Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of HIV status disclosure to male partners on the utilization of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) service among mothers at a public health facility in Kampala District with Kiswa health centre III. The objectives of this study were (i) to determine the factors associated with the utilisation of PMTCT services among breastfeeding mothers and (ii) to determine the influence of HIV-positive status disclosure to male partners on the utilization of essential PMTCT Services among breastfeeding mothers. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional quantitative study was conducted with 123 breastfeeding women attending early infant diagnosis clinic. Data was collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire which consisted of both open-ended and closed-ended questions and analysed using quantitative data analysis techniques. Results: Overall 61 % (75) of the 123 participants that were interviewed disclosed their HIV+ status to their Male Partners. There was so significant relationship between Age, education, occupation, marital status, travel time, and distance travelled by the breastfeeding women and the frequency of attendance of PMTCT. Status disclosure of HIV+ Status and Male partner involvement in PMTCT services showed significant relationship. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between HIV+ Status disclosure and PMTCT service utilisation. Therefore we can ably conclude and say, HIV Status disclosure to male partners influences PMTCT utilisation both negatively and positively. More than half (57) the women of those that never disclosed their HIV+ status to the male partners feared abandonment while (47%) of those that disclosed their HIV+ status to their male partners desired to live longer and take care of their children

Introduction: Institutions of learning are in a unique position to promote the health and safety of young people and help them establish proper lifelong health behavior patterns. Since students spend most of their time in a year pursuing education, institutions of learning should avail health services to students through institution-based health service facilities. On the other hand, the students should utilize the health services so as to have good health that enables them to attain an excellent academic performance. Objective: To assess the utilization of Makerere University hospital health care services by the University students so as to contribute to the knowledge required in the planning and operation of the University hospital. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, where a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from a random sample of 384 students. Data was entered in EPI DATA version 3.0, checked and cleaned then transferred to STATA version 13 for univariate analysis. Results: More than three quarters of the students 94.0% (361/384) know about the existence of the University hospital however less than half 41.9% (161/384) have used the services at the hospital during the time they have been at the University since admission. Majority 64.6% (104/161) of those that have utilised the services at the hospital have sought for general medical care. About 60.3% (97/161) of the students were satisfied with the hospital services. However, unavailability of drugs 56.5% (26/46), requirement of student registration with the hospital 36.3% (81/223), discouragement from friends 12.1% (27/223), medical staff/student relationships 6.5% (3/46) and long waiting time 54.4% (25/46) were some of the factors that affected health service utilisation at the hospital as perceived by students. Conclusion: This study highlights the health service utilisation of students that will help to improve the health services offered at the University Hospital and promote health among the students.

Ekicweka eki nikishoboorora omutwe ogwa condoozibweho nahu okucondooza kwakoreirwe. “Okucondooza aha nyombeka y’ amaju omu Banyankore ba ira” kukakorwa omu disiturikiti ya Ibanda. Kukakorwa kurabira omu kubuuza abantu nka; abagurutsi n’abakaikuru kutunga enteekateeka yaabo n’ebi barikumanya aha nyombeka y’amaju omu Bayankore ba ira. Nahabwekyo, omucondoozi akaba naayenda kwetegyereza oku Abanyankore ba ira baabaire bombeka amaju gaabo n’ebi baabaire bakozesa omu kugombeka.

This work outlines the results of the investigations carried out to examine the attitudes students have towards studying ELS in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Makerere University. The overall purpose of this research was to examine the attitudes students have towards ELS. It was also aimed at describing the nature of the subject-related difficulties that the students offering ELS face at Makerere University which lead to their failure of the subject and suggesting solutions that help to reduce the rate at which students fail. The topic of study came up from the fact that ELS as a subject taught in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is not popular among the students yet English is an International language of communication. The basic design of the research was qualitative in nature, where the data collected was reported and explained in detail. It was carried out by use of an interview guide with 3 sections. (15 questions) and using a sample size of twenty respondents with in the college of Humanities and Social Sciences. The research study revealed that the students do have a negative attitude towards studying ELS and is attributed to reasons such as the influence of their mother tongue, the availability of the teaching resources, the time available to teach the students as well as the big size of the class rooms compared to the number of number of lecturers for the courses. One of the outstanding conclusions the research made was that more emphasis be put on orientation at the beginning of their study to enable them stay motivated during the 3 year course. A copy of the interview guide used by the respondents is appended at the end of this report.

Pearl Magic Prime (PMP) is a Ugandan Television channel which airs 24-hour General Entertainment that is dedicated to Ugandan content of Film and Arts. This dissertation aims to bring to light the influence of Pearl Magic Prime on Uganda's Film Industry. Additionally, the purpose of this study is to provide insight on how Ugandan Filmmakers are benefiting from the channel that is dedicated to airing Ugandan content of Film and Arts. The data for this project was collected through descriptive methods of data collection. Interviews were carried out on the management of PMP, Production company Heads that have gotten the opportunity to air their content on the channel, other filmmakers and the viewers of the content. These interviews meant to elicit information from the participants. Secondary data was collected from newspapers, Google search and interviews. While tracing the roots of the Ugandan Film industry, the research showed that Televisions have been the leading modes of distribution and marketing for Uganda’s Film Content. It has overridden all the other television channels because it buys and sponsors content unlike the other channels where a producer has to pay to get airtime. Filmmakers are now assured on some returns on investment. When COVID-19 hit and a lot of people were stuck at home, the management saw an opportunity of giving the viewers more content to keep them engaged and that is why they made a call out to different filmmakers to submit their ideas and their shows became commissioned by MultiChoice Uganda. This study showed that thousands of people have benefited from its launch including: Producers, Directors, the Cinematographers, Actors, Audience amongst very many others as explained in this dissertation.

Okucondooza oku kukareeba munonga aha byevugo hamwe nokubyabaire bikozesibwa omukukuza ekitiinisa kya Ankole namunonga orurimi Orunyankore. Omucondoozi akareeba munonga aha bintu ebyabaire birekirwe enyima namunonga emigasho y'ebyevugo nk'omuringo gwokukuza eby'obuhangwa bwa Ankole hamwe nokukuza orurimi Orunyankore. Omucondoozi akaba naayenda kumanya munonga ebyevugo ebyo ebyabaire ninga ebirikwizutsya Abanyankore namunonga abantu abaakura baamara kubyevuga. Okucondooza oku kwongire kwizutsya abantu namunonga Abanyankore oku ekitiinisa kyabo kyabaire kiri.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of Orunyege music in promoting Bunyoro’s traditions and culture. Specifically, the study sought to examine how song composers, dancers, singers, instrumentalists and choreographers of Orunyege music participate in the evolution and performance and sustenance of Orunyege music and its associated identity and cultural roles. Using a qualitative approach, the researcher gathered data through observation, interviews, audio recording, pre-recorded media and documentary research. Findings revealed that Orunyege music plays a big role in promoting the traditions and culture of Bunyoro kingdom through costumes, instruments, body movements and songs. However, the study also found out that there is an underlying bias stemming from the Banyoro people who distance themselves from their traditions and cultural practices and language. The researcher recommends future studies on how Bunyoro’s traditions and culture are maintained beyond using Orunyege music and dance practices.

A cultural troupe is a group of dancers who perform cultural/traditional dance and music as entertainment to those who hire them. These troupes mostly in Kampala have specialized in performing ethnic dances and music from within Uganda however some go the extra mile to perform dances from Rwanda and other nearby countries. Some of the cultural dances performed by cultural troupes are bakisimba, nankasa, muwogola, kadodi, runyege, and ntogolo, among others. Culture can be termed as the daily life of a human being that covers the beliefs, customs, social behavior, and norms of a given group of people. Anything to be termed as cultural must be accepted by society termed as culture. A troupe is a group of performers who dance, act or sing at different places. The study was community-based research aimed at fully bringing out the different reasons why performing arts students choose to join and work with cultural troupes that are based in the communities that surround Makerere University but in this case, we shall focus more on Afrique arts troupe. The study also aimed to search for how cultural troupes can make an impact on the talents of their members, putting in mind that we focused on students of the performing arts department of Makerere University.

Formal music education was introduced by missionaries during the colonial times and it started from Christian schools. Though education still existed by then but it was based on oral traditions whereby music was taught by word of mouth that is to say; Oral traditions through folk songs by that time. Therefore, this study addressed the state of music education in secondary schools with a case study of Uganda martyrs high school Lubaga. The researcher carried out a qualitative study whereby during field work, data was gathered through conducting interviews, Auto ethnography, use of internet to gather various information concerning the current study document analysis and literature review. The findings also further show that the policy or curricula needs to be redesigned in order to make music a better subject.

This study was carried out to examine the challenges faced by secondary school music teachers in teaching classroom music in Kampala district, particularly in their profession as music teachers. The researcher carried out a qualitative study and gathered data through conducting interviews, use of internet, documentary analysis, literature review, as well as classroom observation. The researcher established that music teachers in secondary schools face many challenges in their profession and these included administrational, personal, student-related and also from the parents. Findings are discussed in terms of potential solutions that can be under-taken to solve the problems music teachers face in their teaching profession.