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Contemporary myths, sexuality misconceptions, information sources, and risk perceptions of Bodaboda men in Southwest Uganda.
(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 ...
'African sex is dangerous!' Renegotiating 'ritual sex' in contemporary Masaka district.
(Cambridge University Press, 2008)
The sexual culture of sub-Saharan African peoples is variously utilized as an explanation for the high incidence of HIV in Africa. Thus it has been the target of behaviour change campaigns championed by massive public ...
Male promiscuity: The negotiation of masculinities by motorbike taxi-riders in Masaka, Uganda.
(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 ...
Institutional dilemmas in tropical resource management: a case study of Kakamega forest, Kenya
(2008-12-12)
The study examines the institutional dilemmas in the management of tropical resources. Specifically, this study is interested in forest biodiversity as the resource in question. The main objective of this study is to ...
Forms of domestic violence against men in Mukono Town Council, Mukono District.
(Makerere University, 2007)
Domestic violence takes a big proportion of the family challenges. However, most of the violence in the home that have been researched has mostly been focusing on women and children, but it has been found out that men also ...
War and the debt burden in the Great Lakes region
(2000-07)
The task of this paper is to advance the view that the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) of Great Lakes Region would do better to endeavor and resolve political disharmony using peacemaking strategies rather than ...
Making sense of the Uganda-Rwanda armed conflict in the Democractic Republic of Congo (DRC)
(2001)
At the time Rwanda and Uganda helped President Laurent Kabila come to power in the DRC (then Zaire) in May 1997, any critical observer would have anticipated that Uganda and Rwanda had become formidable allies. And no one, ...
Gender portrayal in radio programmes in Uganda: a case of UBC radio, MamaFm and CBS radio Kampala
(2009-10)
The study set out to examine gender portrayal in radio programmes in Uganda. Particularly the study was concerned with the way radio programmes depict male and female images. The study assessed whether women are under-represented ...
"Him and Her" gender diferentials in ICT uptake: A critical literature review and research agenda
(University of the West Indies, 2009)
Observed gender differences in the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) constitute a form of digital divide. Differences between male and female ICT users are of increasing interest world wide as the digital ...
Internal displacement, locus of control, happiness and hope among children
(Makerere University, 2008)
The study set out to investigate internal displacement (ID), locus of control (LOC), happiness and hope among children. A total of 240 school-going internally displaced (ID) and non-displaced (ND) children less than 18years ...