Master of Arts in Economics by Kabale University

“…It also aims at boosting competency and experts in managerial, advisory and academic positions in the in the economics discipline; offering solid training in economics; and will give a deeper understanding of the complexity of economic transformations necessary to transit countries like Uganda, the region and Africa to industrialized and modern economy status.…”
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Assessing The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ruhinda, Irene George

“…The study concludes that Lockdown is especially likely to have led to episodes of first-time abuse: the increase from neighborhoods with no recent history of violence was roughly double the increase from neighborhoods with a recent history of violence. …”
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Outsourcing Decisions on Procurement Performances of Government Entities: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Twinomugisha, Shallon

“…The study used a population of 48 respondents, and a sample size of 40 respondents was determined using both purposive and simple random sampling techniques, the contributions of outsourcing strategy and procurement performance showed that the strategy maximized performance as stated by 15% of respondents and it also creates room for timely auditing as stated by the biggest percentage of respondents 20% among other respondents. …”
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Digitization of Information Resources and User Satisfaction: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Kembabazi, Dorothy

“…It can therefore be concluded that much as records are digitized in Kabale district local government and users are utilizing these digitized records, the findings indicate some challenges like Funding of records and inadequate supply of electricity. …”
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Financial Management and Performance of SACCOS in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Chahi Dukore SACCO in Chahi Sub County. by Tuyambaze, Medad

“…The researcher used a sample size of 52. The research tools that were used to collect data include questionnaires, interview guides, and focused group discussions targeting the following recipients, key informants, and focused groups and these were used to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data. …”
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Corporate Financing and Risk Management in the Banking Sector in Uganda During and Post Covid-19. Evidence from Kabale District by Byamukama, Eliab Mpora

“…The study revealed that the board of directors set strategies on bond issuance and were effectively communicated within the bank in the form of policies and procedures by the top management (M =4.2, SD = 0.34). The findings showed that the bank has set in place principles of short-term crediting (M = 4.6, SD = 0.32). …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Byabagambi, Jane Turyasingura, Tamu, JohnBosco Munezero, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Also, the majority of participants (81.2%) were on oral hypoglycemic agents. Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) was used to examine the relationship between pornography and academic engagement. Key findings indicated that watching videos of naked persons on computers in the computer lab was the most prevalent form of pornography (M=4.61, SD=.490). …”
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Procurement Auditing and Service Delivery in Procuring Entities in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Aijuka, Jacob

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were employed to identify the sample size. Data collection methods included questionnaires, observation, and interviews. …”
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Credit Access and Performance of Women Owned Businesses in Kabale District: A Case Study of Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Twikiriize, Immaculate

“…The questionnaire, interview guide, and observation methods were used to collect data and findings indicated that more females participated in the study than males. …”
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Impact of Effective Recruitment and Selection Practices on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Nyakiti, Deborah

“…These include selection techniques, assessment centers, letters of recommendation and reference checks, situational interviews, psychological tests, personality tests, and aptitude tests. The study further findings established the effect of recruitment methods on organizational performance, a case study Kabale District Local Government as internal recruitment reduces costs and minimizes time spent on mobilizing employees, recruitment via advertising has the advantages of low cost and convenience, telephone recruitment has an important advantage over these methods in that it can be used. …”
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Impact of Divorce on Girl Child Education in Nyakinama Sub-County Kisoro District. by Niyobyose, Sarah

“…A sample of 50 respondents was used to gather the required information and both purposeful sampling and simple random methods were employed in selecting the sample size. Questionnaires were administered to the respondents to gather the required data. …”
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Effectiveness of the Human Resource Planning in Higher Institutions of Learning: A Case Study of Bishop Barham University College. by Kyasimire, Chrismary

“…The study comprised a sample size of 66 respondents. The study used a case study research design involving both qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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Organisational Culture and Performance of Urban Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Tushemereirwe, Juliet

“…Data was collected using questionnaires and an interview guide. The findings revealed that all constructs of organizational culture (adhocracy culture, hierarch culture, clan culture, and market culture) combined, predicted the performance of KMC by 86.1%. …”
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Debt Management and Financial Performance of SACCOs in Karamoja Region: A Case of Kamukoi, Thurr and Lotuke SACCOs. by Apio, Brenda

“…A linear regression model was used to fit the data. Research findings from the regression model show that there are factors that influence debt management (R=862), benefits of debt management (R=756 and there is a relationship between debt management and financial performance (R=829) have a positive significance relationship in Karamoja region a case of Kamukoi, Thurr and Lotuke SACCOs. …”
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Determinants of Performance in Physical Sciences at Uganda Certificate of Education: A Case Study of Selected Schools in Ntungamo Municipality. by Muhindo, Alex

“…A response rate of 99% was obtained where key findings revealed a significant positive influence of learner factors and school-based factors, while teacher factors had a significant negative influence on the performance of learners in physical science subjects at UCE. …”
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ICT Usage in School Finance Management of Selected Secondary Schools in Mbarara City. by Karamuzi, Beende Richard

“…In the methodology, the study adopted a quantitative and qualitative approach using a cross-sectional research design, and data was collected from a sample of 108 respondents. The findings established that there was little ICT usage available and in use; there were great issues with the finance management practices regarding the assessment of risks involved in the management of finances and the keeping of records of all expenditures in school. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…The most common predisposing factors in the study to adolescents to HIV/AIDS were curiosity and the need to experiment. The study findings showed that 78% accepted that HIV is transmitted by engaging in unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person, 65% accepted that the presence of other sex partners increases the risk of contracting HIV, 69% accepted that regular use of condoms helps to reduce the risk of contracting HIV and 55% accepted that by reducing the number of sexual partners, chances of HIV infection are reduced. …”
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Experiences of HIV Positive Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partner Among Individuals in Discordant Couples in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda. by Atwijukiire, Humphrey, Nakidd, Gladys, Tweheyo, Otwine Anne, Kabami, Jane

“…The current study addressed this research gap and explored the lived experiences of serostatus disclosure among discordant couples in Mbarara City, South Western Uganda. …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi, Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco, Mfitumukiza1, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Also, the majority of participants (81.2%) were on oral hypoglycemic agents. Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. …”
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