Browsing Master in Comparative Social Work by Title
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Nutritional support and care services for urban adult people living with HIV/AIDS : a case study from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2006)It is well known that nutritional status plays an important role in preventing opportunistic infections as it improves immunity system. Not so rnuch is known about how people living with HTV/AIDS manage their nutrition ... -
Organisation and human agency : a comparative study of challenges faced by fieldworkers in NGOs working to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2006)As a devastating disease with bad long-term predictions and often with limited mponse, HIV/AIDS has cxeated health, social, economic and cultural crisis that requires a multiplicity of responses. There is increasing ... -
Orphanhood and primary education dropouts : an exploratory study of the causes and consequences of orphans' dropping out of primary education in Gweru City, Zimbabwe
(Master thesis, 2006)While the issue of primary school dropouts has attracted growing attention in educational research and social policy circles, very few researchers have directed their interests to explore in detail why orphans drop out ... -
Poverty reduction in Bangladesh: A qualitative analysis of the "Allowance Scheme for Widowed and Husband-deserted Distressed Women"
(Master thesis, 2007)While Bangladesh has been persistently trying to overcome the poverty regime, yet most of the distressed widowed, divorced and husband-deserted women are struggling hard to subsist due to impoverished economic condition. ... -
Rural children and constraints to secondary education in Tanzania : a case study of children who completed primary education in Msimbu village, Msimbu ward in Sungwi division of Kisarawe district, coast region
(Master thesis, 2005)This study looks at the challenges facing Tanzania in her development of modem institutions in the economic, social, cultural, and politicai fields. The main focus is on formal education and the role of education in a ... -
Shut up! : social inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in Ghana : an empirical study of how parents and teachers experience socialinclusion [i.e. social inclusion] of children with intellectual disabilities
(Master thesis, 2013)The aim of this study is to understand social inclusion for children with intellectual disabilities from the perspectives of parents and teachers. The specific context is to understand the inclusion of these children ... -
A study of the experiences of domestic child labour among primary school children whose parents are in the formal or informal sector : the case of Itigi Ward in Manyoni district - Singida region in Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2007)The study aimed at developing an understanding of the attitudes and experiences of child labour among the primary school children whose parents were in the formal or informal sectors. It was hypothesized that the rights ... -
The changes in the conduct of Yao boys' initiation seremonies : an empirical study of the impact of HIV and AIDS NGOs'/projects' interventions: "Nothing for us without us!"
(Master thesis, 2012)My study investigates how involvement of key community leaders and facilitators as part of service users affected success of the HIV and AIDS NGOs’/projects interventions on the conduct of Yao boys’ initiation. My study ... -
The hero's journey: poverty and mental health amongst Ottawa's lov-oncome men
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The spread of HIV/STD among sex workers in Nepal: Exploring its causes
(Master thesis, 2014)