Search Results - "Walakira, Eddy"

Maternal employment and child nutritional status in Uganda by Nankinga, Olivia, Kwagala, Betty, Walakira, Eddy J

“…Nearly half of all deaths among children under five (U5) years in low- and middle-income countries are a result of under nutrition. This study examined the…”
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The Epidemiology of Young People's Work and Experiences of Violence in Nine Countries: Evidence from the Violence against Children Surveys by Bhatia, Amiya, Parvez, Maryam, Pearlman, Jodie, Kasalirwe, Fred, Kiss, Ligia, Kyamulabi, Agnes, Walakira, Eddy J, Devries, Karen, Tanton, Clare

“…Globally, 497 million young people (15-24 years) are in the labour force. The current research on work and violence indicates reciprocal links across the life…”
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Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda by Wandera, Stephen Ojiambo, Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona, Walakira, Eddy J, Kisaakye, Peter, Wagman, Jennifer

“…Few studies have investigated the association between alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing…”
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Paper: violence, abuse and exploitation among trafficked women and girls: a mixed-methods study in Nigeria and Uganda by Kiss, Ligia, Fotheringhame, David, Kyegombe, Nambusi, McAlpine, Alys, Abilio, Ludmila, Kyamulabi, Agnes, Walakira, Eddy J, Devries, Karen, Tanton, Clare

“…Africa is the global region where modern-slavery is most prevalent, especially among women and girls. Despite the severe health consequences of human…”
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Perceptions of yellow fever emergency mass vaccinations among vulnerable groups in Uganda: A qualitative study by Huebl, Lena, Nnyombi, Aloysious, Kihumuro, Aban, Lukwago, Denis, Walakira, Eddy, Kutalek, Ruth

“…Yellow fever (YF), a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever, is endemic in Uganda and causes frequent outbreaks. A total of 1.6 million people were vaccinated…”
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The Good School Toolkit for reducing physical violence from school staff to primary school students: a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Uganda by Devries, Karen M, Dr, Knight, Louise, MSc, Child, Jennifer C, MSc, Mirembe, Angel, BA, Nakuti, Janet, MA, Jones, Rebecca, MSc, Sturgess, Joanna, MSc, Allen, Elizabeth, PhD, Kyegombe, Nambusi, PhD, Parkes, Jenny, PhD, Walakira, Eddy, PhD, Elbourne, Diana, Prof, Watts, Charlotte, Prof, Naker, Dipak, BSc

“…Summary Background Violence against children from school staff is widespread in various settings, but few interventions address this. We tested whether the…”
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National Estimates and Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults in Uganda Disaggregated by Age and Gender by Ogbonnaya, Ijeoma Nwabuzor, Reed, Lauren A., Walakira, Eddy J., Wandera, Stephen Ojiambo, Wasula, Lydia Najjemba

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, research regarding young people's intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences is scarce. We provide national estimates of the…”
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Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Children Following Family Reunification: Longitudinal Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trial Data by Walakira, Eddy J., Natukunda, Helen P. M., Byawaka, Jaffer, Kato, Francis, Manian, Nanmathi, Cluver, Lucie, Sherr, Lorraine, Megazzini, Karen, Lange, Lindsey, Oliver, Daniel

“…This longitudinal study examined the psychosocial health trajectories of children following reunification from residential care and the associated contextual…”
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Building resilience in survivors of sexual exploitation: the role of children in activities implemented by NGOs in Uganda by Kasirye, Rogers, Bukuluki, Paul, Walakira, Eddy J.

“…Children are increasingly affected by sexual exploitation (SEC), and the subsequent hardships arising out threaten their lives. Resilience is the process of…”
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Unifying of social work with faith-based communities in combating HIV-related stigma: paper for social work by Kiwanuka, Anthony, Andersson, Lena, Walakira, Eddy, Mafigiri, David Kaawa

“…Stigma is a widely experienced feature, and recognized as a major factor that facilitates the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired…”
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Violence against primary school children with disabilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Devries, Karen M, Kyegombe, Nambusi, Zuurmond, Maria, Parkes, Jenny, Child, Jennifer C, Walakira, Eddy J, Naker, Dipak

“…150 million children live with disabilities globally, and a recent systematic review found 3 to 4 times the levels of violence versus non-disabled children in…”
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Implementation of the Good School Toolkit in Uganda: a quantitative process evaluation of a successful violence prevention program by Knight, Louise, Allen, Elizabeth, Mirembe, Angel, Nakuti, Janet, Namy, Sophie, Child, Jennifer C, Sturgess, Joanna, Kyegombe, Nambusi, Walakira, Eddy J, Elbourne, Diana, Naker, Dipak, Devries, Karen M

“…The Good School Toolkit, a complex behavioural intervention designed by Raising Voices a Ugandan NGO, reduced past week physical violence from school staff to…”
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Context of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study: protocol for a mixed methods longitudinal study in Uganda by Devries, Karen, Parkes, Jenny, Knight, Louise, Allen, Elizabeth, Namy, Sophie, Datzberger, Simone, Nalukenge, Winifred, Atuhaire, Lydia, Kyegombe, Nambusi, Walakira, Eddy, Seeley, Janet, Weiss, Helen A, Naker, Dipak

“…Violence exposure in adolescence is associated with a range of poor health and social outcomes, including both the perpetration and experience of violence in…”
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Childcare Arrangements and Wellbeing of Children of Employed Women in Central Uganda by Nankinga, Olivia, Kwagala, Betty, Misinde, Cyprian, Walakira, Eddy J.

“…Childcare has an influence on child morbidity and survival. It has an effect on children’s development potential, especially during the first five years of…”
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Child-focused evaluation: Involving children as their own respondents by Manian, Nanmathi, Walakira, Eddy J., Megazzini, Karen, Oliver, Daniel, Bangirana, Paul, Francis, Kato

“…Abstract only…”
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Barriers of HIV treatment-seeking behavior among youths living with HIV in Uganda: a qualitative study by Kiwanuka, Anthony, Walakira, Eddy, Andersson, Lena, Mafigiri, David Kaawa

“…Introduction: This study aimed to explore experienced barriers to seek human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and care among youth living with HIV and…”
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Routines, Hope, and Antiretroviral Treatment among Men and Women in Uganda by Winchester, Margaret S., McGrath, Janet W., Kaawa‐Mafigiri, David, Namutiibwa, Florence, Ssendegye, George, Nalwoga, Amina, Kyarikunda, Emily, Birungi, Judith, Kisakye, Sheila, Ayebazibwe, Nicholas, Walakira, Eddy J., Rwabukwali, Charles

“…Antiretroviral treatment programs, despite biomedical emphases, require social understanding and transformations to be successful. In this article, we draw…”
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Impact of stigma on HIV treatment seeking behavior among the youth living with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: critical review of literature by Kiwanuka, Anthony, Walakira, Eddy, Andersson, Lena, K. Mafigiri, David

“…An estimated 11.8 million youths in sub-Saharan Africa are living with HIV and AIDS, and more than one-half of those newly infected with HIV today are between…”
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RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO A FAMILY-BASED SETTING IN UGANDA: LESSONS FOR POLICY AND PROGRAMMING by Walakira, Eddy J., Ochen, Eric A., Bukuluki, Paul, Alllan, Sue

“…ABSTRACT This article describes a model of care for abandoned and neglected infants in need of urgent physical, social, and medical support as implemented by…”
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No place is safe: violence against and among children and youth in street situations in Uganda by Walakira, Eddy J., Ddumba-Nyanzi, Ismael, Lishan, Saba, Baizerman, Michael

“…This article explores street children's exposure to and responses to violence based on data collected in 21 major towns in Uganda. Findings show that violence…”
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