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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 ...
Music as a form of political communication in Uganda : a case of Tuliyambala Engule
(Makerere University, 2020-05)
The use of music to sway political support has become a common phenomenon. This research analyzed the use of Tuliyambala Engule [we shall wear the victor’s crown] song to investigate why the musicians’ choice of music to ...
Social media use, social interaction and academic engagement of undergraduate students at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2021-03-26)
The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between social media use, social interaction, and academic engagement of undergraduate students at Makerere University. The objectives were to establish the relationship ...
Resilience in mobilising and sustaining access to resources for managing HIV: A study of clients on antiretroviral therapy in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Since the early 2000s, free antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled up in Uganda and other resource-poor settings. However, socio-economic limitations continue making it difficult for people living with HIV (PLHIV) ...
The role of community based-organizations in improving the welfare of women in Kawempe Division, Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
This study examined the role of Kawempe Home-Based Caregivers Alliance (KHBCA), a Community-Based Organization (CBO) in improving the wellbeing of its female members. Specifically, the study aimed to: analyze the recruitment ...
The constructions of Ebola and the struggle against the epidemic in Bundibugyo District
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
There was an Ebola outbreak in Western Uganda in the Bundibugyo. The outbreak which started in 2007, never received biomedical response for three months. However, as the national and international response teams arrived ...
Applicative verbs in Ruruuli-Lunyala : structure and meaning
(Makerere University, 2021-02-10)
Applied verbs in Bantu languages have largely been investigated as allowing a new object NP within the subcategorization of their base verb, leading to a change of valency with the new NP often giving a certain thematic ...
The role of information and communication technology in improving security in Kenyan urban local governments : the case of Nairobi city county
(Makerere University, 2020-12-14)
There is evidence both at the global, regional, and local level on the positive effects of information technology on security of countries. Despite the existence of the integrated public safety communication and surveillance ...