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Determinants of the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV knowledge in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of PMTCT knowledge in Central Uganda. It was guided by three specific objectives which included:(i) to determine the effect of the socio-economic factors on PMTCT ...
Factors influencing utilization of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-04)
The major aim of this study was to determine factors influencing utilization of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The specific objectives were; to assess factors influencing utilization ...
Factors associated with voluntary counseling and testing uptake among couples in rural Uganda: A study of Bushenyi and Nakaseke districts
(Makerere University, 2012-03)
The main objective of this study was to asses factors associated with Voluntary Counseling and Testing among individuals who had their first sexual intercourse with their married/cohabiting partner not more than three years ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of youth towards HIV/AIDS: A case of Northern Uganda region
(Makerere University, 2010)
Uganda has been hailed for combating HIV/AIDS epidemic from 18% prevalence in 1992 to 6.1% in 2000. However it has now risen to 6.4% in 2004/5. Northern Uganda which has faced political turmoil and insurgency for the past ...
The socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on households in Bushenyi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
This study examines the threat of Human Immune-deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) illnesses /deaths on the socio-economic wellbeing of households in Bushenyi district, Uganda. Uganda was one ...
Factors affecting uptake of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-09)
The main objective of the study was to examine the determinants of VCT (voluntary counseling and testing) uptake among the sexually active group (15-54 years) in Uganda.
The study examined secondary data from the UDHS ...
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 ...
Multiple sexual partners and sexually transmitted infections among male youths (15-24) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)
This study examined the association between multiple sexual partners and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among male youths in Uganda. The study controlled for the influence of socio- economic and demographic ...
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 ...
Using advanced statistical methods to improve prediction of HIV outcomes from a routine observational clinical database: Validation of findings using a nested research cohort database
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Background
Observational HIV clinical databases are increasingly being used to address questions related to HIV care and treatment. Advantages associated with these databases are the fact that they are of large sample ...