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Access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services: Gendered experiences of persons with physical disabilities in urban Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2012)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 ... -
Acquisition de compétence interculturelle: le cas des étudiants débutants de la langue française à l'Université de Makerere
(Makerere University, 2021-03)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 ... -
Analysing translated metaphors in Amaka ga Bawansolo and Eby'edda Bisasika
(Makerere University, 2024-12)Authors of literary texts often use metaphors in most of their writings. Chinua Achebe and George Orwell are among the writers who use metaphors to convey meaning in their texts namely; Things Fall Apart and Animal Farm ... -
Analysis of the coverage of Ebola virus disease in the New Vision and Daily Monitor Newspapers
(Makerere University, 2022-03-23)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 ... -
An analysis of the female images portrayed in Rukiga Proverbs
(Makerere University, 2019-10)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, ... -
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 ... -
Assessing communication practices on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia at antenatal clinics at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024-08)Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia remains the second leading cause of maternal deaths in Uganda but the leading cause of death at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, responsible for over 42% of maternal deaths. However, there ... -
Assessing media coverage of technical, vocational education and training in Uganda: a case study of New Vision and Daily Monitor
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)The study examined the coverage of technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Uganda by analysing the content of two Ugandan dailies, New Vision and Daily Monitor. The main objective of the study was to find ... -
Assessing the effect of interactive radio programming on children empowerment in Uganda: a case of children’s programme on Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR)
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The study assessed the effect of interactive radio programming on children empowerment in Uganda with particular focus on the children programme on Kagadi Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR) (91.7FM) in Kagadi and Kibaale ... -
Assessing the translation quality of the English Bible into Leb Lango: a case study of the Biblical Gospels
(Makerere University, 2019-08-07)The key concern of this study was to investigate the quality of translation of the Bible from English into Leblango. The study was motivated by the observation that a number of phrases and expressions in Leblango did not ... -
Assessment of community radio in Tanzania: case study of Orkonerei Radio Service FM
(2012-12)The dissertation 'Assessment of Community Radio in Tanzania: Case Study of Orkonerei Radio Service FM' constitutes an assessment of community radio in Tanzania with a specific focus on ORS FM. Central to this study was the ... -
An assessment of the use of small group communication in curbing teenage pregnancy among girls living with HIV in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)In Uganda, one in four teenage girls aged 15 - 19 years have had a child or are pregnant and 42% of all pregnancies among adolescents are un-intended. With an unmet need of family planning among adolescents of 30.4%, it ... -
An assessment of the use of statistics by Ugandan newspapers: a case of the New Vision
(Makerere University, 2024-07)The study assessed the use of statistics by Ugandan newspapers using a case of The New Vision. Using a mixed methods and sequential explanatory design, the study employed qualitative content analysis and in-depth interviews ... -
Before the lens: photographic portrayal of refugees in the print media in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Refugees are a complex category of society: they carry distinct contexts from home but are expected to be homogenous in displacement. But the media in playing their information function have the duty to represent refugees ... -
Beverage billboard advertising in Kampala City : a genre-based analysis
(Makerere University, 2019-03)This study explores billboard adverts as a subgenre of advertisement. It analyses still billboard advertisements of beverages obtained from within and around Kampala. The study seeks to establish their generic structure, ... -
Censorship in the digital age: assessing the effects of internet shutdown on journalism practice during Uganda’s 2021 general elections - a case of the daily monitor
(Makerere University, 2023-12)This study provides insights into the Internet shutdowns and journalism practice by exploring the effects of the Internet shutdowns on journalism practice during Uganda’s 2021 general elections using the case study of Daily ... -
Changing trends in naming practices among the Baganda : a case of clan names
(Makerere University, 2024)This dissertation, with a focus on clan names, investigates the changing trends in personal naming practices among the Baganda. The objectives of this study were to examine the cultural value of Ganda clan names; to ... -
Characterization of B cells in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood in hiv-1 and Cryptococcal meningitis co-infection
(Makerere University, 2015-11)Introduction: The contribution of B cells to protection against cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is not well defined. To understand the role of B cells to the pathogenesis of CM, we characterized B cell subsets in cerebrospinal ... -
A citizen sociolinguistics appraisal of Kiswahili as a tool for social integration in the East African Community
(Makerere University, 2022-05-04)This sociolinguistic study investigated the use of Kiswahili as a lived practice among ordinary citizens in the East African Community (EAC), specifically, in Busia and Namanga border towns. The aim of the study was to ... -
The comedification of radio programming in Uganda : a case study of Radio Simba
(Makerere University, 2024)This study investigated the rise of comedy in Ugandan radio programming, with a specific focus on Radio Simba. Analyzing Radio Simba’s comedic evolution from 2019 to 2023, the study contextualized these shifts within ...