This essay examines the inherent form and structure of the selected Ganda children play songs of Central Uganda. Basing on the collected examples of the children play songs from the community of the Baganda particularly Mukono and Mityana, the essay examines the unique performances of the play songs that define their form and structure in relation to their social value. The terms form and structure are used often used synonymously but for the purpose of this study we shall define, form as the fixed types or classifications or genres or shapes that the children play songs take depending on their purpose, social value and context performance. Therefore, it is form that usually determines the intrinsic structures that will make up the rhymes. In this sense, we can pin point structure as the sequential organization or arrangement of these parts or elements, that is, the linearity of components that make up the children play songs. The essay further notes the subtle detrition of these play songs with the increased influence of technology, as children are more passive with the virtual games. Conclusively, the central focus is on understanding the form and structure of the play songs which renders them tools of social values and harmony. Therefore there is a need to draw more attention to the children play songs as Ganda culture reservoirs and moral tools to pass on to future generations.

This study seeks to investigate the perpetuation of gender inequities and inequalities by proverbs in the Kumam society of Eastern Uganda. The study also aims at documenting and interrogating gendered proverbs and how they can be used to alter the status quo to promote gender equality.

In this dissertation which aims at establishing different ambiguous aspects in Luganda proverbs and assessing the role of the ambiguity of the proverb to the interpretation and contextual use of the proverbs, it shall be noted that that proverbs are not created by the folk but rather by an individual. Someone at some time and somewhere couches a general observation, behaviour, or experience into a short complete sentence that subsequently is picked up by others who might well change the wording slightly resulting in a number of variants until a standard formulation result. Lord John Russell said it best, when he defined a proverb as One man’s wit, and all men’s wisdom that in itself has become proverbial as The wit of one and the wisdom of many (Taylor, 1975: 68). It shall be noted that proverbs are a part of a wider oral literature of a society which include oral narratives like: myths, legends, folktales and fables; short formulaic forms like: proverbs, riddles, tongue twisters, and similes; poetic forms like: epics, lullabies, children’s rhymes, recitations, popular poetry, festive songs, popular songs and several other forms.(Abasi Kiyimba (2014, p8). Language can lead to many ambiguous utterances. A mere word or a phrase may, in its relationship to other words or phrases, force a reader or listener to attempt to construe its meaning in more than one way. (Maria Kadlub, 2017, p,44) in the study, the different forms of ambiguity in Luganda proverbs, I came in agreement with Lina Bikeliene that linguistic ambiguity could be discerned in five main types: phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic, and contextual ambiguities. (Lina Bikelienė , 2017, p101). The study also notes the key roles of ambiguity in the language as per selected Luganda proverbs as cultural differentiation, Rich imagination and esthetic effect, multiplicity of interpretation, Flexibility in language and interpretation, and moral value.

In a society, people are from different cultures that have norms, beliefs and practices that join them. In Buganda, people use Luganda as their official language which they use for communication. Buganda tribe is one of the 23 tribes in Uganda and people there are called Baganda. The Luganda language is full of meaning because it uses proverbs which have a lot of symbolism in them. This work is to expose the meanings of sum of the proverbs used from Buganda. A proverb is one of the most important genres of oral literature. The study focuses on the need to promote cultural heritage and re…… interest in proverbs as a genre of oral literature. It shows circumstances in which proverbs were developed and the lessons these proverbs have to offer to people with what they symbolize. This study pays attention to the way proverbs utilize symbols to convey deeper meaning. We shall know the deeper meaning of these proverbs.] This study looks at what male proverbs a special genre of oral literature. Baganda placed a lot of value to proverbs and they can easily be recited in a short time.

This dissertation is set out to study how proverbs bring about moral education in the Samia by using different types of imagery for example tactile, visual , olfactory, gustatory and others which helped the researcher to investigate well. It was meant to investigate how proverbs bring about the Samia child to grow up with good morals in the society leading a good example .These morals are taught among the Samia children from the time of birth until old age and they pass on from generation to generation educating the young ones.

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.