Browsing College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHuSS) by Subject "Kampala"
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Access to and utilisation of maternal health care services: interrogating discrimination against women living with physical disabilities in Kawempe Division, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-07)The purpose of this study was to interrogate the multiple layers of discrimination against women living with physical disabilities in their access to and utilisation of maternal healthcare services in Kawempe Division, ... -
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 strategic communication for selected NGOs in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2016-09)Strategic communication has been identified as key in improving stakeholder perceptions, increasing stakeholder confidence, harmonizing organizational communications by preventing contradictory and confusing messaging as ... -
Bullying, depression and suicidal ideation amongst school going adolescents in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2023-01-16)Bullying is a serious global public issue with a third of adolescents experiencing bullying according to UNESCO, 2018. This could possibly lead to depression and suicidal ideation. This study explored the relationship ... -
Disability and sexuality : a case of women with physical disabilities in Kampala
(Makerere University, 1999)This study is about disabled women and the problems they face when they engage in sexual relationships with men. Uke everybody else, women with disabilities- have sexual needs and. deserve decent social relationships. ... -
The gendered reintegration of youth drug use ex-offenders: a case of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023-09)This study examined the gendered reintegration of youth drug use ex-offenders within Kampala. Specifically, the study set out to describe the gender differences in community reintegration Programs of youth drug ex-offenders; ... -
Grassroots women empowerment: a comparative study of human rights education in Rukungiri and Kampala districts
(Makerere University, 2005)This study was set to provide insight into the inter-relationships between human rights education and grassroots women empowerment. The study was conceptualized along human rights theories and Longwe's (1991) five levels ... -
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, ... -
The impact of women emancipation on the family in Uganda : a Kampala case study
(Makerere University, 1999-06)Women emancipation is a process with various stages and components. Women emancipation has two major aspects, the social physical and the epistemological or cognitive. In the social-physical .context, Women emancipation ... -
Integration of Congolese urban refugees in Kampala: opportunities and challenges
(Makarere University, 2022-10-26)Owing to Uganda’s open policy to refugees, some refugees who can sustain themselves are free to live in urban areas. Consequently, Kampala and indeed several other urban areas in Uganda are hosts to what is generally ... -
An investigation into the role of school chaplaincy in the concrete evangelisation of the youth in Nakulabye Parish, Kampala Archdiocese
(2018-10)This work is an investigation into the role of school chaplaincy in the concrete evangelization of the youth in Nakulabye Parish, Kampala Archdiocese. The author was greatly disturbed by the big number of youth leaving the ... -
Means of support for elderly persons and their living preferences : a case study of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2004)This study was aimed at establishing the main factors that determined elderly persons' living arrangements in Kampala. This undertaking was made in response to recent socio demographic trends that have been threatening the ... -
A nexus between professional policing and sustainable development, a case study of Kampala metropolitan area.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-06)There are cases of unprofessionalism in the Uganda police force (UPF) and if this is not addressed, this is likely to escalate crime forcing more people to use mob justice as well as hamper sustainable development. The ... -
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) use, effects and sexual risk behaviours among female sex workers at MARPI Clinic in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023)Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a biomedical intervention is an effective HIV prevention strategy for high-risk HIV negative people at substantial risk of acquiring HIV infections. Scant evidence exists on the social and ... -
The role of social media in peace education: a case study of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2023-01-28)Recent studies have shown an influx of Ugandans embracing the use of social media in their daily communications and information seeking on various life aspects including peace education. Many government ministries, departments ... -
The Uganda Police Force's handling of suspects in Kampala Metropolitan area : a case study of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2021-12-16)Uganda Police Force is mandated to protect life and property, preserve law and order, detect and prevent crime. However, the police have gained notoriety as the perpetrators of human rights violations through the torture ...