Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Determinants of access to microcredit in Kenya
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-05)Access to microcredit is paramount because it gives low-income people means to advance their lives and enables them to provide for their families and themselves not only in the short run but also in the long run. It also ... -
Family matters: strengthening existing alternative care systems for orphans and vulnerable children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
(Unpublished, 2017-09)Despite the contribution of the existing alternative care systems for orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania, there are challenges which continue to hinder their efforts to establish adequate care for these children. ... -
Change management practices in the implementation of records management programs: a case study of Tlokweng Land Board
(Unpublished, 2017-06)The problem investigated in this study is that there is little or no progress in the implementation of land records management programs, particularly in the Ministry of Lands and Housing (MLH)-Botswana. The high incidence ... -
Monetary approach to balance of payments – the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-05)This study examines the applicability of monetary approach to balance of payments in Botswana for the period 1995-2013. The study employs Cointegration and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to examine whether monetary ... -
Climatological droughts and their implications on water resources and agricultural production in semiarid regions: the case of Botswana
(www.ub.bw, 2018-09)In recent years, the frequency of droughts have been increasing due to climate anomalies mostly attributed to climate variability and high water demand brought about by changing lifestyle and urban migration. Although ... -
Adoption of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations by subsistence arable farmers in the Okavango delta, Northern Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-09)This research study investigated factors influencing adoption of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovation (ECDIs) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The study was conducted on the eastern Okavango Panhandle region in five ... -
Challenges faced by HIV-infected adolescents in rural areas of Botswana
(University of Botswna, www.ub.bw, 2015)Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s highest HIV incidence, with about 71.4% of HIV infection worldwide in 2013. Botswana has the second highest infection rate in the world and the epidemic has left a large number ... -
The role of values and demographic characteristics on consumer decision-making styles, overall customer satisfaction and re-purchase intentions of retail consumers in Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015)The current study seeks to identify the role of values and demographic characteristics on consumer decision-making styles, and the implications on overall customer satisfaction and re-purchase intentions of retail consumers ... -
Issues in youth civic engagement: the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015)There has been an increasing interest of late in scholarship on young people’s active participation in civic duties such as volunteerism, taking part in the democracy process or being members of civil organisations. Youth ... -
Home and school factors as determinants of achievements in reading comprehehension among senior secondary school students in Ogun State Nigeria
(2014)Basic to performance in all other subjects is the ability of learners to read and understand in the language of instruction. The deterioration in the performance of secondary school learners in Ogun State of Nigeria in ... -
The transformation of Swahili Unyago and female genital mutilation into an alternative rite of passage: a post structuralist approach
(2015)Since the colonial period, there have been attempts to eradicate female genital mutilation not only in Kenya but also in other parts of Africa where it is practiced. The efforts have not been fully successful due to the ... -
Soil nutrient status in the different land use systems and soil profiles of Seronga, Botswana
(2014)The status of soil physico-chemical properties as governed by land use systems at local level is necessary for determining soil productivity and appropriate management options for sustainable land use. A study investigating ... -
Transpiration in various riparian woodland species of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(2014)In arid and semi-arid areas, evapotranspiration (ET) by phreatophytes is a principal groundwater sink and a significant component of wetland water budgets. Understanding and accurately quantifying ET is necessary for water ... -
The impact of service-learning on students in a post-conflict society: the case of Cuttington University, Liberia
(2014)This qualitative case study explored how the management of the Service-learning Program at Cuttington University affects the learning experience of the student participants; captured the impact the experience of the ... -
Participation and rural development in contemporary Botswana: rhetoric or reality? the case of Mmankgodi village
(2015)Participatory approaches and methods have over the years been justified as a precondition for sustainable rural development. Participation entails the involvement of in-community stakeholders in the initiation, implementation, ... -
Relation between generational heights of siblings and their parents – a case study of some selected ethnic groups in Botswana
(2015)“Relation between Generational Heights of Sibling’s and their Parents –A case study of some selected Ethnic Groups (Bakwena, Botlokwa and Balete) in Botswana” is a study to statistically investigate height differentials ... -
Approximating the poisson probability distribution by the Conway-Maxwell poisson distribution
(2015)The aim of this research was to approximate the Poisson distribution by the COM-Poisson as a way to induce equi-dispersion in the model and hence, make some inferences by a closedform Poisson distribution. This was done ... -
Longetivity estimation: a case study of Academic retiress in Western Nigeria premier Universities
(2015)The concepts of longevity and life expectancy are fairly easy to understand. The longest the individual lives and typical age at death of individual are frequently used in such fields as Biostatistics, Demography, Economics, ... -
Factors affecting HIV/AIDS in Botswana: the logistic regression analysis
(2015)This study analytically assesses the factors that influence HIV status in Botswana and their trails in the changing aspects of HIV transmission using the BAIV IV data. With the use of logistic regression analysis, the study ... -
Small area estimation of HIV prevelance using Botswana AIDS impact survey data, BAIS IV 2013; married people aged between 15 years to 49 years: case of Gaborone
(2015)Sample survey data are extensively used to provide reliable direct estimates of parameters of interest for the whole population and for domains of different kinds and sizes. When the domains were not originally planned, ...