ABSTRACT

This research was concentrated on the linkage between access to basic necessities and standard

of living in Bombo, Uganda. The study objectives were: to find out the demographic

characteristics of the respondents, and to determine the level of the respondents’ standard of

living in terms of access to education, access to food, and access to health care.

Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. The study used simple random

sampling technique to draw representative samples and 52 respondents were involved in the

study.

The null hypothesis was intended to investigate whether there was no significant difference

between demographic characteristics and standard of living. Similarly, the alternative hypothesis

was intended to investigate whether there was a significant difference between demographic

characteristics and standard of living. Tables, graphs and pie charts were used to analyze the

demographic characteristics and the level of standard of living.

On the second objective of finding the level of standard of living, it was found out that the

standard of living in terms of access to education, access to food, and access to health care was

low.

On the third objective, the findings of the study revealed that only age had no significant

difference with the standard of living as depicted by the p-value less than 0.05 (p

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION.

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ACRONYMS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES ix

LIST OF FIGURES x

ABSTRACT xi

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0. Introduction 1

1.1. Background of the study 1

1.2. Problem Statement 3

1.3. Purpose of the study 3

1.4. Objectives of the study 3

1.5. Research questions 3

1.6. Hypotheses 3

1.7.0. Scope of the study 4

1.7.1 Geographical Scope 4

1.7.2 Time Scope 4

1.7.3. Content Scope 4

1.8 Significance of the study 4

CHAPTER TWO 5

LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.0. Introduction 5

2,1. Emphirical Review 5

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2.1 .1. Access to education.5

2.1.2. Access to health care 9

2.1.3. Access to Food 11

2.2. Theoretical Review 13

2.3. Conceptual framework 15

CHAPTER THREE 16

METHODOLGY 16

3.0. Introduction 16

3.1. Research design 16

3.2. Research Population 16

3.3. Sample size 16

3.4. Research Instruments 16

3.4.1 Questionnaires 16

3.5. Validity and Reliability of the Instruments 17

3.5.1. Validity 17

3.5.2. Reliability 17

3.6 Data Collection Procedures 18

3.7. Data Analysis 18

3.8 Limitations of the Study 18

CHAPTER FOUR 19

PRESENTATION OF THE ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 19

4.0. Introduction 19

4.1. Objective One: To find out the demographic characteristics of the Nubian community living

in Uganda 19

4.1.1. Gender 19

4.1.2. Age 20

4.1.3. Religion 20

4.1.4. Marital status 21

4.1.5. Highest level of education 21

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4.1.6. Employment status .23

4.1.7. Housing tenure 24

4.1.8 Disposable income 25

4.2. Objective Two: To determine the level of standard of living in terms of income, access to

food, access to education, and access to health 25

4.2.1. Access to education 26

4.2.2 Access to food 28

4.2.3. Access to health care 29

4.3. Objective Three: To investigate whether there is a significant difference between the

demographic characteristics and standard of living 31

CHAPTER FIVE 36

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 36

5.0. Introduction 36

5.1. Summary of major findings 36

5.1.1. Findings on the demographic characteristics of respondents 36

5.1.2. Findings on the extent of standard of living of the Nubian Community 37

5.1.3. Findings on significance between demographic characteristics and standard of living 37

5.2. Conclusions 37

5.3. Recommendations 37

5.4. Areas of further research 39

REFERENCES 40

APPENDICES 42

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE 42

APPENDIX II: SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION TABLE 46