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The overall objective of this study was to analyze the determinants of willingness of women to adhere to the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Malawi. The study used two sources of data, namely ART registers and primary data obtained from the in-depth interviews with randomly chosen respondents in 13 health centers in ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Guys, Adam Chikapa Supervisor(s): Spy MunthaliThis study explored the experiences of non-specialist Social Studies teachers in implementing the subject in some selected Malawi secondary schools in Central East Education Division secondary schools. The study also sought to find out what non-specialist Social Studies teachers thought about their teaching of the subject; factors that affect th... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chiwala, Sebastian Jonathan Supervisor(s): Macloud Salanjira , Peter NamphandeThis study is a political economy analysis of anti-corruption reforms in Malawi. The study is significant because there is a corruption problem in Malawi stifling development and there is need for a deeper analysis of the factors that are causing corruption to rise. The study adopted a qualitative research design using analysis of documents, key... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Mtuwa, Susan Anjimile Supervisor(s): Mustaffa Hussein , Dan BanikState legitimacy confers authority over the state so that the decisions that it makes are accepted and are binding over its citizens. Without legitimacy, states would have to use force to rule, to coerce citizens to accept their decisions. While a number of studies have focused on state legitimacy, the study of government legitimacy is also impe... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Maseko, Christina Chisomo Supervisor(s): Boniface Dulani , Dan BanikThis thesis aims at assessing the effects of outsourcing on provision of public services. Specifically, the thesis dwells on the effects of outsourcing on cost and quality of public services, the major goals of outsourcing. However, the thesis further analyses the effects of the conduct of officials engaged in making outsourcing decisions on the... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chibwana, Paul Supervisor(s): Mustaffa Hussein , Dan BanikStochastic Volatility models are more realistic than the Black-Scholes model for Vanilla option pricing, because risk neutrality assumption is avoided. We solve He ston’s stochastic volatility model, that has been solved using Monte-Carlo method which is computationally realistic in the third dimension only; and Finite difference methods that ar... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chidzalo, Patrick Supervisor(s): Charles FodyaThe research study is a critical study of The Implications of Priesthood of All Believers on Women Leadership in South Malawi Field of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church. It explores the general understanding of the Priesthood of All Believers and its implication on women‘s leadership in the South Malawi Field. It looks at the current status... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Kilembe, Alfred Ephraim Tuntufye Supervisor(s): Francois Nsengiyumva , Herman MvulaGood decision making in health sector is very important. As part of strengthening their national health management information systems (HMIS), governments are applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to enhance decision making in health management. In Malawi, Ministry of Health and its partners are facilitating the use of GIS. Successful us... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chisakasa, Gloria Supervisor(s): Kondwani Godwin Munthali , Patrick ChikumbaThe ubiquity and convenience of the mobile phone have brought new opportunities in the delivery of financial services. One such opportunity is mobile payment for utility bills. Mobile payment allows customers to perform bill payment transactions through their mobile devices. This study aimed at evaluating customers’ satisfaction with mobile util... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Jika, Alima Mlomba Supervisor(s): Chipo KanjoThis study is an analysis of the effects of political influence on performance and career of bureaucrats in Malawi. It examines factors which influence political appointments; attitude of civil servants towards political appointments; how patronage political appointments interfere with the way civil servants execute their duties and how the prac... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chagunda, James Monjeza Supervisor(s): Lewis Dzimbiri , Dan BanikThe work presented in this thesis was motivated by empirical evidence showing that 30 to 40 percent of communal water points in Malawi eventually become dysfunctional (Water Aid Malawi, 2010; Magalasi, 2010). The study set out to address the crucial question of why some communal water-points are a success and remain functional while others event... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Mwakilama, Shawo Gabriel Supervisor(s): Ephraim ChirwaThis study sought to understand factors that affect teen mother re-enrolment into formal schooling after giving birth. Drawing from the experiences of 20 teen mothers, 4 head teachers and 4 parents in Machinga Boma zone, the study examined factors that affect teen mothers’ return to school after giving birth. The study used semi-structured inter... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Nkhoma, Tamara Amanda Supervisor(s): Nertha Kate Mgala , Elizabeth KamchedzeraPsychoactive substances abuse and depression are serious problems among adolescents and young adult undergraduate students. The purpose of the study was to determine if there is a relationship between anti-social behaviours and depression among diverse ethnic adolescents and young adult undergraduate students, at one of the constituent Colleges ... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Kuyokwa, John Mulinda Supervisor(s): Symon Chiziwa , Nertha SemphereAlthough the National Special Needs Education Policy Guidelines (MoE, 2007) were adopted to guide the implementation of inclusive education at all levels of education, there seems to be some challenges in the implementation of inclusive education. The study therefore sought to explore the challenges faced in the implementation of the National Sp... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Nkhoma, Francis Vincent Supervisor(s): Elizabeth Kamchedzera , Nertha SemphereThe study analyses pro-poor growth (economic growth that is particularly beneficial to be poor) in Malawi from a multidimensional perspective. The study was premised on the background that most of the measurements of pro-poor growth in Malawi have been done from the monetary (consumption) side. This thesis presents a departure from this thinking... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Hau, Klema Chisomo S.A Supervisor(s): Jacob MazalaleThe study aimed at exploring girls' perceptions on gender stereotyping in language teaching and learning. The study was conducted in the Central East Education Division in the districts of Kasungu, Nkhotakota, Salima, and Dowa. Participants included thirty-six girls, randomly selected for focus group discussions, twelve girls per school from thr... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chioza, Joseph Precious Saka Supervisor(s): Amos Moses Chauma , Abdi EdrissThe overall objective of this study was to analyze the determinants of willingness of women to adhere to the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Malawi. The study used two sources of data, namely ART registers and primary data obtained from the in-depth interviews with randomly chosen respondents in 13 health centers in ... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Guys, Adam Chikapa Supervisor(s): Spy MunthaliThis study explored the experiences of non-specialist Social Studies teachers in implementing the subject in some selected Malawi secondary schools in Central East Education Division secondary schools. The study also sought to find out what non-specialist Social Studies teachers thought about their teaching of the subject; factors that affect th... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chiwala, Sebastian Jonathan Supervisor(s): Macloud Salanjira , Peter NamphandeThis study is a political economy analysis of anti-corruption reforms in Malawi. The study is significant because there is a corruption problem in Malawi stifling development and there is need for a deeper analysis of the factors that are causing corruption to rise. The study adopted a qualitative research design using analysis of documents, key... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Mtuwa, Susan Anjimile Supervisor(s): Mustaffa Hussein , Dan BanikGood decision making in health sector is very important. As part of strengthening their national health management information systems (HMIS), governments are applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to enhance decision making in health management. In Malawi, Ministry of Health and its partners are facilitating the use of GIS. Successful us... Read more
School: Not available.
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2018
Author: Chisakasa, Gloria Supervisor(s): Kondwani Godwin Munthali , Patrick Chikumba