Browsing Demo Collection by Issue Date "2010"
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Analysis of the Uganda national policy on orphans and vulnerable children (NOP).
(Makerere University, 2010)Abstract This study set out to analyze the effectiveness of the National policy on Orphans and Vulnerable Children (NOP) in directing interventions to the beneficiaries. This is one of the policy interventions adopted by ... -
Assessment of the level of school fire safety preparedness in primary and secondary boarding schools in Wakiso Districts
(Makerere University, 2010)Background: School fire disabilities and deaths are a public health concern not only because of the increased incidences, but also the type of disability or death caused, the predominantly young population involved and the ... -
Challenges faced by pensioners in accessing formal social security benefits in Uganda: the case of pensionerse in Wakiso District.
(Makerere University, 2010)This study examined the challenges faced by pensioners in accessing formal social security benefits in Wakiso district. More specifically, the study aimed at examining the current procedures of processing pension benefits ... -
A comperative study of the serotypes, plasmid profiles and resistance patterns of salmonella isolates from foods of animal origin and man from 4 hospital laboratories and the Central Vet laboratory in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2010)Salmonellosis is a disease of man and animals which could present as a gastroenteritis and or enteric fever in the susceptible host. In Uganda, more than 80 percent of the districts continue to report cases of typhoid fever ... -
A critique on Buganda land controversy through painting. A case study: Land Amendment Bill 2007.
(Makerere University, 2010)This guide book critiques land controversy in Buganda, through visual arts/ painting in the power contest between the re-emerging traditionalism and the flagging influence of nationalism in Uganda emerging from the land ... -
The effect of government expenditure on economic growth: an empirical analysis in Liberia
(Makerere University, 2010)The Liberian government expenditure is largely composed of recurrent spending which reduces growth according to economic theory. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the effect of government expenditure on ... -
Effect of students’ living conditions on their academic performance in secondary schools of Goma Sub County, Mukono District.
(Makerere University, 2010)The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of living conditions on students’ academic performance. The study objectives were; to examine the effect of feeding, school sanitation and accommodation on students’ ... -
Factors affecting uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services among youth in Rukungiri District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2010)Introduction: Globally 10 million youth are living with HIV with an estimated 2.5 million new HIV infections occurring each year, 63% live in sub Saharan Africa. Uganda has about 1 million people living with HIV/AIDS; the ... -
Factors influencing teacher turnover in private secondary schools in Kawempe Division.
(Makerere University, 2010)The study was to find out the factors affecting teacher turnover in private secondary schools in Kawempe Division. It was guided by three objectives: To find out the effect of motivation, work environment and work policy ... -
Genetic polymorphisms in plasmodium falciparum associated with resistance to artemisinin combination therapy: complexity of infection during short-term culture and characterization of in vitro sensitivity in Kampala Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010)Background Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently advocated in Africa as a means of improving treatment efficacy and slowing the development of drug resistance. However, the selection of resistant ... -
Genotypic antiretroviral drug resistance in a cohort of HIV infected drug naïve Ugandan Women
(Makerere University, 2010)Recently there has been increased access to ARVs in Uganda. There is high HIV diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and very few data are available as to how subtype diversity may affect drug susceptibility and resistance. This ... -
Hydraulic simulation of low skeletonisation, large-scale urban water distribution networks: a case of naguru water supply area, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2010)Hydraulic simulation (HS) offers functionality that could greatly enhance the resolution of the recurring technical challenges experienced by the Kampala Water distribution Network (KWN). Unfortunately, HS technology is ... -
The influence of entrepreneurial attributes and social networks on the growth of women owned enterprises
(Makerere University, 2010)This study was about The Influence of Entrepreneurial attributes and Social Networks on the Growth of Women Owned Enterprises. It sought to establish the relationship between the levels of entrepreneur’s attributes exhibited ... -
Prior health seeking behaviour and clinical presentation of patients with first time HIV testing at Medical Admission.
(Makerere University, 2010)Introduction: Delayed therapy is detrimental and costly to patients. In HIV care, this problem has been confounded by the practice of leaving it to patients to decide whether or not to test for HIV. Many HIV infected ... -
Prostate volume measurement by suprapubic and transrectal ultrasonography in the assessment of benign prostatic hyperplasia patients: a cross sectional study.
(2010)Title: Prostate volume measurement by suprapubic and transrectal ultrasonography in the assessment of BPH patients. Objective: To compare preoperative volumes of the whole prostate as measured by SPUS, TRUS and the ... -
Using ICT to enhance knowledge management in higher education: a conceptual framework and research agenda
(University of West Indies, 2010)The adoption and use of ICT to enhance and facilitate Knowledge Management (KM) has brought to focus the urgent need to come out with new methods, tools and techniques in the development of KM systems frameworks, knowledge ...