David Okimait
Biographic Data
| ID | 7729120 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Okimait |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Okimait |
| SIGNATURE | OKIMAIT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kyambogo University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9775-4543 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Humanitarian and government support and mental health among refugees in Ugandan settlements, 2021
Limited research exists on mental health among displaced populations in sub-Saharan Africa. As one of the largest hosts of refugees worldwide, Uganda provides an opportunity to conduct research and examine health outcomes in this context. This study aimed to understand which factors were associated with probable depression and anxiety among refugees in Uganda and which forms of support correlate with better mental health in this population. The 2…
Multilevel Determinants of HIV Prevention Among Urban Refugee Youth in Uganda
While urban refugee youth face HIV vulnerabilities spanning socio-ecological levels, knowledge gaps persist in HIV prevention outcomes. We conducted a baseline analysis of a cohort enrolled in Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti, an intervention focused on HIV testing practices among urban refugee youth aged 16-24 in Kampala, Uganda (N = 330). Using regression models, we examined the societal, community, and interpersonal factors associated with condom use s…
Urban child poverty in Kampala city, insights from children’s drawings
In many urban areas, rapid urbanization, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has overwhelmed technical and administrative capacity to provide adequate services. This has led to various challenges of urban sustainability, including urban child poverty, known to worsen the cognitive and emotional well-being of such children. We aimed to gain an understanding of and provide evidence on urban child poverty in Uganda through children’s diagrammatic repr…
Most significant changes from women’s economic empowerment and pathways from Ugandan women in the agro-value chain
Traditional evaluation models often rely on predefined indicators set by program designers, limiting the ability to capture emerging and lived outcomes. This study examines the impact of Women’s Economic Empowerment from beneficiaries’ perspectives using the Most Significant Change approach. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted in Kampala and Wakiso, Uganda, utilizing focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and in-depth interv…
Dealing with learning uncertainties during Covid19 pandemic. Reflections of alone and unaccompanied refugee children in Uganda
This paper explores how alone and unaccompanied refugee children in a Ugandan refugee settlement reflected and dealt with the learning uncertainties that emerged during the coronavirus pandemic in Uganda. In the emergence of COVID-19, these refugee children from South Sudan once again found themselves amidst uncertainty regarding their future, especially their education, as they found themselves out of school for nearly two years due to the pande…
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Dealing with learning uncertainties during Covid19 pandemic. Reflections of alone and unaccompanied refugee children in Uganda
This paper explores how alone and unaccompanied refugee children in a Ugandan refugee settlement reflected and dealt with the learning uncertainties that emerged during the coronavirus pandemic in Uganda. In the emergence of COVID-19, these refugee children from South Sudan once again found themselves amidst uncertainty regarding their future, especially their education, as they found themselves out of school for nearly two years due to the pande…
Urban child poverty in Kampala city, insights from children’s drawings
In many urban areas, rapid urbanization, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, has overwhelmed technical and administrative capacity to provide adequate services. This has led to various challenges of urban sustainability, including urban child poverty, known to worsen the cognitive and emotional well-being of such children. We aimed to gain an understanding of and provide evidence on urban child poverty in Uganda through children’s diagrammatic repr…
Most significant changes from women’s economic empowerment and pathways from Ugandan women in the agro-value chain
Traditional evaluation models often rely on predefined indicators set by program designers, limiting the ability to capture emerging and lived outcomes. This study examines the impact of Women’s Economic Empowerment from beneficiaries’ perspectives using the Most Significant Change approach. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted in Kampala and Wakiso, Uganda, utilizing focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and in-depth interv…
Humanitarian and government support and mental health among refugees in Ugandan settlements, 2021
Limited research exists on mental health among displaced populations in sub-Saharan Africa. As one of the largest hosts of refugees worldwide, Uganda provides an opportunity to conduct research and examine health outcomes in this context. This study aimed to understand which factors were associated with probable depression and anxiety among refugees in Uganda and which forms of support correlate with better mental health in this population. The 2…
Multilevel Determinants of HIV Prevention Among Urban Refugee Youth in Uganda
While urban refugee youth face HIV vulnerabilities spanning socio-ecological levels, knowledge gaps persist in HIV prevention outcomes. We conducted a baseline analysis of a cohort enrolled in Tushirikiane-4-Uthabiti, an intervention focused on HIV testing practices among urban refugee youth aged 16-24 in Kampala, Uganda (N = 330). Using regression models, we examined the societal, community, and interpersonal factors associated with condom use s…
Refugee (3 works) · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees (2 works) · Odds (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Basic needs (1 work) · Casual (1 work)