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Background: In survival analysis studies the interest is time taken to experience an event of interest. However, the probability of encountering the event of interest is commonly altered in studies where subjects experience an event other than that of interest. The standard survival time analysis methods, such as Kaplan-Meier method and the stan... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Banda, Louis Masankha Supervisor(s): Mavuto MukakaBackground: Helminths infections (i.e., S. haematobium, S. mansoni and Hook worm) affect more than a quarter of world’s population, with consequences for nutritional and educational development of infected individuals. They are a common cause for morbidity, especially among children in undeveloped countries. Control strategies require better und... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Chipeta, Michael Give Supervisor(s): Lawrence KazembeA number of community-based self-reliant (self-help) development projects have been implemented in Malawi in recent years. This study was aimed at examining conditions that lead to emergence of self-reliant projects and their contribution to rural livelihoods. The study was conducted at Zakudimba Producers Cooperative (ZAPCO) and used primary da... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Thengele-la-Chirwa, Joshua Supervisor(s): Paul KishindoThis study examines the theme of decolonisation in three African novels: Ayi Kwei Armah’s Osiris Rising, Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Wizard of the Crow and Femi Abodunrin’s The Dancing Masquerade. The study argues that these novels suggest that decolonisation in Africa can be accomplished through re-appropriation of African ways of life. Despite this co... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Chikoti, Victor Lordwin Supervisor(s): Bright MolandeThe study investigates the performance of the traditional and improved fish smoking kilns in the Lake Chilwa basin using a stochastic production frontier. The kiln performance is measured through its efficiency in utilising inputs (firewood and labour) for an output (Smoked fish). Since fish smoking depends on the forest resource, the study also... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Luhanga, Davies Madalitso Supervisor(s): Regson ChawezaThis study provides empirical evidence on the existence of a long run equilibrium relationship between inflation and its covariates in Malawi using the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration. The study uses monthly data for the period January, 2002 to December, 2010 and reveals that money supply, maize prices, industrial production, South... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Maganga, Owen Supervisor(s): Ronald ManganiThe study used multivariate vector autoregressive model (VAR) to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth, and assess the determinants of FDI inflows in Uganda for the periods between 1970 and 2010. Interpretations of results are based on Granger-Causality and innovation accounting (variance decomposition and ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Odongo, Maxwell Supervisor(s): Exley SilumbuThis paper examined the impact of increased openness to international trade on labour employment and income inequalities among 20 sub-Saharan African countries for the period between 1980 and 2002. The paper employed a panel vector autoregressive (Panel VAR) model to account for endogeniety in the variables in the model. The study used both the ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Nyirenda, Augustine MwendayekhaAgro-forestry Food Security Programme (AFSP) promoted fertiliser trees, fruit trees, fuel wood trees and fodder tress with an objective of positively impacting on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and their families. Using primary data from a sample of 141 households from two villages in Mulanje district the study addressed two specific obj... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Mfungwe, Lucky Bonhill Supervisor(s): Patrick KambewaThis study sought to explore the role of informal businesses in meeting people’s basic needs in Bolero in the wake of decreasing agricultural productivity, which is a major source of livelihoods in rural areas. Evidence suggests that agriculture alone cannot support rural livelihoods due to a number of factors including small acreage of land due... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Kambombe, Arthur Supervisor(s): Fred MsiskaThis thesis is an examination of the cultural resilience of the Ngoni under Inkosi Mpherembe in the north-western part of Mzimba District or Northern Ngoniland from late pre-colonial times to the recent post-independence period, in the face of challenges posed by Western Christianity and the Colonial as well as Post-Colonial States. It argues th... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Nyirenda, Jamu Kolanikolani BesThe aim of this study was to assess the physical and chemical quality of groundwater in relation to borehole location and seasonality in Chikhwawa District, Southern Malawi. A multi-stage borehole sampling procedure was used to randomly collect water samples from 20 boreholes (one sample per borehole) in triplicates. From the three main topograp... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Kasafalire, Alic Stephen Supervisor(s): S. ChiothaMalawi has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in Southern Africa and the world, with the prevalence rate of between 12-14%. It is among countries with the highest prevalence in Southern Africa with other countries like Mozambique having the prevalence of 16.1%, South Africa 18.8% and Zimbabwe 20.1% as of 2005 (UNAIDS, 2006). Since 1990s, th... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Palamuleni-Kadzandira, Frida Precious Supervisor(s): Patrick KambewaShortage of land is a major contributor to poverty and food insecurity in Malawi. This problem is deep and more severe in female headed than male headed households. In order to address this problem, the Government of Malawi is implementing the Community Based Rural Land Development Project (CBRLDP), using a new approach to land redistribution ba... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Phiri-Kumwenda, Beatrice Patricia Supervisor(s): Paul KishindoThe early missionaries introduced formal education in Malawi in 1875 and formal education for learners with special needs (LSNs) began years later in the early 1950’s. The focus since has been on education for learners with sensory disabilities at primary and secondary levels of education which offers both segregated special education (in specia... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Kamulaga, Flossie Supervisor(s): Samson MacJessie-MbeweThis study examines the performance of MPs in the oversight role of the National Assembly of Malawi by looking at the questions they raise in the House during a particular oversight instrument called question time. The study adopted a qualitative research design using analysis of documents and in-depth interviews to obtain information. The infor... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Kachule, RodneyThis study sought to examine problems, trends, and prospects of women’s numerical participation in politically appointed positions in the Malawi Public Service. The study focused on appointive positions ranging from P4/S4 to P2/S2 and their equivalents in purposively selected Government Ministries and Parastatals. Analysis of the evidence from t... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Nyirongo, Manfield Alexander MagwazaOne of the basic skills in the knowledge society is the ability to learn (Hoskins and Fredriksson, 2008). Effective and meaningful learning requires the use of appropriate learning strategies to achieve the learning goals. In this thesis, learning strategies are defined as activities and thoughts in which the learner engages for the mastery and ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Ngwira, Nameson Supervisor(s): Dorothy NampotaThe level of spoken English of primary school learners in Malawi remains unsatisfactory despite various efforts to ensure that learners acquire and develop English language speech proficiency. This has raised major concerns from various stakeholders considering the fact that English is a key to further education and employment. This study theref... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Lipenga, Martin Lucky Supervisor(s): Foster KholowaThe study focuses on how informal institutions affect public policy implementation. Specifically. the focus is on whether informal practices involved during the distribution of agricultural inputs namely; the Starter Pack Scheme (SPT). Targeted Input Programme (TIP) and Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (/\lSP) had impacted food security prog... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Maere, Joseph Boniface Mwaimwai Supervisor(s): Blessings Chinsinga