Search Results - "Sekiwunga, Richard"

The impact of the parenting for respectability programme on violent parenting and intimate partner relationships in Uganda: A pre-post study by Siu, Godfrey, Nsubuga, Rebecca N, Lachman, Jamie M, Namutebi, Carol, Sekiwunga, Richard, Zalwango, Flavia, Riddell, Julie, Wight, Daniel

“…There is a growing need for interventions that reduce both violence against children and intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Patterns of treatment-seeking behaviors among caregivers of febrile young children: a Ugandan multiple case study by Kassam, Rosemin, Sekiwunga, Richard, MacLeod, Duncan, Tembe, Juliet, Liow, Eric

“…The vast majority of malaria deaths in Uganda occur in children five and under and in rural areas. This study's exploratory case study approach captured unique…”
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Understanding Unlicensed Drug Vendor Practices Related to Childhood Malaria in One Rural District of Uganda: An Exploratory Study by Liow, Eric, Sekiwunga, Richard, Kassam, Rosemin

“…This study investigated unlicensed drug outlets’ practices for the management of malaria in the rural district of Butaleja, Uganda. A qualitative design using…”
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Mothers' perception of childhood injuries, child supervision and care practices for children 0-5 years in a peri-urban area in Central Uganda; implications for prevention of childhood injuries by Siu, Godfrey, Batte, Anthony, Tibingana, Brenda, Otwombe, Kennedy, Sekiwunga, Richard, Paichadze, Nino

“…Injuries are a major concern in childhood. They are especially associated with high morbidity, disability and death in low-income countries. This study aimed…”
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Investigating unlicensed retail drug vendors’ preparedness and knowledge about malaria: An exploratory study in rural Uganda by Liow, Eric, Kassam, Rosemin, Sekiwunga, Richard

“…Despite major efforts to increase the uptake of preventive measures and timely use of the first line antimalarial treatment artemisinin-based combination…”
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How unlicensed drug vendors in rural Uganda perceive their role in the management of childhood malaria by Liow, Eric, Kassam, Rosemin, Sekiwunga, Richard

“…•Unlicensed drug vendors’ perceptions are discussed.•Vendors view their presence as filling an important vacuum in malaria management.•Most vendors’ express…”
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Assets and challenges facing caregivers when managing malaria in young children in rural Uganda by Kassam, Rosemin, Collins, John, Sekiwunga, Richard

“…Despite efforts to improve malaria management for children, a substantial gap remains between policy and practice in Uganda. The aim of this study was to…”
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A Ugandan Parenting Programme to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Description and Formative Evaluation by Wight, Daniel, Sekiwunga, Richard, Namutebi, Carol, Zalwango, Flavia, Siu, Godfrey E.

“…Purpose: To develop a culturally-sensitive intervention for the early prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) in Uganda. Methods: Programme design followed…”
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Men’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender-Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Uganda by Siu, Godfrey E., Wight, Daniel, Seeley, Janet, Namutebi, Carolyn, Sekiwunga, Richard, Zalwango, Flavia, Kasule, Sarah

“…Parenting programmes involving fathers can reduce child maltreatment and gender-based violence. However, most parenting programmes find it difficult to recruit…”
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Caregivers' treatment-seeking behaviors and predictors of whether a child received an appropriate antimalarial treatment: a household survey in rural Uganda by Kassam, Rosemin, Sekiwunga, Richard, Collins, John B, Tembe, Juliet, Liow, Eric

“…This study responds to a rural community's concern that, despite national initiatives, malaria management in young children falls short of national guidelines…”
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Challenges with accessing health care for young children presumed to have malaria in the rural district of Butaleja, Uganda: a qualitative study by Rahimi, Asa, Kassam, Rosemin, Dang, Zhong, Sekiwunga, Richard

“…Objective: A qualitative study was conducted to gain insight into challenges reported by Butaleja households during a previous household survey. Specifically,…”
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Correction to: Men’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender-Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Uganda by Siu, Godfrey E., Wight, Daniel, Seeley, Janet, Namutebi, Carolyn, Sekiwunga, Richard, Zalwango, Flavia, Kasule, Sarah

“…The article Men’s Involvement in a Parenting Programme to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Gender - Based Violence: Formative Evaluation in Uganda written by…”
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Poor Parenting: Teenagers' Views on Adolescent Pregnancies in Eastern Uganda by Sekiwunga, Richard, Whyte, Susan Reynolds

“…In Uganda teenage pregnancy is considered a problem for moral and social, as well as health, reasons. This qualitative study in Busia District focused on the…”
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Poor Parenting: Teenagers' Views on Adolescent Pregnancies in Eastern Uganda by Sekiwunga, Richard, Whyte, Susan Reynolds

“…In Uganda teenage pregnancy is considered a problem for moral and social, as well as health, reasons. This qualitative study in Busia District focused on the…”
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Poor parenting : teenagers' views on adolescent pregnancies in eastern Uganda : original research article by Sekiwunga, Richard, Whyte, Susan Reynolds

“…In Uganda teenage pregnancy is considered a problem for moral and social, as well as health, reasons. This qualitative study in Busia District focused on the…”
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