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Military Museums and National Security
(Makerere University, 2017-12-20)This study is on the importance of Military Museums on Uganda’s National Security and the challenges in their development, it was qualitative and was library based; the main sources included secondary and archival. The ... -
Personality, career success and career transition intention among working graduates in Kampala, Uganda
(2019-04)The main purpose of this study was to examine the association between personality, career success, and career transition intention. The study also examined the moderating effect of career success on the association between ... -
The importance of the sacrament of matrimony in the upbringing children in light of Amoris Laetitia : Case study in Holy Rosary Parish
(2018-05)The Church has the obligation to administer the Sacrament of Matrimony to those who are called to family life as their vocation and to teach them as parents the importance of this sacrament in upbringing children both in ... -
Assessment of peace journalism practice in South Sudan : A case study of Radio Miraya Juba South Sudan
(2018-09)This study assessed peace journalism practice in South Sudan, grounded on the Galtung peace/conflict reporting versus violence/war reporting model. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the practice of peace ... -
The legal framework for addressing the refuge problem in Uganda: Strengths and weaknesses
(Makerere University, 2018-11)This study analysed how the refugee legal regime in Uganda was addressing the recurrent refugee problem. Refugees are a desperate and vulnerable category of people, who will have been forced by threats of human execution ... -
ECOWAS and security in West Africa
(Makerere University, 2018-09-25)The thesis of this essay is that ECOWAS could be a model organization for regional security in Africa. The essay analyzes Sub-regional organizations in addressing regional insecurity in Africa and uses ECOWAS as a case ... -
The role of NGOs in monitoring and reporting human rights violations to treaty bodies in Uganda: A case study of selected NGOs
(2018-11-28)This study was set out to examine the role played by human rights NGOs in Uganda in fulfilling their obligations of monitoring and reporting before the international treaty bodies. The study was interested in exploring the ... -
Assessment of the capacity of local governments to offer protection services to vulnerable children in Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2018-12-15)This study aimed to analyze and assess the capacity of local governments to effectively and sustainably offer protection services to vulnerable children. It was, accordingly, premised on four (4) specific objectives, namely; ... -
Human trafficking and sexual exploitation: Experiences of Ugandan male and female diasporic returnees in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2018-10)The purpose of this study was to analyse the experiences of trafficked sexually exploited Ugandan men and women who had returned from the diaspora. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to examine the ... -
Parenting styles, parental monitoring and adolescents‘ risky sexual behavior
(Makerere University, 2018)The study investigated the relationships between parenting styles, parental monitoring and adolescents risky sexual behavior of 300 secondary school adolescents of senior four to six of 2016 in Rubaga Division, Kampala ... -
Responsible care for natural environment: A solution towards ecological crisis in Aduku Parish – Lira Diocese in light of LAUDATO SI’
(2018-10)The study was conducted to establish a thesis that responsible care for natural environment is a solution to curb the ecological crisis in Aduku Parish – Lira Diocese. The study was carried out in light of a ground-breaking ... -
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 ... -
The problems facing Sudanese women refugees in Mireyi Refugee Camp in Adjumani District and their coping mechanisms
(2018-11)This paper have examines problems facing women refugees in Mireyi camp, in Adjumani district, of Uganda. The research purpose was to assess the various refugees’ ways of life in the refugee camps around Adjumani District, ... -
Self-stigma, depressive symptoms and coping strategies among caregivers of children with mental disorder in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-10)People with mental disorder suffer from stigma in addition to the illness itself; their caregivers also suffer from stigma of having a child with mental disorder. The study examined the levels and associations between self- ... -
Poverty: A hindrance to integral human development in Wadelai Catholic Parish in light of Populorum Progressio
(Makerere University, 2019-01-10)In our society today, the value of human life and the integral development of the human person in all strata of life are under direct attack from anti-life forces or enemies of life like poverty, injustices, abortion, ... -
Investigating the role of community radio in disseminating income poverty alleviation messages in rural communities: A case study of Kagadi-Kibaale Community Radio
(Makerere University, 2018-08)This study “Investigating the role of community radio in disseminating Income poverty Alleviation messages in rural communities: A case study of Kagadi-Kibaale Community Radio (KKCR)” shows how effective community radio ... -
Family expressed emotions, treatment adherence and symptom relapse among schizophrenia patients in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)Symptom relapse among schizophrenia patients has become a global concern and accounts for the majority (75%) of the readmission cases. Studies world-over indicate that in consistence to treatment regiments predicts disease ... -
Gender, science self-efficacy and science related career aspirations among ordinary level students in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2018-12)The study examined the gender difference in science self-efficacy and science related career aspirations and the influence of science self-efficacy on science related career aspirations among ordinary level students in ... -
Social-cultural values that influence gendered decisions for pork consumption: A case study of pork retail outlets in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2018-11-14)Globally, pork is the most extensively consumed meat due to its rich nutritional value: protein, iron, zinc, potassium, magnesium and vitamins (Murphy et al, 2014, Nguyen et al, 2015& UBOS, 2015). Consuming pork is important ... -
Perceptions of medical services offered to multi drug resistant tuberculosis patients in government health facilities in Masaka Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2018)The study was conducted to establish the perceptions of medical services offered to MDR TB patients in Masaka regional referral hospital. The study adopted five objectives that is; to assess the patients’ understanding ...
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