Aloysious Nnyombi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6874887 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aloysious Nnyombi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aloysious |
| FAMILY NAME | Nnyombi |
| SIGNATURE | NNYOMBI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-1007-8131 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Measuring social norms related to violent child discipline in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Norms-shifting interventions show promise in addressing violence against children (VAC), yet few culturally grounded quantitative measures of VAC-related norms exist, limiting norms change research and intervention evaluation. We aimed to document violent child discipline behaviors and norms in Uganda and develop psychometrically validated descriptive and injunctive norms measures. METHODS: Using a mixed-methods design, we interviewed…
Drawing on diverse partnerships to identify, address, and measure context-specific gender norms
Intervention approaches that address social norms, both through strengthening positive norms and weakening harmful norms, hold promise in addressing some of the most intractable domains of gender and social inequity, such as gender-based violence and unpaid or devalued caregiving. While the international community increasingly recognizes the importance of norms, culturally and contextually informed normative constructs and measures remain largely…
It isn't because they don't love their children”
This study investigates the influence of social norms on male caregiving in Uganda and considers the implications for tailoring and scaling the REAL Fathers mentoring program across six regions. By identifying key norms and reference groups, the findings inform strategies to enhance father engagement in early childhood development within culturally and socially relevant frameworks. This study employed an exploratory Participatory Learning and Act…
How social norms contribute to physical violence among ever-partnered women in Uganda
This paper contributes to the literature that studies how social norms sustain undesirable behavior. It establishes how norms contribute to intimate partner physical violence against women. First, norms organize physical violence as a domestic and private matter. Second, they organize physical violence as a constituent part of women's lives, thereby normalizing women's experience of abuse. Third, norms define appropriate boundaries within which m…
A qualitative insight into children’s and care-givers’ experience following re-integration from Uganda’s residential care facilities into family-based care
This article aims to elevate children’s and caretakers’ voices in shaping reunification and reintegration planning and implementation. It takes into consideration, the priority for children to experience fulfilling and happy childhoods following reunification from residential care facilities (RCFs) to homebased care (HBC). The article is based on 23 children who were followed up, 12 months post reunification from RCFs into HBC in six districts wi…
How social norms contribute to physical violence among ever-partnered women in Uganda
This paper contributes to the literature that studies how social norms sustain undesirable behavior. It establishes how norms contribute to intimate partner physical violence against women. First, norms organize physical violence as a domestic and private matter. Second, they organize physical violence as a constituent part of women's lives, thereby normalizing women's experience of abuse. Third, norms define appropriate boundaries within which m…
A qualitative insight into children’s and care-givers’ experience following re-integration from Uganda’s residential care facilities into family-based care
This article aims to elevate children’s and caretakers’ voices in shaping reunification and reintegration planning and implementation. It takes into consideration, the priority for children to experience fulfilling and happy childhoods following reunification from residential care facilities (RCFs) to homebased care (HBC). The article is based on 23 children who were followed up, 12 months post reunification from RCFs into HBC in six districts wi…
How social norms contribute to physical violence among ever-partnered women in Uganda
This paper contributes to the literature that studies how social norms sustain undesirable behavior. It establishes how norms contribute to intimate partner physical violence against women. First, norms organize physical violence as a domestic and private matter. Second, they organize physical violence as a constituent part of women's lives, thereby normalizing women's experience of abuse. Third, norms define appropriate boundaries within which m…
A qualitative insight into children’s and care-givers’ experience following re-integration from Uganda’s residential care facilities into family-based care
This article aims to elevate children’s and caretakers’ voices in shaping reunification and reintegration planning and implementation. It takes into consideration, the priority for children to experience fulfilling and happy childhoods following reunification from residential care facilities (RCFs) to homebased care (HBC). The article is based on 23 children who were followed up, 12 months post reunification from RCFs into HBC in six districts wi…
It isn't because they don't love their children”
This study investigates the influence of social norms on male caregiving in Uganda and considers the implications for tailoring and scaling the REAL Fathers mentoring program across six regions. By identifying key norms and reference groups, the findings inform strategies to enhance father engagement in early childhood development within culturally and socially relevant frameworks. This study employed an exploratory Participatory Learning and Act…
Measuring social norms related to violent child discipline in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Norms-shifting interventions show promise in addressing violence against children (VAC), yet few culturally grounded quantitative measures of VAC-related norms exist, limiting norms change research and intervention evaluation. We aimed to document violent child discipline behaviors and norms in Uganda and develop psychometrically validated descriptive and injunctive norms measures. METHODS: Using a mixed-methods design, we interviewed…
Drawing on diverse partnerships to identify, address, and measure context-specific gender norms
Intervention approaches that address social norms, both through strengthening positive norms and weakening harmful norms, hold promise in addressing some of the most intractable domains of gender and social inequity, such as gender-based violence and unpaid or devalued caregiving. While the international community increasingly recognizes the importance of norms, culturally and contextually informed normative constructs and measures remain largely…
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Domestic violence (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Norm (philosophy (2 works) · Participatory action research (2 works)