Makerere University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Unveiling true blackness: a constant fight against racial discrimination and neocolonialism against the black man
(Suigeneris Publishing House, 2024-01)Unveiling True Blackness: A Constant Fight Against Racial Discrimination and Neo-Colonialism Against the Black Man by Isaac Christopher Lubogo is a compelling and deeply insightful examination of the enduring struggle ... -
Uptake and factors associated with uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination among adolescent girls aged 13-18 years seeking health services at Kiswa Health Center III
(Makerere University, 2023)Background: HPV is a highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection with a significant role in the cause of cervical cancer. In Uganda, the cervical cancer age-standardized incidence rate is estimated to be 56.2 per 100,000 ... -
Saving Water in Paddy Rice Fields under the System of Rice Intensification in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2024-03-27)The extent of water wastage to furnish inefficient irrigation systems especially in flood irrigated rice systems in Uganda, is not known. Too much water not only compromises nutrient use efficiency, but has also been ... -
Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in CD34 positive versus CD34-Negative peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the determinants of IGRA positivity in latent Tuberculosis
(Makerere University, 2023)Background Tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), currently used to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) have low positive predictive values for progression to active tuberculosis ... -
Computing the Artin component using Reconstruction Algebras.
(Makerere University, 2024-03-27)This thesis studies noncommutative resolutions of non-Gorenstein singularities and uses them to construct classical deformation spaces. In the first part, it recovers the Artin component of the deformation space of a cyclic ... -
Access to improved sanitation among households in peri urban area in Bwaise II Parish, Kawempe Division: A cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 6.2 aims at achieving universal access to sanitation, leaving no one behind by 2030. To enhance this achievement, SDG target 1.4 aims at basic sanitation for all ... -
Trip generation modeling for forecasting travel demand of rapidly expanding Cities. A case of Lira City.
(Makerere University, 2024-03)Transportation planning which involves trip generation, trip distribution, modal split, and network assignment processes is very important in urban areas for matching travel demand and transport facilities. Most transportation ... -
The impact of health care financing on under-five mortality rates in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-01)The inadequacy of health care financing in Uganda, coupled with its disproportionate reliance on private and external sources, presents a critical concern for healthcare outcomes. Despite a marked increase in GDP per capita, ... -
Redevelopement of Teso bar neighbourhood in Adyel Division-Lira City West
(Makerere University, 2024-02)SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: To protect and realise the potential of Teso Bar Community as part of the Lira City Centre”. To maintain and enhance the open space at the heart of Teso Bar in a way that is commensurate with its ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of working capital management practices in Mukwano Group of Companies
(Makerere University, 2024)The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of working capital management practices at Mukwano group of companies. Specifically, the study was guided by three objectives which are: assessing the effectiveness ... -
Costs of tuberculosis care and associated factors among patients with HIV or diabetes mellitus comorbidities attending selected health facilities in Kampala from a societal perspective
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction In Uganda, the Tuberculosis (TB) burden among Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is still high and increasing significantly among DM patients due to the looming DM epidemic. Although TB drugs and ... -
An exploration of the effectiveness of police patrols on crime reduction in Kawempe Policing Division
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Security is a key component for any development progress to take place and thus any hindrance to secure environment ought to be addressed immediately and effectively as it may hinder attainment of Vision 2030. The goal of ... -
Assessing the efficiency of indigenous soil and water conservation methods used in Mountainous regions of Uganda (case study of Nyamiyaga village Kisoro District)
(Makerere University, 2024-01-12)Water and soil are basic natural resources that support life in all forms. These resources are scarce to meet the increasing demands of man, which calls for their conservation. The purpose of the study was therefore to ... -
Inheritance, stability, and validation of provitamin a markers in striga hermonthica-Resistant maize inbred lines
(Makerere University, 2023-04)The development of maize varieties combining Provitamin A (PVA), high yield, and Striga resistance is an effective and affordable strategy to contribute to food security in sub-Saharan Africa where maize is a staple food ... -
Gender bias mitigation and evaluation in Luganda to English machine translation models
(Makerere University, 2023)Recent research highlights the significant concern of gender bias in machine translation (MT) models, characterized by gender-stereotyped and discriminatory translations. Given the wide application of MT across domains, ... -
Lodge concessions and wildlife conservation in Uganda: a case study of Queen Elizabeth National Park
(Makerere University, 2024-01)Concessions are one of the many market-based approaches known as Tourism User Fees that generate revenues from conservation based - tourism enterprises such as lodges which can be directed towards supporting conservation. ... -
Prevalence and risk factors of porcine cysticercosis in Kitgum District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium (T. solium) is a neglected zoonotic disease with serious public health implications. It is caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm, T. solium. Pigs are intermediate hosts of ... -
A critical analysis of the implementation of Uganda’s legal framework against substance abuse: a case study of Kampala Central Division
(Makerere University, 2024-02)The rising prevalence of substance abuse in Uganda, particularly in Kampala Central Division (KCD) ignited questions into the effectiveness of the interventions, including the legal framework, that were in place to control ... -
Predictors of condom use among men that engage in extra marital sex in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)In Uganda, just like in many Sub-Saharan countries, studies on condom in extramarital sex among men are limited. The aim of the study was to assess the factors associated with condom use among married men that engage in ... -
Factors associated with virological non-suppression among adult HIV clients with low-level viremia in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)The goal of antiretroviral therapy is to maximize the inhibition of infectious virion production to below the level of detection of less than 50 copies/ml. Clients with LLV have not been fully studied in Uganda and ...