Journal
Metropolitan Journal of Medical and Health Research
Metropolitan Journal of Medical and Health Research
Volume 2, Issue 10 (October)
13 articles
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Prostitution and Spread of HIV/AIDS Among Young Women; a Case Study of Wandegeya Parish Kampala
prostitution
spread of HIV/aids and young women
The objective of this research paper is to provide background information drawn from the international literature on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on the high spread of HIV/AIDS in Wandegeya Kampala Uganda. The study concentrates on the debate on why prostitution has led to many HIV cases and by the end of the study provided the survey regarded in any case as the prostitution indulge in Wandegeya and how given the statistics there is high spread of aids in Kampala areas provided Wandegeya as a case study area in Kampala. From the findings, more than a ninety percent (93%) of the participants in the research said that the media played an important role in school girl’s pregnancy. This high percentage of respondents that agreed confirm the findings of various researchers, namely, that film, internet websites, some periodicals and television programmes containing sexual activities without having the necessary level of physical and emotional and psychological maturation. Parents should counsel their daughters once they reach adolescent stage and equip them with necessary materials such as sanitary towels, books and little pocket money for lunch to protect them from the lures of businessmen and also teaching them on how to overcome teenage pregnancies.
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Teenage Pregnancy and School Dropout on a Girl Child in Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Zana Mixed Secondary School Makindye Divison Wakiso District
teenage pregnancy
school dropout
girl child and secondary schools
Following teenage pregnancy and a girl child school dropout in Ugandan, a study was initiated to examine the relationship between teenage pregnancy and school girl dropout in Zana senior secondary school and the impact this practice contributes to school drop among teens in Ugandan. The study conducted a cross sectional research design and quantitative research approach. The sample was 74 from Zana senior secondary school division administrators, parents and school administrator’s leaders from self-administered questionnaires. The statistical package for social scientist was used for qualitative data analysis. From the findings, it was evidenced that poor relationship with parents scoring 74 (100%) was the major factor among other factors. In relation to the above pee r influence and low self-esteem scoring the second position with 65 (88%) each factor followed by spending long time with opposite sex alone scoring 53 (71%), and ignorance, carelessness and imprudence at 52(70%). The study recommends parents to be aware of their responsibilities. Despite of looking for money to meet the basic needs, get time to be with their children to listen to their problems and protect them, health officers and the ministry of education to work hand in hand to provide health officers monitoring schools to cater for the pregnant students so that they are kept at school to avoid absenteeism, the ministry of education and sports together with the ministry of health to embark on dealing and teaching sex education to teens and preventive measures against pregnant among school girls, clear documentation of policy all the issues pertaining to school dropout and members of parliament and the ministry of education to amend laws in order for pregnant school children to access schools.
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Tour Company and Growth of the Tourism Sector in Uganda. A Case Study Africa Adventure Vacations
TOUR COMPANY
GROWTH and TOURISM SECTOR
This research report study aimed to investigate the “examining the impact of tour company on the growth of the tourism sector in Uganda. a case study Africa adventure vacations”. Questionnaires were used to collect data under a case study research design. Qualitative and quantitative means were used to analyze the data. The objectives of the study used were; to find out the positive contribution of Tour company towards the growth of tourism in Uganda, to determine the challenges faced by Tour company in the tourism industry, to establish strategies used by Tour companies in the tourism industry to cope with challenges arising from government regulations. To achieve this objective, the study sampled 60 respondents because it is large enough compared to the study population, the respondents were selected using simple random sampling method, It was important because it gave the researcher freedom to select certain respondents with in-depth knowledge regarding the issue under investigation. On economic development, 57% strongly agreed that tour companies had led to economic development through creation of wealth from which community benefits are realized, 25% to agreed, while 5 % were undecided and 8% disagreed while 5% strongly disagreed with the statement. The researcher recommended that despite tour company’s’ positive contributions and challenges that they face in the process of promoting tourism in Uganda, they would also use the following measures in order to avoid these challenges and also maximize the positive contributions.