Social Work and Administration Research Papers/Topics

PATIENT AND PROVIDER RELATED FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES (A CASE STUDY OF ABEOKUTA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

ABSTRACT This study investigate patient and provider related factors influencing utilization of community mental health facilities. There seem to be higher use of private health facilities. This could be attributed mostly to issues of easy access, shorter waiting time, longer or flexible opening hours, better availability of staff and drugs, better attitude, and more confidentiality in socially stigmatized diseases. The utilization of private hospital was affected by the household size, the d...

Impact of PMTCT On Mother Baby Pair Retention at The Treatment Points in Lira Sub County, Lira District- Northern Uganda

ABSTRACT A study was carried out among pregnant women in Liii sub county. Liii district with the purpose of assessing impact of PMTCT on mother baby pair retention at the treatment points in liii sub county. A descriptive and cross sectional design was employed and 100 (thirty) respondents were selected using simple random sampling procedure. Data was collected using an interview guide and observational tool. A total number of 100 pregnant women were included in this study. The age of pregnan...

The Impact of Decentralisation On Service Delivery. A Case Study of Nyakagyeme SubCounty, Rukungiri District, Western Uganda

ABSTRACT This study was be carried out in Nyakagyeme Sub- County which has eight Parishes that is to say, Kabwoma, Kahoko, Kigaaga, Kitimba, Masya, Nyakinengo, Rushasha and Rwerere Parish. Historically, the people of Nyakagyeme sub- County came together with the rest of the people of Rukungiri dIstrict from the present Kabale through Kigezi land to the present Nyakagyeme Sub- County. The Sub- County is generally a plain iand. The climate of Nyakagyeme Sub- County is characterised by two seas...

The Social Economic Impact of Adult Education and Continuing Education Programme to the Community: A Case Study in Bahari Division, in Kilifi District, Coast Province, Kenya.

ABSTRACT The study of The Socio-economic Impact of Adult Education was conducted with the aim of identifying and evaluating various objectives acquired by the department of ACE under the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Social Services. These objectives, such as eradication of illiteracy in the country, promotion of cultural heritage, encouraging learning as a life long process and alleviating poverty, were some of the factors that were used to determine the consequences ...

Public Procurement Regulations Authority and Performance of Institutions.

ABSTRACT This research studied public procurement regulations authority and performance of institutions, a case study of institute of social work and social administration, the objectives of the study include; To establish the procurement systems that were in place before the public procurement reforms in Uganda; to assess the Government Public Procurement Reforms that was put in place in 1997 in Uganda; to identify the impact of Public Procurement Reforms on services delivery in Uganda and t...

A Study On Motivational Measures and Improving Workers Performance in Butenga Sub-County, Bukomansiimbi District Local Government

ABSTRACT The notions of motivation and work performance have become a popular driving force behind most successful organizations. Butenga Sub county in Bukomansiirnbi District Local Government has made numerous efforts towards the motivation of its workers but the challenge facing the implementation of these measures continue to persist. This study shall be undertaken in Butenga Sub-county Bukomansiimbi District Local Government and its focus is geared towards establishing reasons why workers...

Impact of Child Labor on Academic Performance of Pupils in Selected Primary Schools in Mpigi Town Council, Mpigi District, Central Region-Uganda

ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of Child labor on academic performance of pupils in selected primary schools in Mpigi town council in Mpigi district. Four specific objectives, four research questions were formulated with four null hypotheses associated. Survey research design was adopted. The population for the study was 37,700 drawn from the three educational zone of Niger States. A sample of 600 respondents from classes 4, 5, and 6 were randomly selected for the study. The instrumen...

An Inquiry into the Relationship Between Family Poverty and Poor Academic Performance of Children in Upe Schools a Case Study: Ho Ima District Central Ward.

ABSTRACT This study was carried out central ward UPI: school lo mquire into the relationship between f'amily poverty and children's poor academic pcrf'ormancc. The problems were lack oi' participation of' parents in children's work, single parents llunily related !'actors, absenteeism, poor nutrition, inadequate text books, and lack ol·community participation. The objective ol' this study was lo determine the extent to which social economic !actors affect the performance 01· pupils in UPI( ...

Role Of Social Work On Community Rehabilitation: A Case Study Of Bukhofu Sub-county, Manafwa District, Eastern Uganda.

ABSTRACT The research was set to establish social work and its effects on development of Bukhofu community; it was guided by objectives that included the challenges encountered, establishing intervention strategies and assessing the role of social work in development of Bukhofu subcounty. The researcher used a cross sectional research design both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection. The data was collected using questionnaires from the respondents of Bukhofu sub-county ...

Effect of Food Insecurity On Households Welfare. A Case Study of Panyangara Sub-County, Kotido District, Karamoja North Eastern Uganda

ABSTRACT The study examines the effects of food insecurity on households Welfare in Karamoj a, Panyangara sub-county, Kotido district. The study was guided by the following objectives; to assess whether food insecurity leads to malnutrition, to examine whether food insecurity leads to persistent poverty, to find out whether food insecurity leads to cattle rustling, to know whether food insecurity leads to inflation. The researcher used primary and secondary sources of information. With primar...

Assessing of the Impact of Child Marriage On Girl Child Education. A Case Study of St. Stephen Child Development Centre, Kumi Municipality, Kumi District Uganda

ABSTRACT This section explains the research findings on Assessing of the impact of child marriage on girl child education. Objectives of the study To measure the impact of child marriage on drop out, literacy and education attainment To briefly adopt some of the policies that could be adopted in order to reduce child marriage To establish the effects of girl child marriage on girl child education In despite of all attention drawn to child marriage across the world, there is a lack of improvem...

Social Media and Moral Degeneration. A Case Study of Lwamata Sub-County -Kiboga District.

TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vCHAPTER ONE 11.0 Introduction 11.2 Statement of the problem 41.3 The purpose of the study 41.4 Specific objectives of the study 41.6 Scope of the study 41.6.1 Subject 41,6.2 Geographical scope 56.1. 3 Time Scope 51.7 Significance of the study 5CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 Social media 72.2 Television 82.3 Radio 82.1 contributions of social media on moral degeneration 102.2 Effec...

Analysing The Contributions oLocal Government Development Programmes (I.Gdp) To Sub-conties In Uganda

ABSTRACT The material contained there in, is an analysis of the contributions of LOOP to sub-counties in Uganda. The study was primarily conducted to collect and analyze data about the topic of discussion mentioned above by assessing the contributions of LG programmes to sub counties in Uganda. Other objectives of the study were to; find out LGDP projects that were under way in Nabiswera sub county, Nakasongola District. To know the sources of revenue for local governments, to know the proble...

The Impact of Socio-Economic Factors on Marriages in Mukono District

TITTLE ............................................................................ .DECLARATION .................................................................... .DEDICATION .................................................................... .ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................... .CHAPTER ONEPAGE(i)(ii)(iv)(v)11.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

The Role of Decentralization in The Promotion of Socio Economic Development in Kaabong District: A Case Study of Lolelia Sub- County

ABSTRACT The study was carried out on the role of decentralization in the promotion of socio-economic development in Kaabong district where by Lolelia Sub County was used as the case study. The study objectives included to examine the ways through which decentralization was being practiced in Lolelia Sub County, to assess the contributions of decentralization towards socio economic development of Lolelia Sub County and to examine the challenges that decentralization was encountering in foster...


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