dc.contributor.author | Katwere, Patience | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-16T13:25:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-08-16T13:25:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Katwere, P. (2023). Exploring the impact of mental health disorders on academic Performance among Makerere university students: a case study of College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University . Unpublished undergraduate dissertation. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/16240 | |
dc.description | A dissertation submitted to the College of Business and Management Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Statistics of Makerere University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The study investigated the relationship between mental health disorders and academic
performance of students at college of business and management sciences of Makerere
University. The study has the following objectives; To explore the impact of mental health
disorders on academic performance among Makerere university students.
To examine the prevalence and type of mental health disorders among Makerere university
students.To examine the academic performance indicator and evaluate the availability and
accessibility of mental health services for students.
A cross sectional study design was used in the study to establish the relationship between
mental health disorders and academic performance, using Statistical Package called STATA
16. Study findings revealed that respondents who were highly affected by mental health
disorders were aged between 20 to 25 years , with most the prevalent mental health problem
being anxiety(40.41%) which significantly affected academic performance through a drop in
grades(48,12%). Similar findings were reported by (environmental research and public health,
2021) which showed that most respondents were of age group 16 to 24 years,with the most
prevalent mental health problem being anxiety (95.4%).
Findings showed that accessibility to mental health services were reported to be somehow
accessible(37.21%) which significantly affects academic performance with the most
prevalent barrier to accessibility to mental health services being mainly decline in
selfwoth(34.14%), In contrast the study findings showed that mental health disorders do not
significantly affect academic performance of respondents. Basing on the study findings it can
be concluded that school of statistics and planning at COBAMS, Makerere University were
highly affected by mental health disorders.The academic performance of students of age
group 20 to 25 years was significantly affected by mental health disorders.The study
recommends active community education programs to counter stigma and improve
knowledge of mental disorders and available services. Flexibility of mental health services
enough to serve changing populations and to include services specific to ethnic groups, such
as providing comprehensive care for students in order to improve their academic performance
and their personal growth.Furthermore it recommends adaptation of locally simple tools to
measure disorders which will enable us to distinguish disorder symptoms from clinical
syndromes of disorder because management strategies are different. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Academic performance | en_US |
dc.subject | Mental health disorders | en_US |
dc.subject | Mental health | en_US |
dc.subject | College of Business and Management Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject | University students | en_US |
dc.subject | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.title | Exploring the impact of mental health disorders on academic Performance among Makerere university students: a case study of College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |