional Crop Management Practices to Accord with Pronounced Seasonal Rainfall Variability in South-Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: F. Musitwa --- Namulonge Annual Crops and Animal Research Institute, Uganda J.D.H. Keatinge --- Namulonge Annual Crops and Animal Research Institute, Uganda -
Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Response to Manganese in a Sand Culture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J.S. Tenywa --- Department of Soil Science, Uganda D.J. Eckert --- Department of Soil Science, Uganda -
Prevalence of Bovine Abortion in Selected Areas of Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. Sekitoleko --- Makerere University, Uganda F.N. Kasirye --- Makerere University, Uganda R. Muwazi --- Makerere University, Uganda O.D. Owiny --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Effect of Topography on Soil Eredibility in Kakuuto Micro-Catchment, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. J. G. Majaliwa --- Makerere University, Uganda M. K. Magunda --- Makerere University, Uganda M. M. Tenywa --- Makerere University, Uganda M. Isabirye --- Makerere University, UgandaSoil erodibility is a property that determines the vulnerability of a soil to erosion processes. Interrill erodibility of 7 soil types, haplic Luvisols, haplic Acrisols, skeletic Luvisols, skeletic Acrisols, rhodic skelectic Acrisols, ferric Acrisols, ferri Rhodic Acrisols of Kakuuto micro-catchment... -
The use of clove oil to induce anaesthesia, and its effects on blood chemistry, in Lates niloticus from Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Kahwa --- Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Uganda J Rutaisire --- Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Uganda H Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaThe efficacy of clove oil as an anaesthetic and its effects on blood parameters in Nile perch Lates niloticus were evaluated in 2010. Clove oil concentrations of 49.3, 73.9 and 98.5 mg l−1 induced anaesthesia in <3 min, while the average recovery... -
Occurrence, abundance and distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in the Nyando River catchment, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DA Abong'o --- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Kenya SO Wandiga --- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Kenya IO Jumba --- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Kenya PJ Van den Brink --- Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, The Netherlands BB Naziriwo --- Department of Chemistry, Uganda VO Madadi --- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Kenya GA Wafula --- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Kenya P Nkedi-Kizza --- Soil and Water Science Department, USA H Kylin --- Department of Water and Environmental Studies, SwedenA baseline study was conducted of the occurrence of macroinvertebrates at 26 sites in the Nyando River catchment in 2005–2006. A total of 13 orders and 16 families of Arthropoda, Mollusca, Platyhelminthes and Annelida were collected, with the order Ephemeroptera... -
Opportunities for Pasture Improvement in the Various Ecological Zones of Karamoja
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. G. Wilson --- Uganda Department of Agriculture By kind permission of the Director of Agriculture, -
Costs and Efficiency of Bush Clearing by Arboricides in Karamoja
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: M. S. Philip --- Uganda Forest Department, -
Costs and Efficiency of Mechanical Bush Clearing in Karamoja
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: P. Evans Jones --- Uganda Department of Agriculture, -
Pasture Development on the Intensive Reclamation Area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. J. Leach --- Uganda Department of Agriculture, -
Soils of the Atumatak Catchments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: J. C. Wilson --- Uganda Department of Agriculture, -
Measurement of Torrent-Flow
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: A. G. Odell --- Uganda Department of Water Development, W. G. Owen --- Uganda Department of Water Development, -
Land use Proposals for Murchison Falls National Park and Surrounding Area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: R. J. Wheater --- Uganda National Parks, -
Intensive Domestic Use of Rangeland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: D. D. Thornton --- Department of Veterinary Services, Uganda -
The Food Habits of Some Wild Ungulates in Relation to Land Use and Management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: C. R. Field --- Nuffied Unit of Tropical Animal Ecology, Uganda -
Game-Management Practices in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: S. Ruhweza --- Game Department, Uganda -
Primates as A Natural Resource: A Possibility for Multiple Land Use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: T. E. Rowell --- Makerere University College, Uganda -
HIV/AIDS among pastoralists and refugees in north-east Africa: a neglected problem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mirgissa Kaba Serbessa --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Damen Haile Mariam --- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Afework Kassa --- IGAD Regional HIV/AIDS Partnership Program-Programme Facilitation Office (IRAPP-PFO), Uganda Fathia Alwan --- Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Secretariat, Djibouti Helmut Kloos --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, USAThe eight member states (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) have the largest proportions of cross-border mobile pastoralists and refugees in Africa. Although all IGAD countries have had national... -
Having people, having heart: charity, sustainable development, and problems of dependence in central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Mary Ejang --- Department of Development Studies, Uganda -
Nile perch and the transformation of Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Taabu-Munyaho --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Uganda BE Marshall --- Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO), New Zealand T Tomasson --- United Nations University – Fisheries Training Programme (UNU–FTP), Marine Research Institute, Iceland G Marteinsdottir --- Institute of Biology, IcelandThe transformation of Lake Victoria that began in 1980 followed the population explosion of Nile perch Lates niloticus, causing the apparent extirpation of 500+ endemic haplochromine species and dramatic physico-chemical changes. Officially introduced in 1962–1963, but present earlier, the reasons... -
Changes in complementary feeding practices and nutrition status in returnee children aged 6-23 months in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Mokori --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, Sl Hendriks --- Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, P Oriskushaba --- Lutheran World Federation Uganda, A Oelofse --- Department of Human Nutrition Faculty of Health Sciences and Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being,Objectives: Evaluate changes in underweight and wasting, feeding patterns, water use, sanitation, immunisation, disease episodes, deworming and vitamin A supplementation in children aged 6-23 months in returnee villages benefiting from a community-based supplementary feeding programme in northern Uganda. Community perceptions... -
WHO 2010 infant feeding guidelines in resource-limited settings: attitudes of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women and other role players in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jn Matovu --- Makerere University-Johns Hopkins Research Collaboration (MU-JHU)/Mulago Hospital PMTCT Program Coordinator/Investigator of Record;, Uganda C. Onyango-Makumbi --- Clinical Research Site Coordinator/Investigator, Uganda Pe. Namuli --- Nurse Study Coordinator, Uganda Eo Tanga --- Makerere School of Public Health, Uganda Mn Kagawa --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Uganda Gk Nalwadda --- Department of Nursing, Uganda M. Motevalli --- John Hopkins School of Medicine, USA Fc Semitala --- Department of Internal Medicine, Uganda Et O’Gara --- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Medical Officer, Henry M Jackson Foundation, USA Mg Fowler --- Johns Hopkins Clinical Trials Unit Principal Investigator and Executive Director MU-JHU, USAObjective: The objective of the study was to describe the attitudes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women and other role players towards the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 infant feeding guidelines. -
Patient satisfaction with medical consultations among adults attending Mulago hospital assessment centre
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Angella Kabatooro --- Department of Family Medicine, Uganda Fred Ndoboli --- Department of Family Medicine, Uganda Jane Namatovu --- Department of Family Medicine, UgandaBackground: Patient satisfaction is known to positively influence patients’ compliance with medical advice. In Africa, and specifically Uganda, this interaction has rarely been put to scientific inquiry. This study aimed to determine the level of patient satisfaction and identify factors... -
Status of the population of Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae in north-eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Dianah W Nalwanga --- NatureUganda, Uganda Michael Opige --- NatureUganda, Uganda Roger Q Skeen --- NatureUganda, UgandaThe distribution of the Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae, an East African endemic, has been sparsely documented in Uganda. In October 2011, a survey of the species was carried out near Iriiri in north-eastern Uganda. The main aim was to find... -
Grey Parrots Psittacus erithacus in Kampala, Uganda – are they becoming suburbanised?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Immaculate-Odd Irumba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Michael Perrin --- Research Centre for African Parrot Conservation, School of Life Sciences, South AfricaThe globally Vulnerable Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) has been seen in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, in increasing numbers in recent years. This apparently new behaviour of a typically forest species is helped by the presence of many large trees, which... -
Relationship dynamics and sexual risk behaviour of male partners of female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Mbonye --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Godfrey E Siu --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Thadeus Kiwanuka --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, UgandaRegular male partners of female sex workers (FSWs) represent an important population to reach with HIV-prevention interventions. This paper discusses the relationship dynamics and HIV/sexually transmitted infection risk behaviour of men involved with self-identified FSWs in Kampala. Between 2011 and... -
The economics of the carbon sequestration potential of plantation forestry in south-western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Isaac Kiyingi --- National Forestry Resources Research Institute, Uganda Abdi-Khalil Edriss --- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Development Studies, Malawi Alexander MR Phiri --- Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Faculty of Development Studies, Malawi Buyinza Mukadasi --- School of Postgraduate Studies, Uganda Susan Tumwebaze --- School of Forestry, Environment and Geographical Sciences, Uganda Hillary Agaba --- National Forestry Resources Research Institute, UgandaThis study assessed the amount of carbon stored and the economic viability of the small-scale Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) carbon offsets in Pinus caribaea and Eucalyptus grandis plantations under varying rotations. Volume equations were used to estimate carbon stocks and... -
Voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention in fishing communities in Uganda: the influence of local beliefs and practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Mbonye --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Monica Kuteesa --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Janet Seeley --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Uganda Jonathan Levin --- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Helen Weiss --- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, United Kingdom Anatoli Kamali --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, UgandaLocal beliefs and practices about voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) may influence uptake and effectiveness. Data were gathered through interviews with 40 people from four ethnically mixed fishing communities in Uganda. Some men believed that wound healing could be promoted... -
Clinical correlates of suicidality among individuals with HIV infection and AIDS disease in Mbarara, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Brian Mishara --- Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide and Euthanasia and Psychology Department, CanadaThe association between suicidality and HIV/AIDS has been demonstrated for three decades, but little is know about risk factors that can help understand this association and help identify who is most at risk. Few research studies have been conducted in... -
Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on Entrepreneurial Behavior in a Vocational Training Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michael M. Gielnik --- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Michael Frese --- National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, Singapore Kim Marie Bischoff --- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Gordon Muhangi --- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute, Uganda Francis Omoo --- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute, UgandaUnemployment among youths is a serious problem in many African countries. Researchers and politicians alike consider entrepreneurship to be part of the solution to the high unemployment rates. In this study, we present the conceptual basis of an action-oriented entrepreneurship... -
Population dynamics of Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) on Coffea canephora in the Lake Victoria Crescent agroecological zone of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: James P Egonyu --- Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, Uganda Gladys Ahumuza --- National Coffee Research Institute, Uganda Isaac Ogari --- National Coffee Research Institute, UgandaWe studied the seasonal population dynamics of Xylosandrus compactus on Coffea canephora for 24 months from June 2013 to May 2015 at the National Coffee Research Institute, Mukono, Uganda. Every month, we randomly sampled 20 infested twigs from different coffee... -
Grey Crowned Crane threat assessment around the wetlands of eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: William Olupot --- Nature and Livelihoods, UgandaThe Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum was uplisted to globally Endangered in 2012. There is urgent need to determine the threats they face at local levels for their conservation. I conducted formal point-count surveys around the wetlands of eastern Uganda... -
Child Abuse or Discipline? Moses Isegawa’s Critique of Ugandan Child-rearing Practices in Abyssinian Chronicles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Edgar Nabutanyi --- Department of Literature, UgandaAlthough Moses Isegawa’s debut novel, Abyssinian Chronicles, has received popular recognition in the press, it is yet to attract commensurate critical attention in literary scholarship. No wonder the available critical analyses of this important Ugandan text focus on only its... -
Dealing with disclosure: Perspectives from HIV-positive children and their older carers living in rural south-western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Esther Dusabe-Richards --- Department of International Public Health, United Kingdom Rwamahe Rutakumwa --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Allen Asiimwe --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Elvis Kintu --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Fatuma Ssembajja --- Medical Research Council, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council, UgandaThere are limited data on the challenges faced by carers, in particular older carers, in managing the difficult task of status disclosure for HIV-positive children. We report findings from qualitative interviews with 18 care dyads of older people and HIV-positive... -
Child factors associated with complementary feeding practices in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Alex Mokori --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Uganda Hettie Schonfeldt --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, South Africa Sheryl L Hendriks --- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Well-being and Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, South AfricaObjectives: The objective of the study was to identify child factors that influenced complementary feeding practices in 2006 and 2011 in Uganda. -
Improving voluntary medical male circumcision standards adherence and post-procedure follow-up in Uganda: A mixed methods study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sarah Smith Lunsford --- EnCompass LLC, USA John Byabagambi --- University Research Co., LLC, Uganda Zachariah Falconer-Stout --- EnCompass LLC, USA Esther Karamagi --- University Research Co., LLC, UgandaVoluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been demonstrated to reduce the transmission of HIV by 60%. Scaling up VMMC services requires that they be of high quality, socially accepted, and effective. We evaluated an intervention aimed at improving VMMC standards... -
Distribution of the invasive alien weed, Lantana camara, and its ecological and livelihood impacts in eastern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Ross T Shackleton --- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa Arne BR Witt --- Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, Kenya Winnifred Aool --- National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda Corin F Pratt --- Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International, UKLantana camara (lantana) is a major invasive shrub globally, impacting upon biodiversity, economies, ecosystem services, and driving socio-ecological change. The aim of this study was to determine the current and potential distribution of lantana in eastern Africa and its livelihood... -
Sustainable agriculture practices and livelihoods in pro-poor smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Zimbabwe Marshall Makate --- Department of Economics, USA Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, UgandaClimate variability and change threaten and impact negatively on biodiversity, agricultural sustainability, ecosystems, and economic and social structures – factors that are all vital for human resilience and wellbeing. To cope with these challenges, embracing sustainability in food production is... -
Maturity, protein content and yield stability of cowpea in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Gabriel Ddamulira --- National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda Carlos AF Santos --- Embrapa Semi-Arid, Brazil Mildred Alanyo --- National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda Idd Ramathani --- National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda Mcebisi Maphosa --- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, ZimbabweLow yields and protein content are major constraints to cowpea production in semi-arid areas. A study was conducted to determine cowpea performance across diverse environments in Uganda. Twenty-eight cowpea genotypes were evaluated in a randomised complete block design with three... -
Increasingly urban Marabou Storks start breeding four months early in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, UgandaIn recent decades, Marabou Storks Leptoptilos crumeniferus have become common in many urban centres, including Kampala, Uganda, where, as of 2016, they number several thousand birds, with more than 1 200 breeding pairs. Elsewhere in Uganda, the majority of colonies... -
Avian guild assemblages in forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Moreen Uwimbabazi --- Department of Forest Biology and Ecosystems Management, Uganda Amy E Eycott --- Institute of Biology, Norway Fred Babweteera --- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, UK Eric Sande --- Department of Biological Sciences, Uganda Richard J Telford --- Institute of Biology, Norway Vigdis Vandvik --- Institute of Biology, NorwayRemnant forest fragments provide an opportunity for conservation in fragmented landscapes but some patches are more useful than others. Forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, an Important Bird Area in western Uganda, were surveyed to explore the effects of different... -
Self-regulated learning among teacher education students: Motivational beliefs influence on the use of metacognition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charles Magoba Muwonge --- Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Uganda Ulrich Schiefele --- Department of Educational Sciences, Germany Joseph Ssenyonga --- Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Uganda Henry Kibedi --- Department of Psychology, UgandaIn the present study, we examined the relationships between motivational beliefs (self-efficacy, task value, and control of learning beliefs) and use of metacognitive learning strategies among teacher education students in Uganda. The sample comprised of 649 students selected from seven... -
Self-employability Initiative: Developing a Practical Model of Disabled Students' Self-employment Careers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Reuel Johnmark Dakung --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Nigeria John C. Munene --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Uganda Waswa Balunywa --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Uganda Laura Orobia --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Uganda Mohammed Ngoma --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, UgandaThis study investigated the self-employability initiatives of disabled university students by presenting a model that would allow the concept to be explained and used easily as a framework for working with students to develop their self-employment careers. A cross-sectional survey... -
The role of children in their HIV-positive parents’ management of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ruth Nalugya --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Steven Russell --- School of International Development, UK Flavia Zalwango --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, UgandaAdjustment to life on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and living with HIV as a long-term chronic condition, pose significant medical, social and economic challenges. We investigated children’s role in supporting HIV-positive parents to self-manage life on ART. Between 2010 and 2012,... -
Gender dimensions in the local chicken value chain in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: I. Akite --- Department of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Uganda I. P. Aryemo --- Department of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Uganda E. K. Kule --- Department of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Uganda B. Mugonola --- Department of Agribusiness and Rural Development, Uganda D. R. Kugonza --- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Uganda M. W. Okot --- Department of Animal Production and Range Management, UgandaThe study was conducted to explore gender dimensions in the local chicken value chain in northern Uganda. Specifically, it focused on characterizing local chicken value chain actors, ascertaining level and determinants of gender participation as well as relationships between gender,... -
Phenotypic characterisation of potato (Solanum tuberosum) genotypes in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Prossy Namugga --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Julia Sibiya --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Rob Melis --- African Centre for Crop Improvement, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Alex Barekye --- Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute, UgandaIdentification of genetic variation and interrelationships among germplasm collections is essential for parental selection and trait identification among parents for use in breeding programmes. The aim of this study was to characterise 48 potato genotypes to identify suitable parents for... -
Farm household typology and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Clifton Makate --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Zimbabwe Marshall Makate --- Department of Economics, USA Nelson Mango --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, UgandaEnhancing adoption rates of climate-smart agriculture practices and their impact on livelihoods requires promotional persistence, complemented by a thorough socioeconomic analysis that recognizes the heterogeneity of smallholder farmers. Farm typologies are a useful tool to assist in understanding and unpacking... -
Healthcare providers’ understanding of HIV serodiscordance in South Africa and Uganda: implications for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ross Greener --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Cecilia Milford --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Francis Bajunirwe --- Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Faith N Mosery --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Claudia K Ng --- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Rachel Rifkin --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jasmine Kastner --- McGill University Research Centre, Canada Lavanya Pillay --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Angela Kaida --- Simon Fraser University, Canada David R Bangsberg --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USA Jennifer A Smit --- MatCH Research (Maternal, Adolescent, and Child Health Research) Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Lynn T Matthews --- Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health and Division of Infectious Disease, USAHIV transmission within stable heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples accounts for almost half the new incident infections in South Africa and Uganda. Advances in HIV prevention provide opportunities to reduce transmission risk within serodiscordant partnerships (e.g., antiretroviral treatment (ART), pre-exposure prophylaxis... -
Evaluation of satellite retrievals of water quality parameters for Lake Victoria in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Gidudu --- Department of Geomatics and Land Management, Uganda R Mugo --- Regional Centre for Mapping Resource for Development, Nairobi Kenya L Letaru --- Department of Geomatics and Land Management, Uganda J Wanjohi --- Regional Centre for Mapping Resource for Development, Nairobi Kenya R Nakibule --- Department of Geomatics and Land Management, Uganda E Adams --- Earth System Science Centre–University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA A Flores --- Earth System Science Centre–University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA B Page --- Earth System Science Centre–University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA W Okello --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, UgandaLake Victoria in East Africa is a major ecosystem, whose size and importance has warranted the exploration of MODIS imagery to provide continuous and accurate water quality information. To this effect, two sea expeditions (in November 2014 and February 2015)... -
Reproductive strategies of smooth-head catfish Clarias liocephalus (Boulenger, 1898), in the Rwizi-Rufuha wetland system, south-western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: J Yatuha --- Biology Department, Uganda J Rutaisire --- National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda L Chapman --- Department of Biology, Canada J Kang’ombe --- Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi D Sikawa --- Bunda College of Agriculture, MalawiThe reproduction of the smooth-head catfish (Clarias liocephalus), a heavily exploited wetland fish in Uganda, in a data-deficient fishery, was studied from January to December 2011. Analyses were based on a sample of 854 fish specimens obtained from a chain... -
Urban bird trends in a rapidly growing tropical city
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Dan Chamberlain --- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Italy Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Roger Q Skeen --- Nature Uganda, Uganda Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Environmental Management, UgandaLong-term studies of urban birds are relatively scarce, especially in Africa. We analysed trends in species richness and bird species occurrence over a 32-year period in Kampala, Uganda, in order to assess changes in the bird community in a period... -
Surgical outcomes in eastern Uganda: a one-year cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Hewitt-Smith --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda F Bulamba --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda C Olupot --- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda F Musana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda JP Ochieng --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Uganda MS Lipnick --- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, USA RM Pearse --- Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, UKIntroduction: There is urgent need to improve access to safe surgical treatments for patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, few data exist to characterise clinical outcomes for this patient population. -
“Treatment is not yet necessary”: delays in seeking access to HIV treatment in Uganda and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), Uganda Zivai Mupambireyi --- Centre for Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Research, Zimbabwe Frances Cowan --- International Public Health Department, UK Sarah Bernays --- School of Public Health, Australia --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM), UgandaWe examined the logic that individuals use to account for delaying HIV testing and/or initiating HIV treatment. Our qualitative study, situated within the REALITY trial (Reduction of EArly mortaLITY in HIV infected adults and children starting antiretroviral therapy), was conducted... -
Courage and confidence to stop lying: caregiver perspectives on a video to support paediatric HIV disclosure in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sonja Klingberg --- Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit & UK Clinical Research Collaboration Centre for Diet and Activity Research, United Kingdom Rachel King --- Global Health Sciences, Uganda Janet Seeley --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Resty Lubwama --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Margaret Namuganga --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Barbara Nabiryo --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Monica Etima --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Philippa Musoke --- Makerere University–Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda Lisa M. Butler --- Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy, ConnecticutThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that HIV-positive children are told their diagnosis by age 12 years. However, most perinatally-infected children reach adolescence without being told their HIV status. Effective strategies are needed to promote disclosure, and optimise children’s health... -
Religious Beliefs and Entrepreneurial Behaviors in Africa: A Case Study of the Informal Sector in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Rebecca Namatovu --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Samuel Dawa --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Adeyinka Adewale --- Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK Fiona Mulira --- Makerere University Business School, UgandaReligion plays a major role in Africa’s polity and its influence on the business landscape of the continent has been acknowledged in literature. This study contributes to the discourse by investigating and explaining how religious beliefs shape entrepreneurial behaviors in... -
Soil organic carbon storage in a tropical freshwater wetland: the influence of vegetation type
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: David Were --- , Ethiopia Frank Kansiime --- , Uganda Tadesse Fetahi --- , Ethiopia Thomas Hein --- , AustriaThe impact of different vegetation communities on soil organic carbon (SOC) in a tropical freshwater wetland in Uganda was investigated. SOC content, density and storage potential were determined under three different dominant vegetation communities: Cyperus papyrus L., Typha latifolia L... -
Pozzolanic and hydration properties of kamafugites and carbonatitic lavas as supplementary cementitious materials in Portland cement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: A. Buregyeya --- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Africa S. Nwaubani --- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Africa W. Schmidt --- BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany A. G. Kerali --- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Uganda U. Bagampadde --- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UgandaKamafugites and carbonatites, being materials of volcanic origin with carbonates as their primary minerals, are relatively low in silica and alumina saturation. Their silica and alumina under-saturation is considered a limiting factor in pozzolanic reactivity; however, these materials are currently... -
Social engagement and survival in people aged 50 years and over living with HIV and without HIV in Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Joseph O Mugisha --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Enid J Schatz --- Department of Health Sciences, USA Christian Hansen --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Emily Leary --- Biostatistics and Research Design Unit, School of Medicine, USA Joel Negin --- School of Public Health, Australia Paul Kowal --- World Health Organization study on global AGEing and adult health, Switzerland Janet Seeley --- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UgandaThis study examined the association between social engagement and survival in people with or without HIV aged 50 years and over in Uganda. We analysed two waves of a survey from two sites in Uganda to assess predictors of mortality... -
Remembering Mitchel Strumpf (1943–2018)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Benon Kigozi --- Makerere University, Uganda Dawn Joseph --- Deakin University, Australia Anri Herbst --- University of Cape Town, South Africa -
Densities and population sizes of raptors in Uganda’s conservation areas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Derek Pomeroy --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Micheal Kibuule --- Department of Zoology, Uganda Dianah Nalwanga --- NatureUganda, Uganda George Kaphu --- Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Michael Opige --- NatureUganda, Uganda Phil Shaw --- School of Biology, UKProjected increases in Africa's human population over the next 40 years point to further, large-scale conversion of natural habitats into farmland, with far-reaching consequences for raptor species, some of which are now largely restricted to protected areas (PAs). To assess... -
Kun Coo Kun Coo – Men for Men and the Curse in a Blessing: Gender and the Orature of War and Peace among the Acholi of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Betty J. Okot --- Independent scholar, UgandaThe Acholi of Uganda are part of the greater Luo nation that migrated along the River Nile into East Africa. Taking ethnographic and qualitative approaches, I illustrate that Acholi orality comprises two main genera namely: oral anthology of factual narratives... -
Spermatozoa morphology and ultrastructure in Nile perch, Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: D Kahwa --- Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources, Uganda E Nyatia --- Department of Biotechnical and Diagnostic Services, Uganda J Rutaisire --- Aquaculture Research and Development Centre, Uganda H Kaiser --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South AfricaLates niloticus is a valuable commercial fish species with good potential for aquaculture. However, there is limited information on the type and structure of the Nile perch spermatozoon, which could potentially aid in culture of this species. Here, we describe... -
Taxonomic challenges associated with identification guides of benthic macroinvertebrates for biomonitoring freshwater bodies in East Africa: A review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: H Ochieng --- Department of Biology, Uganda J Okot-Okumu --- Department of Environmental Management, Uganda R Odong --- Department of Zoology, Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, UgandaAlthough biomonitoring of freshwater bodies is important in East Africa as a result of increasing environmental threats, the identification guides of benthic macroinvertebrates used to generate data for developing metrics for this purpose are mainly not regionally specific. This casts... -
Incidence and Severity of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Pests in Agro-Ecological Zones and Farming Systems of Western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: JO Ogecha --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Kenya W Arinaitwe --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Kampala Uganda JW Muthomi --- Department of Crop Protection, Kenya V Aritua --- International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Kampala Uganda JN Obanyi --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaInfestation by insect pests is a serious problem in legume up scaling activities and a threat to future production in Kenya. The survey aimed at determining incidence and severity of insect pests of common beans in different districts and agro-ecological... -
African indigenous games: Using Bame Nsamenang’s Africentric thoughts to reflect on our heritage, pedagogy, and practice in a global village
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Godfrey Ejuu --- Early Childhood Education, UgandaAs we go global and begin to make early childhood practices universal, certain aspects of communities remain fixed in deep realms of their everyday living and can only be accessed by those who believe in it. Believing in it requires... -
An effective learning culture: Using high performance work systems to strengthen the relationship between communities of practice and knowledge creation in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Florence Nansubuga --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda John C Munene --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Julius Kikooma --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Joyce Nansamba --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, Uganda Khamis Musanje --- School of Psychology, Makerere University, UgandaThis paper sought to demonstrate how communities of practice can coalesce with high performance work systems to develop an Africanized learning culture that promotes interaction among employees and empowers them to create innovative knowledge for competitive performance. A total of... -
Child and adolescent mental health in Africa: A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of emerging mental health clinicians and researchers using an online platform
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Eugene Lee Davids --- Adolescent Health Research Unit, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Leigh Adams Tucker --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Grace Nduku Wambua --- See Me, Kenya Deborah Leigh Fewster --- Occupational Therapy Department, South Africa Liezl Schlebusch --- Centre for Autism Research in Africa, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa Saira BS Karrim --- Speech-Language Therapy, South Africa Mouna Attia --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Joachim Nyoni --- Ministry of General Education, Zambia Fikirte Girma Bayouh --- Department of Psychiatry, Ethiopia Hillary Kuteesa --- College of Health Science, Uganda Takoua Brahim --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Michelle Hoogenhout --- Division of Developmental Paediatrics, South Africa Rahma Ben Moussa Kahloul --- Psychiatry Department, Tunisia Nicola Jearey-Graham --- Psychology Department, South Africa Habte Belete Gobie --- College of Medicine and Health Science, Ethiopia Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaObjective: Using a social ecological framework, this study aimed to establish emerging mental health clinicians and researchers’ perspectives about child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) in Africa. -
Community beliefs, HIV stigma, and depression among adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Scholastic Ashaba --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Christine E Cooper-Vince --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Dagmar Vořechovská --- Massachusetts General Hospital, USA Godfrey Zari Rukundo --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Samuel Maling --- Department of Psychiatry, Uganda Dickens Akena --- Department of Psychiatry, Makerere College of Health Sciences, Uganda Alexander C Tsai --- Department of Psychiatry, UgandaThe availability of and increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV. As a result, perinatally infected youth are increasingly able to reach adolescence. There is limited information about the psychosocial challenges... -
Drivers of commercialization: A case of indigenous chicken production in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Irene Penninah Aryemo --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Irine Akite --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Enos Katya Kule --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, Uganda Donald Rugira Kugonza --- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (CAES), Uganda Marion Wilfred Okot --- Department of Animal Production and Range Management, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, UgandaThis study was conducted to assess the drivers of commercialization and profitability among the smallholder farmers of indigenous chickens (IC) in northern Uganda. A market index was constructed to measure the proportion of IC marketed as a proxy for commercialization... -
Morphology and functional ontogeny of the digestive tract of Barbus altianalis larvae
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Cassius Aruho --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda John K Walakira --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda Fred Bugenyi --- Department of Biological Science, Uganda Justus Rutaisire --- National Agriculture Research Organisation, Uganda Benjamin J Reading --- Department of Applied Ecology, United StatesThe ontogenetic development of digestive structures in Ripon barbel (Barbus altianalis) larvae was investigated using standard histological and histochemical procedures from hatching up to 60 days after hatching (DAH). The study was conducted to determine the best period of exogenous... -
Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen W. Kalule --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Haroon Sseguya --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Duncan Ongeng --- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu, Uganda Gabriel Karubanga --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, UgandaGlobally, universities are repositioning themselves for community outreach although with difficulty in responding to the unpredictable social features of host communities. Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive factors in farmer learning behaviour during university outreach... -
HIV testing preferences among pregnant women attending antenatal care and their male partners: a discrete choice experiment in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeffrey E Korte --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Michael Strauss --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South Africa Aissatou Ba --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Esther Buregyeya --- School of Public Health, Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- School of Public Health, Uganda Rose Kisa --- School of Public Health, Uganda William Musoke --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- Mildmay Uganda, Uganda Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Angela M Malek --- Department of Public Health Sciences, USA Rhoda K Wanyenze --- School of Public Health, Uganda Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Research Division, South AfricaHIV testing rates remain stubbornly low among men – a crucial target population for reaching the ambitious global and regional goals of the HIV programme. In an era of declining donor funding, identifying cost-effective strategies to increase testing rates amongst... -
A corpus-driven study of the expression of necessity in Luganda (Bantu, JE15)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Deo Kawalya --- School of Languages, Literature and Communication, Uganda Gilles-Maurice de Schryver --- BantUGent – UGent Centre for Bantu Studies, Department of Languages and Cultures, Belgium Koen Bostoen --- BantUGent – UGent Centre for Bantu Studies, Department of Languages and Cultures, BelgiumThis article reports on the analysis of three major markers of necessity in Luganda, i.e. the modal auxiliaries -téekw- and -lina and the verbal prefix -andi-. On the basis a 4-million-word corpus it is argued that, overall, the auxiliary -téekw-... -
Soil organic carbon in agricultural systems of six countries in East Africa – a literature review of status and carbon sequestration potential
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: S Namirembe --- Stepup Standard Ltd., Uganda K Piikki --- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden R Sommer --- WWF Deutschland, Agriculture & Land Use Change, Germany M Söderström --- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden B Tessema --- Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Ethiopia SS Nyawira --- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), KenyaCropland soils are considered to have the potential to sequester atmospheric CO2 through agronomic best management practices (BMPs). To estimate this potential in East Africa, the authors reviewed 69 published studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi assessing... -
Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lucy Mulugo --- , Uganda Florence Birungi Kyazze --- , Uganda Paul Kibwika --- , Uganda Enoch Kikulwe --- , Aman Bonaventure Omondi --- , Susan Ajambo --- ,Effective management of plant health is fundamental for food and income security to meet the growing demands of local and global markets. This however requires farmers’ adequate access to quality planting materials under the prevailing contextual and psycho-social factors. This... -
Determinants of actual and potential adoption of improved indigenous chicken under asymmetrical exposure conditions in rural Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henry Muli Mwololo --- , Kenya Jonathan Makau Nzuma --- , Kenya Cecilia Nyawira Ritho --- , Kenya Sylvester Ochieng Ogutu --- , Germany Nassul Kabunga --- , UgandaWe employ the average treatment effects approach to account for asymmetrical information exposure on a sample of 744 farmers in Kisii and Nyamira counties, Kenya, to estimate the actual and potential adoption of a new chicken cross breed. The actual... -
Threats posed by xenoestrogenic chemicals to the aquatic ecosystem, fish reproduction and humans: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: I Badamasi --- , Uganda R Odong --- , Uganda C Masembe --- , UgandaXenoestrogens mimic and interfere with natural functions of oestrogens and adversely affect fish reproduction. Pesticides, plastics, wastewaters and pharmaceuticals are sources of xenoestrogens, and are carried through surface runoffs to water bodies at concentration levels that are harmful to aquatic... -
Yield stability of tropical soybean genotypes in selected agro-ecologies in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T Obua --- , Uganda M Nabasirye --- , Uganda M Namara --- , Uganda G Tusiime --- , Uganda M Maphosa --- , Zimbabwe P Tukamuhabwa --- , UgandaDifferential yield response of a genotype is the result of its interaction with the prevailing environment. This makes the task of selecting widely adapted and best soybean genotypes challenging under varied target production environments. The objectives of this study were... -
PMTCT Option B+ 2012 to 2018 — Taking stock: barriers and strategies to improve adherence to Option B+ in urban and rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel King --- , USA Joyce Namale Matovu --- , Uganda Joseph Rujumba --- , Uganda Priscilla Wavamunno --- , Uganda Alexander Amone --- , Uganda Grace Gabagaya --- , Uganda Mary Glenn Fowler --- , Uganda Jaco Homsy --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , UK Philippa Musoke --- , UgandaSince 2012, PMTCT Option B+ has been recommended by the World Health Organization to reduce vertical transmission but numerous adherence challenges remain. We conducted a qualitative study at baseline using six focus group discussions and 14 in-depth interviews to explore... -
Characterisation of ecosystem-based adaptations to drought in the central cattle corridor of Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Susan Nanfuka --- , Uganda David Mfitumukiza --- , Uganda Anthony Egeru --- , UgandaEcosystems provide climate-change adaptation opportunities including ecosystem services, adaptation benefits and livelihood improvement especially for natural resource dependent communities. To contribute to the understanding of location specific adaptation processes of predominantly agro-pastoralists, a study was carried out in the central... -
Assessment of an HIV-prevention intervention for couples in peri-urban Uganda: pervasive challenges to relationship quality also challenge intervention effectiveness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Phoebe Kajubi --- , Uganda Allison Ruark --- , USA Norman Hearst --- , USA Sam Ruteikara --- , Uganda Edward C Green --- , USAReducing multiple and concurrent partnerships has been identified as a priority in generalised HIV epidemics, yet developing successful interventions to bring about such behaviour change has proven challenging. We offered a three-session intervention aimed to improve couple relationship quality and... -
Gonadal development and intersex condition of marbled lungfish, Protopterus aethiopicus (Heckel, 1851), in contaminated sites in Lake Victoria, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Inuwa Badamasi --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , Uganda Charles Masembe --- , UgandaThe first evidence of the impact of environmental contamination on populations of Protopterus aethiopicus (Heckel, 1851) in terms of body indices, cellular development (histology) and intersex condition in Lake Victoria, Uganda is provided. Specimens were obtained from the more polluted... -
Locative enclitics in Ruruuli-Lunyala, Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda: Form and functions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Fridah Katushemererwe --- , Uganda Saudah Namyalo --- , UgandaIn this article, we describe the form and functions of locative enclitics in Ruruuli-Lunyala, Runyankore-Rukiga and Luganda. We demonstrate that although locative enclitics play the role of locative references, there are other non-locative functions which have not yet been reported... -
The dapivirine vaginal ring from the perspective of married men in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anita Kabarambi --- , Uganda Sylvia Kusemererwa --- , Uganda Emily Krogstad --- , South Africa Philippe Mayaud --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , Uganda Joseph Mugisha --- , Uganda Mitzy Gafos --- , United KingdomBackground: Men play a key role in influencing uptake of women’s health products, such as female condoms and vaginal microbicides used for family planning and HIV prevention. -
Population and breeding patterns of the pest rodent: Mastomys natalensis in a maize dominated agroecosystem in Lake Victoria crescent zone, Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alex Mayamba --- , Uganda Robert Modest Byamungu --- , Tanzania Herwig Leirs --- , Belgium Isabirye Moses --- , Uganda Rhodes H Makundi --- , Tanzania Didas N Kimaro --- , Tanzania Apia W Massawe --- , Tanzania David Kifumba --- , Uganda Alice Nakiyemba --- , Uganda Mshaka E Mdangi --- , Tanzania Brian E Isabirye --- , Kenya Loth S Mulungu --- , TanzaniaMultimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis) are a key rodent pest species to cereal crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at generating information on the population fluctuation and breeding patterns of M. natalensis in a maize dominated agro-ecosystem in the... -
Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates in anthropogenically disturbed Aturukuku River, Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Hannington Ochieng --- , Uganda Willy P Gandhi --- , Uganda Godfrey Magezi --- , Uganda James Okot-Okumu --- , Uganda Robinson Odong --- , UgandaBiodiversity conservation has focused on large vertebrates and plants with pronounced economic value, compared with smaller organisms such as benthic macroinvertebrates that play a particular role in freshwater ecosystems. The increasing loss and degradation of freshwater habitats, coupled with low... -
Contractor commitment and the delivery of road infrastructure projects in Uganda: A practitioner perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Andrew Emejeit --- , Uganda Oluka Pross Nagitta --- , Uganda Michael Okoche --- , Uganda Marcia Mkansi --- , South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between commitment (specifically the affective, continuance and normative aspects of commitment) and the delivery of road infrastructure in Uganda. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design with a sample of 266 that was purposively selected... -
Internalised HIV-related stigma associated with physical inactivity in people with HIV and AIDS: A cross-sectional study from Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Davy Vancampfort --- , Belgium Peter Byansi --- , Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- , Uganda Richard Serunkuma Bbosa --- , Uganda James Mugisha --- , UgandaAim: The aim of the current study was to explore correlations between continuous physical activity (PA) levels and HIV-related stigma and differences in HIV-related stigma between those who meet versus those who do not meet the international PA recommendation of... -
A critical review of macroinvertebrate-based bioassessment approaches in Africa’s lotic systems: developments, challenges, and legal requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: John Peter Obubu --- , Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- , Ethiopia Tadesse Fetahi --- , Ethiopia Wolfram Graf --- , Austria Robinson Odong --- , UgandaWorldwide, water resources have an impact on all forms of life as lotic systems are networks that interconnect water resources and land. They are important for navigation, water supplies, agriculture, recreation, and industrial development and help to regulate changes in... -
Low acceptance of intimate partner violence by pregnant women in Uganda predicts higher uptake of HIV self-testing among their male partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Caroline J Vrana-Diaz --- , USA Jeffrey E Korte --- , USA Mulugeta Gebregziabher --- , USA Lauren Richey --- , USA Anbesaw Selassie --- , USA Michael Sweat --- , USA Rose Kisa --- , Uganda William Musoke --- , Uganda Harriet Chemusto --- , Uganda Esther Buregyeya --- , Uganda Joseph KB Matovu --- , Uganda Rhoda K Wanyenze --- , UgandaIntroduction: Heterosexual couples are at high risk for HIV acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa, and HIV self-testing (HST) is an additional approach to expand access to HIV testing services. However, it is not well known how gender equality is associated with... -
Navigating gender issues, artistic innovations, community engagement and career paths in African dances: reflections of African dance practitioners through Afrika Speaks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Alfdaniels Mabingo --- , Uganda -
Public and private investments for banana Xanthomonas Wilt control in Uganda: The economic feasibility for smallholder farmers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Elisabetta Gotor --- , Italy Viola Di Cori --- , Italy Tiziana Pagnani --- , Italy Enoch Kikulwe --- , Uganda Marta Kozicka --- , Italy Francesco Caracciolo --- , ItalyBanana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) poses a serious threat to livelihoods and food security for millions of households in Africa. Despite considerable investments in Uganda by the Government and other national and international stakeholders, the disease persists in the country after... -
The potential effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out on sexual-risk behaviour among adolescents and young people in East and southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata --- , Uganda Richard Muhumuza --- , Uganda Lynda Stranix-Chibanda --- , Zimbabwe Teacler Nematadzira --- , Zimbabwe Nadia Ahmed --- , South Africa Stefanie Hornschuh --- , South Africa Janan Janine Dietrich --- , South Africa Gugulethu Tshabalala --- , South Africa Millicent Atujuna --- , South Africa Denis Ndekezi --- , Uganda Phiona Nalubega --- , Uganda Esther Awino --- , Uganda Helen A Weiss --- , United Kingdom Julie Fox --- , United Kingdom Janet Seeley --- , UgandaPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV-prevention strategy recommended for those at high-risk of infection, including adolescents and young people (AYP). We explored how PrEP roll-out could influence sexual risk behaviour among AYP in East and southern Africa. Twenty-four group discussions... -
“I prefer to take pills when I plan to have sex”: Perceptions of on-demand versus daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescents in Kampala, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rachel Kawuma --- , Uganda Zam Nabalwanyi --- , Uganda Janet Seeley --- , Uganda Yunia Mayanja --- , UgandaThere is limited information about the use of on-demand and daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among adolescents and young people (AYP) in sub-Saharan Africa. We explored perceptions of both regimens among 14- to 19-year-olds perceived to be at high risk of... -
Value chain and marketing margins analysis of watermelon: An insight from Northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jemima Alla Houessou --- , Uganda Basil Mugonola --- , Uganda Walter Odongo --- , UgandaWatermelon is one of the emerging market oriented agricultural products with potential of improving rural livelihoods and alleviating poverty. Consequently, watermelon is attracting attention and gaining a bigger market share as a cash crop. This paper analyzed the value chain... -
Which language(s) matter(s) the most? Exploring the ‘schoolscapes’ of rural primary schools in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Medadi E Ssentanda --- , UgandaThis article is an ethnographic investigation into the power and ideological relation between English and Luganda in the sociocultural and pedagogic spaces of rural primary schools in Uganda. This study focuses on the ‘schoolscape’ and examines how teachers choose the... -
The role of leaders in building research cultures in sub-Saharan African universities: A six-nation study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Bill Buenar Puplampu --- , Ghana Stella Nkomo --- , South Africa Yvonne du Plessis --- , South Africa Jolly Byarugaba Kabagabe --- , Uganda Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe --- , Zimbabwe Juliana Namada --- , Kenya Kemi Ogunyemi --- , Nigeria Juliet Thondhlana --- , UK Inusah Abdul-Nasiru --- , Ghana Añulika Agina --- , Nigeria Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah --- , Ghana Rosemary Danesi --- , Nigeria Justice Gameli Djokoto --- , Ghana Denise Diana Duncan --- , Ghana Joseph Lekunze --- , South Africa Simon McGrath --- , UK Joyce Ndegwa --- , Kenya Nancy Ngowa --- , Kenya Michael Ofori Ntow --- , Ghana Emily Ayieta Ondondo --- , Kenya Ravinder Rena --- , South Africa Maxwell Sandada --- , ZimbabweExisting research attributes the problem of weak research productivity of academics in African universities primarily to institutional resource poverty and inadequate research skills. However, there has been little attention to research cultures and the role of leaders in fostering productive... -
Surviving the Genocide: The Singularity of Suffering in Yvonne Owuor's “Weight of Whispers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Edgar Fred Nabutanyi --- , UgandaAlthough Theodor Adorno famously declared in 1983 that to write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric, profound acts of horror have inspired many literary masterpieces. The 1994 Rwandan genocide is no exception, having motivated some of Africa’s literary gems. While... -
(Re)considering Haugen’s model in the teaching and learning of standard Kiswahili in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Caesar Jjingo --- , Uganda Zainab Ali Iddi --- , ZanzibarIn Uganda, Kiswahili is a foreign language and is provided for as the second official language of the country mainly due to its growing importance in the region. While such an official status has significantly increased its teaching in post-primary... -
Effect of COVID-19 on older adults 50 years and above living with HIV in a less-developed country
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mathew Nyashanu --- Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom Derrick Amooti Lusota --- Makerere University, Uganda Martin Muddu --- Makerere University Joint AIDS Program, Uganda Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda --- Makerere University, UgandaIntroduction: Globally, control measures have been communicated to reverse the COVID-19 pandemic. In Uganda, as soon as the first case of COVID-19 was identified, strict lockdown measures were enforced, including a ban on all public and private transport, night curfew,... -
Mediating antiretroviral treatment for HIV during COVID-19: lessons from implementation in Gomba District, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kenneth Mulondo --- , Uganda Warren Parker --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaInitial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to ensure that people living with HIV could continue their treatment... -
Predictors of mortality among people living with HIV in the test and treat era within rural Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anacret Byamukama --- , Uganda Pauline M Golding --- , United KingdomBackground: Uganda adopted the test and treat strategy in 2016 where all people living with HIV are initiated on antiretroviral drugs irrespective of CD4 count and WHO clinical stage, as one of the major strategies to end the HIV epidemic... -
HIV status disclosure and antiretroviral therapy adherence among children in Masaka region, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Robert Kairania --- , Kenya Washington Onyango-Ouma --- , Kenya Tom G Ondicho --- , Kenya Godfrey Kigozi --- , UgandaHIV-infected children are now living into adolescence and early adulthood in large numbers due to the availability and increased use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). However, receipt of HIV status disclosure among children remains low. We assessed the association between disclosure... -
Understanding the role of men in women's use of the vaginal ring and oral PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding: multi-stakeholder perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Petina Musara --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Miriam Hartmann --- , USA Julia H Ryan --- , USA Krishnaveni Reddy --- Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Joseph Ggita --- Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Makerere University, Uganda Prisca Mutero --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Nicole Macagna --- , USA Frank Taulo --- University of Malawi, Malawi Nyaradzo M Mgodi --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Jeanna Piper --- , USA Ariane van der Straten --- University of California San Francisco, USAWe examined men’s influence on women’s interest in biomedical HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding through structured questionnaires and focus group discussions with currently or recently pregnant and breastfeeding (P/BF) women (n = 65), men with P/BF partners (n =... -
Understanding the translocation dynamics of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and its ecological consequences in East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Papius Dias Tibihika --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Uganda Harald Meimberg --- Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria Manuel Curto --- Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), AustriaThe Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the second-most economically important fish species in East African countries (EAC), surpassed only by the Nile perch (Lates niloticus). It is the most-farmed freshwater fish species in EAC and the second-most-farmed worldwide. Currently, in... -
Psychosocial coping mechanisms among uncircumcised Pokot women in North-Eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Noah Kalengo --- Makerere University, Uganda Alone Isabirye --- Kyambogo University, Uganda John Bukusuba --- Makerere University, Uganda Laban K Musinguzi --- Makerere University, Uganda Janestic Mwende Twikirize --- Makerere University, UgandaUncircumcised women continue to be stigmatised with their rights and social status contested in communities where the practice is cherished. This study explored the circumcision refusal coping skills of women from the Pokot community, North-Eastern Uganda. Informants were 25 uncircumcised... -
Drivers of youth participation in maize value addition in Gulu district, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Martin Maku --- Gulu University, Uganda Enos Kitambo --- Gulu University, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Gulu University, UgandaThis study focused on drivers of youth participation in maize value addition in Gulu district. The study identified the socioeconomic characteristics of the participating and non-participating youth and further ascertained the drivers of youth participation in maize value addition. A... -
Does vitamin A rich orange-fleshed sweetpotato adoption improve household level diet diversity? Evidence from Ghana and Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Souleimane Adeyemi Adekambi --- University of Parakou (UP), Parakou Julius Juma Okello --- , Uganda Jan Low --- , Kenya Putri Ernawati Abidin --- , Ghana Edward Carey --- , GhanaPromoting the consumption of locally available food crops such as orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) that are rich in beta carotene, a precursor for vitamin A, has been shown to be a highly effective means of fighting against vitamin A deficiency at... -
Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: assessing policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Christopher Oleke --- Ministry of Health - Uganda, Astrid Blystad --- University of Bergen, Norway Ole Bjørn Rekdal --- Bergen University College, Karen Marie Moland --- University of Bergen, NorwayUganda is estimated to have around two million orphans constituting approximately 19% of all the children in the country. This paper presents findings from a study on the experiences of orphan care among Langi people of Amach sub-county in Lira... -
Provider-initiated HIV testing in health care settings: Should it include client-centered counselling?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Susan M Kiene --- Medicine and Community Health (Research), Brown University, Michael Stein --- Medicine and Community Health, Brown University, USA Moses Bateganya --- Makerere University (Internal Medicine), Rhoda Wanyenze --- Makerere University School of Public Health-CDC HIV Fellowship Programme, Uganda Kenneth Mayer --- The Fenway Institute/Fenway Health, Haruna Lule --- Gombe Hospital, UgandaTo increase access to HIV testing, the WHO and CDC have recommended implementing provider-initiated HIV testing (PITC). To address the resource limitations of the PITC setting, WHO and CDC suggest that patient-provider interactions during PITC may need to focus on... -
High levels of psychosocial readiness for ART in an African population at the onset of treatment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Brent Wolff --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Martin Mbonye --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Alex Coutinho --- Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Uganda Barbara Amuron --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Robert Nkabala --- The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Uganda Shabbar Jaffar --- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Heiner Grosskurth --- MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS,Adherence at the earliest stages of treatment is likely to be influenced by prior illness trajectories and future expectations, best captured (and addressed) before treatment begins. We examined the influence of illness trajectories and treatment expectations on psychosocial readiness to... -
Perceptions of the availability and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS awareness and intervention programmes by people with disabilities in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Faculty of Education, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Edward Ntare Rutondoki --- Department of Psychology, Kyambogo University, Uganda Paul Ojwang --- Department of Community and Disability Studies, Kyambogo University, UgandaThe study investigated perceptions of the availability and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS awareness and intervention programmes by people with disabilities in Uganda. Participants (N=95) were made up of 15 leaders of disabled people's organisations (DPOs) and 80 people with disabilities (PWDs)... -
Addressing HIV/AIDS challenges in Uganda: does social capital generation by NGOs matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Roberts Kabeba Muriisa --- Faculty of Development Studies, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda Ishtiaq Jamil --- Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, NorwayHIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda's success story is attributed to the open general environment which allows open... -
Appraisal of the inherent socio-demographic dynamics of HIV/AIDS epidemic in four districts of South-Western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: E. Agwu --- Tropical Disease Research Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Republic of Uganda V. Pazos --- Tropical Disease Research Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Republic of Uganda J. C. Ihongbe --- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria J. Ssengendo --- Social Sciences Research Division, Directorate of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Kampala International University, UgandaAlthough HIV prevalence in Uganda is much lower than it once was, AIDS is still claiming many lives each year with clear signs of escalating rural epidemics. The objective of this study was to appraise the socio-economic and demographic dynamics... -
Experiences of HIV-related stigma among HIV-positive older persons in Uganda – a mixed methods analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Monica O. Kuteesa --- , Uganda Stuart Wright --- , , UK Janet Seeley --- , Uganda Joseph Mugisha --- , Uganda Eugene Kinyanda --- , Uganda Frederick Kakembo --- , USA Richard Mwesigwa --- , USA Francis Scholten --- , UgandaThere is limited data on stigma among older HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa. We describe the experiences of stigma and disclosure in a cohort of HIV-positive older people in Uganda. Using data from the Wellbeing of Older Peoples' Study of... -
‘Dented’ and ‘Resuscitated’ masculinities: The impact of HIV diagnosis and/or enrolment on antiretroviral treatment on masculine identities in rural eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Godfrey E. Siu --- , Uganda Daniel Wight --- , United Kingdom Janet Seeley --- , , United KingdomThere is limited research on the impact of HIV or its treatment on men's identity construction and gender roles in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on in-depth research with 26 men in rural Uganda, this article discusses men's vulnerabilities and shifting gender... -
A livelihood intervention to improve economic and psychosocial well-being in rural Uganda: Longitudinal pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Bernard Kakuhikire --- , Uganda Diego Suquillo --- , USA Elly Atuhumuza --- , Uganda Rumbidzai Mushavi --- , USA Jessica M. Perkins --- , USA Atheendar S. Venkataramani --- , USA Sheri D. Weiser --- , USA David R. Bangsberg --- , USA Alexander C. Tsai --- , USAHIV and poverty are inextricably intertwined in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic and livelihood intervention strategies have been suggested to help mitigate the adverse economic effects of HIV, but few intervention studies have focused specifically on HIV-positive persons. We conducted three pilot... -
HIV fatalism and engagement in transactional sex among Ugandan fisherfolk living with HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Katelyn M. Sileo --- , , USA Laura M. Bogart --- , USA Glenn J. Wagner --- , USA William Musoke --- , Uganda Rose Naigino --- , , Uganda Barbara Mukasa --- , Uganda Rhoda K. Wanyenze --- , , UgandaHIV fatalism, or the belief that HIV acquisition and mortality is out of one's control, is thought to contribute to HIV risk in fishing populations in East Africa. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between... -
Youth living with HIV/AIDS in secondary schools: perspectives of peer educators and patron teachers in Western Uganda on stressors and supports
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Emmanuel Kimera --- , , Uganda Sofie Vindevogel --- , , Belgium John Rubaihayo --- , , Uganda Didier Reynaert --- , , Belgium Jessica De Maeyer --- , , Belgium Anne-Mie Engelen --- , , Belgium Johan Bilsen --- , , BelgiumAs Youth Living With HIV/AIDS (YLWHA) continue to survive and live with HIV chronically due to effective Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), it is paramount to work toward maximising their psychosocial wellbeing. The school where these YLWHA are expected to spend most... -
African Rangelands and Pastoralism in a changing continent: Perspectives and Opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: M Igshaan Samuels --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Anthony Egeru --- Makerere University, Uganda Prisca Mugabe --- University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe -
Socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms in eastern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rebecca Mukebezi --- Makerere University, Uganda Bernard Bonton Obaa --- Makerere University, Uganda Florence Birungi Kyazze --- Makerere University, Uganda Settumba B. Mukasa --- Makerere University, Uganda Irene Bulenzibuto Tamubula --- Kyambogo University, UgandaThis study employed an extended theory of planned behaviour to assess the socio-psychological factors influencing farmers’ willingness to continue participating (WTCP) in collaborative activities of community-based innovation platforms (CB-IPs). Using a structured questionnaire, data were obtained from a random sample... -
Drivers of value addition and product upgrading to shea nuts by collectors in northern Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Deborah Akatwetaba --- Gulu University, Uganda Basil Mugonola --- Gulu University, Uganda Appolo Kasharu --- Chain Uganda, Uganda Daniel M. Okello --- Gulu University, Uganda Anthony Egeru --- Makerere University, UgandaThis study assessed the factors associated with value addition and product upgrading of shea nut in northern Uganda. We adopted a cross-sectional research design using a multi-stage sampling approach and a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire to collect data from 252 respondents... -
Dissipation of environmental DDT and its metabolites in selected rivers of south-western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JK Nyaundi --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya SK Omasaki --- Kisii University, Kenya JM Babu --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya NM Mwirigi --- Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kenya R Omondi --- Kisii University, Kenya GA Mwayulj --- Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya S Bassa --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), UgandaRivers are the main source of domestic and industrial water supplies in Kenya. In this study, water sampling was done at eight upstream sites in the Kuja River catchment, Kenya, between October 2016 and April 2017, specifically to test for... -
Decolonising access for Performing Arts Training at Makerere University: The Legacy of Rose Mbowa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Patrick Mangeni --- School of Liberal and Performing Arts, Makerere University, UgandaAccess and relevance have been central in the pursuit of a university education responsive to the development agenda of post-colonial Uganda. In Makerere University, the drive involved critical engagement with hegemonic constraints predicated by an interplay of historical drivers, many... -
Prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy and associated factors in northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Samson Udho --- Lira University, Uganda Joyce Nankumbi --- Makerere University, Uganda Mariam Namutebi --- Makerere University, Uganda David Mukunya --- Sanyu Africa Research Institute, Uganda Grace Ndeezi --- Makerere University, Uganda James K Tumwine --- Makerere University, Uganda -
Language ideologies in the promotion of English in Uganda’s educational system: a historical overview from the 1890s to 2007
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Medadi E Ssentanda --- Makerere University, Uganda Ruth S Wenske --- The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, IsraelThis article is a historical investigation of language-in-education policy in Uganda. It compares educational reports from the 1890s to the 2000s with research from cultural history to trace how language ideologies shaped the use of English and African languages in... -
Exponential stability of a laminated beam system with thermoelasticity of type III and distributed delay
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Kassimu Mpungu --- Mountains of the Moon University, UgandaIn this work, we consider a one-dimensional laminated Timoshenko beam system with thermoelasticity of type III and distributed delay. Our concern is to investigate the exponential stability of the vibrations in the system without structural damping. By exploiting the perturbed... -
Associations between mild depression and anxiety and physical inactivity among school-going Ugandan adolescents aged 14 to 17 years
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: James Mugisha --- Kyambogo University, Uganda Tine Van Damme --- , Belgium Davy Vancampfort --- , BelgiumObjective: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between physical activity levels and emotional and behavioural problems in school-going adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in Uganda. -
What Science Can You Teach Without Language? A Conversation with Timothy Wangusa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Patrick Mangeni --- Makerere University, UgandaThis biographical dialogue with Timothy Wangusa explores the interface between indigenous culture, Christianity and education in Uganda, how this disrupted the indigenous cultural base and practice and continued to inform and impact lives and culture in Uganda. It interrogates the... -
A multimodal discourse analysis of COVID-19 posters in Tanzania: the case of the University of Dar es Salaam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Godfrey Francis Muganda --- University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaThis article analyses the multimodal discourse in COVID-19 posters at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Kress and Van Leeuwen’s grammar of visual design was used to analyse the data. The findings indicate that representational, interactive and compositional meanings... -
Experiences of participants in an agricultural livelihood support initiative for people living with HIV in central Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christopher Tumwine --- School of Medicine, Kabale University, Uganda Isaac Yeboah Addo --- University of New South Wales, Australia Henry Zakumumpa --- Makerere University, Uganda Janet Seeley --- , UK Lazarus Oucul --- , UgandaThis study aimed at assessing the experiences of people living with HIV who participated in an agricultural livelihood support initiative in selected districts of Uganda. The initiative, implemented from 2017 to 2018, involved the provision of agricultural inputs such as... -
Contribution of R&D grants and investment to the commercialization of innovations in Uganda: Lessons from UNCST a science granting council
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ronald Jjagwe --- Makerere University, Uganda John Baptist Kirabira --- Makerere University, Uganda Norbert Mukasa --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Government of Uganda (GoU) has prioritized Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in its pursuit of a knowledge-based economy. While scholars have identified a positive association between innovation investment and performance, the role of R&D grants and investment in the... -
The mediating role of transformational leadership in the relationship between institutional pressures and collaboration with commercialization of university research output: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gregory Tweheyo --- Bustema University, Uganda Ernest Abaho --- Makerere University Business School, Uganda Anju M. Verma --- Texila American University, Guyana Ibrahim Musenze --- Bustema University, UgandaThe purpose of this study is to lay emphasis on Uganda’s universities in light of the examination of how institutional pressures and collaboration influence the commercialization of university research output with the mediating role of transformational leadership. Data were collected... -
Influence of spatio-temporal variations in precipitation and temperature on the productivity of Eastern Lake Kyoga, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: John Peter Obubu --- African Centre of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Robinson Odong --- Entomology and Fisheries Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Seyoum Mengistou --- African Centre of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Tadesse Fetahi --- African Centre of Excellence for Water Management, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Tena Alamerew --- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resource, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Ekwacu Samuel --- Uganda National Meteorological Authority, UgandaSpatio-temporal variations in precipitation and temperature affect productivity in aquatic systems, mainly through nutrient dynamics. Shallow lakes are more vulnerable to spatio-temporal variations, yet they are an important resource for biodiversity conservation, water supply and fisheries. The eastern arm of... -
New records of Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides significantly disrupt perceptions concerning its conservation status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Jonathan Onongo --- , Uganda Achilles Byaruhanga --- , Uganda Dianah W Nalwanga --- , Uganda Micheal Kibuule --- , Uganda Nigel J Collar --- , United Kingdom Simon Valle --- , United StatesIUCN Red List categorisation helps prioritise species conservation efforts. Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides is a little-known passerine endemic to eastern Uganda and categorised as Near Threatened. Historical records (1913–1996) of this bird span nine sub-counties in the country, but more... -
Breeding dynamics and threats identified at a small colony of Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vultures Gyps rueppellii in a Ugandan Forest Reserve
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Ivan Oruka --- Gulu University, Uganda Geoffrey M Malinga --- Gulu University, Uganda Stonewall S Kato --- Gulu University, Uganda Darcy Ogada --- , United States of America Derek Pomeroy --- Makerere University, UgandaThe Critically Endangered Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli is a resident species in Uganda, with only one known breeding site in Luku Central Forest Reserve, Arua district. The natural resources in this protected forest reserve are under severe threat due to... -
Trauma and the Migrant Archive: Reading The Last Gift Through Second-Generation Memory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Jacinta Matheka --- Makerere University, UgandaThis paper reads Abdulrazak Gurnah's The Last Gift to unearth the intersection of migrants’ trauma, memory and identity. I explore migrants’ trauma in reconciling silenced histories with their present states in the quest for an identity. Abdulrazak Gurnah's migrant-centred narratives... -
Nil Modules and the Envelope of a Submodule
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: David Ssevviiri --- Makerere University, Uganda Annet Kyomuhangi --- Busitema University, UgandaLet R be a commutative unital ring and N be a submodule of an R-module M. We show that: 1) the semiprime radical is an invariant on submodules generated by the ascending chain of envelopes of a given submodule; 2)... -
On the location of ratios of zeros of special trinomials
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: I. Ndikubwayo --- Makerere University, Uganda A.S. Bamunoba --- Lira University, UgandaGiven coprime integers k, ℓ with k > ℓ ⩾ 1, and arbitrary complex polynomials A(z) and B(z) such that deg(A(z)B(z)) ⩾ 1, we consider the polynomial sequence {Pn (z)} satisfying the three-term recurrence relation -
The mediating effect of individual beliefs between self-testing knowledge and HIV self-testing use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gerald Mukisa Nsereko --- Makerere University, Uganda Khamisi Musanje --- Makerere University, Uganda Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye --- Makerere University, Uganda Martin Mabunda Baluku --- Makerere University, UgandaBackground: HIV self-testing has been introduced as a secondary mode of testing in most countries as a way of counteracting the barriers associated with the traditional clinic-based method of testing. As the entry point into the HIV care cascade, testing... -
Correlates of HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis uptake among female university students in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ivan Segawa --- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka --- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Lorraine Oriokot --- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Kenneth Ssebambulidde --- The Infectious Diseases Institute Limited, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Timothy R. Muwonge --- The Infectious Diseases Institute Limited, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Kevin Ouma Ojiambo --- College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda Andrew Mujugira --- The Infectious Diseases Institute Limited, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, UgandaFemale university students engaging in high-risk sexual behaviours, such as transactional sex or unprotected sex, are eligible for HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP). This study aimed to determine the uptake and correlates of PEP and PrEP use among female... -
Comparative study of the occurrence and distribution of parasites in pond and cage-cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AN Luttamaguzi --- , Uganda JJ Kisakye --- Makerere University, Uganda T Mudumba --- CAB International, Kenya C Agoe --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda M Sserwadda --- Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda JK Walakira --- National Fisheries Resources Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Organization, UgandaDespite ongoing biosecurity and control efforts, aquaculture intensification in the Lake Victoria Crescent has led to a persistent increase in parasitic disease occurrence in cultured Nile tilapia. Notably, different culture systems provide different habitats and environmental conditions for parasites and...
