Effects of Domestic Violence on Suicide Among Students: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Atuhura, Fred

“…The present study revealed the association between domestic violence and suicide attempts among students and highlighted key factors which included impact on mental health, academic Impact, protective factors and interventions, and depression. …”
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Rehabilitation Services and Disability in Buhara Sub-County Kabale District. by Orishaba, Joan

“…The study was about the relationship between rehabilitation services and disability in Buhara Sub County in Kabale district, Uganda. …”
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Factors Associated with Male Partner Support During Pregnancy and Child Birth in Kabale District. by Niwarinda, Denesi

“…Efforts to improve maternal and child health services have been made, but poor outcomes of pregnancy and child’s birth remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…Youths are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because they are not sufficiently prepared to address problems related to their sexuality and also because they do not have enough real knowledge about HIV and AIDS. …”
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Effect of Educational Intervention Program on Self-Efficacy of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South-East, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Onyenekwe, Chinedu Charles, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Umunnah, Joseph Onuuwa, Okoro, Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem, Mbanuzuru, Ahaoma Victor, Agunwah, Ukamaka Elizabeth, Odira, Chika Chioma, Makata, Eucharia Ngozi, Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy

“…Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups before intervention. However, after 6 months of intervention, a significant proportion of participants’ scores in IG moved from low to either moderate or high SE in almost all the SE domains (P < .05. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Construction Practices on Project Performance. by Niwahereza, Blair

“…Out of the 56 respondents, 16.1% were familiar with prefabrication, 14.3% were familiar with the use of bio-degradable materials, 28.6% were familiar with the use of water conservation measures, and 8.9% were familiar with the use of recycled materials and 32.1% constituted to those who were familiar with the use of local materials. The relationship between sustainable construction practices and project performance was critically determined using regression analysis and project performance was basically based on time, cost and quality. …”
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Role of Rewards Management on Employee Performance in the Banking Sector. by Alex, Kanyesime

“…The study was conducted basing on the following objectives; to investigate the impact of fringe benefits on employee performance, to examine the contribution of pay incentives on employee performance, to establish the contribution of job satisfaction on employee performance, to establish the influence of sense of belongingness on employee performance and to establish the effect of organization policy on the performance of employees in the banking sector in Uganda. …”
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Impact of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate on Surface Water Quality: A Case Study on Kabuturumba Stream. by Rubarema, Paul

“…A case study on Kabuturumba stream in Mbarara city. There has been an increasing contamination of surface water sources due to poor methods of waste disposal around Mbarara city and Uganda at large. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…However, concentrations beyond the optimum (15% epoxy) led to a decline in compressive strength. …”
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Investigating the Suitability of Partial Replacement of Basalt with Scoria as a Base Course Material for a Flexible Pavement. by Wambei, Allan

“…According to the general specifications for roads and bridges works, (Ministry of Works, Housing and Communicatins, 2005), the minimum requirements for plasticity index, particle size distribution, flakiness index, linear shrinkage and ten percent fines value are non-plastic, within the specified upper and lower limits, below 35% (<35%), below 3% (<3%) and above 110 kN with a ratio of soaked to dry being greater than 75% respectively. …”
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Investigating the Efficiency of Coffee Husks in Bio-Retention Model for Storm Water Treatment. by Musasizi, Joseph

“…However, the selection of appropriate media structure and optimized design have not been adequately researched. Additionally, the applicability of bio-retention systems has not been introduced and implemented in Uganda. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…Geotextiles may be used to improve; the embankment stability against bearing capacity failure, stability against slope failure through the foundation, allow a more controlled construction over very soft or difficult foundation soils. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Seasonal Variation on Road Traffic Accident Occurance Along Selected Routes in Western Uganda. by Kwesiga, Ivan

“…It was concluded that there is no positive relationship between rainfall and Road traffic Accident but rather rainfall has a slight static significant on Accident Causalities due to weather changes and reduction of sight distance.…”
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Evaluation of Electronic Records Management in Financial Institutions. Case Study of Lugazi Sacco in Mbarara District by Christine, Tumuramye

“…Also credit facilities have been provided that has enabled people to pay school fess, buy land, motorcycles and house hold items. …”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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The Transition from the Stone Age to Iron Age in East Africa: Excavations at Nkuba Rock Shelter, Bussi Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. by Tibesasa, Ruth, Shipton, Ceri, Jennings, Christopher, Karuhanga, Samuel, Crowther, Alison

“…The site was dated for the very first time and elements of continuity between occupation phases suggest gradual process of transition rather than abrupt transition / population replacement…”
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Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Mediating Role of State Fragility and Natural Resources. by Barugahara, Florence, Munyambonera, Ezra

“…The study recommends that African countries establish stable economies and develop their institutions to benefit from FDI inflows.…”
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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery In Kabale District Uganda. by Biryomumisho, Fadison, Turyasingura, John Bosco, Agaba, Moses, Kabagambe, Jess Davi

“…At the bivariate level, a Pearson correlation matrix was conducted to ascertain the relationships between the predictor variables and the dependent variable. …”
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Determining Bandgap of Thermochromic Phosphor Films via Reflectance Measurements under Controlled Heating. by Rwabona, Katashaya Steven

“…We estimate the bandgap to be between 1.1 eV and 1.9 eV and find an activation energy of 46.67 ±1.6 kJ/mol. …”
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