The research was carried out in Oderai parish Soroti sub county, Soroti District. The study was about the domestic violence and stability of families, a case study of Soroti Sub County. The objectives of the study were to find out the forms of domestic violence, to identify the major causes of domestic violence and to find out the measures for preventing domestic violence to create stable families. The methods used in data collection were structured administered questionnaire and interview gu...
ABSTRACT This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. Self-administered questionnaires we re distributed to the public and nurses working in health facilities that measured knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards individuals living with mental illness, in addition to their familiarity with a person with mental illness. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the extent to which stigma was reported in this population. Sixty-three (63) respondents participated in the study. Most of t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to exa~nine the effects of alcoholism on the spread of HIV/AIDS among youth in Makindye Division. The study had three specific objectives, which included) to examine how HIV/AIDS is spread among youths of Makindye Division and iii) to examine how HIV/AIDS among youths of ~tiua~t~izJd Division. The study employed a descriptive correlation design that used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. The findings indicated that most respond...
ABSTRACT Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remains a major health challenge world over. In this research, I tried to uncover its effects on performance in schools. It was found that its damage requires special efforts to address.’ihira” was an illness that closely resembled AIDS. Its cause was “immoral conduct”. The cure for “ihira” was a concotion of herbs called “amanyasi”. Could the cure for AIDS lie in “Amanyasi?”. In chapter one I deal with the rationale, ...
ABSTRACT School violence has been an important topic in the realm of education in the last decade, and many different acts of violence in schools have been witnessed. Most of these acts of violence have been perpetrated by students of those schools. Schools are dealing with bomb threats, students bringing weapons to school, and, in some cases students using those weapons in the schools. These issues lead us to wonder what are the thoughts and feelings of a child that would bring a weapon to s...
ABSTRACT Infant mortality rate has continued to be a threat even with the drive towards modernization of the economy. Despite all the attention and efforts to curb down causes of infant mortality by government. the incidents are still many. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of immunization on infant mortality rate in Lira. The study was conducted threugh case study design. It investigated the relationship between immunization and infant mortality rate. This study design wa...
Human immune virus is a virus transmitted from one person to another through the exchange of body fluids such as blood, semen, breast milk and virginal secretion. Sexual contact is the most common way to spread HIV/Aids but it can also be transmitted by sharing needles when infecting drugs during child birth and breast feeding In 1980s, the world experienced a strange disease with dozens of strange and unfair infection with all the classic of weak natural defense (immunity system). The diseas...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate condom use in the prevention of HIV/AIDS among commercial sex workers and was carried out at MARPS Network in Mbuya, Kampala District. The study was guided by three research objectives; to establish how socio economic characteristics of commercial sex workers affect condom use; to investigate the attitudes and the perceptions of commercial sex workers towards condom use) and to find out the levels of condom use and awareness among commercial sex worke...
ABSTRACT Drug and substance abuse is a fast growing problem causing concern to everybody in the education sector because of its negative impact on school students. It is out of this concern that this research is being conducted to find out the effect of the drug and substance use on secondary students. Research finding will also establish the most prevalent drugs abused in the selected school that will be generalized to form a view of what happens in other schools. The results will be genera...
ABSTRACT The study on the "Impact of Population Growth on the Management of Wetlands" was carried out in Katabu Zone in Kansanga with specific aims of; finding out the importance of wetlands, how wetlands are managed, challenges experienced in the management of wetlands and the determining possible intervention measures that can be adopted in to improve the management of wetlands. A review of related literature was carried out on already existing information on the specific aims of this pap...
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ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the Influence of Drug Abuse on the Academic Performance of Learners in the Selected Secondary Schools of Makindye Division. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the relationship between drug abuse and the discipline of girls, identify the common drugs abused by girls and the effects of drugs on students. The methods used for data collection were questioimaires to the students and interviews with the teachers. The findings...
Abstract The Study On The Christians Perceptions Of Church Marriage Carried Out In Rubaga Division, Kampala District. The Study Was Carried Out Basing On The Following Objectives. To Establish Christians Perceptions Of Church Marriage, To Find Out Why Some Christians Hold Church Marriage And Yet Others Do Not Hold It. Primary Data Were Collected By Using Questionnaires, Observation And Oral Interviews Were Analyzed And Interpreted Using Figures, Frequency Tables, Bar Graph And Pie Charts Were...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of HIV I AIDS among people living with disability of Kampala District. The study had four specific objectives, which included; i) determining the profile of respondents in terms of gender, age, educational qualification and marital status; ii) to determine the level of barriers associated with HIVIAIDS among people with disabilities; iii) to determine the level of preventive strategies; and iv) to determine the relationship between t...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of counseling on learning abilities among special needs students. This was guided the specific objectives that included l)to find out the significant relationship between counseling and learning abilities 2)to determine the levels of counseling among special needs students 3)to examine the levels of learning abilities and 4)to explore the types of learning disabilities. The study employed qualitative approach method in collecting data and...