Factors Influencing Access to Solar Energy Among Refugee Households in Westnile, Uganda.
| dc.contributor.author | Nabachwa, Maloba Maria Prisca | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-23T12:06:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-23T12:06:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-07-16 | |
| dc.description | This is a master's thesis. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examined the factors affecting access to solar energy among refugee households in West Nile in Uganda. The specific objectives that guided the study were as follows; (i) to examine the relationship between peer influence and access to solar energy among refugee households in West Nile in Uganda; (ii) to establish the relationship between cost and access to solar energy among refugee households in West Nile in Uganda; (iii) to find out the relationship between perceived benefits and access to solar energy among refugee households in West Nile in Uganda. The study adopted cross-sectional and descriptive research design. The study adopted probability random sampling technique where three hundred eighty (380) households were selected for this study. Questionnaires were the main instrument to gather information from the selected households in refugee camps. Since the study used a mixed method, the researcher adopted interviews to collect data from specific people, such as camp commandants and local leaders. Descriptive and inferential analysis was used to determine the factors affecting access to solar energy among refugee households in West Nile Uganda. Under inferential analysis, both correlation and regression analysis were performed to ensure the direction and strength of the factors towards access to solar energy as dependent variable. The study found out that there was a negative (𝛽=−3.141, 𝑝=0.020) significant relationship between perceived cost and access to solar energy. Also, there was a positive significant at 10% significance level (𝛽=1.467, 𝑝=0.087) relationship between peer influence positively impacts access to solar energy. Besides, the study revealed a positive significant relationship between perceived benefits and access to solar energy (𝛽=2.155, 𝑝=0.001). The study found out an overall perfect significant regression model with p-value (0.001) implying reliable results to predict the access of solar energy as a dependent variable. The study recommended that there should be action on sensitizing people about the perceived benefits of solar energy to ensure households embrace the technology. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Dr. Maria Gorret Nantongo (Makerere University Business School) & Dr. Sylvia Aarakit (Makerere University Business School) | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nabachwa, M. M. P. (2024) Factors Influencing Access to Solar Energy Among Refugee Households in Westnile, Uganda. (Unpublished master's dissertation). Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12282/6158 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Makerere University Business School | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | |
| dc.title | Factors Influencing Access to Solar Energy Among Refugee Households in Westnile, Uganda. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |