Browsing by Author "Acanga, Alfred"
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Adolescent Pregnancy and Education Attainment of Female Learners in Iceme Sub County, Oyam District, Northern Uganda
(Journal of Gender Related Studies, 2023)Purpose: This study aimed at determining the factors associated with adolescent pregnancy, motivating factors for girls to stay in school and the effects of adolescent pregnancy on education attainment and livelihoods in ... -
Agricultural policy frameworks and the agricultural sector in Uganda: Analysis of the plan for modernisation of agriculture
(International Journal of Pure Agricultural Advances, 2023)The aim of this study was to evaluate the Plan for Modernization of Agriculture’s effectiveness and offered suggestions. Accessible literature has chosen to deliberately modernize agriculture and acknowledged the necessity ... -
Analysis of the quality of local council elections in Hoima city, mid-western Uganda
(International Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2022)Purpose: The aim of this study was to discuss the quality of local council elections by exploring factors that influence vote buying and vote selling during electoral seasons in Uganda. Methodology: A cross-sectional study ... -
Cost effectiveness Analysis of adding Tuberculosis Household Contact Investigation on Passive Case Finding Strategy in Southwestern Uganda.
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of TB. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. The study aimed to ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of adding Tuberculosis Household Contact Investigation on Passive Case Finding Strategy in South Western Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of TB. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. The study aimed to ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Adding Tuberculosis Household Contact Investigation On Passive Case Finding Strategy in Southwestern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The standard passive case-finding strategy implemented by most developing countries is inadequate to detect new cases of TB. A household contact investigation is an alternative approach. The study aimed to ... -
The Efficacy of E-Governance Policy and Practice in Uganda: A Perspective Review
(Public Policy and Administration Research, 2022)The Arab Spring foregrounded a new reality that a digitally disruptive and highly networked world presents a wicked governance problem for governments seeking to enact effective governance systems in an era where citizen’s ... -
Factors influencing willingness to pay for improved solid waste collection services among households in urban cities in Uganda: empirical evidence from Lira City.
(BMC Public Health, 2024)Waste management in Lira City, Uganda faces significant challenges, particularly in the area of waste collection. Pollution and health risks from uncollected waste are rampant, posing serious threats to human health ... -
Family Business Management and Business Performance in Lira City-Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2021)Background: This study examined the relationship between family business management and the performance of family businesses in Lira City. The study objectives were; to analyze the influence of goal setting and visioning ... -
Firming non-political actors to enhance the quality of urban service delivery. A review on the City Development Forums in Uganda
(Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS), 2023)Purpose: This study aimed to explore the dependability of non political forums specifically considering the City Development Forums in Uganda. This investigation was motivated by the idea of City Development Forums ... -
Gender-Specific Entrepreneurship Programs: Understanding the Lived experiences of Rural Women Entrepreneurs In Amolatar Sub-Region, Uganda
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2024)Women constitute a significant portion of the global population and play vital roles in economic development through entrepreneurial activities. Despite their potential, female entrepreneurs, especially in developing countries ... -
Household’s Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Collection Services in Lira City, Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: Waste management still remains a big challenge in most urban cities in Uganda including Lira City. This poses a great threat to human kind and the environment. Accordingly, household willingness to pay for ... -
The involvement of Non-Governmental Organizations activities in Household Poverty reduction in Oyam District, Uganda
(International Journal of Developing Country Studies, 2022)Purpose: This study examined the contribution of NGO activities on poverty reduction in Oyam District-Northern Uganda and recommends strategies for improving wellbeing of people of the region and entirely Uganda as a ... -
Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction in Lira District Local Government
(Lira University, 2021)The study examined the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction among employees in Lira District Local Government. Specifically, the study explored the leadership styles practiced in Lira District ... -
Non-Governmental Organizations’ Activities and Household Poverty in Oyam District-Northern Uganda
(Lira University, 2022)Background: The study examined the contribution of NGO activities on poverty reduction in Oyam District-Northern Uganda and recommends strategies for improving well being of the people in the region and entirely Uganda as ... -
A perspective review on the paradigm shift in Local Economic Development interventions in developmental Uganda
(International Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate the success of one LED intervention – the youth livelihood program from obtainable literature. Methodology: This study adopted a desk review method using secondary ... -
A perspective review on the policy, practice and challenges of embracing e-governance in Uganda
(Journal of Modern Law and Policy, 2022)Purpose: Regarding the efficacy of e-governance in a developmental state, the central demand is whether the policy and practice of e-governance has, as espoused and executed, been effective in Uganda? In a bid to address ... -
Phenomenology of Induced Abortion in Northern Uganda Among HIV-Positive Women Following an Unintended Pregnancy
(Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2023)Background: More than half of pregnancies in Uganda are unintended, and nearly a third of these end in abortion. However, little research has focused on women living with HIV’s subjective experiences following induced ... -
Prevalence of workplace bullying and its consequence to employee productivity among civil society organizations in Lira City, Uganda
(Human Resource and Leadership Journal, 2022)Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the prevalence of workplace bullying on employee productivity of CSOs in Lira City by focussing on three aspects, viz. workplace bullying and employee attendance, ... -
Qualitative study on stigma as a barrier to emergency contraceptive pill use among university students in the Lango subregion, Uganda
(BMJ Open, 2024)Objective The aim of the current study was twofold: to understand the nature and extent of stigma and to learn the reasons behind the decision not to use emergency contraceptive pills among university students in the ...
