Non-School Factors Associated With School Dropouts in Uganda

Candia, Douglas Andabati; Ashaba, Claire; James, Mukoki; Jehopio, Peter; Kyasiimire, Brenda

doi:10.20319/pijss.2018.41.477493

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“…Ref. [56] indicated the age of the child, child disability, and no biological parents in the household as negative factors that influence school dropouts. Table 5 summarizes the findings of studies that examined causes of school dropouts in Uganda.…”

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Money, a Drain of Educational Opportunity: A Microregional Study of School Dropouts in Mpigi, Uganda

Kim

Jun

2022

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This paper sheds light on the causes of school dropouts, a major challenge facing UPE attainment in public primary schools of Uganda. We offer microregional analysis of school dropout patterns in the Mpigi district, and show a number of distinct patterns of school dropouts in Mpigi that can be differentiated from studies based on national data. While the Universal Primary Education program covered tuition fees, additional costs for education, such as meals, school transport, and uniforms, function as hurdles for longer school years. This is an obstacle regardless of parental awareness about education’s importance and how wealthy the parents think they are. Such findings directly conflict with existing knowledge that higher household income results in longer school years. The previous understanding of girl dropouts in Sub-Saharan Africa and its patriarchal context offer little explanations on the dropout pattern of Mpigi, as it is more related to the economic cost of education and the high demand for male agricultural labor. For a multicultural society such as Uganda, we highlight the importance of microlevel regional study in educational research.

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Money, a Drain of Educational Opportunity: A Microregional Study of School Dropouts in Mpigi, Uganda

Kim

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2022

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“…The use of medicinal plants as alternative medicine is currently being given more attention worldwide (Flora and Folasade, 2008;WHO, 2017). In Africa, traditional herbal medicines are widely used informed of concoction in hot or cold water, foods and drinks for the treatment of many infectious diseases including dysentery caused by bacteria and non-bacterial agents (Senjobi et al, 2017). Antibiotic resistant organisms have created a global threat as far as management of many diseases especially among immunocompromised patient (UNAS, 2015; WHO, 2017; CDC, 2017).…”

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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOL CRUDE EXTRACTS OF WHOLE PLANT OF THE UGANDAN PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS SCHUMACH. & THONN AGAINST SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE

Arthur

Aliero

Odda³

2019

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Apart from being used for the treatment of malaria fevers, mono-herbal preparation of Ugandan Phyllanthus amarus is widely by local communities in central Uganda, for treatment of bacterial dysentery. However, efficacy studies regarding the mono-herbal extracts of the Ugandan Phyllanthus amarus against Shigella dysenteriae is lacking. The present study was aimed at determined the antibacterial activity of aqueous ethanol crude extracts of whole plant of Phyllanthus amarus against Shigella dysenteriae. Whole plant of Phyllanthus amarus was collected from Wakiso district central of Uganda. Different concentrations (128µg/ml, 256µg/mL-1 and 512µg/ mL-1) of the ethanol crude extract of whole plant of Phyllanthus amarus were tested against Shigella dysenteriae using agar well diffusion method. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined using broth tube dilution method while Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) was determined by culture method. The results of this study showed that, Shigella dysenteriae was sensitive to different concentrations (128µg/ mL-1, 256µg/ mL-1and 512µg/ mL-1) of ethanol crude extract of whole plant of Phyllanthus amarus possessed antibacterial against Shigella dysenteriae with mean and standard error mean zone of inhibition ranging from 11.5±0.5 to 13.5±0.5mm, while the positive control had mean and standard error mean zone of inhibition 24.5±0.5mm. The MIC and MBC of the ethanol crude extract of whole plant of Phyllanthus amarus against Shigella dysenteriae was found to be 32µg/ml and 64µg/ml respectively. This study found that the whole plant of phyllanthus amarus of ethanol crude extract was active against Shigella dysenterie. Further study should be carried out test whole plant Phyllanthus amarus crude extract on different microorganisms that cause dysentery to find out its activity against them and spectrum, determine lead compound in the whole plant Phyllanthus amarus crude extract responsible for the anti-microbial activity against Shigella dysenteriae and also determine the mechanism of action by which this plant crude extract inhibits Shigella dysenteriae.

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Estimating the Constraints to Developing Countries Trade - A Taxonomy of the Binding Constraints to Trade Expansion of Landlocked Countries, Small and Vulnerable Economies, and Commodity Exporters

Hallaert

Cavazos

Kang³

2011

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Non-School Factors Associated With School Dropouts in Uganda

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Money, a Drain of Educational Opportunity: A Microregional Study of School Dropouts in Mpigi, Uganda

Money, a Drain of Educational Opportunity: A Microregional Study of School Dropouts in Mpigi, Uganda

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ETHANOL CRUDE EXTRACTS OF WHOLE PLANT OF THE UGANDAN PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS SCHUMACH. & THONN AGAINST SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE

Estimating the Constraints to Developing Countries Trade - A Taxonomy of the Binding Constraints to Trade Expansion of Landlocked Countries, Small and Vulnerable Economies, and Commodity Exporters

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