Browsing College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHuSS) by Subject "Uganda"
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Adoption of community based health insurance in Luwero District
(Makerere University, 2022)Community-based health-insurance schemes are being advanced as a means to reduce and stabilize the costs of treatment, increase access to health care and to reduce the use of costly risk-coping strategies in the informal ... -
Agricultural extension service provision and utilisation: the case of aquaculture in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-04)Provision of aquaculture extension services to farmers is fundamental for improvement of fish production and the wellbeing of fish farming households. The study examined the provision of extension services for fish farming, ... -
Agricultural Extension Services and Food Security in Abim District
(2015-09)Agriculture is one of the most important means of livelihood for the majority of the population in developing countries, since it acts as a source of employment to nearly ninety percent of the rural poor. However, in order ... -
Alternative livelihood options for female sex workers in border areas: a case study of Busia Town
(2022-07-08)Many organizations have come up to offer alternative livelihood options to Female Sex workers. This study looks at the different options offered, the effectiveness of the options in meeting the needs of sex workers and the ... -
An analysis of credit line model of distributing essential medicines in Public Health Facilities in Nebbi district
(2018-11-21)The Ugandan government has experimented with various supply chain models for distribution of essential drugs and supplies since 1985. In 2010, the credit-line model of distributing essential medicines in public health ... -
Antibiotic use in an urban informal settlement : a case study of daily wage earners in Namuwongo, Makindye Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2020-10)Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat as AMR threatens the effectiveness of all classes of antibiotics. Uganda, has over time introduced successive generations of antibiotics mainly to ... -
Assessing compliance of the human right to adequate food for women and children living in Kawempe Division: a case of Katanga slum area
(Makerere University, 2022-05-13)This study assessed the compliance of human right to adequate food among women and children living in Kawempe division with a specific focus on urban slum of Katanga region. The specific objectives were; 1) to assess the ... -
Assessing media coverage of technical, vocational education and training in Uganda: a case study of New Vision and Daily Monitor
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)The study examined the coverage of technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Uganda by analysing the content of two Ugandan dailies, New Vision and Daily Monitor. The main objective of the study was to find ... -
Assessing strategies for coping with large enrolment in urban UPE schools of Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2006)This study assessed the mechanisms for coping with large enrolments in urban UPE schools of Uganda with specific focus on UPE schools in Nakawa Division of Kampala District, between 1997 and 2003. Internationally, Universal ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the complaints and grievance management system of the Social Assistance for Empowerment programme in Uganda: a case of Kiboga District
(2017-06)This study assessed the effectiveness of the Grievances and Complaints (G&C) redress system of the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) programme in Kiboga district. It was guided by three objectives namely; to ... -
Assessing the implementation of the right to social protection in Uganda : a case of senior citizens’ grant in Kalaki District (2011-2018)
(Makerere University, 2022)Old people are often seen as a burden and ignored but they make a significant contribution to their families and society. The Senior Citizens’ Grant (SCG) program was intended to improve their welfare but in Kalaki Sub-County ... -
Assessing the influence of gender relations on agro- enterprise mixes among house holds reached by NARO funded project
(Makerere University, 2022-10-20)This study set out to assess the influence of gender relations on Agro Enterprise Mixes (AEMs). The AEMs refer to agricultural farming practices where a farmer engages in more than one agriculture enterprise on the same ... -
Assessing the role of communication in childhood vaccination uptake in Kampala, Uganda: case study of Kisenyi Health Center IV
(Makerere University, 2022-03-13)This was an exploratory study undertaken to document the perspectives of communication about childhood vaccination in Kampala City. The objectives of the study were to identify the vaccination communication interventions; ... -
Assessing the sustainability of the settlement approach to Uganda's refugee response: a case study of Bidi Bidi refugee settlement
(Makerere University, 2023-01-09)Given the insecurity situation in Uganda’s neighboring countries plus the progressive policy, the study examined Uganda’s capacity to sustain the settlement approach in Uganda’s refugee response. It explored the role played ... -
Assessment of the impact of refugee land rights on their relationship with host communities in Uganda: A case study of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement (2000 – 2017)
(Makerere University, 2021-03)This study aimed at assessing the impact of refugee land rights on their relationship with host communities in Uganda, focusing on Kyangwali refugee settlement in Hoima district. The study identified factors giving rise ... -
Assessment of the performance of the national identification and registration exercise in Nakawa Division; Kampala, Uganda
(2020-05)Uganda launched a massive national identification and registration exercise in 2014 aimed at issuing all citizens aged 16 years and above with National Identification Numbers, National Identity Cards and building a National ... -
An assessment of the role of civil society organisations in the fight against corruption in Uganda: A case study of the Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda Operations in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)The current study attempted to evaluate the role of civil society organisations in the fight against corruption in Uganda taking a case study of Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda. The study aimed at identifying the various ... -
Bakiga migration and the socio-economic development of host communities in North Kigezi (1940-1974): a case study of Bugangari and Bwambara Sub-Counties
(Makerere University, 2023-11)This study investigated the effect of Bakiga Migration on the Socio-Economic Development of Host Communities in North Kigezi (1940-1974). The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to find out the reasons ... -
Banyankore indigenous methods of managing family conflict: A case study of Kamukuzi division, Mbarara municipality, South-Western uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-21)The Dissertation is about the Banyankore indigenous methods of family conflict management in Kamukuzi Division, Mbarara Municipality. The researcher examined the context, nature and causes of family conflict and the ... -
Beyond Religio-Cultural Violence: A Historico-Political Re-contextualization of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
(Makerere University, 2023-11-05)In conceptualizing the emergence of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God (MRTCG) and the mass violence that the religious movement orchestrated, scholarship and popular literature have accentuated ...