Browsing by Author "Akena, Patrick Rolex"

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    Awareness Creation As A Strategy To Reducing The Rate Of Teenage Pregnancy In Lira District
    (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2020) Akullo, Pamella Stella; Akena, Patrick Rolex; Mwesigwa, David
    Teenage pregnancy is a serious public health and social problem, with 95%% occurring in developing countries. This study aimed to seek explain how awareness creation can be used to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies in Lira district. A descriptive survey design was used and the study population was teenage girls. Data was collected using a document review guide since only secondary data was used in this study because of the short time. Secondary data got from plan Uganda Results indicates a drop in teenage pregnancy in five subcounties in Lira District. It was further found established that the use of mass media and community dialogue helps in reducing the risk of teenage pregnancy by influencing behaviour towards contraceptive use, acquainting teenagers with knowledge of pregnancy prevention, creating a positive social environment. Radio programs and newspapers releases like straight talk and rock point 256 are among the mass media programs used to create awareness about teenage pregnancy. Alternatives of to reducing teenage pregnancy were are birth control, use of modern contraceptives, awareness about birth control, keeping teenagers in school, and positive religious beliefs have also been found as a major factor. Interventions focusing on retaining pregnant and married girls at in school, information on sexual and reproductive health of teenage girls, improving access to and information about contraceptive use among teenage girls, improving socio-economic status of households, and law enforcement on sexual abuse among girls may should be used to improving improve adolescent sexual and health services in Lira District.
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    Ideas matter: Using aquaculture technology to enhance smart farming in Lira city, mid-north Uganda
    (International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021) Akena, Patrick Rolex; Mwesigwa, David
    This study aimed to determine how adoption of aquaculture can translate into smart farming among urban farmers in Lira city. A descriptive study design was adopted targeting only one fish farm in the city and data was collected using interviews and observations were used as well as reviews of secondary data which were used at the introductory party of this work. Questions were asked to the farm manager and the director who later joined us during the questions and answers session; and analysed thematically. The findings show that the three aspects of aquaculture, namely; the hatchery where eggs are extracted and hatched, water production used to sustain the pond and the fish inside, and the pond security have a greater potential of enhancing smart farming among urban farmers in Lira city and the country as a whole. Nevertheless, adoption of aquaculture is yet to be embraced by a good number of urban farmers, something likely to derail the country from attaining adequate nutrients as well as tapping into both local and regional fish markets. The outcomes of this study may be used by urban authorities and the line ministry to develop guidelines for engaging smallholder urban farmers more aggressively into the enterprise as well as conserving the environment. This paper contributes to the growing both of knowledge by underscoring one of the affordable smart farming technologies that can be adopted create self-employment, better nutrition and food security in the region.