School of Women and Gender Studies (SWGS): Recent submissions
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A gender analysis of academic parents' roles towards female and male students' participation in secondary school education in Arua District
(Makerere University, 2022-02-25)The study aimed at examining the roles of senior women/ men teachers’ support to female and male students to participate in secondary school activities in Arua district, Uganda. The study employed a case study design and ... -
Gender differentiated perceptions held for triggers of child neglect in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-24)Although considerable research exists on Child Neglect (CN), gender-differentiated perceptions that fuel CN are not yet known. In the patriarchal family settings, the perception often held of mothers is that of childcare ... -
Child sexual abuse and situational context : children’s experiences in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-08-15)Although substantial literature exists on child sexual abuse (CSA), little is known about abuses children encounter in northern Uganda, a post-conflict area. Media reports have indicated a high incidence for CSA. The study, ... -
An exploratory study on the use of digital platforms as business networking tool for women-led SMES in Nakawa peri-urban community, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2019-10-12)Social media is a phenomenon that has transformed the interaction and communication of individuals throughout the world. Especially, social networking websites are very popular and have become a daily practice in a lot of ... -
The influence of gender on child trafficking for labor exploitation in urban centers of Kampala City: A case study of child survivors
(Makerere University, 2021-03)The purpose of this study was to assess the gendered nature of trafficking of boys and girls from rural areas of Uganda to Kampala for the purpose of labor exploitation. The study was guided by the following specific ... -
Assessing the effects of gender-based violence on economic status of women and men in households : a case study of Ibanda District
(Makerere University, 2020-02)The study on “Gender-Based Violence and Women's and men's Economic status was carried out in Ishongororo Town Council Ibanda District". The overall objective of the study was to assess the effects of gender-based violence ... -
Gender differentiated pathways to understanding child abuse and neglect in Uganda : exigencies in the post conflict Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-05-05)The study investigated the post conflict gender differentiated pathways to understanding Child Abuse and Neglect in Gulu, Lira and Kitgum districts, northern Uganda. Northern Uganda experienced a conflict for 2 decades ... -
Factors influencing the choice of science subjects among girls at the advanced secondary school level education: A case of Kiboga Town Council
(Makerere University, 2020-12)The study was about factors influencing choice of science subjects among girls while joining A-level. Whereas students have a right to choose subjects of their tastes and preferences while enrolling for A-level and it is ... -
The impact of microfinance on women borrower's livelihoods : a case of BRAC Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-24)The study examined the impact of BRAC microfinance credit schemes on poor women borrowers’ livelihoods in Kabarole District. The objectives of the study were to: examine credit facilities offered by BRAC Uganda that are ... -
The effects of the operation wealth creation programme on the care economy : a case of farmers in Apac district
(Makerere University, 2021)The study analyzed the effects of the Operation Wealth Creation program on the care economy. The focus was on farmers (organized in groups) who benefitted from the Operation Wealth Creation initiative in Apac district. The ... -
Social implications of married women adopting their husbands’ names : a gendered perspective - a case study of Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2021-03-09)Naming is a very significant and symbolic practice that is used to attach a ‘label’ in the form of a name to a person. It is the name, whether given, added, or adopted that influence one’s identity. Therefore, names have ... -
Gender and decision-making in the print media in Uganda : experiences of newspaper editors
(Makerere University, 2021-04-08)The media plays a crucial role in framing public debates and shaping public perceptions by selecting the issues to be reported and how they are represented. For the media to accurately mirror societies and to produce ... -
Unlocking the socio-economic development potentials : women's experiences of Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) in Apac District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-06)The study was about women’s experiences of Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) and their potentials to socio-economic development in Apac district, Northern Uganda. The main objective of this study was to explore whether and ... -
Women’s participation in decentralized governance in Buikwe district-a case study of Nyenga, Najja and Buikwe sub counties.
(2016-04)This study entitled, “Women`s Participation in Decentralized Governance in Buikwe District; A Case of Nyenga, Najja and Buikwe Sub Counties, was prompted by a period of low women`s visibility as participants in the governance ... -
Women’s livelihood strategies in urban internally displaced persons settlement : A case of Acholi Quarters, Kampala
(2018-06)War pushes humanity to jeopardy; forcing millions out of their homelands every year, into internal displacement settings and sometimes refugee settings. Uganda like other countries has had her share of war and displacement ... -
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 ... -
Gender and socio-cultural drivers of pre-eclampsia among women in Mubende District
(2018-10-17)This study sought to examine gender and socio-cultural drivers of pre-eclampsia among women in Mubende district. Pre-eclampsia which is also known as toxemia, is a pregnancy-related hypertensive disorder that occurs usually ... -
Children’s experiences of gender based violence in Gasabo District Rwanda
(Makerere University, 2018-10)The study examined the children’s experience of gender based violence in Gasabo District in Rwanda. Due to inadequate in supporting actions towards gender based violence, the study was therefore guided by the following ... -
Assessing the socio-economic status of child mothers and their children in Entebbe Municipality
(Makerere University, 2017-01)Available literature indicates that majority of the men who father children with teenage mothers tend to be a few years older than their teenage partners, although a minority may be significantly older (Bunting and McAuley, ... -
The influence of gender perceptions on access to and use of family planning by young married girls: A case study of Kigulu, Iganga District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013)Young married girls’ reproductive desires are strongly influenced by cultural beliefs, gendered beliefs and gendered stereotype (expectations of gendered roles) which produce gender perceptions. The belief that a girl’s ...