Makerere University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The role of government aided secondary schools in alleviating HIV/AIDS stigma in Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District
(Makerere University, 2015-11)This study titled "The role of government aided secondary schools in alleviating HIV/AIDS stigma‟ was carried out in six schools in Fort Portal Municipality, Kabarole District. The study was guided by three research ... -
ESIA of the proposed upgrade for Bombo-Ndegye-Kalasa road
(Makerere University, 2019-08)The government of Uganda through Uganda National Roads Authority plans to upgrade the existing Bombo-Ndejje-Kalasa road from gravel to bitumen. In accordance with the requirements of the Third Schedule of the National ... -
Unraveling Critical Factors for a Responsive University-Farming Community Engagement in Uganda: Insights from Two Outreach Projects at the School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Universities are criticized for focusing on academic and research roles with minimal impact on communities. In attempt to be more responsive for impact, the School of Agricultural Sciences (SAS), Makerere University piloted ... -
Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Irish Potato Production in Kigezi Highlands of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)East Africa has seen a warming trend of about 0.5 ºC and has become wetter on average by around 10-20% over the past years. Crop production tends to decline with rising temperatures, erratic and uncertain rainfall regimes. ... -
Effect of village savings and loan associations on access to improved inputs among smallholder farmers in Kiryandongo district, mid-western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Access to agricultural finance for smallholder farmers‟ investments in improved inputs is a big challenge in Uganda. Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) have been promoted to increase access to financial services ... -
Project Management and Implementation of Low Volume Roads.
(2019-09-06)Uganda’s road network comprising about 145,000km of National, Urban, District and Community access roads, provides the dominant mode of freight and passenger transport. Unsealed low volume roads constitute over 90% of the ... -
Construction of HSC two storied block at St. Mary's College Kisubi (SMACK)
(2019-09-09)Having completed the Project titled, “Expansion of HSC Two Storied Classroom Block at St Mary’s College Kisubi’ as a Project Engineer under Bucons (U) limited. Being part of the Project Team I was responsible for managing ... -
Compliance levels with the W.H.O global guidelines for prevention of infection and associated surgical site infection following caesarean delivery in Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2019)Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a substantial burden to health-care systems worldwide in terms of patient morbidity, mortality, and costs. The study’s objective was to determine the levels of compliance ... -
Availability and Utilization of Sexual Reproductive Health Services among adolescents in boarding secondary schools in Soroti District
(Makerere University, 2019-11-14)Background: Adolescence represents a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. During this period, adolescents are exploring, highly active and are willing to take risks including sexual experimentation. Therefore, ... -
Discipline management strategies and student behaviour in private secondary schools in Mayuge Town Council
(2019-07)The study examined ‘DISCIPLINE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND STUDENT BEHAVIOUR IN PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MAYUGE TOWN COUNCIL, MAYUGE DISTRICT’. Due to increasing student misbehavior in schools, the study examined discipline ... -
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION IN CHILDREN AGED 2-12 YEARS ATTENDING THE PAEDIATRIC CLINIC AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(2019-10-11)Introduction: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common in children aged between 6 months to 4 years, and it is one of the causes of hearing loss (HL) in children worldwide. OME is one of the most commonly occurring ... -
BACTERIAL PATTERNS OF RHINOSINUSITIS AMONG ADULT HIV PATIENTS WITH A CD4 COUNT ABOVE OR BELOW 200/μL ATTENDING THE AIDS SUPPORT ORGANISATION (TASO) MULAGO CLINIC
(Makerere University, 2019-08-20)Introduction: The HIV-associated Rhinosinusitis (RS) is reported with a prevalence of 11 to 70%. When the CD4 count is below 200/μL, RS becomes recurrent, severe and difficult to treat due to atypical bacterial aetiological ... -
GENETIC VARIATIONS WITHIN THE CCR5 PROMOTER REGION AMONG ELITE AND VIREMIC CONTROLLERS IN UGANDA
(2019-11-13)Background: Mechanisms for HIV control among elite and viremic controllers are not fully understood. Although studies conducted in Uganda have reported the existence of these controllers, research has not yet sounded out ... -
Nutritional Status as a Factor of Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer of the Esophogus at Mulago Hospital Complex
(Makerere University, 2019-09-28)Introduction: Cancer of the esophagus (CAE) is the seventh and 13th commonly occurring cancer in men and women respectively with over 500,000 new cases worldwide in 2018. Around 81% of these cases occur in less developed ... -
Examining the Causes of Loan Default in Microfinance Institutions: A Case of Pride Microfinance Ltd (MDI)
(Makerere University, 2019-11-14)The purpose of this study was to explore the causes of loan default in microfinance institutions with objectives of examining microfinance institutions specific factors causing customers to default, exploring the customer ... -
ACCEPTABILITY AND PERCEPTIONS OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG YOUNG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN IN KCCA ART CLINICS
(2019-09)Introduction There are about 7000 new HIV infections among young women in Sub Saharan Africa. Forty- three percent of pregnancies among young HIV positive women in Uganda are either unwanted or mistimed and this accounts ... -
Evaluating Risk Management Practices in Commercial Banks: A Case of Centenary Bank Uganda Limited
(Makerere University, 2019-10-29)The purpose of the study was to evaluate risk management practices in Centenary Bank Uganda Limited with specific objectives to establish the trend of risk management practices, to analyse the challenges Centenary Bank ... -
Effectiveness of Working Capital Management by Micro enterprises of Tororo Central Market
(Makerere University, 2019-11-11)The study aimed at finding out the effectiveness of working capital management by the micro enterprises of Tororo Central Market. The objectives that guided the study were; to find out the effectiveness of cash management, ... -
Evaluating new Product Development Process in the Banking Industry: A Case Study of Bank of Africa
(Makerere University, 2019-11)New product development is one of the main factors in achieving and maintaining relevance in the financial industry. The life cycle of products is very short in contemporary financial business environment and it is getting ... -
Patriarchal practices affecting women’s land rights in Tororo District, Uganda
(2019-10-16)For agrarian societies, access and ownership of land plays a key role in the production process in developing countries like Uganda, where rural livelihoods depend almost entirely on farming and farm produce derived from ...