Busitema University

Entrepreneurial bricolage in practice: an exploratory qualitative Inquiry among Ugandan microentrepreneurs

This paper explores how microentrepreneurs interpret and enact entrepreneurial bricolage in Uganda’s resource-constrained environment. An exploratory qualitative design was employed, using semi-structured interviews with 40 microentrepreneurs in Kampala District. Data were themat...

Factors associated with retakes in health professions courses: a case study of five selected universities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Academic examination retakes are significant challenges in health professions education. With rigorous clinical assessments, limited training resources and high-stakes examinations, students struggle to meet academic requirements which cab result in retakes. T...

“They could …distance themselves from me claiming I still had Ebola”: experiences of Ebola virus disease survivors in Central Uganda

Ebola continues to be a great public health challenge in Uganda where it is vulnerable to future Ebola outbreaks. Survivors are likely to continue experiencing the after effects of Ebola during the recovery period. The study was conducted to explore experiences of Ebola survivors...

Spatial co-clustering of facility-recorded malaria and sickle cell disease admissions across health facility catchments in Uganda: a Bayesian shared-component disease mapping analysis

Malaria and sickle cell disease (SCD) remain major causes of morbidity and mortality in Uganda, yet their joint spatial organization across routine service geographies has rarely been examined. We assessed whether facility-recorded malaria and SCD admissions shared residual spati...

Methodological Approaches to Evaluating Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Skills Development in Uganda: An African Perspective

This methodology article addresses the critical gap in contextually appropriate evaluation frameworks for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Uganda. It critiques the predominant reliance on imported, quantitative metrics, arguing they fail to capture the nu...

Methodological Approaches to Evaluating Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Skills Development in Uganda: An African Perspective

This methodology article addresses the critical gap in contextually appropriate evaluation frameworks for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Uganda. It critiques the predominant reliance on imported, quantitative metrics, arguing they fail to capture the nu...

One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa

ABSTRACT: Acute pain in hospitalised patients is common, yet African data are scarce. We conducted a prospective point-prevalence study of hospitalised adult patients across Africa to determine acute pain prevalence and severity and investigate associations of pain with critical...