Jenipher Twebaze
Biographic Data
| ID | 196598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenipher Twebaze |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenipher |
| FAMILY NAME | Twebaze |
| SIGNATURE | TWEBAZE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Shadow Pandemic of Adultified Adolescent Mothers in Uganda
In Uganda, COVID-19 fueled a surge in teenage pregnancies and motherhood, a phenomenon widely described as the shadow pandemic. Prolonged school closures (2020 to 2021) intensified gender-based adultification—the premature burdening of girls with adult responsibilities. Deep-seated cultural perceptions of adolescent girls as mature women heightened their risk of exploitation, early pregnancy, and forced motherhood. Drawing on a Feminist Participa…
Tests for life chances: CD4 miracles and obstacles in Uganda
This article discusses the relationship between technologies, socialities and inequities based on case material from a recent study about the first generation of people living with ART - Antiretroviral Therapy - in Uganda. The authors discuss how the diagnostic technologies of HIV tests, 'CD4 counts', and weight measuring produce results and numbers that are appropriated by people living with HIV to reflect upon their lives, bodies and relationsh…
Tests for life chances: CD4 miracles and obstacles in Uganda
This article discusses the relationship between technologies, socialities and inequities based on case material from a recent study about the first generation of people living with ART - Antiretroviral Therapy - in Uganda. The authors discuss how the diagnostic technologies of HIV tests, 'CD4 counts', and weight measuring produce results and numbers that are appropriated by people living with HIV to reflect upon their lives, bodies and relationsh…
Tests for life chances: CD4 miracles and obstacles in Uganda
This article discusses the relationship between technologies, socialities and inequities based on case material from a recent study about the first generation of people living with ART - Antiretroviral Therapy - in Uganda. The authors discuss how the diagnostic technologies of HIV tests, 'CD4 counts', and weight measuring produce results and numbers that are appropriated by people living with HIV to reflect upon their lives, bodies and relationsh…
The Shadow Pandemic of Adultified Adolescent Mothers in Uganda
In Uganda, COVID-19 fueled a surge in teenage pregnancies and motherhood, a phenomenon widely described as the shadow pandemic. Prolonged school closures (2020 to 2021) intensified gender-based adultification—the premature burdening of girls with adult responsibilities. Deep-seated cultural perceptions of adolescent girls as mature women heightened their risk of exploitation, early pregnancy, and forced motherhood. Drawing on a Feminist Participa…
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (1 works) · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Medicine (1 works) · Pandemic (1 works) · Political science (1 works) · Psychoanalysis (1 works)