Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Nutritional status of children (6 To 13 Years) in Tubu and Shorobe molapo farming households, Ngamiland, Botswana
(University of Botswana,www.ub.bw, 2020)Background: The size of floods in the Okavango Delta (OD), Botswana varies annually and seasonally over long periods (decadal). This influences crop production, food security, health and nutritional status of dependent ... -
Old age pension as a social security initiative: the case of Botswana
(2015-05-28)The status of the older population has been an on-going social policy concern in both developed and developing countries for several decades now. This is reflected in research, policies and legislative provisions for the ... -
Orphaned adolescents and caregivers perceptions of their attachment relationship and coping strategies employed by the young: a case study of Metsimotlhabe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)An exploratory qualitative study was conducted among 10 orphaned adolescents, 10 caregivers and 5 key informants from Metsimotlhabe. The aim of the study was to explore perceptions of orphaned adolescents and caregivers ... -
Performance appraisal and its impact on employee performance: case of the Auditor General of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-07)Performance appraisal has emerged in today’s work environment as an important, strategic and valuable tool for most organisations. It is to this effect that this research focuses on performance appraisal and its impact on ... -
The presidentialization of Botswana’s Parliamentary Democracy
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-02)Botswana attained independence from the British in 1966, adopting a parliamentary system of government similar to the Westminster model. However over the years, the country undertook a gradual shift from parliamentary ... -
Prospects for peace in the DRC: challenges and opportunities
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of conflict. It has endured a lengthy, difficult and brutal episode in its history since independence in 1960. The country has been engulfed by civil war, ... -
Psychosocial causes of suicide among youth and its implications on the family: lessons for Botswana
(2015-05-29)This study explores the psychosocial factors that contribute to suicide among the youth in Botswana and how it affects the family. The Study uses available literature to examine the psychosocial causes of suicide among the ... -
The relationship between inflation and unemployment in Botswana: analysis of the Phillips curve
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-06)The study conducts a Phillip’s curve analysis of the relationship between unemployment and inflation in Botswana. In investigating inflation-unemployment nexus, cointegration is tested using autoregressive distributive ... -
Risk and protective factors for adolescent pregnancy among girls in Letlhakane village.
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-06)Adolescent pregnancy is a global health issue, generating problems such as adolescent maternal deaths, school disruption, and limited job prospects for adolescent girls. This study examined the risk and protective factors ... -
The role of NGOS in the implementation of international agreements and their interaction with the Government of Botswana: a case study of gender links
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-11)This study aims to understand the role played by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the implementation of international agreements in Botswana. The study is motivated by the fact that the government has not been fully ... -
Sino- Botswana relations: drivers. status. determinants
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-09)The paper seeks to find out what drives the Botswana-China relations. In addition, it also explains the current status of relations between the two. To achieve these objectives a qualitative desktop research was carried ... -
Social Workers Knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in working with clients with alcohol problems in Kweneng and South East Districts of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-06)This study is among the first, to used mixed method design in Botswana to explore social worker‟s knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy in working with clients with alcohol problems in Kweneng and South East Districts ... -
The socio-demographic and intermediate factors influencing non-marital childbearing among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-09)Background: Over the years, Uganda has experienced high levels of fertility which has hampered economic and social development. Among many reasons attributed to the high levels of fertility was the digression from tradition ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in health: chronic disease prevalence, health care utilization, health expenditure and life course perspective in Botswana
(Unpublished, 2019)The debate on socioeconomic inequalities in health is currently dominating the research and policy agenda in many countries. In Botswana, empirical evidence on the socioeconomic inequalities linked to prevalence of NCDs, ... -
Some economic implicatios of large salary increase for government employees: a computable general equilibrium model analysis for Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2020-11)This study analysed the economic implications of the 2019 salary increase for Government employees in Botswana. The study used the static computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that has been calibrated to the 2011 ... -
A study on the security implications of military conscription: the case of Mozambique
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017-08)This study considers the security benefits and costs associated with military conscription in Mozambique. Mozambique has been conscripting young people into the army since Portuguese occupation of the territory several ... -
The subjective experiences of survivors and perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is now recognized in many societies as a violation of human rights and as a major public health concern. Globally, one in three women worldwide has experienced IPV and one out of four men ... -
Testing the purchasing power parity theory for Pula/Rand and Pula/US dollar exchange rates in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019-05)This paper tested the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory between Pula/Rand and Pula/US dollar exchange rates in Botswana. The cointegration method, error correction model (ECM) and autoregressive distribution lag model ... -
Trade openness, financial development and economic growth: a trivariate analysis of Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016)The primary objective of the study was to investigate the causal relationship among trade openness, financial development, and economic growth in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) countries. To achieve this, a ... -
Waking up to the power crisis: the importance of securitising energy in Botswana
(Unpublished, 2015-05)Despite the vast research conducted on energy security, how can a country with a sound economy and an abundance of energy resources like Botswana end up sitting in the dark? Botswana experienced a depressing electricity ...