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Goal 5 of 17

5. Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

UCU Libraries Focus

Inclusive spaces and equitable resource access for all genders.

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Goal 5

Progress Metrics

40+

Inclusion Programmes

5,200+

Gender Studies Titles

90 / yr

Mentorship Events

Published UCU Evidence

Research contribution to SDG 5

These repository article records show how UCU scholarship contributes directly to this goal through evidence, policy learning, community insight, and discipline-specific research.

Health: 6Education: 1

Health

Barriers to access and utilization of health services among marginalized communities in sub-Saharan African countries: Scoping review

Identifies obstacles that limit health access for vulnerable groups and helps inform equitable health service delivery.

2025 repository update

Health

Investing in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Uganda

Supports evidence-based investment in maternal, child, adolescent, and reproductive health outcomes.

2025 repository update

Health

Determinants of sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women in artisanal and small-scale mining communities of Uganda

Links public health, gender, youth protection, and mining-community vulnerability to targeted service delivery.

2025 repository update

Health

Quantitative expression of estrogen, progesterone and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 and their correlation with immunohistochemistry in breast cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute

Contributes cancer research evidence relevant to diagnostics, women’s health, and specialised clinical knowledge.

2025 repository update

Education

The ‘Self’ of Hearing-Impaired Learners and their Transition from Primary to Post-Primary Education in Uganda

Advances inclusive education evidence for learners with disabilities and transition support.

2025 repository update

Health

Factors Influencing Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Information among Adolescents Aged 12-19 Years in Mukono Municipality Schools

Provides local evidence for adolescent health information access, school health, gender equity, and youth wellbeing.

2025 repository update

Key Targets

What Should Be Achieved

1

Safe and inclusive learning spaces

2

Gender-focused research support

3

Equal digital access

Our Contribution

UCU Libraries Initiatives

Women in research collections

Mentorship learning circles

Inclusive access policies

At a Glance

Targets

3

Initiatives

3

Metrics Tracked

3

Focus Areas

5