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2024-03-28T21:39:47ZAccess to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services: Gendered experiences of persons with physical disabilities in urban Kampala.
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/2757
Access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services: Gendered experiences of persons with physical disabilities in urban Kampala.
Ahumuza, Eva Sharon
In Uganda, like in many developing countries, issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) among Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) particularly those with physical disabilities have largely remained hidden. This study focused on the gendered sexual and reproductive health experiences of Persons with Physical Disabilities (PWPDs) in Urban Kampala. The study sought to examine the level of awareness of PWPDs’ SRHR, the influence of body image on PWPDs’ sexual experiences and their access and utilization of SRHR as well as assess the mechanisms available for protection and promotion of PWPDs’ SRHR in Urban Kampala.
The study draws from qualitative and quantitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 40 PWPDs (20 male and 20 female) and 10 Key informant interviews with health workers, counselors and leaders of PWPDs and employees of agencies involved in disability related interventions at national level and within Kampala.
Study findings revealed high levels of awareness about SRHR among male and female PWPDs in particular their rights to: reproduce, access to justice in case of sexual abuse and to choose intimate sexual partners. In addition, majority of the respondents (93% of the male and 95% of the female respondents) knew that they had a right to access reproductive health care and information services especially services related to STI diagnosis and treatment, HIV/AIDS counseling and testing services, antenatal care services and family planning services. In all the services, females had more knowledge than the males. There was however limited knowledge about abortion services because the practice is illegal.
The major source of information on SRH for PWPDs in urban Kampala for majority of females (96%) than males (80%) was the health facilities. Other sources of information on SRH mentioned included; meetings/associations (41% female and 41% male), workshops (40% male and 35% female), radio (40% male) and schools (15% male and 5% female).
Overall, just half male and more than half female respondents mentioned that antenatal care, family planning, STI diagnosis and treatment and HIV/AIDS counseling and testing services were within easy reach. Fifty percent (50%) male and 35% female of the study respondents reported that the facilities were inaccessible. While more female than male respondents have ever attended health facilities for different services including antenatal care, STI and HIV counseling and testing services, a number of challenges were highlighted including negative attitude of health workers, long queues at health facilities, distant health facilities and high cost of services. On reproductive rights, study findings show that majority female PWPDs had control over their reproductive lives with regard to the timing, number of children and type of contraception.
On the influence of body image, slightly more male than female respondents were negatively affected by their physical appearance with regard to initiation of sexual activity, choice of intimate partner and access to and utilization of health services. Throughout the study PWPDs expressed their struggles to deal with societal attitudes and expectations particularly the belief that PWPDs should be asexual. Consequently discrimination especially for the males at the health centers was reported to be a major concern.
Largely, awareness of laws that promote and protect the SRH for PWPDs was generally low among male and female respondents although majority of the respondents were aware of at least one structure involved in the promotion and protection of SRH for PWPDs. Structures mentioned included police, probation and welfare office, Kampala office for PWDs, courts of laws, community leaders. Although there are these structures in place, majority of respondents testified that PWPDs do not access justice in cases of sexual abuse. This was attributed to negative attitude of service providers.
Communities and service providers’ negative attitudes emerged as a key constraint to PWPDs’ realization of their sexual and reproductive health rights. Thus both community members and service providers including health workers, police officers and legal staff should be sensitized on the rights and needs of PWPDs so as the adequately support the PWPDs. Sensitization efforts should also target PWPDs themselves to build their self-esteem and confidence and instill in them positive attitudes towards themselves. Government and non-government organizations should increase their levels of assistance to PWPDs and their caregivers to address the practical barriers in access of reproductive health services.
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Masters of Arts Degree in Women and Gender Studies of Makerere University.
2012-01-01T00:00:00ZAcquisition de compétence interculturelle: le cas des étudiants débutants de la langue française à l'Université de Makerere
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/8372
Acquisition de compétence interculturelle: le cas des étudiants débutants de la langue française à l'Université de Makerere
Wandera, Samuel
Cette étude visait à étudier l'acquisition de compétences interculturelles par les étudiants débutants de la langue française à l'Université de Makerere. La langue française est enseignée au Département des langues européennes et orientales (DEOL), dans l’école des langues, de la littérature et de la communication (SLLC), au College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS). On s'attend à ce que les étudiants débutants qui apprennent le français pendant une période de trois ans acquérissent la langue sur le plan linguistique, mais aussi deviennent compétents sur le plan interculturel afin de pouvoir interagir et établir des relations appropriées avec d'autres personnes qui parlent français. Malheureusement, ces attentes ne sont pas satisfaites sur le terrain. La plupart des apprenants du français n'atteignent pas le niveau attendu de la compétence interculturelle.
L'étude a donc cherché à savoir pourquoi il y avait une dissonance entre ce qui est attendu des apprenants après le cours et ce qui est réalisé après le programme de trois ans. Le contenu du programme d’études, les méthodes d'enseignement et le contexte culturel des apprenants de français et la manière dont ils interagissaient avec les membres de la culture cible (la culture française) ont été examiné pour établir la cause de cette problème. Le modèle ICOPROMO: Adopté de Byram et al. (2002) a été utilisé dans l'étude. Ce modèle souligne la nécessité d'évoluer vers la connaissance interculturelle. Il affirme qu'une approche interculturelle est un objectif central de l'apprentissage des langues afin de promouvoir le développement favorable de la personnalité et du sentiment d'identité de l'apprenant en réponse à l'expérience enrichissante de l'altérité dans la langue et la culture.
Les données ont été recueillies auprès d'un total de 67 répondants qui étaient étudiants à DEOL et 4 professeurs de français du même département. Les données de cette thèse sont analysées à l'aide de méthodes mixtes : qualitatives (surtout comment le sujet est lié à la culture), mais aussi quantitatives dans la mesure où certaines données concernant les méthodes d'enseignement ont été collectées sous forme d'échelle de Likert et présentées sous forme de tableaux.
Les résultats montrent que le matériel pédagogique a un contenu culturel mais l'enseignement met l'accent plutôt sur la langue que la culture. Surtout, c’est la culture des français considérée dans l’enseignement et les cultures des ougandais ignorées. Pourtant, dans les études interculturelles, il faut une considération de plus de d’une culture. L’étude montre que les cultures des apprenants ougandais sont si éloignées de celles des français. Cela cause des difficultés à transmettre la culture française à ces apprenants. Des recommandations telles que la prise en compte du contexte culturel des apprenants et l'utilisation de matériaux authentiques dans les méthodes d'enseignement ont été faites pour aider à améliorer les situations d'enseignement et d'apprentissage du français à l'Université de Makerere. L'acquisition de compétences interculturelles par les apprenants s'améliorera également. C'est important car l'internationalisation et la mondialisation font désormais partie de notre société et les contacts avec des personnes diverses sont en augmentation.
Une Thèse Présentée Comme Réalisation des Conditions D'attribution D'un Diplome De Doctorat en Langues et Études Interculturelles de L’université De Makerere, Collège Des Humanités Et des Sciences Sociales, École des Langues, Littérature et Communication, Département des Langues Européennes et Orientales
2021-03-01T00:00:00ZAnalysis of the coverage of Ebola virus disease in the New Vision and Daily Monitor Newspapers
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/10190
Analysis of the coverage of Ebola virus disease in the New Vision and Daily Monitor Newspapers
Nshabohurira, Doreen
This study set out to analyse the coverage of the Ebola Virus Disease in New Vision and Daily Monitor newspapers. The study is guided by three specific objectives: 1) To assess the extent to which the media gives prominence to issues relating to Ebola Virus Disease outbreak (EBV), 2) To find out which aspects of Ebola Virus Disease outbreak New Vision and Daily Monitor newspapers focus on, and 3) To identify the differences and similarities between the New Vision and Daily Monitor coverage on Ebola in 2012 and 2019. The study used content analysis of Daily Monitor and New Vision newspapers and in depth interviews with editors and reporters as methods to collect data. Agenda setting theory underpinnes the research which covered three months; July and August 2012 and June 2019. The study found out that in 2012 and 2019, the New Vision and Daily Monitor newspaper provided to a greater extent prominence and wide coverage to the Ebola outbreak. In their coverage, two newspapers focused on the origin of the virus, outbreak of the EBV, prevention and treatment, role of NGOs and role of media among others. The study further found out that the two newspapers aimed at creating awareness and also providing a platform for sensistization of the masses. In terms of difference, the study found out that Daily Monitor’s coverage was more sensational and omitted positive information which, was not the case with New Vision.
Finally, the study makes recommendations on how to improve media coverage of outbreak and for further research.
A dissertation submitted to the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts in Communication and Journalism of Makerere University.
2022-03-23T00:00:00ZAn analysis of the female images portrayed in Rukiga Proverbs
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/8034
An analysis of the female images portrayed in Rukiga Proverbs
Kanyesigye, Joan
This research studied an analysis of female images in Rukiga proverbs in the South Western Uganda, in the area formerly known as Kigezi. It aimed at establishing whether women were given a positive image, a negative one, or both .It looked at the case studies of three sub counties in three districts of the Rukiga speaking area. These are Nyarushanje Sub-County in Rukungiri district, Ikumba Sub-County in Rubanda district and Kihiihi Sub-County in Kanungu districts. The above Districts were considered as Kigezi as they were called before British colonization.
The Rukiga language is rooted in an intensely oral culture which manifests a propagation of art forms expressing their wealth of music, dance, drama and other oral art forms .Another indicator of the literary wealth of Rukiga is the constant flavouring of speech performance with proverbs as the spice of oral expression. Basically this study analyzed proverbs to find out the female images portrayed, that is, to assess whether they are positive, negative or both.
The study also evaluated which genre, men or women, is portrayed more positively or more negatively. It also documented the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ meted out to men and women by proverbs in Rukiga. Lastly, it made critical assessment of the proverbs of the Bakiga as social statements capable of establishing the relationship between men and women
The presentations of results focused mainly on the findings from the field and the analysis by the researcher. The number of male respondents corresponded to that of female for equal representation of results. The study basically focused on background information of the folklore of the Bakiga, that is, beliefs, practices and norms. The proverbs which is part of Bakiga’s folklore was found to use animals, plants and other elements in the surrounding ecosystem as symbolism to reflect on and critique human behaviour. Proverbs were ultimately found to portray the community’s way of life. They showed society’s perception of issues of gender roles, access to and control of resources as well as power relations.
The content was finally put under eight chapters. Chapter one and two were characterized of background and introduction to the study as well as literature review among others .Chapter three was about Feminist Theory used to analyse research findings, Chapter four explained the methodology used and chapter five and six and seven were for data presentation. Chapter Eight finally viewed the recommendations and constraints encountered in trying to accomplish the study.
2019-10-01T00:00:00Z