MARRIAGE PATTERNS IN ANKOLE, SOUTH - WESTERN UGANDA

Characteristics of Ankole Longhorn cattle and their production environments in South Western Uganda: milk offtake and body measurements

Endemic stability for Theileria parva infections in Ankole calves of the Ankole ranching scheme, Uganda.

A population-based study was carried out on the Ankole ranching scheme in south-west Uganda with the aim of determining the endemic status of Theileria parva infections. For this purpose, the age-related sero-prevalence of T. parva and the specific calf mortality associated with the parasite were assessed. Blood samples were collected from 931 Ankole calves of up to 12 months of age from 81 ran...

Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Mbarara, South Western Uganda.

BACKGROUND We determined the genetic diversity of mycobacteria isolated from tuberculosis patients in Mbarara Uganda, using region of difference (RD) analysis and spacer oligonucleotide typing (spoligotyping). METHODS Sputum samples were cultured on Lowenstein Jensen media. The isolates were characterized using RD analysis and spoligotyping. RESULTS The majority (92.8%) of the patients were...

Women, Marriage and Asset Inheritance in Uganda

What is Chronic Poverty? The distinguishing feature of chronic poverty is extended duration in absolute poverty. Therefore, chronically poor people always, or usually, live below a poverty line, which is normally defined in terms of a money indicator (e.g. consumption, income, etc.), but could also be defined in terms of wider or subjective aspects of deprivation. This is different from the tra...

Marriage, intimacy and risk of HIV infection in south west Uganda.

Long-term, monogamous, relationships are often portrayed as protective in HIV prevention campaigns. Focusing on marriage in a community in south west Uganda, we examine why and how people enter long term relationships, what their expectations are and what factors sustain those relationships. Qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews with 50 men and women randomly selected from a...