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Assessing the levels of pesticide residues in livestock products and water around Lake Mburo National Park, South Western Uganda.
(2013)
An assessment on the levels of pesticide residues in livestock products and water around Lake Mburo National Park, South Western Uganda was carried out in the year 2010/2011. This study was necessary in view of the fact ...
Sexual orientation and the law: A case study of homosexuals in Kampala District.
(Makerere University, 2013)
The study examines Sexual Orientation and the Law. The general objective of this study was to investigate the Legal and Constitutional framework for the protection of homosexuals in Uganda. In this respect, the researcher ...
Prevalence and factors associated with sputum smear negative tuberculosis among adult tb patients in Kawempe division-Kampala: a nested case control study.
(2013-06)
Smear microscopy has remained the most used test for diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing countries. However, there has been disproportionate increase in smear-negative tuberculosis. The objective of this study was to ...
Factors influencing use of family planning methods among HIV positive female clients in South Western Uganda: A case of Kitagata Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2013)
This dissertation presents findings of a cross-sectional study carried out among (191) HIV positive females attending HIV care clinic in Kitagata hospital Sheema district, Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess factors ...
Framing the Commonwealth in Uganda’s print media: A comparative study of the New Vision and Daily Monitor newspapers
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
The purpose of this study was to assess the manner in which the leading dailies frame international organizations and the effect of such framing on the readers. With particular focus on the Commonwealth as an international ...
Evolutionary history of the Nile Perch in its native habitat - the nilotic system versus its new haven – the Lake Victoria region waters.
(Makerere University, 2013-10)
Nile perch is an important food fish species of the genus Lates, belonging to family Latidae. It widely occurs in the Afro-tropical region in Africa, and in East Africa it is native to Lakes Albert and Turkana and River ...
Occurrence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in Agago and Otuke districts, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-11)
Contagious Caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a devastating disease of goats caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae (Mccp). The disease was first confirmed in Uganda in 1995 in Karamoja region. CCPP disease ...
Prevalence and factors associated with ocular manifestations of tuberculosis among patients at the National tuberculosis referral centre, Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere university, 2013-08)
Background: TB remains a major public health problem in Uganda. The situation is compounded by the high rate of occurrence of HIV co-infection in Uganda. Although TB is known to cause ocular manifestations and some anti-TB ...
Sonographic scoring for operating room triage in trauma; accuracy for therapeutic laparotomy among blunt abdominal trauma patients in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Background:
Trauma burden globally accounts for high levels of mortality and morbidity mainly associated with diagnostic and treatment delays of Blunt Abdominal Trauma (BAT). Patient’s evaluation for BAT remains a ...
Regeneration and transformation systems for improving resistance to weevils in Ugandan sweetpotato cultivars.
(2013-10)
Productivity of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] in Sub-Saharan Africa is significantly reduced due to damage caused by weevils, Cylas puncticollis Boheman and C. brunneus Fabricius. The improvement of weevil ...