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- ItemAntecedents of statistics anxiety in a higher education system(Department of Economics and Applied Statistics, College of Economics and Management Sciences, Kampala International University, 2018-08) Mwebesa, Edson; Sumil, Novembrieta; Musinguzi, DansonThis study contended that learning statistics and its rudiments were perceived as complicated compared to some other courses offered at the university level. Further, this investigation contested the existence of statistics anxiety among postgraduate students in an in-site university setting. Relationships and differences were determined in this study utilizing the constructs of antecedents of statistics anxiety namely academic procrastination, perfectionism, and gender. The objectives were (1) to establish the relationship between academic procrastination and statistics anxiety; (2) to find out the relationship between perfectionism and statistics anxiety; and (3) to investigate the differences between gender and statistics anxiety. The data from randomly selected 136 postgrad students (Kampala International University, Uganda) referring to dispositional (procrastination and perfectionism) and environmental antecedents (gender) and statistics anxiety were scientifically elicited, processed and analyzed utilizing the quantitativepost positivist’s research paradigm model. The findings revealed a positive but insignificant relationship between academic procrastination and statistics anxiety; a significant adverse correlation between perfectionism and statistics anxiety; an insignificant positive correlation existed between gender and statistics anxiety, and differences in statistics anxiety between the female and male students existed. Notably from the results then, academic procrastination did not significantly affect the students’ statistics anxiety; the students with higher levels of perfectionism tended to have lower levels of statistics anxiety while the levels of statistics anxiety among the female students were slightly greater than that of the male students.
- ItemThe effects of poor sanitation on public health and the environment: a case study of Fort Portal municipality, Kabarole district- Uganda.(Kampala International University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2007-08) Musinguzi, DansonThis dissertation represents the findings of the research conducted in Fort Portal municipality, Kabarole district. It describes the effects of poor sanitation on Public health and the Environment. Poor sanitation characterized by liquid wastes, solid waste disposal techniques, inadequate sanitation facilities and unsafe water supply systems. It is associated with diseases such as cholera, typhoid, malaria, bilhazia, trachoma, schistosomiasis, and dysentery. The objectives were to find out; the effects of poor sanitation on public health and the environment, possible environmental contaminants, activities in Fort Portal town and sanitation facilities available in the municipality. Achieving the above objectives would result into establishing better ways of improving sanitation and public health standards in the municipality, increase awareness in people about good hygiene, help other researchers in the same field and provide basic information to municipal authorities to enable them make better framework and planning. The methods used in data collection included: Sample size determination, use of questionnaires, interview guides for key informants and focus groups, and observation checklists for only the researcher. Data design, analysis and processing were used to extract meaningful information from the data. Cases of poor sanitation were as a result of uncontrolled waste disposal in public places, fewer latrines, and limited funds in waste management, and lack of awareness amongst the people. It should be noted that sanitation, public health and the environment are related. Thus, poor sanitation can result into diseases, affect incomes of the people and make homes unrest due to morbidities and deaths. Currently, the highest infection in Fort Portal is malaria at 57.03% since stagnant wastewaters and solid wastes dumped in open sites are breeding places for mosquitoes. Therefore, there is need to encourage the public to participate in the proper handling of wastes and hygiene standards, more hygiene awareness campaigns by the authorities, procurement for more funds and solid waste disposal facilities, making of waste water inventory programmes, and strengthening of bye- laws and implementing of Government laws and policies responsible for preventing the people and the environment from diseases and contamination respectively.
- ItemMedicinal plants use in and around kalinzu central forest reserve, Western Uganda(JMPS, 2017-10) Musinguzi, Danson; Tumushabe, Anne; Sekabira, Kassim; Basamba, Twaha A; Byarugaba, DominicThis study assessed medicinal use, diversity, and conservation techniques for plant species used in the treatment of various ailments among the local communities living around Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve in Western Uganda. The objectives of the study were: (1) to assess the diversity, use, and conservation of medicinal plants in and around Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve; and (2) to evaluate the importance of medicinal plants to communities surrounding the tropical forest. Plant species were identified and their distinctiveness such as their mode of extract preparation, parts used, and ailments treated documented. In-situ study and information on plant species was obtained by using transects or quadrant methods, Semi-structured questionnaires and interviews. Eighteen (18) plant species belonging to thirteen (13) families and sixteen (16) genera were identified by local communities for medical purposes. The utilization and preference of plant products included fruits, vegetables, medicines, fire wood, construction materials, and other purposes as 76.7% of the local people use the forest as a source for medicines. Shannon Weiner Index, H’ = 2.554 and Species Evenness, EH = 0.8836 were calculated. These values indicated uneven distribution of medicinal plant species especially in areas where there is no replacement. Adherence to traditional norms and cultures, inadequate medical services and other health care services put medicinal plants at the centre of basic primary health care. This has made it difficult to effectively implement conservation measures in Kalinzu central forest reserve due to the high dependencies on the forest products by the surrounding communities.
- ItemMedicinal plants use in and around Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve, Western Uganda(Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies, 2017) Musinguzi, DansonThis study assessed medicinal use, diversity, and conservation techniques for plant species used in the treatment of various ailments among the local communities living around Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve in Western Uganda. The objectives of the study were: (1) to assess the diversity, use, and conservation of medicinal plants in and around Kalinzu Central Forest Reserve; and (2) to evaluate the importance of medicinal plants to communities surrounding the tropical forest. Plant species were identified and their distinctiveness such as their mode of extract preparation, parts used, and ailments treated documented. In-situ study and information on plant species was obtained by using transects or quadrant methods, Semi-structured questionnaires and interviews. Eighteen (18) plant species belonging to thirteen (13) families and sixteen (16) genera were identified by local communities for medical purposes. The utilization and preference of plant products included fruits, vegetables, medicines, fire wood, construction materials, and other purposes as 76.7% of the local people use the forest as a source for medicines. Shannon Weiner Index, H’ = 2.554 and Species Evenness, EH = 0.8836 were calculated. These values indicated uneven distribution of medicinal plant species especially in areas where there is no replacement. Adherence to traditional norms and cultures, inadequate medical services and other health care services put medicinal plants at the centre of basic primary health care. This has made it difficult to effectively implement conservation measures in Kalinzu central forest reserve due to the high dependencies on the forest products by the surrounding communities.
- ItemSocio-Economic Factors Influencing Use and Adoption of Family-Sized Bio-digesters as Renewable Energy Sources in Ngoma District, Rwanda(Preprints (www.preprints.org), 2018-05-25) Musinguzi, Danson; Kayinamura, Emmanuel; Tumushabe, Ann; Omuna, Daniel; Eniru, Emmanuel I; Akiyode, Oluwole O; Mwebesa, Edson; Byarugaba, Dominic; Basamba, Twaha A.; Katongole, Hadijjah1) Background: The environmental, financial and social questions in Africa remain unanswered up-to-date, with the rapid increase in human population and the demand for fuel energy, trigger the need to generate data on the socio-economic factors influencing the knowledge of use and adoption of family-sized bio-digesters. The increasing prices of fossil fuels and taxes on energy sources require finding the alternative, clean and economical sources of energy for households in developing countries. Moreover, in Africa, the consumption of firewood and charcoal continues to increase, with wood fuel consumption predicted to increase by 2030 to over 140%. The study objectives were 1) to determine the socio-economic characteristics of the people in Ngoma district, 2) to assess socio-economic factors influencing people to use and adopt family-sized biodigesters. 2) Methods: Quantitative data collected with semi-structured questionnaires and interviews were analyzed using descriptive statistics. 3) Results: The results show that many households had not realized the potential benefits of biogas use and adoption in Rwanda. The study further found that a number of factors such as household income levels, socio-economic, technological, and institutional influence the household use and adoption of biogas energy. 4) Conclusions: At the end, the study suggests the need for all players such as Government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) and local communities to work together to provide incentives and favorable environment that can attract individual households to invest in biogas energy production and utilization.