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An examination of childcare practices and perceptions amongst employed Ugandan males and their working spouses in the Kampala and Mpigi districts

Abstract

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This study examines childcare practices among employed Ugandan fathers with working spouses. The researcher adopted a dominant quantitative design as well as a qualitative design (mixed methodology). A survey was used to obtain quantitative descriptive data. Random cluster samples of 200 fathers (100 in Kampala and 100 in Mpigi) and 200 mothers (100 in Kampala and 100 in Mpigi) were interviewed with questionnaires.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Department of Social Development
Year dc:date.issued
2012

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Nkwake, Apollo Mukasa
Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
  • Sturgeon, Shona
  • O'Brien, Connie

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11080
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11080

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Nkwake, Apollo Mukasa. An examination of childcare practices and perceptions amongst employed Ugandan males and their working spouses in the Kampala and Mpigi districts. Department of Social Development, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11080