Browsing Demo Collection by Subject "Uganda"
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Analysis of the Uganda national policy on orphans and vulnerable children (NOP).
(Makerere University, 2010)Abstract This study set out to analyze the effectiveness of the National policy on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NOP) in directing interventions to the beneficiaries. This is one of the policy interventions adopted by ... -
Appraisal practices and teacher performance in the secondary schools of Nansana Town Council, Wakiso District.
(Makerere University, 2010-09)The study set out to establish the effect of appraisal practices on the performance of teachers in secondary schools of Nansana Town Council, Wakiso District. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the ... -
The association of high serum estradiol level with breast cancer women at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-06)Background: Breast cancer is one of the top three common types of cancers diagnosed in women. In Uganda breast cancer is the third commonest cancer in women after cancer of the cervix and Kaposi's sarcoma. The incidence ... -
Challenges faced by pensioners in accessing formal social security benefits in Uganda: the case of pensionerse in Wakiso District.
(Makerere University, 2010)This study examined the challenges faced by pensioners in accessing formal social security benefits in Wakiso district. More specifically, the study aimed at examining the current procedures of processing pension benefits ... -
Challenges of national human rights institutions in monitoring international conventions on human rights: case study of Uganda Human Rights Commision.
(Makerere University, 2011-06)This study interrogates the challenges Uganda Human Rights Commission faces in monitoring Uganda’s compliance with its human rights treaty obligations. Since Uganda is a state party to international human rights conventions ... -
Challenges of rehabilitating juvenile delinquents in Uganda: a case study of Kampiringisa National Rehabilitation Center and Naguru Remand Home
(Makerere University, 2010-11)The study explored the challenges of rehabilitating the juvenile delinquents in Uganda between 1997 and 2007. In Uganda, juvenile delinquency has become a threat to the urban centers and families; with major characteristics ... -
Collaborative forest management: a potential policy and legal option for successful Forestry Resources Management in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)Uganda is endowed with forestry resources that provide a number of environmental, social and economic benefits. However, the forests are increasingly shrinking owing to increasing population, industrialization and energy ... -
Communication strategies and staff performance in compassion international affiliated projects of Masaka and Mbarara
(Makerere University, 2009-09)This study was conducted to establish the impact of communication strategies on staff performance in Compassion International Affiliated Projects. The study particularly sought to establish how regular communication, ... -
A comperative study of the serotypes, plasmid profiles and resistance patterns of salmonella isolates from foods of animal origin and man from 4 hospital laboratories and the Central Vet laboratory in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2010)Salmonellosis is a disease of man and animals which could present as a gastroenteritis and or enteric fever in the susceptible host. In Uganda, more than 80 percent of the districts continue to report cases of typhoid fever ... -
Computerized rehabilitation for cognitive deficits after central nervous system malaria in Ugandan children
(Makerere University and Karolinska Institutet, 2011)Background: Malaria infecting the central nervous system (CNS) affects over 575,000 children annually in sub-Saharan Africa leading to cognitive deficits. The effect of this form of malaria on everyday behaviour and academic ... -
The contribution of Supreme Court rulings to conflict management in Uganda: a case of 2001 and 2006 presidential elections
(Makerere University, 2012-01)The Study is about the Contribution of the 2001 and 2006 Supreme Court rulings on Presidential elections’ results to Conflict management in Uganda. The General objective of the study is to establish the extent to which ... -
The contribution of the UK government towards Uganda's transition to multiparty democracy: 1986-2005
(Makerere University, 2010-09)The study was conducted on the contribution of the UK government towards Uganda’s transition to multiparty democracy, 1986-2005. It investigated and analysed the environments that influenced Uganda’s transition from ... -
Corporate risk management and performance of selected financial institutions in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-07)The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationships between corporate risk management, and performance of selected financial institutions in Uganda. Specifically, this study examined whether operational risk ... -
Determination of antenantal visits in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-07)This study investigates the determinants of number of antenatal visits among women in Uganda. Independent effects of predisposing, enabling and need factors were examined. The study used the Uganda Demographic and Health ... -
The effect of teachers' leadership role on students' discipline in secondary schools in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2010-11)The study intended to investigate the effects of teachers’ leadership roles on students’ discipline in Wakiso secondary schools. The objectives of the study included; to establish the effect of teachers’ in and outside ... -
Ethical culture, justice perceptions, legitimacy of the procurement Law Enforcement Authority and compliance with the public procurement Law
(Makerere University, 2012-09)The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between Ethical Culture, Justice Perceptions, Legitimacy of the procurement law enforcement authority and compliance with the public procurement law in Central ... -
Exploratory study on the teaching of clay work in secondary schools in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2011-04)The study sought to explore the teaching of clay work in the secondary schools of Wakiso district, the study specifically looked at the nature of teaching, teachers’ competence and availability of instructional materials ... -
Household factors and utilization of maternal health services in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-07)This study sought to examine the relationship between household factors and utilization of Maternal Health Services in Uganda. The study utilized the 2006 Uganda Demographic Health Survey data set, where household factors ... -
Hybrid e-learning for rural secondary schools in Uganda: co-evolution in triple helix processes
(Makerere University, 2009-01)For the last two decades, a number of policies aimed at increasing participation of female students in higher education have been implemented by Uganda Government. However, the participation of female students in the ... -
The impact of HIV and AIDS care and support interventions on household welfare in Uganda: a case study of Kyanamukaaka and Buwunga Sub-counties, Masaka District
(Makerere University, 2009)The Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic poses a threat to economic growth in many countries through its effects on household savings and labour productivity. There ...