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Assessing the coping mechanisms of HIV/AIDS-Orphaned children in Rubaga Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2008-05)The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease is neither solely a health problem nor can it be dealt with as such. In Uganda it has affected both rural and urban dwellers, adults and children across the country ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of Crimes Record Management System (CRMS) on efficiency of criminal investigations operations in Uganda Police Force: a case of Jinja Road Police Station
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The need for good record-keeping and information-sharing practices has taken on added significance in today’s global environment. Not only do good records provide crucial internal information, law enforcement agencies ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the complaints and grievance management system of the Social Assistance for Empowerment programme in Uganda: a case of Kiboga District
(2017-06)This study assessed the effectiveness of the Grievances and Complaints (G&C) redress system of the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) programme in Kiboga district. It was guided by three objectives namely; to ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the in-kind resettlement strategy among project-displaced people in Buseruka Sub-County, Hoima District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05-28)Despite the increasing emphasis by development partners on consideration of in-kind resettlement as a compensation strategy in areas where most of the livelihoods are rural and land -based, the effectiveness of the in-kind ... -
Assessing the role of communication in childhood vaccination uptake in Kampala, Uganda: case study of Kisenyi Health Center IV
(Makerere University, 2022-03-13)This was an exploratory study undertaken to document the perspectives of communication about childhood vaccination in Kampala City. The objectives of the study were to identify the vaccination communication interventions; ... -
Assessing the socio-economic life status of persons displaced by road projects in Uganda: a case of Bumbobi – Lwakhakha, Mbale district
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The purpose of this study was to assess the socioeconomic life status of people displaced by development post-compensation. The study was conducted in Mbale district, Bumbobi sub-county, approximately five kilometres from ... -
An assessment of community policing strategies to peace building efforts in Uganda: a case study of Kawempe Division, Kampala District.
(Makerere University, 2017-11)The study evaluates the Community Policing Strategy’s effectiveness in realizing outcomes envisaged by its architects. The introduction of the Community Policing Strategy in the Uganda Police was not only aimed at promoting ... -
An assessment of coping with socio-economic needs among Batwa of Kisoro district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)The marginalized communities around the world often struggle to cope with livelihoods due to the following changes in every day pattern. Usually, these changes forced through need for development. In 1992, the Batwa people ... -
Assessment of factors affecting adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Northern Uganda : A case study of TB patients in Kitgum Hospital
(Makerere University, 2019-09-26)The study sought to Assess Factors Affecting Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment in Northern Uganda, with the objective to: assess TB patients’ perceptions on adherence to treatment services; examine TB patients’ attitudes ... -
An assessment of Police effectiveness in crime management during pandemics: a case of COVID-19 in Central Police Station, Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Since January 2020, the world has been faced with a global Covid-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2) virus strain. This pandemic has greatly affected the security of society, economic development, people‘s daily lives, ... -
An assessment of policing on conflict transformation: a case of Gulu District
(Makerere University, 2023-01)The research study sought to carry out an examination of policing on conflict transformation using a case of Gulu district in northern Uganda. The study was guided by three objectives; to examine the role of policing in ... -
An assessment of school interventions in protecting adolescent students against risky sexual behaviours in Kampala and Luwero Districts
(Makerere University, 2008-03)An assessment of school interventions strategies implemented in the last three years to prevent risky sexual behaviours among adolescents; was conducted in Mazzi and Kalinabiri Secondary Schools in Luwero and Kampala ... -
An assessment of the contribution of microcredit to household welfare improvement in Kayunga District
(Makerere University, 2018-10)The study assessed the contribution of micro-credit in enhancing the welfare of households in Kayunga district. Three objectives guided the study and these were; to assess the contribution of microcredit on child education ... -
Assessment of the impact of refugee land rights on their relationship with host communities in Uganda: A case study of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement (2000 – 2017)
(Makerere University, 2021-03)This study aimed at assessing the impact of refugee land rights on their relationship with host communities in Uganda, focusing on Kyangwali refugee settlement in Hoima district. The study identified factors giving rise ... -
Assessment of the performance of the national identification and registration exercise in Nakawa Division; Kampala, Uganda
(2020-05)Uganda launched a massive national identification and registration exercise in 2014 aimed at issuing all citizens aged 16 years and above with National Identification Numbers, National Identity Cards and building a National ... -
Assessment of the relationship between the level of awareness of the legislation and participation of persons with disabilities in national development: A case study of Bushenyi District
(Makerere University, 2012-10)Until the second half of the 20th century, it was rare that society recognized that disabled people have the same abilities, needs, and interests as the rest of the population. This study investigated the extent to which ... -
Attitudes on availability and utilization of sexual reproductive heath information among adolescents in Uganda: A case study of Bubare Sub-County, Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2010-11)This study set out to examines the; attitudes on availability, levels of utilisation and constraints to utilisation of sexual reproductive health information in Uganda focusing on Bubare sub-county, Kashari county, Mbarara ... -
Audiological status, HIV/AIDS knowledge and sexual behaviour of youth
(Makerere University, 2012-11)This study that composed of 194 respondents from two secondary schools compared HIV/AIDS knowledge and sexual behavior between Ugandan Deaf and non-deaf youth. It also established the relationship between HIV/AIDS knowledge ... -
Bakiga migration and the socio-economic development of host communities in North Kigezi (1940-1974): a case study of Bugangari and Bwambara Sub-Counties
(Makerere University, 2023-11)This study investigated the effect of Bakiga Migration on the Socio-Economic Development of Host Communities in North Kigezi (1940-1974). The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to find out the reasons ... -
Barriers and facilitators to improvement in quality of care under facility-level differentiated Anti-Retroviral Therapy Service Delivery (DASD) in Bushenyi district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)The purpose of this study was to understand the facilitators and barriers to the improvement in the quality of care under differentiated ART service delivery in Bushenyi District, Uganda. The study was conducted at four ...