Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "Kampala district"
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Assessing the effects of climate change on peri-urban farming in Kampala district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-08)Agriculture is greatly vulnerable to the effects of the changing climate because it relies on its elements such as precipitation, temperature, wind speed and direction, humidity among others. The main objective of this ... -
Assessment of health care waste management practices among medical institutions in Kampala district, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)Health care activities are a means of protecting and restoring health, curing patients and saving lives. In doing so, waste is generated potentially creating risks to human health and the environment if mismanaged. The ... -
Assessment of the effects of employee turnover on service delivery in selected hotels in Kawempe division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2023-08)The study assessed the effects of employee turnover on service delivery in selected hotels in Kawempe division, Kampala district. The specific objectives were (i) to assess the causes of employee turnover in hotels (ii) ... -
Awareness about appropriate breastfeeding practices among mothers in low income communities in Kampala district: a case of Katanga community.
(Makerere University, 2023-07)Background: Many children are not breastfed in the recommended way, and complementary feeding is not done appropriately among some mothers. This is associated with various health risks. Thus, WHO and UNICEF formulated the ... -
Determinants of Consumer Demand Across Different Honey Products in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2019)Honey is a bee's product that stands as one of the natural resource of significant importance socially and economically. in the recent years, human consumption of honey and honey-products such as honey syrups and ... -
Economic estimation of post-harvest losses among tomato traders in Kampala district
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Effect of Physical Education on the Physical Activity Level of School Children Aged 8- 13 Years in Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2019-11-04)Background: Physical inactivity among children has become an issue of concern in both developing and developed countries. The issues of physical inactivity are currently increasing among school children and this can be ... -
Effect of plastic waste soil contamination on urban agriculture production in Kampala District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023-08-15)Plastic waste pollution is one of the challenges faced by people globally; 79% is disposed of in landfills and the rest in the open field through open dumping. Plastic waste in East Africa threatens crop production, leading ... -
Effects of formal financial access on performance of tomato retail marketing in Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2019-10)The study was carried out to assess the effect of access to formal finance on performance of retail tomato traders in Kampala district. It was guided by the following objectives: To characterize ... -
Factors influencing domestic tourists’ destination choice among residents of Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2019-08-31)This study was carried out to assess the factors influencing domestic tourists’ choice of destination among residents of Kampala district. The objectives of the study were; to examine the factors that influence residents ... -
Impact of climate changing patterns of malaria disease in Kampala district from (2011 to 2020).
(Makerere University, 2023-11-11)ABSTRACT Globally, the prevalence of malaria disease has escalated to over 240 million cases annually and while over 600,000 deaths occur due to the effect of the problem, emerging data supports the link between the ... -
Impact of creosote treatment plant in human health in Kampala district, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2023)Most of the treated utility poles in Uganda are treated using Creosote chemical in order to prolong the service life of the poles. The creosote used in the treatment process has an effect on the human health which is ... -
Impacts of human activities on wetland degradation: case study of Kinawataka wetland in Kampala district, Uganda
(INYA SIMON, 2021)Kinawataka wetland is one of the most valuable ecological systems in Kampala district. It has different and, irreplaceable hydrological and ecological functions, such as stabilization and maintenance of ground water supplies ...