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    The influence of cultural and gender practices on fertility rates in Ruhaama County, Ntungamo District 

    Komurembe, Gorett Rwabunumi (Makerere University, 2011-07)
    Culture simply means common beliefs and practices of a group of people. Culture defines the life choices of people thereby being part of the consequences that such choices bring. Culture is significant in understanding ...
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    Constraints affecting the participation of girls and women in sports in Uganda 

    Byaruhanga, Kadoodooba Akiiki (1994)
    Despite the fact that the population of Uganda consists of nearly 60% females, there are more males involved in sports in Uganda than women. More men are penetrating sports at the international level than women in Uganda. ...
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    Gender and poverty: the agriculture sector programme support in Uganda. 

    Barasa, Catherine (1999)
    At the time of writings, Uganda was the only country in Africa with an established Ministry of Gender. The country has an operational National Gender Policy to facilitate the process of mainstreaming gender concerns in the ...
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    Protecting the rights of rural women 

    Bagalaaliwo, Sarah (1991-08)
    Uganda is a state whose various tribes and communities subscribe to the principles of 'patriarchal societies' in whose structure man is the subject, boys are the issue and all members of the female sex are still referred ...
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    "Abortion? That's for women!" Narratives and experiences of commercial motorbike riders in South-Western Uganda. 

    Nyanzi, Stella; Nyanzi, Barbara; Kalina, Bessie (Women's Health and Action Research Center, 2005)
    Although constitutionally illegal, induced abortion is a vital reproductive health option in Uganda. This paper analyses men's narratives about meanings of, and experiences with, abortion. Men play significant roles in ...
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    Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda. 

    Nyanzi, Stella (Taylor and Francis, 2009)
    This article explores the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of urban elderly residents in Kasubi-Kawaala, a slum on the margins of Kampala city, Uganda. The city is mainly stereotyped as a space for able-bodied ...
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    Gender, science self-efficacy and science related career aspirations among ordinary level students in Wakiso District 

    Musisi, Moses (Makerere University, 2018-12)
    The study examined the gender difference in science self-efficacy and science related career aspirations and the influence of science self-efficacy on science related career aspirations among ordinary level students in ...
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    The widow, the will, and widow-inheritance in Kampala: Revisiting victimisation arguments. 

    Nyanzi, Stella; Emodu-Walakira, Margaret; Serwaniko, Wilberforce (Taylor and Francis, 2009)
    Widows are often presented as victims of patriarchal sexual dictates in analyses of widow-inheritance. Our study explored experiences of widowhood in Kampala. Ethnographic fieldwork combined participant observation, ...
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    Male promiscuity: The negotiation of masculinities by motorbike taxi-riders in Masaka, Uganda. 

    Nyanzi, Stella; Nyanzi-Wakholi, Barbara; Kalina, Bessie (Sage Publications, 2009)
    Understanding contemporary sociocultural constructions of masculinity and sexuality is crucial in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. This article discusses lay conceptualizations and enactments of manhood, in interaction with ...
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    Contemporary myths, sexuality misconceptions, information sources, and risk perceptions of Bodaboda men in Southwest Uganda. 

    Nyanzi, Stella; Nyanzi, Barbara; Kalina, Bessie (Springer, 2005)
    This article reports findings from a study conducted among 212 private motorbike-taxi riders, locally called bodabodamen, from two study sites--a slum area and the urban center of Masaka town. Qualitative and quantitative ...
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