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A human rights based examination of peace programming in post-conflict reconstruction: the case of NUSAF-III in Budaka, Sironko and Pallisa
(Makerere University, 2022-02-02)
The main objective of the study was to examine the extent to which human rights based programming approach has been applied to a post-conflict peace building programmes in northern Uganda using the Rights Based Approach. ...
Lifestyle and Health:Understanding the prevalence of hypertension among the elderly persons in Kiruddu Referral Hospital, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
This study examined health and lifestyle of the elderly persons with hypertension in Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala district. It assessed the prevalence and trend of hypertension, examined how individual lifestyle ...
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parenting style and depression among school-going children in Entebbe Municipal Council, Wakiso District.
(Makerere University, 2022-01-31)
Background: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common child mental health problems. The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between ADHD, parenting style and depression ...
Women participation in conflict transformation in Northern Uganda : a case of women leadership in addressing land conflicts in Nwoya District
(Makerere University, 2021-05-21)
Although not adequately documented in most peace processes, women in Northern Uganda found themselves holding together the fabric of communities affected by conflict. They became household heads, breadwinners, builders, ...
Non-governmental organizations and security governance : a case study of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)
The operations of Non-governmental Organizations have received a large amount of attention in both international governance relations and the scholarly arenas. Yet few studies have interrogated the relationship between NGO ...
Access to microfinance services by persons with disabilities in Uganda : the case of BRAC and Pride Microfinance Institutions
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
The purpose of the current study was to examine the nature and level of access to microfinance services by Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Uganda taking BRAC and Pride as case studies. Specifically, the study examined ...
Effects of climate change on food security in Uganda; a case of Karamoja Sub-region
(Makerere University, 2021-10)
The study focused on climate change and food security in Uganda with a case of Karamoja region. It covered Karamoja region in a 10 years period (2010—2020). It was guided by the following objectives; to establish how the ...
Assessing the effects of gender-based violence on economic status of women and men in households : a case study of Ibanda District
(Makerere University, 2020-02)
The study on “Gender-Based Violence and Women's and men's Economic status was carried out in Ishongororo Town Council Ibanda District". The overall objective of the study was to assess the effects of gender-based violence ...
Beyond ethnic patriotism: A comparative study of Toro and Kigezi Districts in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-09)
To explain the ‘puzzle of tribe’ in East Africa, the historians of Africa claimed that it was African leaders they called ‘ethnic patriots’ whose intellectual and political work constituted their people into tribes. The ...