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Adherence to antiretroviral treatment of HIV positive patients in Lira District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)The main objective of the study was to determine the factors that affect adherence to ART among AIDS patients in Lira district, northern Uganda. The cross sectional studies was carried out on people living with HIV and ... -
Assessing differentials in modern contraceptive use among women in Uganda between 2000/1 and 2011: An application of the logit-based decomposition
(Makerere University, 2017-01)The objective of the study was to assess differentials in modern contraceptive use among sexually active women (15-49) in the period 2000/1-2011. The gap in modern contraceptive use was decomposed into components attributed ... -
Causal relationships in risk factors associated with cardio vascular disease in Uganda: An assessment by rural-urban residence
(Makerere University, 2017-01)The main objective of the study was to assess causal relationships in risk factors associated with Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) in Uganda. A secondary analysis of data collected by the Uganda Ministry of Health during the ... -
Determinants of commercial banks' credit to the private sector in Uganda (1997-2013)
(2015-08)This study investigated the determinants of commercial banks’ credit to the private sector, highlighting its continued subdued growth and the impact of the monetary policy framework reform in July 2011. Private sector ... -
Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among women of the reproductive age (15-49) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-12)The study explored factors influencing comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among women of the reproductive age in Uganda and it specifically sought to find out whether demographic, socio-economic and behavioral characteristics ... -
Determinants of exposure to risky sexual behaviour among in-school young people (15-24) in Uganda: A case of Adjumani District
(Makerere University, 2016-10)The objective of this study was to assess determinants of exposure to risky sexual behavior among in-school young people (15-24) in Adjumani district, West Nile, Uganda. The assessment focused on young people’s socio-demographic ... -
Determinants of interest rate spread in Uganda: 1980-2013
(Makerere University, 2017-01)Interest rate spread is too wide in Uganda, thus the purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of bank interest rate spread in Uganda and to provide policy options that would help to narrow the interest rate ... -
Determinants of male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS in Busoga Region, East-Central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014-08)The main objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS in Busoga region (East-Central), Uganda. The assessment is based on data sourced from ... -
Determinants of postnatal care utilization among mothers in Mangochi District, Malawi
(Makerere University, 2016-09)ABSTRACT Postnatal care services, as it is the case with antenatal care, labour and delivery care services, is a fundamental element of the continuum of Essential Obstetric Care (EOC) that can help in decreasing maternal ... -
Determinants of postpartum contraceptive use among women aged 15-49 in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-10)The objective of the study was to investigate factors associated with postpartum contraceptive use among women (15-49) in Uganda. The investigation was made by predisposing, enabling and intermediate factors based on data ... -
Determinants of the utilization of the Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccination among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)The objective of this study was to investigate factors that influence utilization of the tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccination among women of reproductive age in Uganda. The source of data for the study was the 2006 Uganda ... -
Differentials in HIV testing and receipt of results between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda: Application of non-linear Oaxaca decomposition
(Makerere University, 2016-02)The objective of this study was to assess differences in HIV Testing and receipt of Results (HTR) between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda. The differences were decomposed into components attributed to variation ... -
Economic evaluation of an integrated home based HIV testing and prevention of mother to child transmission programme in Uganda: A cost effectiveness analysis
(Makerere University, 2015)In standard program for access to PMTCT services, health providers wait for pregnant women to come for ANC services at health facilities. In 2008, an integrated program of home-to-home HIV testing and referral for PMTCT ... -
The effects of orphan hood status on school attendance in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of orphanhood status on school attendance in Uganda. Secondary data from the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey was used. The data base contained ... -
Factors affecting utilisation of health facilities for child delivery among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)The general objective of the study was to establish the effect of socio-economic and demographic factors on mother’s place of delivery during child birth. A secondary analysis of the (2006) Uganda Demographic and Health ... -
Factors associated with maternal deaths among women with severe pregnancy complications in Malawi: a case of Mangochi District
(Makerere University, 2018-06)Maternal deaths remain a major health issue in low and middle-income countries. These deaths have a direct impact on the wellbeing of the family members especially infants. Addressing the issues that contribute to the ... -
Factors associated with recovery time among patients who delay to initiate antiretroviral therapy: A case of patients in Mulago Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013)The objective of the study was to investigate the factors associated with recovery time of HIV positive patients who delay to initiate Antiretroviral Therapy. The investigation was based on medical records of patients ... -
Factors associated with TB treatment outcome in TB-HIV co-infected patients in Uganda (January 2008-September 2014)
(Makerere University, 2016)The main objective of the study was to identify the factors associated with TB treatment outcome in TB-HIV co-infected patients in Uganda. The study was based on cohorts of TB patients that registered with Kabwohe clinical ... -
Factors associated with the utilisation of maternal health services in Uganda: A case study of Arua District
(Makerere University, 2015-12)This study was carried out with the objective of examining the factors that are associated with the use of antenatal services in Arua District. The study used descriptive and cross-sectional research designs based on primary ... -
Factors influencing immunological recovery to antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: A case of HIV positive patients at Kayunga District Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014)The use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) results in an improvement in immunologic function. This study sought to investigate the factors associated with immunologic recovery among HIV positive patients receiving ART in ...