Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Collections: Recent submissions
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Are HIV unaware persons the hidden population at high risk of HIV infection or re-infection in Uganda
(1999-12-06)Introduction: There has been a prejudiced view that HIV infection creates a state of desperation and a feeling of revenge that latently drives persons with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) into risky sexual and reproductive behaviors. This ... -
Attendance patterns and causes of dropout in primary schools in Uganda: a case study of 16 schools
(2008-04-28)In 1997 the Government of Uganda launched the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. The 1999 enrollment data collected by the headcount exercise and the school census of 2000 demonstrate that the program has been ... -
Catalyst, nature, and vitality of African Canadian feminism: a panorama of an emigre feminist
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Community Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in Kapchorwa District
(2008-10-23)Whereas several campaigns intended to create awareness and prevent female genital cutting (FGC) have been undertaken in Kapchorwa since 1995, it is not known how much cultural change these interventions have caused in the ... -
Crisis in Kabale District: a case study for food policy reforms
(2009-02-24)There is no shortage of literature on Food crisis in African countries. Yet there is surprisingly little in the way of objectives studies based on local observations so as to get the crisis right before any prescriptions. ... -
Culture and Gender-Related Factors Predicting HIV-Risk Sexual Behaviors
(Centre for Basic Research (CBR), Uganda, 2004)The current study explored HIV-risk sexual behaviors (early coital debut, coital contact with genital ulcers, coital contact with STD, coital contact with persons suspected to have HIV/AIDS or engage in prostitution, coital ... -
Colonial policy
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Devolution and outsourcing of municipal services: in Kampala City, Uganda: an early assessment
(John Wiley and Sons, 2003-11-19)The late 1980s saw the beginning of wide-ranging economic and political reforms in Africa, prompted by both external and internal pressures. Demands for political reform pushed for democratisation, including decentralisation ... -
Final report of the baseline survey for the Quality Enhancement Initiative (QEI) project
(Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), 2009-08)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Last year, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in partnership with its funding agencies, launched the Quality Enhancement Initiative (QEI) in a bid to enhance the quality of their primary education ... -
Integrating Women’s Reproductive Roles with Productive Activities in Commerce: The Case of Businesswomen in Kampala, Uganda
(SAGE Publications (UK and US), 1999)Uganda has registered signi® cant improvement regarding economic growth and the raising of women’s status at the macro level. Commerce is one of the sectors that attracts women of varying social status. The paper is based ... -
Institutional dilemmas in tropical resource management: a case study of Kakamega forest, Kenya
(2008-12-12)The study examines the institutional dilemmas in the management of tropical resources. Specifically, this study is interested in forest biodiversity as the resource in question. The main objective of this study is to ...