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Factors affecting performance of village health team members implementing the integrated community case management program in Wakiso District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-09)
Background: Optimal performance of Village Health Team (VHT) members implementing community based interventions is desired if a reduction in childhood morbidity and mortality is to be achieved. Little documentation existed ...
Social-cultural factors influencing continued breastfeeding among PMTCT program mothers: a case of mothers in Buyaga County, Kibaale District.
(Makerere University, 2010-11)
This study focused on establishing the socio-cultural factors influencing continued breastfeeding among mothers enrolled in the PMTCT program. The justification of the study is to highlight the need for thorough understanding ...
Malaria severity and c-c chemokines in children in Apac Hospital, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Background
Malaria poses a tremendous public health problem. Apac district has previously been
reported to have the highest entomological inoculation rate in the world (39).
Chemokines play a role in regulating innate ...
A comparative study of local and foreign construction firms’ participation in donor funded road construction projects. a case study of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009)
The study sought to establish the reasons behind the low participation rates of local road construction firms in donor funded road construction projects (DFPs) in Uganda for a ten year period, beginning 1998. The objectives ...
Sculptural forms derived from mushrooms.
(Makerere University, 2008-08)
In whatever direction we look, we are surrounded by plants of wide range in character. Plants have a reserve energy to which artists particularly sculptors can respond. Their branches, leaves, stems and roots offer a rich ...
Explaining patterns in new HIV/AIDS infections among married females: the case of Mbarara Municipality, Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2010-08)
The study aimed at explaining patterns in new HIV infections among married women.
Mbarara municipality in Mbarara district was used as the case study. The study was carried out in three divisions of Kakoba, Kamukuzi and ...
The role of peace education in facilitating the peaceful coexistence of urban refugee children in a host community
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
This study examined the challenges faced by urban refugee children in a host community, focusing on how peace education has helped them to cope with these challenges. The phenomenon of urban refugees in Uganda has been ...
Factors affecting the performance of development projects in Uganda: a case of the second Local Government Development Project (LGDPII)
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
The study focused on the factors affecting the development projects in Uganda with
specific focus on the Second Local Government Development Project (LGDPII). The
study attempted to assess the relationship between four ...
The association of high serum estradiol level with breast cancer women at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-06)
Background: Breast cancer is one of the top three common types of cancers diagnosed in women. In Uganda breast cancer is the third commonest cancer in women after cancer of the cervix and Kaposi's sarcoma. The incidence ...
Prevalence and associated factors of axis I psychiatric disorders presenting at the accident and emergency department of Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2011-05)
Title; Prevalence and factors associated with axis 1 psychiatric disorders presenting at the A&ED, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Introduction
Psychiatric disorders are a major public health problem and often present ...