• Determinants of under-five mortality in Uganda 

  Ainebyona, Hillary (Makerere University, 2024-09)

  Reducing under-five mortality is a key target of public health policies in many developing countries and is also viewed as an indicator of the economic development. Globally, under-five mortality rates have declined over ...

• Effects of gender on uptake and willingness to join health insurance scheme in Uganda 

  Nasuunah, Kabby Salimah (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  One way of achieving universal health coverage is through health insurance yet majority of Ugandans are not health insured. Uganda does not have a national health insurance scheme for universal health coverage. Health ...

• Examining the impact of domestic taxes on Uganda’s economic growth. 

  Namubiru, Ritah. Elizabeth (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  In Uganda, where more than 80% of government budget expenditure depends on taxes, policymakers continue to seek an appropriate tax burden and composition that supports robust but inclusive macroeconomic expansion. The ...

• Public private partnership adoption, local content utilization and value for money in the Ugandan health sector 

  Kyomuhendo, Simon Peter (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  The study examined the relationship between Public Private Partnerships adoption and Value for Money in the Ugandan Health sector. It also analysed how local content utilization can moderate the relationship between Public ...

• Employee engagement, internal audit, security controls and electronic fraud management at Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd 

  Nalugemwa, Joan (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  The study examined the effect of employee engagement, internal audit, security controls on electronic fraud management at Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd. The study focused on assessing the effect of employee engagement on electronic ...

• The effect of institutional quality on carbon emissions in Sub–Saharan Africa 

  Kabahuma, Jeniffer (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  Carbon emissions has become a critical concern for planners globally, exacerbated by the escalating impacts of climate change due to environmental degradation. Despite the extensive knowledge surrounding carbon emissions, ...

• Assessing credit lending terms of microfinance institutions among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): a case study of Namutumba District. 

  Luwuliza, Aggrey (Makerere University, 2024-11-15)

  Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in fostering economic growth and alleviating poverty, both in developed and less developed countries. This study focuses on assessing the credit lending terms of ...

• Determinants of frequency of meal intake among children (9-23 months) in Uganda 

  Kwikiriza, Benson (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  Frequency of meal intake is a major principle of optimal complementary feeding. Therefore, modelling this indicator that takes on real-valued integers (count); requires attention to the probability distribution of the ...

• The effect of climate change on food prices in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Nalweera, Alice (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has experienced a substantial rise in food prices over the past two decades, exacerbating inflation, poverty, and food insecurity in the region. This trend is particularly concerning given SSA's ...

• Relevance of debt financing among owners of MSMEs in Uganda: a case study of Nakawa Division, Kampala 

  Atuzarirwe, Aron (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  This study aimed to analyze the accessibility of debt financing among MSME owners in Nakawa Division, Kampala District, guided by objectives that included assessing debt financing options, evaluating influencing factors, ...

• The causes for street signage vandalism on public infrastructure in Kampala 

  Kobwemi, Tanazias (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  The study was to drivers of street signage vandalism in Kampala Central Division. It was guided by three objectives which included to establish the causes of street signage vandalism in Kampala Central Division, to identify ...

• Does public investment matter for energy supply? evidence from Uganda 

  Kakuyo, Jason (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  This study examines the effect of public investment in energy supply in Uganda, using quarterly time series data spanning 2009Q1 to 2021Q2. The study findings identify a positive and significant relationship between public ...

• Financial performance, firm specific factors and dividend policies: a case of firms listed on Uganda securities exchange 

  Muheesi, Timothy Joshua (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of firm financial performance and firm specific factors to dividend policy on companies listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange from 2017 to 2021. The study was guided ...

• Investigating the factors associated with minimum dietary diversity in women of reproductive age in Uganda 

  Mbuusi, Moses (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  Uganda panel survey, which assessed 2,763 women in 2018/19 and 3,453 women in 2019/120, and then pooled the two waves to examine a total of 6,216 women aged 15 to 49. The study's findings showed that, on average, 14%, ...

• Assessing sustainable procurement practices for organizational productivity: a case of Mercy Corps in Uganda 

  Mukeera, Gift Sandra (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  The study assessed the effectiveness of Mercy Corps effectiveness of Sustainable procurement practices for organizational productivity in Uganda, and this was realized by investigating the overview and understanding of ...

• Effect of external debt on economic growth in Uganda 

  Wanjala, Benon Ngwabe (Makerere University, 2023-12)

  Economic growth takes center stage in policy debates of all nation states given that it directly affects the living standards of the populace. Uganda’s ambitious targets of moving from a peasant society to middle-income ...

• The effect of private credit on economic growth: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa 

  Sebuma, Johnbosco (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  Private credit is emphatically infused with potential for the economic growth process of a particular country, yet literature on the effect of private credit on economic growth in the case of Sub-Saharan Africa is presented ...

• Economic determinants of nominal effective exchange rates in Uganda (1985 - 2019) 

  Kalule, Gava. Ibrahim (Makerere University, 2023-11)

  The factors driving the nominal effective exchange rate have become an important subject matter that has generated significant debate due to swerving results to the economic determinants of the nominal effective exchange ...

• An investigation on the effect of improved production systems on the yield of common beans among small scale farmers in Uganda 

  Nakawuba, Mary. Martha (Makerere University, 2024-10)

  Common beans are vital for food security and livelihoods of Ugandan small-scale farmers. However, the effect of improved production systems on the yield of common beans remains under studied. This study, therefore aimed ...

• Determinants of export performance in Uganda 

  Mubanza, Isaac (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  The study set out to examine the determinants of the level of exports in Uganda. The study adopted the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) stationarity model to undertake the study. The study findings showed that Gross ...

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