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    Academic performance of university students in Uganda: a case study of Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2024-06) Nayamba, Olivia
    The study was conducted in Makerere University. The objective of the study was to analyze the factors that influence academic performance among university students in Uganda. The research methodology for the study was a cross sectional research design. The sample size was 174 respondents and the cluster sampling technique was used in selecting respondents included in the sample. The researcher used questionnaires to collect data and data was analyzed using SPSS version25 at the univariate, bivariate and multivariate levels. The research findings indicated that the students’ attendance of lectures significantly influenced their academic performance, since the P-value 0.04 was less than the critical value 0.05 (0.04<0.05). The study also indicated that sex of the student had no association with their academic performance, since the p value (0.889>0.05). From the study, one’s residence also had no association with their academic performance since the p value (0.123>0.05). The study indicated that online research was significantly associated to CGPA, with a P value 0.013<0.05. And sponsorship was found to be positively associated to academic performance in terms of CGPA, with a p value, 0.003<0.05 On the basis of conclusion, students who attended lectures daily, those who carried out online research more often and those that were registered under government sponsorship had better academic performance results, in terms of their CGPA. On the other hand, factors like sex, residence and library research had no association with academic performance of students. Basing on the researcher’s recommendations, the study recommended that the government should sponsor more of the university students, in order to have their academic results risen, that students should attend lectures most often, so as to grab content directly from their instructors and online resources should be improved and their access made easy, for students who carry out online research to boost their academic performance.
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    Access to HIV testing among older men in Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2024-05) Akia, Victoria. Emily
    Background: There is low uptake of HIV testing among older men in Uganda. The aim of this study was to investigate the demographic and socio-economic factors that influence HIV testing among older men in Uganda. Methods: This study used secondary data from the Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey (UAIS 2011). The analysis was done on 870 men aged 50-59 in the individual recode. Frequency distributions, chi-square tests as well as binary logistic regression were done to determine the factors that influence HIV testing among older men in Uganda. Results: Majority (about 88%) of the older men were married while almost 61% of these men had acquired primary education. The largest percentage of older men was in the poor income group. Many (89%) older men had knowledge and awareness about HIV. About 44% of the older men reported that they feared to test for HIV because of fear of stigma associated with positive results. The odds of testing for HIV are higher among men who attained higher education (OR =2.88, 95%CI: 1.48 - 5.60). Additionally, the odds of testing and receiving results were highest among men with knowledge and awareness about HIV (OR = 2.67, 95%CI: 1.59 - 4.44). The odds of testing and receiving results were low among men who feared stigma from society in case of positive results (OR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.52 - 0.90). Conclusion: Testing for HIV and reception of results among older men was positively associated with education level, knowledge and awareness on HIV and fear of stigma. HIV testing interventions need to target older men aged 50 years and above, who were less likely to test. Keywords: HIV, AIDS, HIV testing, Older men, Uganda, Africa.
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    Accessibility to healthcare among HIV/AIDS patients in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement and host community
    (Makerere University, 2022-10) Ogero, David
    In Uganda, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adults is 6.7 which corresponds to 1.2 million people aged 15 to 64 years living with HIV/AIDS which makes it second to South Africa where 2363 get infected every week. Approximately 75 % of all the global HIV/AIDS-related deaths totaling 1.6 million in 2012 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda contributed 5.25% to these deaths. The aim of this study, therefore, was to explore the accessibility to healthcare amongst HIV/AIDS patients in Kyangwali refugee settlement and host community. The study was a cross sectional study based on quantitative data collected using semi-structured questionnaires comprised of 200 HIV-positive patients in Kyangwali refugee settlement and host community. The investigations were made by demographic and social-economic factors. The analysis was done using binary logistic regression model and odd ratios were reported. The results indicated that the majority (68.5 %) of respondents accessed healthcare at the nearest health facility. The main elements of accessibility associated with access to healthcare include; age 36–46 years (p=0.040) and they are 0.3 times more likely to access healthcare than age category 14-18 years, residence (within the camp) (p=0.024) whereby refugees are 3 times more likely to access healthcare than the host community and distance 3km-4km (p=0.000) and >4km (p=0.004) whereby they are 4 and 5 times respectively more likely to access healthcare at the nearest health facility than patients residing within 2km to the nearest health facility. In conclusion, the distance (3km-4km) traveled by the respondents, age category (36-46years) and residential status of the respondents (within the camp) were associated with access to healthcare and there was relatively high access to healthcare amongst the patients. The study therefore recommends provision of transportation means to HIV patients, providing adult education on HIV care to HIV patients and ensuring increased access to HIV care messages through community outreaches as a key measure of increasing access to healthcare amongst HIV/AIDS patients.
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    Accessing the challenges faced by people in accessing clean drinking water: case study of North Buganda region
    (Makerere University, 2023-11-03) Kibeedi, Rahim
    Background: Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is critical for infection prevention and control especially in health facilities. Often, neonates and their mothers are particularly vulnerable to infections that are transmitted due to poor WASH conditions. Information on the status of WASH in health facilities in many developing countries, Uganda inclusive is scanty yet new-born mortality rate remains as high at 27 deaths per 1,000 live births, of which 31% of these deaths are due to neonatal sepsis. Methods A cross-sectional study was used to assess the WASH status and associated factors in health care facilities (HCFs) in the GKMA in North Buganda so as to inform appropriate models for sustainable WASH in HCF. Specifically, the researcher established the status of WASH (i.e. water supply and quality, sanitation, hand hygiene, solid waste management and cleaning), behaviors of health practitioners and mothers as well as management systems for WASH sustainability in HCFs. Study units included the HCFs in North Buganda which had both urban and rural areas. The sampling included all the different respondents in North Buganda which included women head of households, men head of households, the youths, those above the age of 65 years and those respondents who are below 18 years of age. Data collection was conducted using the WASH Conditions (WASHCo) tool on a Commcare mobile application comprised of interviews with key informants, observations and water quality analysis. Water samples were tested for total and faecal coliforms, i.e. E. coli using the most probable number method. Quantitative data was entered in ODK software suing mobile phones and exported to SPSS version 23 and STATA version 15for analysis. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics, mainly parametric tests. For WASHCo the data was analyzed using R and A dashboard created with the summary WASHCo scores, JMP results and individual facility reports generated. A Chi-square test was used to assess association between predictors outcome variable. Qualitative data from FGDs and interviews was analyzed using content analysis and findings were triangulated with quantitative results.
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    Actors associated with change in Uganda’s wealth quintile using (UDHS 2011&2016).
    (Makerere University, 2024-11) Ssemwanga, Allan Junior
    The study aimed to determine the factors that affect Uganda’s wealth quintile and employed data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys (UDHS – 2011 & 2016) that composed household wealth asset data, the household file. In order to establish the relationship between sex of the household head, highest level of education of the household head, type of place of residence and household wealth quintile in Uganda. The wealth index was used as a composite measure of a household's cumulative living standard. Independent variables used under this study include the following; type of place of residence, sex of them household head and highest level of education of the household head and the dependent variable being the household wealth quintile. A sample of 19,588 households from 2016 survey and a sample of 9,033 from the 2011 survey were used in this analyses. The probability of being within all the quintiles among male-headed households significantly higher than that female-headed households (calculated chi-square = 33.0591, P.value = 0.00) The type of place of residence had a significant association with the wealth quintile (P.value = 0.000). Households that lived in urban areas were richer (66.55%) compared to those in rural areas. The highest level of education had a significant relationship with the wealth quintile (F-statistic = 39.71, P.value = 0.000). However, households that attained at most the primary level of education had a significantly higher wealth than those without any education. Households that that didn’t know their level of education level of education had a significantly lower wealth than those with the secondary level of education. The study recommends the government to encourage people to save, household heads to persist in education to gain higher levels of education. Households should consider undertaking self-generating expenditures in acquiring of certain assets. In addition, households should undertake opportunity ventures in urban areas most especially those that reside in the rural areas which can uplift their wealth statuses.
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    Adoption of blended learning methods in Ugandan universities: a case of School of Statistics and Planning Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2022-03) Kizza, Bridget Sylvia Nakyajja
    The current research was set out to assess the adoption of blended learning methods considering the school of statistics and planning, Makerere University as the case study. This research study sought to determine the prevalence, factors associated with the adoption of blended learning methods and its effect on students’ performance. The research focus was centered on how socio-demographic characteristics are associated with the adoption of blended learning methods and whether ownership of an electronic device has an effect on the adoption of blended learning methods and the effect of adoption of blended learning methods on students’ performance. A quantitative approach utilized a cross-sectional survey to gather primary data from the students of school of statistics and planning at Makerere University. The sample size was 103 questionnaires which were answered by the respondents using google forms. Sampling method used was stratified. Hypothesis testing was done using ANOVA at 1%, 5% and 5% significance and the Pearson’s chi-square test statistic which was used to test the association between variables of interest. A multinomial regression model was then carried out. The collected data was analyzed using a statistical package known as SPSS 23 software. The results showed that there’s no significant impact of socio-demographic characteristics or ownership of an electronic device on choosing a BL method i.e. adoption of blended learning methods. There’s no statistical significance of the full model (containing all the predictors) which indicates that there’s no significant improvement over the null model. Findings from this study concluded that there’s no significant relationship between ownership of an electronic device and BL method used but there’s a significant relationship between gender, type of sponsorship and BL method used. The model exhibited goodness of fit and there’s significance for all the predictors. Findings from this study provided insights on the attitude towards adoption of BL methods and its practical contribution that includes knowledge which can be incorporated into the e-learning training modules to address low adoption of blended learning Blended learning interventions should be appropriately and thoroughly measured, evaluated by participants, and analyzed by the teaching and production team.
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    Adoption of e-learning and its impact on students’ academic performance: case study of Makerere University.
    (Makerere University, 2022-11) Amviko, Faith Naula
    Blended learning is one of the modern methods of learning to help in solving knowledge explosion problems. According to UNESCO, the growing demand for education and the problems associated with overcrowding in class coupled with limited manpower (lecturers and teachers), could be minimized if learning is modified to be for distance learning, expanding the acceptance opportunities in education, and be able to train the users of this new technology, and motivate workers then the SDG 4, quality education could be attained, increase enrolment level and completion rate hence reducing illiteracy rates. In 2019, the outbreak of the global pandemic COVID-19 offered an opportunity for the University to resort to the use of BL because many residential and non-residential students of the education fraternity were banned from contacting physical/ traditional lectures. Blended learning (BL) has been increasing in popularity and demand and has developed as a common practice in institutions of higher learning. Therefore, this study analyses the impact of blended learning on the performance of students of Makerere University. This study constituted student sample respondents who were selected from at least 6 colleges of Makerere students CoBAMs, CoNAS, CEDAT, CoCIS, CHUSS, and CEES from at least second year and above. This study population of years two and above was selected from the respective colleges because they were exposed to both the physical and blended or online learning model. Indeed this was justified by the significant proportion (98.86%) of respondents who acknowledged having been exposed to blended studying model. This proved that the study population was 100% aware of the study topic and it further constituted 61.93% male students and 38.07% female students. In conclusion, the average CGPA of students when exposed to blended learning (Mean = 3.7048) was statistically significantly different from the average CGPA of the students when exposed to face to face (Mean =3.5906) model of learning. Also the technological factors associated with blended learning as well the demographic characteristics of students had no significant impact on the CGPA. I therefore recommend that the university administration focus more on training students and staff on how to use the different online learning platforms since most students and lecturers were not acquainted with such technology and this in turn affected students’ performance. Furthermore, the sites used for online sessions and platforms such as MUELE should be improved to enable easy accessibility and reliability to increase on the attendance.
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    Adoption of saving culture among Makerere University students a case study of final year students at school of statistics and planning, Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2024-08) Nasiimwa, Annitah
    The study was about adoption of a saving culture among Makerere University students and was conducted in Makerere University at the school of statistics and planning in Uganda. The research methodology for the study was a cross-sectional research design. The sample size was 112 respondents and the cluster sampling technique was used in selecting respondents included in the sample. The researcher used questionnaires to collect data and data was analyzed using SPSS version27 at the univariate and bivariate levels. The research findings indicated that financial literacy significantly influences the level of saving among Makerere university students since the p-value (0.020) is less than the critical value (0.05) i.e. 0.020<0.05. Research also indicated that peer influence has a significant relationship with the level of saving among Makerere university students since the p-value (0.464) is less than the critical value (0.05) i.e. 0.464<0.05. Research further showed that parental influence has a significant relationship with the level of saving among Makerere university students since the p-value (0.404) is less than the critical value (0.05) i.e. 0.404<0.05. Research also indicated that self-control has a significant relationship with the level of saving among Makerere university students since the p-value is less than the critical value. From the barriers, research indicated that there is a significant relationship between income earned and saving, since most of the respondents responded to not saving as a result of limited income (42.9%). Most of the respondents (96.4%) believed saving is very important while others (3.6%) believed saving is not important at all. Close to half of the respondents reported to be using banks, as a form of saving (40.2%). I recommend that Makerere university can pay more attention to cultivate students, financial literacy by offering general courses on financial knowledge. In addition, the university can also organize relevant activities such as personal finance skills contest, financial lecturers and so on, to improve students’ financial literacy. According to the results, a big proportion 74.1% of students indicate that parents can do a better job of setting good examples for their children in terms of saving, thus directly influencing their children’s saving behavior. Therefore, I suggest that parents should offer advices to their children on savings plus its importance. It is suggested also for the research to be conducted among different universities of the country or world wide for which will offer a big sample for further and better comparison and conclusions.
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    Agricultural practices of rice production in Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2023) Namanya, Elisa
    The objective of the study was to investigate the socio-economic and demographic factors determining rice production in Uganda. Secondary data was collected from UBOS containing different households in Uganda carrying out agricultural activities. Data analysis was done using STATA. Multiple regression was used to investigate the influence of socio-economic and demographic factors determining rice production in Uganda. The study findings revealed that of the total household heads the majority of about 15.41% are between 45 and 49 years and the minority of the household heads 1.08 % is between 20 and 24 years. Eastern region is the greatest produce of rice in Uganda with 41.94% and central region producing the least quantity of rice of 4.3%. The majority of the sampled household heads were male with 86.02%. The majority of the rice producers obtain primary education and a few proportions of household heads of 3.94% attained secondary education. Most of the sampled household heads of 67.03% are Literate. The research was based on 95% level of confidence and hypothesized that if the p-values of the study variables are greater than 0.05 the significant level, the agricultural Practices of rice production had no relationship with the quantity of rice production otherwise, there was a significant relationship and the p-values (0.000) had much higher influence on the outcome variables compared to the one equal to the significant level. Multiple regression analysis model reveals that households with heads between 20 to 24 years of age are statistically significant with rice production p value (0.004) < 0.05. Furthermore, the being P value (0.000) < 0.05 implies that there is statistical significance between households with household heads above secondary level of education and rice production. The study recommended that MAAIF should use comparative advantage techniques to facilitate the regions that produce the most quantity of rice in Uganda. The study further research recommended that the government should facilitate the youth headed families so as to utilize their efficiency and increase more quantity of rice produced since they already have the potential of rice production. The study recommended more emphases on education especially in agriculture since a high level of education leads to increase in the quantity of rice produced in Uganda.
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    Alcoholism and risky behaviour among university students: a case study of Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2017-08-28) Aciro, Janet
    Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study is to establish alcoholism and risky behaviour among university students, a case study of Makerere University. Specific objectives: i. To establish the effects of alcoholism and students risky behavior to the academic performance of the students. ii. To examine the effects of alcoholism to the students in Makerere University. iii. To examine the measures that should be undertaken to reduce on alcoholism among students in Makerere University.
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    Analysing factors associated with teenage pregnancy in northern Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2023-11) Akullu, Sheila
    Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl, usually between the ages of 13-19 becoming pregnant. It is a very huge global social and public health problem. This study aimed at analyzing the factors associated with teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda. A total of 4368 respondents from Northern Uganda were included in this study, which was obtained from UDHS 2016. Data was analyzed in univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis. The chi-square test was used to analyze data at a bivariate level and the binary logistic regression was used to analyze data at a multivariate level. Age at first sex had a significant relationship with teenage pregnancy in Northern Uganda (Pr=0). The majority of the girls who had their first sexual intercourse between the ages of 13-17 were more likely to get pregnant (81%). Place of residence showed a significant relationship with teenage pregnancy in Northern Uganda (Pr=0), the majority of the respondents (88%) who experienced teenage pregnancy were from rural areas of Northern Uganda (Table 4.2). furthermore, religion was statistically associated with teenage pregnancy in Northern Uganda (Pr=0), Muslims were more likely to experience teenage pregnancy (60%). Wealth status showed a significant relationship with teenage pregnancy in Northern Uganda (Pr=0), the majority of the respondents who experienced teenage pregnancy (54%) were from the lowest wealth quintile. Therefore, based on the above findings, the study concludes that increased access to comprehensive sexual education reduces the occurrence of teenage pregnancy, so there is a need to promote sexual education among teenagers. Contraceptive use reduces teenage pregnancy so there is a need to promote contraceptive use among sexually active teenagers. Address cultural and societal norms since they contribute to teenage pregnancy. Provide support for pregnant teenagers and Additional research is needed to better understand the factors influencing teenage pregnancy in Northern Uganda. This can help to inform the development of more targeted and effective interventions to prevent teenage pregnancy in this region.
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    Analysing impact of the national development program (NDP) ii (human capital development) in Uganda: A case study of Katikamu North
    ( 2019-04-11) Mukooko, John
    The research methods used in this research are purely quantitative. The questionnaire was widely used to collect the information used to find out the relationship between the variables under study. Secondary data constitute about 5% of the data used and the rest is primary obtained using the Questionnaire. The findings show that the government cannot achieve most of the targets of the NDP II since it is left with one F/Y that is 2019/20 to end it and the percentage left to cover the gap is quite large. For example, the government is targeting the HCI to be 0.70 by the end of NDP II but it is stagnant at 0.52 when the plan has only 12 Months to end. It is kind not realistic that they can cover up that gap within one year. The findings also indicate that income contributes the highest percentage on the HCI and it can easily be achieved in the shortest time possible unlike the life expectancy and the education index. For these two to be achieved they require some time to be achieved. So the government should look forward on to increase the incomes of the people may be through OWC.
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    Analysing the determinants of cervical cancer screening among women: a case study of Kikoni village
    (Makerere University, 2022-11) Wobusinge, Victor
    Uganda is known to be one of the leading countries with high morbidity and mortality rates among women resulting from cervical cancer. Early screening for cervical cancer is a key measure in reduction of maternal deaths all over the world. Hence this study was conducted to analyze the determinants of cervical cancer screening among women in Kikoni. The study population included the women of Kikoni, a village in Central Uganda. A sample of 196 women was selected using the simple random sampling and the Cochran sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaires. Collected data was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively and a binary logistic regression model was used. Summary findings indicate that the uptake of CC screening was low among the women in Kikoni (18%). In regards to marital status, more single women (92.9%) were screened unlike married women were only (52.7%) were screened. Women with no children were more likely to be screened for cervical cancer than women with between 1 and 3 children. Health insurance is statistically significant with the uptake of cervical cancer screening (p-value 0.003 at 5% significance level). Medium income was found to be a significant predictor for uptake of CC screening (p value = 0.037) and knowledge on all screening methods was found to be significant (p value = 0.001). The main determinants associated with Cervical Cancer screening according to our study are health insurance, medium income status and knowledge about CCS. Despite some people having knowledge about CC and CCS they still did not engage in the screening process, therefore more reasons for women not involving need to be further investigated. Screening opportunities should be expanded in order to specifically attend to women under the low income status. And also, investment in interventions that increase women economic empowerment will increase the women’s financial ability to afford health care.
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    Analysing the effects of alcohol consumption on student’s performance: a case study of Makerere University
    (Makerere University, 2023-10) Rweihangwe, Chrispus
    Majority of the students have failed to determine some of the factors that affect their performance. However, in this study alcohol consumption is one of the factors that is affecting student’s performance. The study was carried in the whole University with samples from each college and the gender was also considered, the Religion of respondents was determined where it was found that majority of the students who take alcohol are Catholics since there is no rule that restricts alcohol consumption. There are factors that attract students to consume alcohol and these include age which was significant with alcohol consumption at 5% confidence level , there is also peer from friends which was significant at 5% confidence level. In addition, Religion was also significant. This shows that alcohol consumption is attracted by number of factors . The study indicated that alcohol consumption was significant with academic performance where chi-square test was used and showed significant at 5% confidence level. This confirmed that alcohol consumption affects the performance of students and majority of students that used to consume alcohol were having lower CGPA of between 2-2.9
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    Analysing the Effects of Consumer Perception, Awareness and Trust on Willingness to Adopt Online Shopping: A Case Study of Kampala Central, Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2019-11-19) Kashaija, Anthony
    This study was conducted in Kampala Central, Kampala district. The purpose of the study was to analyse the effect of customer perception, customer awareness, and customer trust on willingness to adopt online shopping in Uganda. The objective of the study was to assess the effect of customer awareness, perception and trust on customer readiness to accept online shopping. The research methodology for the study was descriptive cross-sectional research design. The sample size was 377 respondents and purposive sampling technique was applied in selecting the respondents who were included in the sample. The researcher used questionnaires to collect data and data was analysed SPSS version 20. The study findings indicated that majority of the respondents (55.28%) were males while females made only 44.72% of the respondents which indicated that the study involved both males and females in equal proportions. Study findings also indicated that there is a positive relationship between customer perception and readiness to accept online shopping (r=.465**, p=0.000<.05). Using regression analysis, customer perception was observed to be the most influential and significant predictor (Beta=.445) of readiness to accept online shopping. Study findings revealed that customer trust has a positive impact on readiness to accept online shopping (r=.654**, p=0.000<.05) Using regression analysis, customer trust was observed to be the second influential and significant predictor (Beta=.225) of readiness to accept online shopping. Customer awareness was the least predictor of readiness to accept online shopping (Beta = .122) among the three variables. Study findings also indicated that there is a relationship between customer awareness and readiness to accept online shopping (r=.413**, p=.000<.05). This revealed that people intend to adopt online shopping since their behavioural intention is positive. The study concluded that customer perception, trust and awareness play a big role in customer’s readiness to accept online shopping. The study recommended that that platforms preparing for online shopping have should position themselves as credible and trustworthy so that they can attract customers who are interested in adopting online shopping. It also recommended that further research should be conducted on culture as a predictor of online shopping.
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    Analysing the uptake of health insurance among workers in the informal sector in Uganda
    (Makerere University, 2024) Olinga, Kenneth
    This research investigates the uptake of health insurance in Uganda, focusing on the factors influencing its adoption and the barriers hindering its expansion. Despite the critical role of health insurance in improving access to healthcare and mitigating out-of-pocket expenses, Uganda faces challenges in achieving widespread coverage. The main aim of the study is to assess the factors influencing the uptake of health insurance among individuals and households in Uganda and to provide recommendations for enhancing health insurance penetration This quantitative study involved distribution of collected data. Univariate analysis, bivariate analysis using regression and multivariate analysis using multiple linear regression were performed on the variables in the study using STATA. The results of the study revealed significant relationships between uptake of health insurance and education level (P= 0.01, ꭓ 2 =14.71). This is where by the increase in the education level leads to increase in the level of uptake of health insurance. There were no relationships between uptake of health insurance and the gender (P= 0.22; ꭓ 2 =1.48) though more males (54.1%) than females (46.8%) have health insurance The study highlights a significant gap between awareness and actual uptake of health insurance among market vendors, influenced by various socio-demographic and socio-economic factors. Addressing these gaps through targeted education, improving accessibility, and building trust can enhance health insurance uptake. The researcher, therefore, concluded that education level was most likely to influence the uptake of health insurance among the market vendors.
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    Analysis and computation of insurance risk capital under the risk-based capital framework for general insurance companies
    (Makerere University, 2023-08) Uwera, Ruth Michelle
    This research focuses on the computation of capital reserves allocated for insurance risk within the non-life insurance sector, specifically focusing on the assessment of individual risk components. The study thoroughly examines the financial resilience of insurance companies by determining the necessary capital reserves for a carefully selected subset of non-life insurance classes, namely motor, fire, engineering, marine, and public liability. These selected classes encompass a wide range of risks, including but not limited to underwriting risk, reserve risk, and catastrophic risk.At the heart of this analysis lies the utilization of the well-established risk metric known as Value at Risk (VaR). VaR serves as the fundamental tool for evaluating the potential financial losses that insurers may face over a specified time horizon and at different confidence levels. This research relies on VaR as a pivotal instrument for assessing and quantifying the capital requirements essential for prudent risk management. The outcomes derived from this study offer invaluable insights into the intricate landscape of non-life insurance risk assessment, providing a robust foundation for making informed decisions and implementing strategic risk management practices within the sector. This research contributes to enhancing the overall financial stability and performance of non-life insurance companies, ultimately benefiting both insurers and policyholders alike.
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    Analysis for the determinants of foreign direct investments (FDIS) in Uganda for the period 1997-2016
    (Makerere University, 2017-07) Ssemukasa, Lawrence
    The study used regressive model to investigate the impact for the determinants of foreign direct investments (FDIs) on FDIs inflows in Uganda for the period between 1997 and 2016. As Uganda’s economy was striving to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and the vision 2040 through bridging the gap between domestic savings and investment, bringing the latest technology and management know-how from developed countries. FDIs can play an important role in achieving rapid economic growth in developing countries through industrialization to reduce the high levels of unemployment. The government had issued several investment and policy incentives as “sweeteners” which included reductions in import and export duties; reductions in corporate tax rates -including tax holidays; creating a one -stop shop to reduce time needed to approve and register investments; reducing minimum capital requirement; expansion of markets through economic integrations; ensuring economic and political stability. Hence this study strived to identify the factors that determine FDI inflows to Uganda. Based on a comparative analysis focusing on why there was an increase or a decrease in FDIs in Uganda, related with Gross Domestic product (GDP) growth rate, Tax rates, Inflation rates on consumer prices and annual average exchange rate. Using ordinary least squares models to explain whether the stylized of FDIs affect FDI inflows to Uganda based on a panel data set for 20 years over the period (1997 to 2016). The study identified the following factors as significant for FDIs inflows to Uganda: Economic growth rates, Tax rates, and on contrary Inflation rate and Average exchange were found to not have been more important for FDIs inflows to Uganda within the study period.
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    Analysis of accessibility to health services in Uganda: a case study of Kigezi sub-region
    (Makerere University, 2022-11) Kaitira, Cedric
    This project aims at analyzing the factors that contribute the accessibility of health services in Kigezi Sub-Region. The factors examined include age of the individual, sex, marital status, access to information about health facilities, kind of health facility, religion, occupation and level of education. Secondary data collected during the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey of 2016 was cleaned and used. The factors that had a significant impact on access to health services in the sub-region included occupation, access to information, sex and marital status. This was done using multivariate analysis. Non-Government Organizations in conjunction with the government are recommended to sensitize the people of Kigezi more about the benefits of utilizing health services through various communication channels such as radio stations and fliers. However, it should be noted that not all data relevant to this topic such as the respondents’ income levels was collected during this survey which limited the number of variables that analysis could be carried out upon.
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    Analysis of accessibility to university hospital services among the Makerere University Students: a case study of School of Statistics Students
    (Makerere University, 2022-11) Akullu, Viola
    Utilization of health services at Makerere University Hospital by Makerere University students is low for several reason. According to anecdotal data from the University Hospital (UH) Director (Dr. Margret Wandera), only about 1.9 – 2.5% of the student population receives health services at the hospital. The goal of this paper was to discuss the determinants of accessibility to the UH services, both descriptive and correlational research designs was employed to assess the determinants of university Hospital accessibility among the university students. Means, standard deviations, minimum and maximum values of the factors were obtained on a sample of 114 students of SSP, association between the factors and UH service accessibility was tested using Pair wise correlation coefficients calculation and binary logistic regression were different hypotheses were tested, the study found out that MasterCard Sponsored students accessed the UH service (p value=0.040), Students who said they are Roman Catholics had a significant association with UH services access(p value=o.012) and those who said they belong to other religious denominations also accessed the UH services(p value=0.0.05). And lastly informed students about UH Services also had a significantly association to accessibility to University Hospital services (p value=0.011). The researcher recommended that more students should apply for the MasterCard Sponsorship program because of the welfare benefits provided for its beneficiaries. Furthermore, University Hospital medical practitioners are also advised to understand the religious beliefs of individuals to effectively meet the health care needs of patients. The researcher also mentioned that the UH management and Makerere University administrators should ensure that students are informed about the Services at the University Hospital