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    Personal and home factors influencing knowledge about climatic change among secondary school students
    ( 2016-09) Baguma, Evarist
    The research investigated the relationship between personal factors,home factors and knowledge about climatic change among secondary school students.The study intended to achieve the following objectives,to find out whether home factors such as parental support and knowledge about climate change are significantly related.To examine the relationship between personal factors such as age,sex,class,and knowledge about climate change among secondary school students. The study used cross section design,the sample size of 143 respondents was used for the study comprising secondary school students from the senior one to six administered questionnaires were used to collect data and SPSS was used to analyse it. Tables and percentages were used to find out the background characteristics and knowledge about climatic change .The findings show that there is a significant relation ship between home factors and knowledge about climatic change among secondary shoo, students.The findings also show there is a significant relationship between personal,home factors and knowledge about climatic change among secondary school students. The study recommended that student should always be careful when they are learning about climatic change so that they can be equipped with more knowledge about climatic change causes and effects of climatic change.This is reflected in the findings of the study which showed that the increase in the level of education leads to increase in knowledge about climatic change.
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    Motivation, job satisfaction and work performance among health workers at Mild May Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2017) Muhanguzi, Juliana
    Motivation is defined as internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job role or subject or to make an effort to attain a goal. This comes from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious factors such as intensity of the desire, incentive and reward. Job satisfaction refers to the extent to which a person is happy with his or her job hence an employee’s willingness to perform at optimum level (Miller, 2013).
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    Occupational health and safety, job satisfaction and employee performance at United Sea Foods (U) Limited
    (Makerere University, 2017) Nakiranda, Rebecca
    Odembo (2013), describe job satisfaction as the psychological state of how an individual feels towards work, in other words, it is people’s feelings and attitudes about variety of intrinsic and extrinsic elements towards jobs and the organizations they perform their jobs. Employees’ satisfaction is considered as all-around module of an organization’s human resource strategies. According to Simatwa (2011) job satisfaction means a function which is positively related to the degree to which one’s personal needs are fulfilled in the job situation. Job satisfaction means pleasurable emotional state of feeling that results into performance at the workplace (Simatwa, 2011). Employee job satisfaction is supremely important in an organization because it is what productivity depends on. If your employees are satisfied they would produce superior quality performance in optimal time and lead to growing profits.
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    Dance as a Tool for Social Behavioral Change among Children
    (Makerere University, 2017-09-06) Namutaaya, Ddembe Kevina
    ABSTRACT This study examines dance as a tool for social behavioral change among children and the youth. Using a case study of Rainbow House of Hope Uganda – a non- governmental organisation that takes care of vulnerable children, the investigation does not only position dance as a means, and a method of rehabilitation, but also opens discussions on the very core essence of dancing, which if put in analytical lenses is in the very center of many day today life activities of children. The main objective of this study was to study how Dance can be used as a tool for social behavioral change and the supporting objectives were; (i) To assess how dance is used as a tool for social behavioral change among the children at Rainbow House of Hope Uganda (RHU). (ii) To assess the benefits of using dance as a tool for social behavioral change among the children of RHU and (iii) To establish the constraints of using dance as a tool for social behavioral change of the newly recruited children at RHU. Many cosmopolitan dance practitioners and scholars in Uganda today have not only given basis for the importance of the same but have also asserted its contribution to the change of attitudes among children (See Boorman 1973; Raily 1984) Paulo Freire (1973), Sherrill Barryman Miller (1988) and Julie McDonald (1991) further explained the educative essence of dance in relation to behavioral change in youths and children. Maldonado (2012) however, gave an insight into the way dace changes lives by giving an epic explanation of how dance changed and transformed lives of children in El Salvador and through his article the researcher had a clear insight of the usefulness of dance in relation to behaviors of teenagers. In the study, the researcher analyses in depth the use and process of using dance as a tool of social behavioral change in youths and she goes further to specifically look at the case study which is Rainbow House of Hope Uganda in chapter three. She discusses the study findings like the strong attachment dance has towards behavioral change of youths and children and also she goes on to make conclusions and recommendations to the Rainbow House of Hope like having a stronger hand in educating the children and she also points out areas for further research for example how dance enhances certain behavioral patterns and using other case studies of other dance schools and companies.
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    Substance abuse knowledge, attitude, practice among teachers in Kampala secondary schools
    (Makerere University, 2017-10) Alum, Gloria
    The purpose of the study was to examine Substance Abuse Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Teachers in Kampala Secondary Schools. The objective of the study was to: Identify types and forms of substances abused, establish teacher’s knowledge and attitude on substance abuse and establish practical steps taken to remedy the vice in the selected secondary schools. The study used a cross sectional research design with a qualitative research approach. A sample size of 20 teachers, 3 head teachers and 3 parents was selected in Rubaga Division. Data was collected using Focus Group Discussions and direct interviews. Validity of the questionnaire was achieved through consultation with the supervisor that all the instruments had adequate traits. The analysis was as proposed in the research objectives. Patterns and connections within and between categories were identified and reported. It was interpreted by composing explanations and substantiating them using the respondent’s open responses. This study found out substances abused in Kampala Schools are alcohol, marijuana, kuber, Tobacco, shisha, Cocaine and Pain killers (specifically Panadol) with alcohol and marijuana being the most abused. The study found out that teachers are knowledgeable about ways of identifying students abusing substances but have little knowledge on how students bring these substances into schools. The study also found out the attitude towards substance abusers among teachers is mainly negative with head teachers being more sympathetic. The findings also found out that the main practices among teachers to deal with substance abuse is counselling them. Other practices include involvement of parents, encouraging anti-drug clubs, increasing vigilance at school, improving teacher student relationships and using religious leaders to talk to students about Substance abuse The recommendations were increasing strictness in schools through school rules and vigilant security at entry points; organization of sensitization seminars; students seeking counselling when hooked, reporting friends involved in abusing substances and not giving into peer pressure to abuse substances; government intervention in implementing rules and regulations against importing of substances into the country; and laws that punish individuals that sell substances to students.
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    Motivation, work ethics and performance among employees from Direct Access Marketing Agency in Kampala District
    (Makerere University, 2017-10) Mukashyaka, Lilian
    Over a few years, low job performance is considered to be a worldwide problem and increasing steadily in almost every organization in the World. Poor salary packages, long working hours, mistreatment of supervisors with employees, are the major causes of creating demotivating factors which lead to loss of work ethics among employees. Low work ethics produces large number of undesirable effects for both individual and organization. The incidents of loss of confidence and competence in administration of the various work activities are the severe problems related to low work ethics . Employees performance is adversely fraught by work ethics , were a bid to increase the level of work ethics among employee is in almost every organization.
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    Organizational culure and employee performance at Makerere University: a case of College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS)
    ( 2017-11) Kakwezi, Mary
    The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of organizational culture on the performance of employees working at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), Makerere University. The study was guided by the following objectives; Examine the level of employee performance at CHUSS, Makerere University and to Examine how organizational culture influences employee performance at CHUSS, Makerere University. The study adopted a quantitative cross-sectional research design. And from the accessible population of 80 staff, a sample size of 65 staff were selected for the study. The study findings show that performance orientation at CHUSS is not determined by rewarding employees in promotion to their contribution, is determined by performance characterized by frequent appraisal of employees, is surely determined by promotion based on individual competence and is not determined by individual well-doing in the organization in order to be shrewd and competitive with a strong driver for power. It is recommended that Organizations can achieve performance by attracting employees who already poses this knowledge, or by providing employees with formal and/or informal training. Employee motivation, job performance and organization performance are needed to achieving higher levels of performance since individuals can be motivated through incentives and job performance management approaches. The production of periodic reports on work done indicates employee performance. Reports measures employee’s commitment at work especially in absence of coercive measures.
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    Intimate partner violence, stress and learned helplessness among women
    (Makerere University, 2018) Walimbwa, Geofrey ; Akampurra, Dorcus ; Nanyunja, Latifah
    The study examined the relationship between Intimate Partner Violence, Stress and Learned Helplessness among women. It applied correlation research design to measure the strength of the significant relationship between the variables. 100 participants were selected using simple random sampling and data acquired was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences and the Pearson correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses at a significant level of 0.05. Findings indicated that, there was no significant relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Stress, there was no significant relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Learned Helplessness and finally there was a significant statistical relationship between Stress and Learned Helplessness.
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    Peer pressure, stress and substance abuse among adolescents
    ( 2018) Nakalembe, Sarah
    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between peer pressure, substance abuse and stress among adolescents. The study employed a quantitative correlational study design. A sample of 205 adolescent students both male and female, aged 11-18 years was selected. A self- administered questionnaire was used to collect data and was analysed using statistical package for social scientists (SPSS, version 21). Pearson Correlation Co-efficient(r) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. Results showed that there is a significant relationship between peer pressure and substance abuse as well as peer pressure and stress. However, results indicated that there is no significant relationship between substance abuse and stress.
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    Motivation, organizational commitment and job performance among employees of Uganda Blood Transfusion Services-Nakasero
    (Makerere University, 2018) Muhoozi, Agnes
    The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship among motivation, organizational commitment and job performance of employees among employees of Uganda Blood Transfusion Services, Nakasero. The study adopted a correlational survey design that is quantitative in nature with a population of 70 staff. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 59 respondents from the population. Data was collected using a 10-item motivation questionnaire adopted from Brisling et al. (2006); Mahaney et al. (2006) for measuring motivation, organizational commitment was assessed by a standard instrument developed by Meyer and Allen (1997), and lastly, job performance was measured using a 14-item scale instrument by Campbell (2001). Data was entered into Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) Version 23.0 computer program and hypotheses tested using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r). Results indicated that; there was a significant positive relationship between motivation and organizational commitment; there was a significant positive relationship between motivation and job performance. Similarly, the findings showed that there was a significant positive relationship between organizational commitment and job performance. Thus, basing on the findings of this study, policy makers of any organization should consider and participate in contributing ideas towards enhancing work motivation among employees with a full commitment of working. Having a relatively increased motivation among employees may improve performance of employees at work and can contribute to full commitment as employees feel they are part of an organization.
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    HIV and AIDS related stigma, self-esteem and resilience among adolescents at TASO Uganda, Kampala District
    (Makerere University, 2018) Drijaru, Allen Solance
    This study examined the relationship between HIV related stigma, self-esteem and resilience among HIV adolescent patients at TASO Mulago, Kampala district. A quantitative survey design with the correlation method was adopted to establish the relationship between the three variables. A sample of 50 adolescents patients was used from the a total of 500 patients at TASO Mulago, 24 male and 26 female aged between 12-19 years participated in the study. A questionnaire was used to measure different variables such as HIV related Stigma by (Barbra, 1996), Self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965) and Resilience using CYRM-28 (Ungar, & Liebenberg, 2011) was used to collect data, analyzed using statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS), and Person’s correlations Coefficient (r) was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. Results of the study revealed that there is a weak negative relationship between HIV related stigma and resilience as well as weak negative relationship between self-esteem and resilience. However, HIV related stigma and self-esteem had a moderate negative relationship.
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    The influence of family environment on the self-esteem and underage drinking among the school going adolescents
    (Makerere University, 2018) Mugarura, Mark Herbert
    This study aimed at finding out the relationship between the influence of family environment self-esteem and underage drinking among school going adolescents in secondary schools in Kampala divisions both private and government aided schools. The participants who took part in the study were 2000 from all classes. The respondent who took part in this survey were in the age bracket of 13 to 21 years and both female and male were sampled to take part in the study. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the influence of family environment on underage drinking, to investigate the influence of family environment on self-esteem and to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and underage drinking. The questionnaires were designed to gather information for the research with the purpose of enhancing knowledge on the subject in Uganda and also accomplishing our studies. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation coefficient. The study result showed that there’s no significant relationship between family environment and low self-esteem among school going adolescents. The study findings showed that there is no significant relationship between family environment and self-esteem (r= .045, p= .325>0.01). This is because (p=.325) is greater than the level of significance 0.01 in magnitude therefore, the hypothesis is retained and it is concluded that there is no significant relationship between family environment and self-esteem.
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    Multicultural society, stress and drug abuse among adolescents
    (Makerere University, 2018) Nassali, Vasta
    This study aimed at finding out the relationship between multicultural society, stress and drug abuse among adolescents. The study targeted 100 adolescents in Rubaga Division, Kampala district among different communities and cultures. Both male and female were sampled and actively participated in the study. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between multicultural society and drug abuse, to examine the relationship between stress and drug abuse and to investigate the relationship between multicultural society and stress among the adolescents. The questionnaires were designed to measure for multicultural society, stress and drug abuse and they were administered to 100 adolescents using simple random sampling. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation coefficient. Study results showed that there is a significant relationship between multicultural society and drug abuse among adolescents (r=--.294**, p=.022.).Results also shows that there is a significant relationship between stress and drug abuse (r=-.252*, p=.048) and there is no significant relationship between multicultural Society and Stress among adolescents (r=.175, p=.178). The community must re- establish a culturally integrated fabric, only part of which may be related to drug and alcohol use. Efforts to re- establish a culturally integrated community must precede, or at least parallel, the development of a meaningful intervention; efforts must combine basic community cultural values with the most recent advances in treatment intervention.
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    Occupational stress, employee commitment and job performance among nurses and midwives in Lubaga Hospital
    (Makerere University, 2018) Kabuuka, Colline
    The study aimed at investigating the relationship between Occupational Stress, Employee Commitment and Job performance among nurses and mid-wives in Lubaga Hospital. The study adopted a correlational research design with a population of 277 employees from different departments. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 131 respondents from the population. Data was collected from respondents using self-administered questionnaires and through entering filled questionnaires into computer software program called Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23, data was analyzed. Descriptive statistics showed that 67.9% of the respondents were female and 32.1% were male, majority were between 20-30 years (76.3%). Results from Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) further indicated that there was no significant relationship between occupational stress and employee commitment; there was a significant negative relationship between occupational stress and job performance. There was a significant positive relationship between employee commitment and job performance. Thus, based on the finding that employee commitment is significantly and positively related to job performance, both nurses, midwives and their administrators must be willing to work together to develop a climate of mutual trust that fosters a genuine commitment to organizational goals, to provide quality patient care.
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    Acculturation, depression and substance abuse among adolescents
    ( 2018) Nakakande, Evelyne
    Background: The Ministry of Health has revealed that the country recorded more than 85,000 cases of drug and alcohol abuse between 2010 and 2014. Statement of the Problem: Substance use among adolescents has increasingly been reported over time in schools and the community where majority of adolescents engage in excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs like cocaine, caffeine, marijuana among others. Also peer group pressure, social support from friends and family has been reported to increase substance use in most communities. Purpose of the Study: To purpose of the study was to examine the factors leading to acculturation, depression and drug abuse among adolescents in Uganda. Conclusion: According to the research findings, acculturation is associated with very many challenges yet it’s ignored and not given much attention. The research did not reveal the real understanding of acculturation making it a big challenge and portraying a big gap, giving more concerns about carrying out more research to give a clear understanding of acculturation. This therefore means that acculturation among adolescents should be broadly studied by researchers, mental health professionals (to find out its effect on the populations’ mental health), government among the population mentioned in order to come up with solutions and interventions for the problems associated with it.
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    Psychological flexibility, motivation and employee performance among employees
    (Makerere University, 2018) Teta, Dianah
    The main purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between psychological flexibility, motivation and employee performance. The study was intended to achieve the following objectives; to analyze the relationship between psychological flexibility and motivation, to examine the relationship between motivation and employee performance and to understand the relationship between psychological flexibility and employee performance among employees of Posta Uganda. The study adopted a correlational survey design. The study used a sample size of 120 respondents who were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data for analysis was obtained by use of a standard questionnaire designed by the researcher. Information obtained was analyzed quantitatively with the aid of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 computer software. The study hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s (r) correlation coefficient and significance at the 99- confident limit (two tailed level). The results of the study were; there is a positive significant relationship between psychological flexibility and motivation (r=.436, p=.001), there is a positive significant relationship between motivation and employee performance (r=.728, p=.001), and there is a positive significant relationship between psychological flexibility and employee performance (r=.694, p=.001). The results showed that since the P value was greater than the level of significance, the alternative hypotheses were retained and it was concluded that the variables were significantly related. Following the above conclusion, the following recommendations were made; more emphasis should be put on embracing the present moment and valued goals instead of trying to control or remove unpleasant experiences, management should engage in continuous development of motivational practices and further research should focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to increase psychological flexibility of employees so that challenging or changing thoughts and emotions are no longer barriers in order to achieve optimal performance from motivated employees and to gain competitive advantage.
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    The benefits and limitations of intensive adherence counselling: A case study of PLWHAs in Luwero Health Centre IV ART Clinic
    (Makerere University, 2018) Nabachwa, Jane
    The study analysed the benefits and limitations of intensive adherence counselling for people living with HIV in Luwero Health Centre IV ART clinic. It was guided by specific objectives which included; explanation of the meaning of intensive adherence counselling to PLWHAs and health workers; finding out the role of IAC towards adherence to ART, understanding the experiences of clients on IAC, including the benefits of intensive adherence counselling to the people living with HIV and AIDS and the factors hindering its success. Comparison of experiences of patients on IAC and those that were not on IAC was also made. Data was collected using a case study design, underpinned by use of qualitative methods. The study comprised of 10 participants who included seven case study participants (PLWHAs) of which five participants had or were still receiving IAC while two were not on IAC, but had received ordinary counselling services that patients on ART received. Other participants included 3 Key Informants (a social worker and two counsellors). In-depth interviews and key informant interviews were used to collect data from the study participants. The study's findings included IAC being described as a program that was recommended by the ministry of health in a bid to see to suppression of each and every HIV patient, a description that was rather given by the health workers at the ART clinic, Luwero Health Centre IV. the major role of IAC was to ensure suppression by the patient, where suppression meant a viral load less than 1000 copies/ml. Experiences of all the patients interviewed were obtained. The increased use of IAC as revealed by counsellors showed that suppression of the virus was becoming common after being on IAC, and there was vivid behavioural modification among the clients, this was not only drawn from the views from the health workers but from the clients’ experiences as well when they told their stories, which came from different dimensions but rounded up to almost being the same, most especially when it came to the compromises. On the downside, IAC was limited by factors such as poverty (being the major barrier), shortage of manpower, traditional beliefs and less male involvement. The study related to a number of other studies like that of Nina (2012), Gugulethu (2007), Sentebale (2017), Michael (2011) and more. Given the above findings, it is recommended that in order for clients to benefit from IAC, they need to be provided with necessary information about the IAC concept. Financial empowerment would also be key for example provision of transport to those that have to move long distances to come for the IAC sessions, male involvement and enhancement of components that make up IAC would also be so instrumental especially in differentiating it from other forms of counselling. Health workers would have to create more time with their clients and keep up the spirit of seeing to their clients’ well being.
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    Peer pressure, locus of control and substance abuse in adolescents
    (Makerere University, 2018) Nabukeera, Barbra
    This report presents a full account of the study carried out on, peer pressure locus of control and substance abuse among adolescents in Kampala. The report comprises of five chapters, namely; introduction, literature review, methodology, results and finally discussions, conclusion and recommendations. The main objectives of this study were; to find the relationship between peer pressure and substance abuse among youths, to examine find the relationship between locus of control and substance abuse among youths and to examine the relationship between peer pressure and locus of control among the youths. In order to achieve the above objectives a well-structured questionnaire was administered to the population of interest and the data obtained was analysed using Ms-excel and SPSS data analysis tools of frequency tables, ANOVA and Pearson correlation. The positive results of this study are that the proportion of respondents who have fallen victims of substance abuse is relatively and that there is a strong internal locus of control. Also results showed that there is moderate peer pressure Evidence on religion shows that most of the respondents were born again and majority of them were aged between 15-19 years