Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 80
Abortion in Uganda : the neglected dangers
(2020-05-22)
Abortion can be defined as an ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or spontaneous ...
Determinants of pregnancy termination among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pregnancy termination and its associated factors among women of reproductive age in Uganda. This study used the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data to ...
Determinants of health insurance coverage among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
This study investigated the determinants of health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in Uganda. The study specifically examined the individual, household as well as community factors associated with uptake ...
Rural urban differential in transactional sex among young women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
Transactional sex (TS) is associated with risky sexual behaviors, unintended pregnancy, gender based violence and HIV infection. Proportionally in 2016, TS among young women not in union in Uganda was almost twice in rural ...
Determinants of unintended pregnancy among currently married women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Unintended pregnancies may not be a problem to only teenagers or school-going children, married women in Uganda, as well experience similar pregnancies though little has been investigated on them. This study examines the ...
Comparing the determinants of household wealth status by disability status of family heads in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The study aimed at comparing the determinants of households’ wealth status by the disability status of family heads in Uganda. The data used was collected by Uganda Bureau of Statistics using the Uganda Demographic Health ...
Understanding child vulnerability in rural Uganda: determinants of vulnerability transition and schooling
(Makerere University, 2021)
This study aimed at examining the determinants of vulnerability transition and schooling among vulnerable children in rural Uganda. The central argument of this study is that individual and household characteristics differ, ...
Determinants of first choice of healthcare provider for treatment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-24)
The inappropriate first choice of healthcare provider has been associated with risks such as wastage of money, drug resistance, and masking symptoms of diseases, disability and death. The main objective of this study was ...
Factors that influence uptake of HIV testing among women with limited education in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
The main objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with uptake of HIV testing and Counselling among women with limited education in Uganda. In this study, limited education referred to women who attained ...
Multilevel and interaction modelling of factors associated with pneumonia among children under-five years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
The study aimed at determining the risk factors associated with pneumonia among children under-five years in Uganda using secondary data from 2016 Demographic and Health Survey. Data was applied to 4417 children under- ...