HIV/AIDS and the Environment: Impacts of HIV/AIDS and Its Preventive Measures: Case Study, Mabira Area, Lugazi District.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration

Dedication ii

Acknowledgement iii

Table of contents iv

List of tables v

Abstract vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1 .3 Objectives of the study 2

1.3.1 General objective 2

1.3.2 Specific objectives 2

1.4 Scope of study 2

1.5 Significance of the study 2

CHAPTER TWO

2,1 Introduction 4

2.2 HIV/AIDS and conservation organizations 4

2.3 HIV/AIDS and communities in relation to resource management

and conservation 4

2.4 Changes in land use 5

2.4. 1 Changes in farming practices 5

2.4.2 Land Tenure and land grabbing 5

2.5 Future security and land conflict 5

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 Introduction 7

3.2 Research design 7

3.3 Study Area 7

3.4 Study population 7

3.5 Sample procedure 8

3.6 Sample size 8

3.7 Data collection 8

3.7.1 Primary Data 8

3.7.1.1 Questionnaire 8

3.7.1.2 Interviews 8

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3.7.1.3 Observation method .9

3.7.1.4 Focus group discussion 9

3.7.2 Secondary Data 9

3.7.2.1 Documentary Review 9

3.8 Field work 9

3.9 Data Analysis 9

3.9.1 Qualitative Data Analysis 9

3.9.2 Quantitative Data Analysis 10

3.10 Limitations of the study 10

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 Introduction 11

4.2 Social demographic characteristics of characteristics of respondents 11

4.3 Results of the study in relation to specific objectives 13

4.3.1 Objective One 13

4.3.2 Objective Two 14

4.3.3 Objective Three 16

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 Conclusions 18

5.2 Recommendations 18

5.3 Areas of further research 18

Bibliography 19

Appendix A, B, C

LIST OF TABLES

1 Age of respondents 12

2 The sexes of respondents 12

3 Findings on effects of HIV/AIDS on labor force and households 14

4 Results on measures to reduce on the impacts of HIV/AIDS in

resource management and conservation 16