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Factors that affect retention and drop out of trained AIDS community volunteers: the case of Taso Jinja, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)
Volunteers are important in extending social services to communities. The AIDS Support
Organization (TASO) utilizes volunteers to complement several strategies in the provision of HIV and AIDS services. However, the ...
Determinants of rural community participation in sanitation and hygiene promotion: A study of Apac district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007-06)
This study analysed the determinants of rural community participation in promotion of sanitation and hygiene in Minakulu and Aber sub-counties in rural Apac district. Community participation in sanitation and hygiene ...
Management agencies and public road transport Services in Uganda: A case study of Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers’ Association (UTODA)
(Makerere University, 2009-10)
Development and management of public road transport are prerequisites for rapid
economic growth and poverty reduction, as they influence production costs,
employment creation, access to markets and investment. The study ...
Social construction of sexual risk for HIV and behavioural change among youth in Masaka and Kampala Districts
(Makerere University, 2007-02)
HIV/AIDS, a disease without cure or vaccine, is a devastating pandemic. About 40 million people are infected worldwide, 4.1 million are infected annually, and about 800,000 died from AIDS related illnesses each year. In ...
Decentralization and the delivery of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Sironko District: 1990-2005
(Makerere University, 2009)
Uganda is one of the countries in sub Saharan Africa that has embraced the system of decentralization, with the sole aim of ensuring that services move closer to the communities. Decentralisation is supposed to improve the ...
Substance abuse and their social effects on adolescents in Uganda: a study of secondary school students in Nakawa division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2008-12)
Preventing substance abuse by adolescents has been one of the agendas of the government of Uganda for a long time. Government has tried its best using various policies and legislations to curb the habit of substance abuse ...
Factors affecting access to decentralized health services: A study of households seeking malaria treatment for children in Bundibugyo District
(Makerere University, 2008-09)
This study is an interrogation of factors that inhibit access to health services for treatment of malaria among children below five years. Analysis is done in the context of decentralization which ideally is supposed to ...
Challenges to women’s participation in local council elections in Uganda: a case study of 1997 and 2006 elections in Mityana District
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
This study set out to analyse challenges facing women’s participation in local council elections in Uganda with specific reference to the 1997 and 2006 elections in Mityana district. The study was guided by three objectives, ...
The challenges of providing malaria curative services in a new district: the case of Amolatar District in Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)
This research aimed at identifying the main challenges that were faced in delivering health services in Amolatar , as a case study of new districts. Being a self funded study, the research focused on one sector of health ...
Uganda’s foreign policy and human rights in the Great Lakes Region
(Makerere University, 2009-10)
The study focuses on Uganda’s foreign policy and human rights in the Great Lakes region of Africa. It examines the nature of Uganda’s foreign policy and whether it promotes human rights.
The study utilized qualitative ...