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    Assesment of Plastic Waste on Agricultural Land in Kashambya Sub-County Rukiga District.
    (Kabale University, 2024) Hazaara, Annah
    The main objective of the study was to assess the community's perception of plastic dumping on agricultural land in the Kashabya Sub-county. The study employed a purposive sampling technique to select the 40 farmers to participate in the study. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect the data and analyzed using SPSS version 25, descriptive statistical analyses on the study variables to generate frequencies, tables, and graphs for the interpretation of the data. Results show that most respondents were youths aged between 25-34 years (33%) and 18-24 years (28%) and most were married at 55%. In terms of gender, 51% of the respondents were males and 49% were females. The majority of the respondents hand attained the secondary level of education (35%) and University level (33%). The household size was 1-3 (10%),4-6 (53%), 7-9 (25%),10-12 (10%) and above 12(2%). The study shows that most of the respondents had access to agricultural land at 80% but most of them had small land of 2-5 acres (45%), 0-1(17%). 6-9(18%), 10-13(5%), and above 18 (2%) Most of the farmers used plastics on their farm (77%), and used mainly plastic containers (48%) and polythene bags (45%). Of the plastics used, 70% of them were dumped in the farms by the farmers and 30% were not. The most dumped ones were plastic bottles (65%), polythene bags (57%), old jerrycans (35%), old sacks (10%), sachets of seeds (25%), and used syringes (3%). The dumping of the plastics could be attributed to inadequate and or lack of proper dumping sites (63%). The farmers who did not dump plastics on the farms opted for the use of the rubbish pit (60%), recycling/re-using and reselling, (35%), while the rest were fond of littering the plastic waste, (5%). It was observed that farmers had to some extent put in place some measures to reduce the littering of farmland with plastic waste, including burning, public sensitization, and recycling. However, it was necessary to institute strong environmental management bylaws and mechanisms for enforcing compliance.
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    Assessment Of Sanitation And Hygiene Practices In Bubare Sub-County Rubanda District In Southwestern Uganda.
    (Kabale University, 2024) Arinayesu, Brilliant Cyria
    The study was the assessment of sanitation and hygiene practices in the Bubare sub-county, Rubanda District in southwestern Uganda following the study objectives which were; to establish the different forms of sanitation and hygiene practices used in the study area and to examine people’s awareness of the consequences of poor sanitation and hygiene practices in the study area. The study employed a community-based cross-sectional survey design. Data collection was done using qualitative and quantitative methods across a sample of 96 respondents. Questionnaires were also used to gather data from respondents. The findings of the study revealed that female respondents were more highly represented in the study than their male counterparts. Findings of the study also found that there were different forms of sanitation and hygiene including hand washing, personal hygiene, safe water and drinking water hygiene, waste management, environmental hygiene, and latrine coverage. The findings of the study revealed that most households had latrines and hand washing facilities in the Bubare sub-county Rubanda district. The study concluded a notable lack of access to basic sanitation facilities in the Bubare sub-county. Many households do not have access to improved sanitation facilities such as ventilated latrines, leading to open defecation and increased risk of diseases. Hygiene practices in the area are substandard, with inadequate hand washing facilities and poor hygiene behaviors observed. This contributes to the spread of diseases such as diarrhea and cholera. The study recommended that there is a need for increased awareness and education on the importance of sanitation and hygiene practices. Many community members may not be aware of the link between poor sanitation and disease transmission.
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    Assessment of Solid Waste Management Practices in Kabowohe Division, Sheema Muinicipal Council, Sheema District
    (Kabale University, 2018) Hilda, Karungi
    Solid waste management is one of the major environmental problems facing municipalities today. Kabwohe Division, Sheema Municipality, like other urban centers in Uganda and in most other developing countries, this important service is based on the city's centralized collection, transportation, and disposal strategy. Currently, this approach has proven to be inefficient due to the heavy financial requirements involved. Background: Kabwohe Division generates 20,580 metric tons of solid waste annually, of which only 17,215 metric tons (59.6%) are collected annually. This clarifies that 2.72 metric tons of solid waste are generated per clay, with only 48.47 metric tons collected or removed from landfills and other areas, with the composition of solid waste generated being (83.6%) organic or plant origin, (0.9%) waste paper, 1.2% waste plastics, 0.3% waste metals, 0.1% sasscullet materials, and (3.9%) other materials (District Environmental Health Annual Report, 2014). Objective of the study: To examine solid waste management practices and the challenges faced in Solid waste management in Kabwohe division, Sheema Municipality Methodology: The study was carried out in Kabwohe Division, Sheena Municipality, and Sheema District. It was a cross-sectional study with both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. Qualitative data collection tools like key informants and quantitative data collection tools like questionnaires and observation were employed. Simple random sampling was used to select respondents (SWHs) from the cells, and key informants were purposefully selected in relation to their knowledge on solid waste management in the division.