Pamela Mbabazi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1590052 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pamela Mbabazi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pamela |
| FAMILY NAME | Mbabazi |
| SIGNATURE | MBABAZI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mbarara University of Science and Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Actual Versus Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake
International
A call for participant applications was issued in December. Following a competitive selection process, up to 26 qualified applicants (22 scholars from Africa and four North American doctoral students) will be invited to participate. The two-week program will examine research on the sources of
Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 2
Therapeutic claims made on plants used in traditional medicine in Katoro ward of Bukoba district are well supported by literature, with 47% of the claims having already been reported. This study further enhances the validity of plants used in traditional medicine in this region as resources that can be relied on to provide effective, accessible and affordable basic healthcare to the local communities. The plants documented also have the potential…
The WHOMEN’s Scale (Women’s Haart Optimism Monitoring and EvaluatioN Scale v.1) and the Association with Fertility Intentions and Sexual Behaviours Among HIV-Positive Women in Uganda
The Ethnomedicine of the Haya people of Bugabo ward, Kagera Region, north western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The Kagera region, in north western Tanzania, is endowed with a strong culture of traditional medicine that is well supported by a rich diversity of medicinal plants. However, most of the plants in this region have not been documented nor evaluated for safety and efficacy. As an initiative in that direction, this study documented the knowledge on medicinal plant use by traditional healers of Bugabo Ward in Bukoba District. METHODS: Ke…
Two Ugandas and a “Liberal Peace”? Lessons from Uganda about Conflict and Development at the Start of a New Century
This article juxtaposes a trio of overlapping perspectives arising from an African case: i) Uganda as two states—developmental and fragile—characterised by economic and political liberalisations in the South but not in the North; ii) comparative insights arising from but also limitations of the ‘liberal peace’ for such a problematic case; and iii) relevance of/for the ongoing debate about ‘African’ international relations: how distinctive and how…
Governance for reconstruction in Africa
This article seeks to advance analyses and responses to conflict prevention and reconstruction in Africa that go beyond state-centric perspectives to include a range of non-state players. Drawing on examples from both Uganda and Canada, it focuses on the activities of NGOs that have 'partnered' with state-based actors in various peacekeeping and peace-building operations as well as on the increasingly important role played by think-tanks. The lat…
The Ethnomedicine of the Haya people of Bugabo ward, Kagera Region, north western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The Kagera region, in north western Tanzania, is endowed with a strong culture of traditional medicine that is well supported by a rich diversity of medicinal plants. However, most of the plants in this region have not been documented nor evaluated for safety and efficacy. As an initiative in that direction, this study documented the knowledge on medicinal plant use by traditional healers of Bugabo Ward in Bukoba District. METHODS: Ke…
Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 2
Therapeutic claims made on plants used in traditional medicine in Katoro ward of Bukoba district are well supported by literature, with 47% of the claims having already been reported. This study further enhances the validity of plants used in traditional medicine in this region as resources that can be relied on to provide effective, accessible and affordable basic healthcare to the local communities. The plants documented also have the potential…
Two Ugandas and a “Liberal Peace”? Lessons from Uganda about Conflict and Development at the Start of a New Century
This article juxtaposes a trio of overlapping perspectives arising from an African case: i) Uganda as two states—developmental and fragile—characterised by economic and political liberalisations in the South but not in the North; ii) comparative insights arising from but also limitations of the ‘liberal peace’ for such a problematic case; and iii) relevance of/for the ongoing debate about ‘African’ international relations: how distinctive and how…
Governance for reconstruction in Africa
This article seeks to advance analyses and responses to conflict prevention and reconstruction in Africa that go beyond state-centric perspectives to include a range of non-state players. Drawing on examples from both Uganda and Canada, it focuses on the activities of NGOs that have 'partnered' with state-based actors in various peacekeeping and peace-building operations as well as on the increasingly important role played by think-tanks. The lat…
Governance for reconstruction in Africa
This article seeks to advance analyses and responses to conflict prevention and reconstruction in Africa that go beyond state-centric perspectives to include a range of non-state players. Drawing on examples from both Uganda and Canada, it focuses on the activities of NGOs that have 'partnered' with state-based actors in various peacekeeping and peace-building operations as well as on the increasingly important role played by think-tanks. The lat…
Two Ugandas and a “Liberal Peace”? Lessons from Uganda about Conflict and Development at the Start of a New Century
This article juxtaposes a trio of overlapping perspectives arising from an African case: i) Uganda as two states—developmental and fragile—characterised by economic and political liberalisations in the South but not in the North; ii) comparative insights arising from but also limitations of the ‘liberal peace’ for such a problematic case; and iii) relevance of/for the ongoing debate about ‘African’ international relations: how distinctive and how…
The WHOMEN’s Scale (Women’s Haart Optimism Monitoring and EvaluatioN Scale v.1) and the Association with Fertility Intentions and Sexual Behaviours Among HIV-Positive Women in Uganda
The Ethnomedicine of the Haya people of Bugabo ward, Kagera Region, north western Tanzania
BACKGROUND: The Kagera region, in north western Tanzania, is endowed with a strong culture of traditional medicine that is well supported by a rich diversity of medicinal plants. However, most of the plants in this region have not been documented nor evaluated for safety and efficacy. As an initiative in that direction, this study documented the knowledge on medicinal plant use by traditional healers of Bugabo Ward in Bukoba District. METHODS: Ke…
Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 2
Therapeutic claims made on plants used in traditional medicine in Katoro ward of Bukoba district are well supported by literature, with 47% of the claims having already been reported. This study further enhances the validity of plants used in traditional medicine in this region as resources that can be relied on to provide effective, accessible and affordable basic healthcare to the local communities. The plants documented also have the potential…
International
A call for participant applications was issued in December. Following a competitive selection process, up to 26 qualified applicants (22 scholars from Africa and four North American doctoral students) will be invited to participate. The two-week program will examine research on the sources of
Actual Versus Perceived HIV Testing Norms, and Personal HIV Testing Uptake
Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (2 works) · Agroforestry (2 works) · Biodiversity (2 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works)