Bernard Omukunyi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6872457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernard Omukunyi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernard |
| FAMILY NAME | Omukunyi |
| SIGNATURE | OMUKUNYI B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2935-8116 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Bamasaaba people’s response to the implementation of the Safe Male Circumcision Policy in the Bugisu sub-region in Uganda
Male circumcision is culturally motivated with a symbolic meaning of the \nrite-of-passage from boyhood to manhood in some African countries such as \nUganda, particularly by the Bamasaaba local people from the Bugisu sub-region. \nThis study aimed at investigating the local Bamasaaba people’s response to the \nimplementation of the reformed health policies on male circumcision in the Bugisu \nsub-region in Uganda. The qualitative research approa…
Understanding the Bamasaaba Men and Masculinity in Response to the Safe Medical Male Circumcision Policy in Uganda
This paper uses the qualitative unstructured interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to understand how Bamasaaba men conceptualise masculinity in response to safe medical male circumcision (SMMC) in Ugandan. Results were obtained from cultural leaders, clan leaders, traditional surgeons, medical officers, 2016 initiates, focus groups and the key informant, a representative of Inzu ya Masaaba. Processing the audio recorded responses and data …
Lessons Learnt during Covid-19 Lockdown
In a pandemic, such as COVID-19, with every single person struggling to deal with the unknown, it is often within the family that support is found but it is also within the family that circumstances, contexts and behaviours could further drive the pandemic and where they struggle to cope. This is novel research in the South African context with no known information regarding family life during and post the pandemic. This study, therefore, explore…
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Lessons Learnt during Covid-19 Lockdown
In a pandemic, such as COVID-19, with every single person struggling to deal with the unknown, it is often within the family that support is found but it is also within the family that circumstances, contexts and behaviours could further drive the pandemic and where they struggle to cope. This is novel research in the South African context with no known information regarding family life during and post the pandemic. This study, therefore, explore…
The Bamasaaba people’s response to the implementation of the Safe Male Circumcision Policy in the Bugisu sub-region in Uganda
Male circumcision is culturally motivated with a symbolic meaning of the \nrite-of-passage from boyhood to manhood in some African countries such as \nUganda, particularly by the Bamasaaba local people from the Bugisu sub-region. \nThis study aimed at investigating the local Bamasaaba people’s response to the \nimplementation of the reformed health policies on male circumcision in the Bugisu \nsub-region in Uganda. The qualitative research approa…
Understanding the Bamasaaba Men and Masculinity in Response to the Safe Medical Male Circumcision Policy in Uganda
This paper uses the qualitative unstructured interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to understand how Bamasaaba men conceptualise masculinity in response to safe medical male circumcision (SMMC) in Ugandan. Results were obtained from cultural leaders, clan leaders, traditional surgeons, medical officers, 2016 initiates, focus groups and the key informant, a representative of Inzu ya Masaaba. Processing the audio recorded responses and data …
Qualitative research (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Genital Health and Disease (2 works) · Masculinity (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)