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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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    A campaign to raise awareness on the dangers of self-medication among students of Makerere University
    ( 2018) Akello, Racheal ; Kahumuza, Sandra
    This report highlights both the awareness levels on the dangers of self-medication amongst Makerere University students, both male and female, and the self-medication practices among the students. A review of the existing literature suggests that students are very much likely to self-medicate in case an illness arises. Key findings include: • Majority of the female students self-medicate more than the males do • Some of the students are aware of the dangers of self-medication but still continue to self-medicate because it is more convenient and less costly • Majority of the Makerere University students self-medicate without proper diagnosis from a professional medical personnel • Some of the students refer to the internet to obtain knowledge about drugs for their illnesses while others consult their friends/peers. The information provided in this report was collected from 70 students. According to The World Health Organization (2010), self-medication is defined as the selection and use of medicines chosen by the patient for the treatment of an illness or the treatment of symptoms that the patient has perceived himself. It is further described by WHO that: “Self-medication includes several forms through which the individual him/herself or the ones responsible for him/her decide, without medical evaluation, which drug they will use and in which way for the symptomatic relief and "cure" of a condition. The study was conducted to primarily raise awareness about the dangers of self-medication amongst the students of Makerere University. This was after determining the prevalence rate of self-medication among the Makerere University students. The report mainly examines what factors foster the prevalence of self-medication among Makerere University students, highlighting the dangers of this practice.
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    Succession planning, conflict resolution and survival of family businesses
    (Makerere University, 2018) Luwemba, Andrew
    The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between succession planning. Conflict resolutions and survival of family business around Kampala Uganda. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 116 respondents who were running the different family businesses in Kampala. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires and after it was entered into Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) computer program and hypotheses tested using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r). Thus, according to the study, findings revealed that family managed businesses skewed more towards the trading sector. Additionally, findings showed that male gender dominance is still owning and managing family businesses and mostly those between 25-35 years respondents were majority. Lastly, Pearson correlation results revealed that a significant positive relation existed between succession planning and family conflict resolution; whereas there was no significant relationship between succession planning and survival of family business as well as between family conflict resolution and survival of family business. Basing on the findings, family owned businesses should define a very clear succession strategy with key directions. But such a strategy can be rendered ineffective if family affairs are not put in order. Therefore, it is essential to have an agreed-upon strategic succession plan and a transparent mechanism to manage matters related to family members, their accountability, management of conflicts and disagreements among them.
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    Parental separation, self esteem and substance abuse among adolescents
    (Makerere University, 2018) Namakula, Lucy
    This dissertation study examines the relationship between parental separation, self-esteem and substance abuse among adolescents. Drawing from existing literature, parental separation has shown to be one of the adverse challenges that many adolescents face as they navigate life. Most of them fail to cope positively having the separation of their parents rub on their self-esteem and drive them to abuse substances to cope with the challenges it presents. To achieve the purpose of this study, questionnaires addressing parental separation, self-esteem and substance abuse were administered to 100 adolescents, ages 15 to 20, selected randomly. The results of the study underscore the importance of parental separation as a risk factor for substance abuse and low self-esteem among adolescents and neither does self-esteem significantly influence the involvement of adolescents in substance abuse. While the results suggest otherwise from the literature, it is still important to stress the need to prepare adolescents for parental separation when it is being planned through counseling to minimize its negative effects on them.
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    Multi-cultural society, stress and drug abuse among adolescents
    ( 2018) Nantege, Shaluwa
    This study aimed at finding out the relationship between multicultural society, stress and drug abuse among adolescents. The study targeted 92 adolescents in Makerere-Kikoni suburb found in Kawempe division, Kampala district. Both male and female were sampled to participate 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. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson correlation coefficient. Study results showed that there is no significant relationship between multicultural society and drug abuse among adolescents (abuse (r= .048**, p=.680.). Results also shows that there is a significant relationship between stress and drug abuse (r=-.269*, p=.025) and there is a significant relationship between multicultural Society and Stress among adolescents (r=.376** p=.001). The problems that drugs and alcohol bring to communities are multidimensional, treatment interventions should be designed with input from the community. It is in this task of community healing that hope is rekindled, and it is this hope that initiates and drives the healing process. Tribal groups, families, traditional healers, religious entities, legal authorities, and local health care providers should all be involved in the healing and recovery process.
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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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    Psychological Flexibility, Motivation and Employee Performance among Employees at posta Uganda
    (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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    Grit, peer influence and sexual risky among secondary school students
    (Makerere University, 2018) Nambalirwa, Edith ; Luyonde, Samuel
    The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between Grit, sexual risky behavior and peer influence. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship between grit and risky sexual behavior among secondary students and to investigate the relationship between grit and peer influence among secondary students. It was also to assess the relationship between grit and peer influence among secondary students. A quantitative study design was used in the study. It focused on correlation study design to assess the relationship among all the variables. A sample size of 268 school going children were reached by the use of self-administered questionnaires (The 12 item Grit Scale, Peer influence Scale and Safe sex Behavior Questionnaire) Data collected was analyzed and processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. (SPSS) in particular Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to test the hypotheses. There was a significant relationship between Grit and peer influence. However, there was no significant relationship between Grit and sexual risky behavior. Furthermore no significant relationship between peer influence and sexual risky behavior. In conclusion, there was no significant relationship between grit and risky sexual behavior, grit and peer influence there was relationship and peer influence and risky sexual behavior had no significant relationship.
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    Peer Pressure, Locus of Control and Substance Abuse among Adolescents
    ( 2018) Bangi, Taphas ; Nakyobe, Hellen ; Atamba, Dorah
    This report presents a full account of the study carried out on Peer Pressure, Locus of Control and Substance Abuse among Adolescents in Kampala district. 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 establish if there is any association between peer pressure and adolescent substance abuse, to find out whether there is any association between locus of control and substance abuse and to examine whether there is any association between peer pressure and locus of control among the adolescents. 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 and Pearson correlation. The positive results of this study are that the proportion of respondents who have fallen victims of substance abuse is relatively small 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 Catholic and majority of them were aged between 15-19 years.
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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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    Contributions of National Agricultural Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) in addressing IN ADDRESSING HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY IN AMWOMA SUB-COUNTY, DOKOLO DISTRICT
    ( 2018) ALOTI, BECKY ANGELLA
    This report consists of five chapters i.e. Introduction, Literature review, Methodology, Presentation of findings and Conclusion and recommendations. The first two chapters were largely informed by document review on the related studies which helped in identifying gaps in the works of previous scholars that this study tried to fill. The third chapter (methodology) shows how the study findings were achieved from the respondents, in chapter four, the study findings are presented, discussed and interpreted and then chapter five, conclusions and recommendations are made. In the course of this study especially during data gathering, I was able to observe certain key aspects such as farming is a major source of livelihood for many rural households. Many of these households are at the risk of being food insecure as they practice rain fed agriculture which is not so reliable and they also indulge less in alternative income activities which would have otherwise supplemented agriculture for household food needs, etc. I also noticed that the households using NaSARRI‘s improved crop varieties were better off than the other households in terms of; household nutrition, diet diversity and are at less risk of being food insecure. Majority of them attributed their use of the improved crop varieties to being knowledgeable about their performance and group dynamics which makes it easier for them to access the technologies through pooling resources. Very few challenges were encountered during the study and most of which were resolved effectively. However I argue NaSARRI to upscale her activities such that it is not only people in the target community but the entire country.
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    Occupational stress, coping strategies and job performance among nurses at Mulago Hospital
    (Makerere University, 2018) Namubiru, Shamilah
    The study aimed at examining the relationship between stress, coping strategies and job performance among nurses of Mulago Hospital gynecology and obstetrics department. This was examined using a research design and a sample of 66 respondents was selected using a random sampling technique. Raw data was collected, coded and analyzed using SPSS where Pearson’s rank correlation co efficient (r) was used to examine the significance of the hypothesis and the results of the study indicated that stress and coping strategies are significantly positively related (where p<0.01,r=0.592), stress and job performance are significantly related (where p<0.0,r=0.616), coping strategies and job performance are significantly related (where p<0.01,r=0.717). Drawing from the findings of the study, it was recommended that management needs to pay more attention to employees’ work place stressors and develop suitable strategies to manage their impacts because stress impacts on their coping strategies. By doing so employees working environment would be made suitable to their roles thus leading to better coping strategies.