Journal
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research
Volume 2, Issue 5 (May)
45 articles
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A Study on the Contribution of Fishing Activities on the Socio- Eonomic Development of Communities in Uganda a Case Study of Kibuku Fish Ponds
fishing operations and socioeconomic development
Using Kibuku Fish Ponds in Uganda as the testing phase, this study would have examined the link among fishing and financial difficulty, examined how fishing affects society's growth in the economy in Kibuku Ponds, and briefly examined the function of fishing as a safety net for communities there. For the study, which involved 40 participants, data were gathered via questionnaires, inspections, and questionnaires that combined both statistical and qualitative methodologies. The data were assembled using information from primary and secondary sources. According to the survey, the majority of respondents in the 40–50 age range (37.5%) worked in agriculture, the fishing sector, or other associated industries. Most of the district-level agribusiness senior managers from respective units provided these replies. Growers should be pushed to get fish seed from reliable vendors, such as respected entrepreneurs and government research institutions. Predation control methods that should be vigorously promoted include the use of nets, lime, slashing surrounding fish ponds, maintaining correct records, employing several ponds to raise catfish in especial, and evaluating fish at least once every month.
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A Study on the Influence of Quality Control on Purchase Decision Making in Organizations, a Case Study of Bwendero Company Hoima District
quality control
purchase and decision making
The study used Bwendero Ltd. as a case study to investigate the impact of quality checks on purchasing decisions. The study's goals were to assess the connections between the quality of the product and customer behavior as well as to examine the impact of paid advertising on buyer behaviour and the impact of brand quality on customer behavior. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used in a cross-sectional design. The survey was sent to respondents, and all of them responded, yielding a 100% response rate. The respondents for the interviews and surveys were chosen using straightforward random and stratified sampling approaches. Data analysis employed demographic, proportional, and connection analytics. According to the study, notoriety and product characteristics have a favorable impact on consumer behavior. The study also showed a favorable correlation between consumption patterns and product quality. According to the report, firms should make use of a variety of quality control methods to increase the number of customers they can attract. Additionally, it advises using packaging for goods that need widespread distribution while recommending product quality and characteristics for products that require a place on the marketplace.
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An Assessment on the Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Early Pregnancies Among School Going Children. A Case Study of Kamuli District, Uganda.
covid-19 outbreak and early pregnancies
In 2021, it was predicted that the incidence of adolescent pregnancies in Kamuli District was 35.8%, which was higher than the anticipated 27% national average for rural areas in Uganda. As a result, it is now a worry for everyone in Uganda, not just the politicians who have expressed interest by publicly denouncing the practice of early gestation among school-age adolescents. The society has continued to criticize pregnant females returning to the school system following the lockout. Because they allegedly encourage others to do the act and encourage teen pregnancy in schools, society discriminates against pregnant girls in school and young mothers who are returning to their studies. The study found that teenage pregnancies among schoolkids in Kamuli were mostly caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. It was evident that the problem was caused and sustained by a combination of sociocultural variables including low literacy, cultural norms linked with bad parenting, child marriages, dropout rates, and cultural shifts, as well as the impoverished condition itself. The issue was rendered difficult to address by political meddling. The investigator additionally noted that care in the community and obligation to keep girls in school, family factors and community involvement in openly counseling their children and not shying away, hypersensitivity of parents to support (especially) the girl child, counseling of both mom and dad and beginners about the consequences of early pregnant women and the duties associated with it, and utilizing the law to legally arrest and charge perpetrators could be helpful.
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An Assessmet of the Impact of Corruption Practices on Service Delivery in the Public Sector a Case Study of Iganga Municipal Council, Iganga District
corruption
service delivery and public sector
This study's goal was to evaluate how corruption affected the provision of services in the Iganga district and municipality. The results showed that bribery causes greater deaths globally than any other factor, including a lack of medicines, health personnel' absences, poorly equipped hospitals, inadequate educational facilities, and so forth. Instead of the other way around, the civil sector delivered the political message against corruption. So, it was advised that civil workers receive more financial and non-financial compensation, which would encourage them to carry out the services that must be offered to the public, especially in rural areas. According to the results, 14% of the participants believed that public servants must exert their positive influence to call for greater responsibility and openness in the local authorities they serve, and they also focused on the creation of monitoring teams to guarantee the proper service delivery. Also, 8% of participants placed a strong emphasis on law enforcement, saying that the government must set up a structure of institutions and laws to combat corruption. To support and encourage transparency, these laws ought to be improved and properly applied. Establishing a separate mechanism to monitor the standard of services provided to the public. We will be able to hold our elected officials accountable through such a system, increasing their efficacy. research.miu.ac.ug/publications 163 Metropolitan Journal of Social and Educational Research (MJSER) ISSN 1813-4262 (Print) ISSN 1813-4270 (online) Vol. 2 Issue 2, May - 2023, Pages: 163-174
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Analysing the Impact of Health Education on Maternal Mortality Rate in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala District
health education and maternal mortality rate
In order to analyze the effects of health learning on the rate of maternal mortality in Uganda, a case study of the Kampala district, specifically Mulago Hospital, was used. The study's objectives included determining the causes of maternal mortality in Kampala, as well as the effects of micronutrient and hygiene education on the rate of mortality rates in the study's geographic area. In the interest of investigating the effect of the maternal mortality rate in Uganda: a case study of the Kampala area, the study employed both qualitative and quantitative study design. The study included an examination and deliberation of the conclusions drawn from field data, including both primary and secondary data. The study also included a summary of the findings that were examined in Chapter 4 of the information gathered from respondents and during observation. The study's outcome was also given based on the author's findings in the field of research, along with suggestions for improvement that would help Uganda achieve its goal of a healthy schooling system and a low maternal mortality rate.
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Analysing the Impact of Local Council in Implementation of Government Programmes in Uganda: A Case of Kasanje Town Coucil, Wakiso District
local council and government programmes
This research investigation investigated the function that local councils played in Uganda's execution of presidential initiatives. It sought to accomplish the following purposes: build a connection here between engineering positions of local council and the application of federal programs in Kasanje Town Council Wakiso District; establish an association between the management positions of local council and the execution of federal programs in Kasanje Town Council Wakiso District; and establish an association between local council's enterprise resource planning functions and the deployment of government services in Kas. To arrive at the following conclusions, the study used descriptive and correlational research methods based on polls and interviews. Results showed a weakly positive association (r=0.357, Sig at 0.000) between technical parameters and the effectiveness of local council members in Ngoma Town Council, indicating that all variables progressed in the same manner. The corrected R-square of 0.105 suggested that technical criteria, such as education and experience, had an impact on local council committee effectiveness by 10.5%. The report suggests that in order to promote a modification to the present budgetary framework, municipal and district councils should collaborate with other city authorities and through Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA).
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Analyzing the Role of the Media in Promoting Human Rights in Uganda. A Case Study of Nansana Municipality Wakiso District.
media and human rights
The study established the role of the social media in promoting Human Rights in Uganda. The research was guided by three objectives that is to say; examining the impact of social media in promoting Human Rights (Gracious. A, 2023), finding out how social media improves human rights and find out how people have embraced the human rights acquired from social media in Uganda. The study employed case study design where data was collected using questionnaire as the major data collection technique used on a sample of 50 respondents that included people in Nansana Municipality in Uganda. It was also found out that social media has come out to educate the public about their rights including rights such as right to education, health services, security, food among others. It was however found out that social media is facing a lot of challenges that hinder their effective deliverance of their human rights. It is recommended that legislative review is taken in to consideration. Especially, the Mass Media and Access to Freedom of Information Proclamation and Antiterrorism Proclamation imposes an excessive fines and rigorous punishment on journalists and media institution owners for minor violations of the provisions. National human rights institutions have to strive in assisting the media in its effort to promote and educate human rights.
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Assessing the Impact of Government Programs on Youth Empowerment in Communities, a Case Study of Mityana Central Division, Mityana District
government programs and youth empowerment
The study aimed at assessing the impact of government programs on youth empowerment in communities with a case study of mityana central division, mityana district and it was guided by the following objectives: To analyze how financial literacy trainings influence livelihoods of youth in Mityana Central Communities ,to evaluate how the provision of start-up capital influence the livelihood of youth in Mityana Central Communities and to examine how market linkages influences livelihoods of youth in Mityana Central Communities. From the findings, 29.9% of the respondents thought that education level indeed hindered understanding of training offered to a very great extent. These views were conveyed by those youths who had secondary school (15.6%) and primary school 11.7%). Other response was at 11.7 % who thought it hindered to a great extent, 14.3% were undecided, another 15.6% said it was on a small extent while 28.6% said it hindered to a very small extent. On financial literacy training, the study recommends that financial literacy is a vital training that should be conducted to help entrepreneurs save enough to provide adequate capital to invest in their businesses.
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Assessing the Influence of Social Media on Moral Development in Communities in Uganda, a Case of Bombo Town, Luwero District
social media and moral development
The goal of the study was to investigate how social media affects the moral growth of Ugandan communities. The study's goals included examining how young people use social media in their daily lives in their neighborhoods, learning how social media affects how young people in Uganda behave, figuring out what risks young people in Uganda face from using social media, and figuring out how young people in Uganda behave in relation to social media. Since all 50 comments were submitted, the sample size for this study was 50 people, and the number of responses was 100%. There were no missing responses. This was due to the respondents' thorough completion of every interview. In contrast, Kothari (2015) asserts that a 100% response rate is outstanding and an appropriate analysis is greater than 50%. According to the study's coefficient of correlation of 0.1234, which has a probability level lower or smaller than 0.05 (p=0.05) and reached 0.05 level of significance levels, there is a connection between social media and online behavior. It definitely demonstrates that there is a connection between social media and that they influence one another. The study also revealed a link between ethics and religious consciousness. It implies that pupils generally exhibit better levels of morality the more religiously conscious they are.
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Assessment of the Influence of Performance Appraisals on Workers Productivity in the Public Sector in Uganda, a Case Study of Mubende District Local Government
performance appraisals and workers productivity
The survey's goal was to find out how much performance reviews contribute to gauging an organization's effectiveness. The subsequent research inquiries served as the study's compass: How does objective-based appraisal affect organizational performance? The majority of the staff believed that the goals set are well understood by the staff and that the goals set are largely in line with the goals of the organization. It was also made clear that the performance evaluation method aids in determining an employee's assets and liabilities. The results of a regression study showed that variations in score value accounted for 87.8% of the variability in effectiveness. The report suggested that the Mubende district local government keep revising its aims in order to take into account the changing business climate. To guarantee a basis for comparison should it be required, accurate records are necessary. The Mubende District Local Government needs to guarantee the objectivity of providing feedback and better link the reviews with the attainment of its objectives. In using 360 to identify assessment areas, it is important to make sure that the necessary follow-up is carried out and that everyone is aware of the process for gathering and storing data for the prospective. While performance level help motivate employees to achieve organizational goals and experience job satisfaction, Mubende District Local Government must guarantee that performance managers maintain objectivity while awarding ratings, and staff members must be encouraged to do so. research.miu.ac.ug/publications 367 Metropolitan Journal of Social and Educational Research (MJSER) ISSN 1813-4262 (Print) ISSN 1813-4270 (online) Vol. 2 Issue 2, May - 2023, Pages: 367-389