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Assessment of the role of the Children Act 1996 in the promotion and protection of the rights of juveniles in Uganda: a case study of the law relating to juvenile offenders
(2009-11-09)The study is about the Children Act 1996 of Uganda, with specific focus on the law related to the rights of juvenile offenders. The Act puts in place structures, guideline and procedures followed while dealing with juvenile ... -
Assessment of the surveillance system for diseases of epidemic potential in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
(2001-06)BACKGROUND: During a workshop held on 4th May 2000, DHT members in Rukungiri district expressed concern over the various problems facing the surveillance system. The magnitude of these problems and the factors responsible ... -
An assessment of the sustainability of the onchocerciasis programme in Kanungu District.
(2004-09)Background: Onchocerciasis in Kanungu District is at meso endemic level. The disease poses significant social and economic challenges to the communities. It afflicts 20% of the district population. Community directed ... -
Assessment of water and sanitation provision to Internally Displaced Persons’ of Lira urban camps.
(2011-03-15)Approximately over 2 billion IDPs now live in urban areas, and the great majority of these are in Africa, Asia and some Latin American states. Thousands of them suffer illness from preventable diseases related to poor water ... -
Association of renal function with haematological indices in patients with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago Hospital sickle cell clinic.
(2005)Background: Patients with sickle cell anemia may present with several types of renal abnormalities, however the type and prevalence of these abnormalities and the association with hematological indices have not been ... -
An authentication algorithm for wireless local area networks
(2007-11)The study focused on the authentication of wireless local area network which permits a secure communication between the wireless client and the access point. Investigation on the current authentication algorithms was done ... -
Autopsy study on maternal deaths in Mulago hospital
(2007-06)OBJECTIVES: To describe the anatomical pathological causes of maternal deaths, and establish their relationship with age and parity, in Mulago hospital. METHOD: The first 100 mothers, who died during pregnancy or within ... -
Availability and adequacy of instructional materials and land for the teaching of agriculture in selected primary schools (Iganga District)
(Makerere University, 2009)The dissertation is an outcome of an investigation on availability, adequacy and utilization of instructional materials and land for the teaching of agriculture in selected primary schools in Iganga District. The study was ... -
Availability and use of instructional materials in the teaching of A-Level Biology in Lira District
(Makerere University, 2009-11)This study was carried out in selected secondary schools in Lira district, in Northern Uganda from October 2004 to November 2005. There had been reported shortage of instructional materials at all levels of education in ... -
Availability, accessibility and use of information and communication technology in management of students’ academic affairs in Makerere University
(2009-11)The study was about availability, accessibility and use of ICT in management of students’ academic affairs in Makerere University. This emerged because of the problem that there was mismanagement of students’ academic ... -
Bacterial aetiology and outcome of severe pneumonia among children aged 2-59 months admitted to the Acute Care Unit, Mulago Hospital
(2006-05)Introduction: Acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the "under fives" worldwide, accounting for 10-30% of childhood deaths. Pneumonia contributes up to 50% of all ... -
Barriers and supportive factors to men's participation in perinatal care in Kooki county, rakai district.
(2008-06)BACKGROUND: The Uganda National Policy for reproductive Health encourages participation of men in perinatal care but in Rakai District their level of active participation was not known. OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers ... -
Biochemical characterisation of water from River Ntabago and implication on water quality and safety
(2011-05)This study analysed the biological and chemical components characterising water from River Ntabago. The composition of the water determines its quality and affects the lives of aquatic organisms and other water consumers. ... -
Blood cell picture in HIV patients in Uganda: a comparative study of the picture in HIV patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy with those who are not
(Makerere University, 2004-01)Atleast 40 million people were infected with HIV World wide by the end of 2001, 90% of whom live in the developing countries. Less than 5% of these were able to access drugs that suppress the HIV Virus (ARVs) by the end ... -
Budgeting, donor assistance, co-funding and service delivery in local governments: a case study EU-MPP projects in Busia District
(2009-09)The study investigated the relationship between Budgeting, Donor Assistance, Co-funding and Service Delivery in local governments. Specifically, the study sought to establish the relationship between; Co-funding and Service ... -
A Business intelligence tool for analysis of drug dispensing by HIV/AIDS support organisations
(2009-11-18)There are many HIV/AIDS support organisations that dispense drugs to HIV/AIDS patients in Uganda. These organisations have their data stored in databases but this data is not integrated enough to come up with well informed ... -
Campylobacter spp among Children with acute diarrhea attending Mulago hospital in Kampala - Uganda
(2002-05)Introduction HIV positive (HIV+) women are more susceptible to malaria infection during pregnancy than their HIV negative (HIV-) counterparts but the actual prevalence of infection in Ugandan pregnant women is not known. ... -
The capacity of District Service Commissions to manage the recruitment function for Local Governments in Uganda, the case of Luweero District, (1997-2005)
(2010-12)As Uganda celebrates over a decade experimenting with decentralisation the country is still being teased by the teething problems of staff recruitment in particular recruitment and retention of high calibre civil servants. ... -
Cardiac arrhythmias and underlying cardiac conditions in patients attending the Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
(2001-05)BACKGROUND: Cardiac arrhythmias are an important factor for morbidity and mortality among cardiac patients in Mulago hospital. The most important underlying condition to cardiac arrhythmia is a cardiac disease. Furosemide ...