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Perception of mental illness, social support and mental health service seeking behavior among patients at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The study examined the association between perception of mental illness, and social support, and mental health service seeking behaviour among patients at the outpatients department of mental health unit of Lira Regional ... -
Perception of mental Illness, social support and mental health service seeking behavior among patients at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The study examined the association between perception of mental illness, and social support, and mental health service seeking behaviour among patients at the outpatients department of mental health unit of Lira Regional ... -
Stigma, Perception of obesity and depression among Overweight/Obese Adolescent Secondary School Students in Kampala – Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The purpose of this study was to examine stigma, perception of obesity and depression among overweight/obese adolescent secondary school students as well as the mediating effect of perception of obesity between stigma and ... -
Locus of control, assertiveness and indulgence in health enhancing behavior in the Uganda Police Force
(2022-09)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between locus of control, assertiveness and indulgence in health enhancing behaviors among police officers in the Uganda police force. A sample of 278 police officers ... -
HIV stigmatisation, social interaction and academic performance among O’level students in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2022-10-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between HIV stigmatization, social interaction and academic performance among the O’level students in Kampala District. Out of total population of 260 adolescents, ... -
Psychomotor development of children, stress and quality of life among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders
(Makerere University, 2022-08)Raising a child with a developmental disability such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a very demanding task and caregivers of children with ASD may experience higher levels of stress and poorer quality of life. Caring ... -
Socio-economic status (SES), reproductive health knowledge (RHK), parent-adolescents relationship (PAR) and HIV/AIDS-risk behavior
(Makerere University, 2009)This study set out to investigate the relationships between socio-economic background and Reproductive Health Knowledge of adolescents, Parents- Adolescent relationship, and vulnerability to HIV / AIDS-risk behavior. This ... -
Social support, coping strategies and psychological wellbeing among the elderly
(Makerere University, 2011)The purpose of the study was to find out whether there is a significant relationship between. social support, coping strategies and psychological wellbeing among the elderly in Mukono District. The sample was 100 respondents ... -
Internal displacement, locus of control, happiness and hope among children
(Makerere University, 2008)The study set out to investigate internal displacement (ID), locus of control (LOC), happiness and hope among children. A total of 240 school-going internally displaced (ID) and non-displaced (ND) children less than 18years ... -
Parenting experiences, social support and coping strategies of parents having children with autism spectrum disorder in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-05)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a term used to describe a range of neuro-developmental conditions with shared core symptoms of impaired social interaction, communication abilities and behaviors. ASD affects many children ... -
Self-esteem, coping strategies and depression of student teachers at Bushenyi Core Primary Teachers College, Bushenyi Municipality
(Makerere University, 2022)The aim of this research was to establish the relationship self-esteem, coping strategies and depression, of student teachers of Bushenyi primary teachers’ college. Data was collected from the college and the sample comprised ... -
Career stereotypes and aspirations as predictors of students independence in career choice at education transitional levels in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)The study examined the extent to which career stereotypes and aspirations predict career choice decisions among students at different education transitional levels in Uganda. The study employed parallel convergent mixed ... -
Experiences of pain among adults diagnosed with Chronic Back Pain (CBP)
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The researcher aimed at exploring the experiences, perceptions and meaning of CBP thus to develop an inner perspective on the adults subjective, every day experiences of living with CBP. The methodology used was a qualitative ... -
Sexual dysfunction, relationship satisfaction, and child abuse in Ugandan : a case of Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2022)Child abuse has always been a major social problem and has continued to rise in Uganda. There has however been less research linking child abuse to couple processes such as sexual dysfunctioning and relationship satisfaction. ... -
Motivation, academic achievement and dropout intention among secondary school students in Butaleja District
(Makerere University, 2022-04-22)The study aimed at examining the relationship between motivation, academic achievement and dropout intention among secondary school students in Butaleja district. The Specific Objectives included; to examining the relationship ... -
Peer-influence, substance Use and risky sexual behaviors among school going adolescent refugees in Kyaka II and Kyangwali refugee settlements in Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-04-19)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between peer influence, substance use and risky sexual behaviors among school going adolescent refugees in Kyaka 11 and Kyangwali refugee settlements in Western ... -
Corporal punishment, stress, absenteeism, and career aspiration among secondary school students in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The study examined the relationship between corporal punishment, stress, absenteeism and career aspiration of secondary school students. A quantitative approach and a correlational design were used. The study aimed at ... -
Experiences and coping styles of caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022)The researcher aimed at exploring the experiences and coping styles among caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Kampala. 10 caregivers with children with ASD were selected. Out of the ten caregivers ... -
Transformational leadership and employee empowerment as predictors of employee turnover intention among employees of Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA)
(Makerere University, 2022-04)This study focused on investigating the relationship between transformational leadership, employee empowerment and turnover intention in public sector organizations in Uganda taking Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) ... -
Depression and non-adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: The Moderational role of stress
(Makerere University, 2022-04)Stress and Depression continue to be significant comorbidities for people living with HIV/AIDS. Yet, few studies have identified factors associated with changes in adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Therefore, ...
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