Makerere University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Makerere University-Uganda Heart Institute collaborative cardiovascular disease training and research since 1988
(2022)Background Makerere University College of Health Sciences has been collaborating with the Uganda Heart Institute to build capacity for research, training and clinical care in cardiovascular medicine for the last 34 years ... -
Mobile Phone-based intervention to promote un-interrupted HIV treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2022)Introduction: Keeping HIV-infected adults away from the health care system during the COVID-19 travel restrictions, presents a challenge to HIV treatment adherence. Methods: This study focused on the initial two phases ... -
Readiness for collaboration among organizations promoting employment opportunities for graduates: the case of Makerere University, Kampala Capital City Authority, Enterprise Uganda and Nation Media Group in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-06)This study delved into the structure, social capital and agency of Makerere University, Kampala Capital City Authority, Enterprise Uganda, and Nation Media Group to establish their readiness to collaborate with other ... -
Disability and technology in Africa: Introduction
(Cambridge University press, 2022)An elderly lady with a limp selects her longest walking stick to help her through the mud to her garden. Deaf people watch attentively as a pastor delivers a sermon in sign language. Refugees with disabilities sit on their ... -
Effect of Cassava genotype and environment on population change and fitness of the Whitefly, Bemisia Tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
(Makerere University, 2023)The whitefly pest complex Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889) is one of the most devastating agricultural pests globally. Over the past two decades, increased abundance of B. tabaci populations throughout the cassava‐growing ... -
Performance of community health workers and associated factors in responding to disease outbreaks in Masaka district.
(Makerere University, 2023-01-15)ABSTRACT Introduction Community health workers (CHW) also referred to as Village Health teams (VHTs) are community volunteers selected from within their communities to provide health information, primary healthcare support ... -
Grain characteristics and composition of selected new Sorghum lines
(Makerere University, 2022)The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional and technological properties of new sorghum lines. Grain characteristics (pericarp thickness, hardness, bulk density, kernel size, thousand kernel weight, ... -
Assessment of sources of funding of teaching hospitals in Uganda: a case study of Kiruddu National Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The major aim of this study was to examine the different sources of funding of teaching hospitals in Uganda, to find out challenges of different sources of funding of teaching hospitals in Uganda and to suggest possible ... -
Government expenditure and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)This study investigates the effect of Government expenditure (disaggregated into capital and recurrent) on economic growth in Uganda using secondary data time series for the period 1985-2020. The data was obtained from ... -
Digital transformation of urban refugees in Kampala, Uganda in the Covid-19 era.
(Makerere University, 2021-04)The main purpose of this study was to analyze the digital transformation of urban refugees in Kampala, Uganda. The study was guided by a number of related objectives which included the following; to identify the extent to ... -
Teachers’ attitudes towards the integrated-functional approach to the teaching of Luganda in secondary schools
(Makerere University, 2007)The study was carried out to examine the attitudes of Luganda teachers towards the Integrated -Functional Approach in Luganda teaching. The Luganda teachers Integrated-Functional Approach has been described by Mulumba ... -
A framework for stocktaking in academic libraries: a case of three selected university libraries in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-08)A study was carried out to identify needs for stocktaking, to appraise its processes and practices, to examine the challenges faced during stocktaking and thereafter develop a framework that might guide stocktaking activities ... -
The family and promotion of children's rights : a study of Kisubi Parish (Wakiso District) and Kibingo Parish (Mbarara District)
(Makerere University, 2007)The study set to establish the family roles in the promotion of children's right to education and freedom of expression. These rights stem from the family and the family has a lot to do to enable these rights to be enjoyed ... -
Forms of domestic violence against men in Mukono town council, Mukono district
(Makerere University, 2007)Domestic violence takes a big proportion of the family challenges, However, most of the violence in the home that have been researched has mostly been focusing on women and children, but it has been found out that men also ... -
The suppression of social freedom as an obstacle to national social development in Uganda
(Makerere University, 1997)The study aimed at a philosophical demonstration of the view that suppression of social freedom is a major factor that underlies the low level of social development and the undesirable state of affairs that have prevailed ... -
Kenya's intervention in Somalia: 1990 - 2020
(Makerere University, 2023-03-03)The Somali conflict or Civil War, which began in 1991 after the collapse of the Siad Barre regime, has continued to ravage Somalia and the horn of Africa. In Kenya and Somalia, activities and operations of Al-Shabaab have ... -
Predictors of completion of four antenatal care (ANC) visits in central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-06)Antenatal Care Attendance (ANC) is critical to favorable pregnancy outcomes including safe delivery and a healthy baby. World Health Organization recommends that a pregnant woman attends at least four ANC visits attended ... -
Domestication potential of selected indigenous fruit trees in Mukono district
(Makerere University, 1998)Indigenous fruit trees are predominantly growing in the wild in Uganda. Domestication of indigenous fruit trees involves identification, capturing of germplasm from the wild and the incorporation into existing farming ... -
Estimating soil properties in patched vegetation landscapes using remote sensing
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Soil maps are important tools for farm planning and soil conservation. This study explored the potential of satellite data in express mapping of key seven soil properties (pH, SOM, Tot. N, Available P., K-exch, Clay and ... -
Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for Resistance to Bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus) in Cowpea
(Makerere University, 2023-07-20)In storage, cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) experiences significant damage from biotic agents especially cowpea bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus). This results in cowpea grain deterioration making the seeds unfit for human ...