Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences ETDs: Recent submissions
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Regional variations in childhood mortality in Zambia
(2018)Although Zambia has experienced reductions in childhood mortality over the years, wide gaps in childhood mortality rates still exist across the provinces within the country, warranting for a call for an equity focused ... -
Government spending and economic growth in Zimbabwe: A dis-aggregated analysis (1980-2014)
(2018)The study empirically examined the impact of various components of government expenditure on economic growth in Zimbabwe for the period 1980 to 2014. Government expenditure was broadly divided into three components: capital ... -
Sexual and reproductive health issues among HIV positive adolescents in Gweru rural district
(2018)The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of adolescents have been largely ignored to date by existing reproductive health services. Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV) face twin challenges of adolescence in general ... -
A critical analysis of the efficacy of the intergovernmental authority of development in North Eastern African region peace initiatives: The case of study of South Sudan
(2018)This study examines the efficacy of IGAD in East African peace initiatives zooming on the conflict in South Sudan. The research problematized IGAD’s long involvement with peace resolution in South Sudan resulting in multiple ... -
Socio-economic determinants of livestock management strategies at the interface of rural and protected areas: A case of Hwange communal area, Ward 15
(2015-12)Livestock is key to the wellbeing of rural communities even those at the periphery of Protected Areas.Limited grazing opportunities in Hwange rural land drive people to exploit resources in bordering Hwange National Park ... -
Participation of persons with disabilities in the formulation of economic empowerment policies in Zimbabwe: The case of Harare.
(2016-08)This thesis examines the extent to which persons with disabilities participate in the formulation of economic empowerment policies in Zimbabwe. To this effect, two disability categories have been chosen namely visual ... -
The changing social structure and functions of the family: The case of children’s homes in Zimbabwe
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of changes in the structure and functions of the family, using Zimbabwe as a point of departure. Also included in the investigation was to determine whether such ... -
Parameter and practice of development control in Zimbabwe: An evaluation of the System of Development Control with emphasis on the Determination of Planning Permission Applications and Appeals 1976 to 1996.
(2017-09)The concern of the study is to document and evaluate the development control process in Zimbabwe. Development control is an interventionist tool used by government to regulate development. This regulatory mechanism has ... -
An assessment of the role of regional organisations in maintaining peace and security in Africa: A case study of the South African Development Community (SADC) on the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) in Zimbabwe 2008-2013
(2017-06)Conflicts have been on the increase on the African continent in recent years. These have varied in strength with some assuming severe consequences, while others have manifested themselves after a call for elections in a ... -
Security sector reform: State security and human security relations in Zimbabwe - the case of Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) 1980-2008
(2017-03)This thesis examined the origins, concepts and practices of the security sector reform (SSR), as the independent variable, using state security (SS) and human security (SS) as the dependent variables for analysis. The ... -
An empirical investigation of foreign aid effectiveness in reducing poverty in some selected SADC countries: 2005-2013
(2017-06)Historically, aid flows from the developed to developing countries have been economically justified for reducing poverty either through directly targeting the poor or indirectly via economic growth. This present study ... -
An investigation into the knowledge levels, attitudes, beliefs and practices of evangelical and pentecostal christians in Zimbabwe regarding HIV and AIDS prevention strategies
(2017-06)This study is an investigation into the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of Pentecostal Christians regarding HIV prevention strategies. This chapter presents and explains the background, justification, problem ... -
Irregular repeat migration among unaccompanied children in Plumtree
(2017-06)The number of repeat irregular child migrants has been on the increase since the turn of the century. These children leave their homes to migrate into neighboring Botswana without legal travel documents through undesignated ... -
Southern African Development Community's preparedness to deal with terrorism and extremist: The case of Zimbabwe 2008-2016
(2017-06)The study is an investigation on the concern by some section of the Western European social commentators that sub-Sahara, including Zimbabwe, offers a conducive environment for terrorists’ safe haven’. Further complicating ... -
An investigation into the role of parliament in making development aid more effective: The case of Ugandan parliament
(2016)This is a desk study of the institution of parliament and parliamentarians role in making development aid more effective in aid recipient developing countries. The Uganda parliament has been used as case study. Official ... -
An analysis of the efficacy of United States’ drone targeted attacks in combating terrorism in the Middle East: The case of Pakistan
(2016)Drones are the latest technology in the development of air warfare .The United States of America today is employing these unmanned aerial vehicles as a strategic tool against militants in their global war on terror. Most ... -
The impact of transformation in United States of America (USA) foreign policy approach from the Bush to the Obama adminstration on Middle East peace and security: The case of Iraq (2000 - 2013)
(2016)The idea of security in International Relations has for a long time been identified by the vague pursuance of national interests by states. Traditionally, concepts of security focused on the aspect of military protection ... -
The impact of institutions on economic growth: The case for Zimbabwe(1980 - 2013)
(2016)This dissertation explores the role of institutions in determining the income per capita for the period 1980 -2013 in Zimbabwe. It analyzed empirically using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) whether the institutions ... -
Measuring Technical Efficiency of Central Hospitals in Zimbabwe: Application of Data Envelopment and Stochastic Frontier Analysis using Panel Data (2009-2014)
(2016)Zimbabwe is lacking resources to advance the country’s health sector needs. The country is off-track the achievement of Millennium Development Goals that are health related in their totality. Central hospitals, the core ... -
The size of the informal economy and its impact on tax revenues in Zimbabwe: 2009-2013
(2016-05)This study estimated the size of the informal economy using time series analysis for Zimbabwe using monthly data for the period 2009 -2013. The study makes use of the indirect approach for measuring the informal economy, ...
