| Title: |
Gendered time use among specializing medical doctors at Makerere University, Uganda : a cross-sectional study |
| Authors: |
Kisakye, Angela N.; Namusoke Kiwanuka, Suzanne; Goicolea, Isabel; Linander, Ida; Johansson, Helene |
| Publisher Information: |
Umeå universitet, Institutionen för epidemiologi och global hälsa; Department of Health Policy Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
| Subject Terms: |
gender differences; health workforce; Time use; Uganda; unpaid domestic work; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; Public Health; Global Health and Social Medicine; Folkhälsovetenskap; global hälsa och socialmedicin |
| Description: |
Background: Previous research shows that gendered differences in time use unfairly impact women’s career advancement and influence workforce management. Despite a growing body of literature on gendered time use, the topic has not been well documented among specializing medical doctors in sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda. Objectives: This study was conducted among specialist medical doctors at Makerere University to: (i) analyze gendered differences in time use for paid and unpaid activities and (ii) assess whether parenting influences time use. Methods: The study sample comprised 244 medical doctors pursuing graduate specialist programs in 2024. The data collection, which utilized a self-administered questionnaire, assessed socio-demographic factors and self-reported time spent on paid work, unpaid domestic work, unpaid care for household members, studying, socializing, and leisure activities. Quantile regression analysis, with 95% confidence intervals, was used to compare median differences in reported time use across various activities for men and women. Results: Compared to men, women reported spending more time on unpaid domestic work (2 vs 1 h/day: 95% CI: 0.6, 1.4) and less time on leisure activities (4 vs 7 h/week: 95% CI: −5.3, −0.8). Women with children spent more time on paid work than their male counterparts. Women with children reported spending half a day more on paid work and an additional hour on unpaid domestic work compared to men with children. Conclusion: This gender imbalance in time use could negatively impact the career progression and well-being of female doctors and further reinforce gender inequalities in the medical workforce in Uganda. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Global Health Action, 1654-9716, 2026, 19:1; PMID 41773312; ISI:001705936200001 |
| DOI: |
10.1080/16549716.2026.2636410 |
| Availability: |
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-251300; https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2026.2636410 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.CAAF00F9 |
| Database: |
BASE |