Betty Okot
Biographic Data
| ID | 4875469 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Okot |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty |
| FAMILY NAME | Okot |
| SIGNATURE | OKOT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Makerere University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-0594-5869 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Orality and Reflexivity in Empirical Research
The decolonisation thought and debate surrounding research in sub-Saharan Africa often decries the dearth of African-led contributions to knowledge. For the greater part, the argument has been that African scholarship is less rooted in science-based disciplines and lacking in evidence, although holding a stronger bias on descriptive narratives of cultures. This has skewed academic work to the north and narrowed the space for African scholarship i…
Psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in urban, semi-rural and rural settlements in Uganda
There is a settlement-inequality (i.e. rural vs. urban) in psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in Uganda. To address psychological distress, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) should focus on strategies which strengthen the existing social networks among refugees. Variations in social support are a key predictor of distress which should guide tailored need-adapted interventions instead of duplica…
Speargrass Blossoms
Women's land rights remain a highly contentious issue across much of contemporary Africa. Often, social infrastructures, namely the law, culture and patriarchy, are impugned for excluding women from the land. While sometimes culture sustains social injustices, it also paradoxically provides the scale of justice. With reference to post-war Acholi society, I question the role of patriarchy in buttressing the temporariness of women on the land by an…
Healthworker preparedness for Covid-19 management and implementation experiences
HCWs preparedness is inadequate in some aspects. Implementation of healthcare interventions is constrained by the complexity of Uganda's health system design, top-down approach of the national response to COVID-19 and longstanding health system bottlenecks. We recommend continuous information sharing on COVID-19, a design review with capacity strengthening at all health facility levels and investing in community-facing strategies
Kun Coo Kun Coo – Men for Men and the Curse in a Blessing
The Acholi of Uganda are part of the greater Luo nation that migrated along the River Nile into East Africa. Taking ethnographic and qualitative approaches, I illustrate that Acholi orality comprises two main genera namely: oral anthology of factual narratives treated as te kwaro (roots of ancestry) and fictions (ododo). Both genres enrich contemporary understanding of Acholi relationship with war and peace through various artistic articulations,…
Speargrass Blossoms
Women's land rights remain a highly contentious issue across much of contemporary Africa. Often, social infrastructures, namely the law, culture and patriarchy, are impugned for excluding women from the land. While sometimes culture sustains social injustices, it also paradoxically provides the scale of justice. With reference to post-war Acholi society, I question the role of patriarchy in buttressing the temporariness of women on the land by an…
Kun Coo Kun Coo – Men for Men and the Curse in a Blessing
The Acholi of Uganda are part of the greater Luo nation that migrated along the River Nile into East Africa. Taking ethnographic and qualitative approaches, I illustrate that Acholi orality comprises two main genera namely: oral anthology of factual narratives treated as te kwaro (roots of ancestry) and fictions (ododo). Both genres enrich contemporary understanding of Acholi relationship with war and peace through various artistic articulations,…
Healthworker preparedness for Covid-19 management and implementation experiences
HCWs preparedness is inadequate in some aspects. Implementation of healthcare interventions is constrained by the complexity of Uganda's health system design, top-down approach of the national response to COVID-19 and longstanding health system bottlenecks. We recommend continuous information sharing on COVID-19, a design review with capacity strengthening at all health facility levels and investing in community-facing strategies
Psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in urban, semi-rural and rural settlements in Uganda
There is a settlement-inequality (i.e. rural vs. urban) in psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in Uganda. To address psychological distress, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) should focus on strategies which strengthen the existing social networks among refugees. Variations in social support are a key predictor of distress which should guide tailored need-adapted interventions instead of duplica…
Speargrass Blossoms
Women's land rights remain a highly contentious issue across much of contemporary Africa. Often, social infrastructures, namely the law, culture and patriarchy, are impugned for excluding women from the land. While sometimes culture sustains social injustices, it also paradoxically provides the scale of justice. With reference to post-war Acholi society, I question the role of patriarchy in buttressing the temporariness of women on the land by an…
Orality and Reflexivity in Empirical Research
The decolonisation thought and debate surrounding research in sub-Saharan Africa often decries the dearth of African-led contributions to knowledge. For the greater part, the argument has been that African scholarship is less rooted in science-based disciplines and lacking in evidence, although holding a stronger bias on descriptive narratives of cultures. This has skewed academic work to the north and narrowed the space for African scholarship i…
Sociology (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Patriarchy (2 works) · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · African history and culture studies (1 work) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work)