Health Communication: The Role Of The Media In Reducing The Rate Of Hiv/Aids Spread In Higher Institutions Of Learning: The Case Study Of Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration ......................................................................................... .i

Approval ............................................................................................ .ii

Dedication ........................................................................................ .iii

Acknowledgement .............................................................................. .iv

Table of Content .................................................................................. v

List of Acronyms ................................................................................ vii

Abstract ........................................................................................... viii

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 1

1.2 Background to the problem ........................................................ 1

1.3 Statement of the problem ............................................................ 2

1.4 Purpose of the study ................................................................... 2

1.4.1 General objectives/Broad objectives ............................................ 3

1.4.2 Specific objectives ...................................................................... 3

1.4.3 Research questions .................................................................... 3

1.4 .4 Research hypothesis .................................................................. .4

1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................. 4

1.6 Scope of the study ..................................................................... .4

CHAPTER TWO

2. 0 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................... 5

2.1 National response to HIV I AIDS pandemic ................................... 6

2.2 The media in Uganda ................................................................. 7

2.3 Media coverage of HIV /AIDS ....................................................... 8

2.4 Sources of information on HIV I AIDS ........................................... 9

2.5 HIV /AIDS high risk groups ......................................................... 9

2.6 HIV I AIDS and student impact .................................................. 12

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CHAPTER THREE

3.0 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................ 13

3.1 Research design ....................................................................... 13

3.2 Population sample .................................................................... 13

3.3 Area of study ............................................................................ 14

3.4 Selection of study participants .................................................. 14

3. 5 Data collection ......................................................................... 15

3.6 Data processing and Analysis .................................................... 16

3.7 Limitations of the study ............................................................ 16

CHAPTER FOUR

FINDINGS, PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ....................................... 20

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 SUMMARY OF THE STUD¥ .......................................................... 34

5.2 CONCLUSION ............................................................................. 35

5.3 RECOMMENDATION ................................................................... 37

Appendix I: Student Questionnaire

Appendix II: Editors Questionnaire

Appendix III: Media and HIV /AIDS

Appendix IV: Focus Group Discussion

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