The study covered the gender roles as portrayed in Ankole marriage songs with Ankole region as the case study. It was propelled by the desire to find out the gender stereotypes as portrayed in these songs especially of the female gender. The study indicated that women are seen to be properties of men, patriarchy is more pronounced in the Ankole marriage songs and women occupy a less significant part in Ankole because they only live in the shadows of men. As a way forward it has been recommended that further studies on the same subject should aim at ending the unrealistic portrayal of women. The portrayal of women is largely biased, women perform more than what has been presented but unfortunately their chores are not usually brought into the lime light in a society that cherishes male chauvinism and dominance.

The study was aimed at assessing resilience among teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19 in Buwali Sub-County, Bududa district. The study also sought to assess individual-level protective factors contributing to resilience among teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19, establish family-level protective factors contributing to resilience among teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19, and examine community-level protective factors contributing to resilience among teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19 in Buwali Sub county, Bududa district. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview guides, key informant guides, and FGDs from 80 teenage girls, 15 parents and 5 local leaders from Buwali Subcounty, Bududa district. This study confirmed that several factors influence the resilience of teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19. Many personal abilities and traits, such as optimism and tenacity are associated with resilience. Individual-level protective factors contributing to resilience among teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19 were self-control and self-esteem. Family factors such parental guidance, access to essential needs as provide by parents, and also sex education provided by parents, played a key role in protecting girls from pregnancies during Covid were also important in enhancing resilience. Community factors such mentorship and guidance or counselling from different personalities helped to enhance resilience among teenage girls against pregnancy during Covid-19. It is important that the laws and penalties for the perpetrators of sexual abuse be strengthened in communities in order to eliminate the different bad elements that participate in getting different teenagers pregnant.

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the determinants of household welfare in Uganda, with a specific focus on Kihiihi Town Council found in Kanungu District. This was guided by objectives that included establishing ways of improving household welfare, establishing the perceived social determinants, economic determinants and cultural determinants of household welfare. The study review literature was extracted from different journals, text books and other published materials by different scholars. This study was based on a sample of 60 respondents with use of questionnaire that contained both open and close ended question this helped to obtain quantitative data that was presented using tables and figures. The study found out that majority of the respondents were in position to have access to meals whereby most of them could afford over one meal a day which improves there ways of living, the study found out that the study found out that culture allows people to participate development programmes in the community however, individual beliefs strongly affects how an individual survives on his or her wellbeing, the study found out that most households were employed and some were mostly involved in dealing with agricultural produces thus they were in position to provide basic needs to their families such as food, paying of bills, school fees among others, the study found out that majority of the respondents‟ were already married, and they were composed with at least 3 children and generally the family size could rise average of 8 people which rises the demand for basic need. The study made the following recommendations; there is needs to be addressed at individual level through capacity building as it is at household levels and national levels, too statistics show that welfare has gone down and the situation is getting better, the government should put much emphasis on education. Now that there is Universal primary and secondary education in the country, the government should ensure that people go to schools. This will uplift the education levels and hence opening up chances for better employment among households, it is recommended that more educational campaigns should be held by the government on households‟ potential families since most people keep giving birth until they obtain a substantial share of both sexes in the family.

This study sought to look at the lives of former drug addicts who had managed to leave drug addiction, how they left and how their lives were after quitting drugs. A total of 6 participants who comprised of 4 former drug addicts and 5 community members in different capacities were individually interviewed. Data was collected and subjected to analysis by way of coding and identification of arising themes. The findings indicate that environmental factors are the major reasons as to why drug users continue using drugs. However, with the help of third parties like UYDEL or other peers, the drug addicts are able to quit drugs. Traumatic experiences also contribute to the exit of some from the industry. These findings show that one factor alone is not adequate for the drug addicts to quit drugs but it is rather the interplay of several factors or when a particular issue becomes extreme that the drug addicts finally quit drugs. Even after quitting drugs, there needs to be some sort of activities to make them busy and stay away from drugs. The study suggest that environmental influence is one of the biggest reasons in the first place for drug users to start using and continue using drugs. It is therefore imperative that the drug users be supported to access other things to make them busy which enable them to maintain their dignity and remain outside using drugs.