Mak IR Repository
Welcome to Makerere University's Institutional Repository (Mak IR). Mak IR was formerly called Uganda Scholarly Digital Library (USDL). Mak IR is a collection of scholarly output of by researchers of Makerere University, including scholarly articles and books, electronic theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, technical reports and digitised library collections. It is the official Institutional Repository (IR) of Makerere University. If you have any questions regarding MAKIR, please feel free to contact us on makir.mulib@mak.ac.ug.
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Evaluation of the anthelmintic efficacy of Albendazole, Levamisole and Ivermectin against gastrointestinal nematodes in tethered goats in Kole District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections pose a significant threat to goat productivity and health, particularly in the Kole district, where veterinary practitioners report minimal efficacy of anthelmintic drugs in ... -
Intimate partner violence : lived experiences of women survivors from the Gulu gender-based violence shelter, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2025)The study investigated the lived experiences of women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the Layibi community of Gulu District, Northern Uganda, focusing on the mental health effects of IPV, women survivors’ ... -
Governing the boda-boda transport sector in Kampala City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)Motorcycle taxis commonly known as Boda-bodas in Uganda has been looked at as the solution to the problem of easy mobility and unemployment in Uganda’s urban centers in general and Kampala for our purpose. However, it ... -
Fluvial geomorphology of the Turaco prospect, Semliki basin, south-western Uganda
(Makerere university, 2025-08-14)Turaco Prospect was identified in the Semliki Basin located south of Lake Albert. Turaco-1, 2 and 3 wells were drilled by Heritage Oil and Gas Limited (HOGL) in 2002, 2004 and 2005 respectively and the location selected ... -
Military expenditure and human security : a study of East Africa
(Makerere University, 2023)The human security school within neoliberal theory argues that Sub-Saharan Africa’s low human security levels can be attributed to high military spending. As a result, states in the region are urged to reduce their military ...
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