Browsing by Author "Mukasa, Norman"

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    The Changing Marital Union Practices: A New Look on Fertility Behaviour; Experience from Banyankole Families in Sheema Municipality
    (East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studie, 2023) Kwabaho, Juliet Mujuni; Nyakato, Viola Nilah; Mukasa, Norman
    The article analyses marital union practices among the Banyankole as part of a study on sociocultural practices and fertility behaviour. The aim was to examine the prevailing reproductive-related cultural practices of the Banyankole and determine their influence on fertility behaviour denoted by choice, spacing and number of children. The qualitative study adapted community-based participatory methods in a grounded theory approach. The study was exploratory in nature based on non-numerical data. Data was collected over 4 months on women and men aged 18 and above living in Sheema Municipality that identify themselves as belonging to the Banyankole ethnic group of Uganda. The study identified major marital union practices existing in the area to include Marriage, Consensual unions, Marital mobility and multi-partnerships. The findings illustrate evolutions in the cultural context of marital union practices and describe their influence on fertility behaviour. The article calls attention to multi-union practices as an important demographic indicator for development practitioners and policymakers in the context of the rapidly advancing sociocultural environment
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    Women Empowerment at Household Level and Access to FINCA Microfinance Services in Jinja Municipality, Uganda
    (2020) Githinji, Florence W.; Mukuye Mukasa, Paul; Mukasa, Norman; Obbo, Jovent; Kizza, Steven S.
    The study sought to find out the contribution of access to microfinance services on women empowerment at household level in Jinja Municipality, Uganda. The specific objectives were; to establish the level of women access to microfinance service in Jinja Municipality; to determine the level of women empowerment in Jinja Municipality and to find out the contribution of women access to microfinance to women empowerment in Jinja Municipality. The research was carried out between May and June, 2017. The study used both quantitative and qualitative approaches and specifically employed a comparative research design. The main instrument used in the field was a self administered questionnaire, and other sources included informal interviews and document analysis. Data analysis was both descriptive and inferential. Based on the multinomial analysis (AOR = 1.985, CI = 1.152 - 3.326), women who were accessing microfinance services through FINCA were 2 times likely to be highly empowered compared to women who did not access any microfinance services. The findings revealed that one avenue of women empowerment is through efficient microfinance service delivery. The Gender feminist theory was upheld since it suggested that effective route to women empowerment is through microfinance institutions. The study recommends that microfinance services should be promoted by government and other stakeholders.