Madinah, Nabukeera2025-10-272025-10-272024-08-04Nabukeera, M. (2024). State of the Underprivileged Population: a case study of Uganda. Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies, 25(1), 118-129.file:///C:/Users/PC/Downloads/121-Article%20Text-192-1-10-20241214.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12504/2650This study investigates disparities in poverty levels, the distribution of widows, the prevalence of working children, and the demographics of the elderly population across different regions in Uganda. Employing a descriptive research design with a quantitative approach, the study relies on secondary data sourced from published reports by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). Key findings indicate significant regional poverty-level variations between 2006 and 2017 (F = 18.616, p < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in the number of working children across regions (F = 0.818, p = 0.542) or in the gender distribution of elderly individuals across various sectors (mean difference = 13.2%, p = 0.3983). Significant disparities were observed between rural and urban areas in terms of access to basic amenities: blanket ownership (mean difference = 27.4%, p < 0.001), shoe ownership (mean difference = 31%, p < 0.001), and the frequency of consuming three meals per day (mean difference = 17.6%, p < 0.001). The study concludes with recommendations for targeted poverty alleviation interventions, particularly in the northern and eastern regions of Uganda.enUnderprivilegedPovertyWidowsChildrenElderlyUgandaArticle