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Factors that determine the prevalence of Anaemia among children aged less than 2 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007)
This study was based on the 2000-2001 Uganda Demography and Health Survey
(UDHS), which was conducted in all the districts of the country except Bundibugyo, Gulu, Kasese and Kitgum. The main objective of this study was ...
Utilization of insecticide treated nets by under-five children in Micheweni District – Zanzibar
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
A study was carried out with an objective of identifying the factors that affect the utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNS) by under-five children in Micheweni District, Zanzibar. The research was conducted basing ...
Multilevel analysis of factors associated with child mortality in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-08)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of factors associated with child mortality in Uganda. Demographic and Health Survey data for 2006 were used to investigate these factors. This data set had a hierarchical ...
Type of employment and under-five childcare in Mbarara District, Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of women employment on under-five childcare in Mbarara district. It was based on the fact that there has been an increasing trend in women employment and increased ...
Socio-economic and demographic factors explaining anaemia levels in children under five years in Uganda (Reanalysis of UDHS 2006)
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
The last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century have witnessed impressive reductions in the risk of under-five child mortality, however, these reductions are not reflective of the Millennium ...
Factors associated with occurrence of diarrhoea in children aged less than 5 years in Uganda: A case study of seven towns on the shores of Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
This study assessed the socio-demographic, environmental and behavioural factors associated with the occurrence of childhood diarrhoea using already existing cross-sectional data from the 2006/07 Uganda Urban Inequities ...
Predictors of time to initial treatment after malaria onset: A case of under-five children in South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2016-09)
The objective of this study was to establish the predictors associated with health seeking behaviors after onset of malaria in South Sudan. The investigations were made on caretaker and child specific factors using the ...
Survival of Children Aged Less Than Two Years with Pneumonia in Mulago Hospital Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with survival time of children aged less than two years suffering from pneumonia. It utilized administrative records of patients admitted to Mulago Hospital ...
Factors Affecting Academic Achievement of Children with Special Needs in Uganda Primary Education
(Makerere University, 2018-11-19)
The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting academic achievement of children with special needs in Ugandan primary education. This study utilized 24,241 pupils‟ data of literacy and numeracy test scores ...
Assessing differences in secondary school attendance before and after the introduction of universal secondary education in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
The objective of the study was to investigate differences in secondary school attendance before and after the introduction of Universal Secondary Education (USE) in Uganda. The study focused on children of the secondary ...