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Analysis of dichotomous outcomes: a case study of constituency characteristics’ data in the 2006 general elections in Uganda
(2012-12)
Using election data on the 2006 Presidential poll following re-introduction of multi-party system and various surveys’ data compiled around 2006, this study explored characteristics that could have guaranteed election ...
Correlates of pregnancy wastage among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
The study aimed to establish the prevalence of and explore the factors associated with pregnancy wastage among women in Uganda. Specifically, the study sought to determine the prevalence and pattern of pregnancy wastage ...
Determinants of utilization of skilled assistance during childbirth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
This study was intended to establish the determinants of utilization of skilled assistance by a mother during childbirth in Uganda.
The source of data was the 2006 UDHS and analysis was done at three levels. At univariate ...
Factors affecting use of family planning services among sexually active adolescents in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-06)
The study aimed at finding the factors influencing Family Planning service use among the sexually active adolescents. Specifically how the demographic, socio-economic and cultural factors such as age, sex, education level, ...
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 ...
The effects of high risk fertility behavior on child survival in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
Five hundred new born infants die every hour and 12, 000 babies a day worldwide. In Uganda the infant mortality rate is 76 per 1000 live births (PRB 2009). Infant mortality differentials exist in relation to at least three ...
Panel data analysis of hospital expenditure: A case of 27 catholic hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-09)
Although considerable literature provides econometric estimates of hospital cost functions in developed countries, relatively little is known about what drives variations in total hospital costs across resource-poor ...
Factors associated with cross generational sex among university female students in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
Cross generational sex (CGS) is an important factor in the increase of young girls’ exposure to risk factors at individual level among students. Cross generational sex (young girls having sex with men who are 10 years ...
Factors associated with use of injectable contraceptives among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
This study was aimed at investigating the factors associated with the use of injectable contraceptives among women in Uganda. The study focused on women in Uganda and was based on a data set from the 2006 Uganda Demographic ...
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 ...