Browsing School of Social Sciences (SSS) Collections by Subject "Adolescents"
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Community perception as a driver of cross-generational relationships among adolescents in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-10)Cross generational relationships have been used to explain the discrepancy in HIV infections between adolescent boys and girls. There have been a number of mass media campaigns aimed at mitigating the negative outcomes of ... -
Decentralization and the delivery of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Sironko District: 1990-2005
(Makerere University, 2009)Uganda is one of the countries in sub Saharan Africa that has embraced the system of decentralization, with the sole aim of ensuring that services move closer to the communities. Decentralisation is supposed to improve the ... -
Secondary education and the promotion of adolescents’ reproductive health services: A case of Kampala Secondary Schools, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-10)The growing incidence of adolescents engaging in sexual activity contributing to spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased concern for the sexual and reproductive ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing accessibility and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention information among out-of-school adolescents in Rakai District
(Makerere University, 2012-11)This study examined the information channels and the socio¬-cultural factors that influence accessibility to, and utilization of, HIV/AIDS prevention information among out-of-school adolescents in Kyotera County, Rakai ... -
Substance abuse and their social effects on adolescents in Uganda: a study of secondary school students in Nakawa division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2008-12)Preventing substance abuse by adolescents has been one of the agendas of the government of Uganda for a long time. Government has tried its best using various policies and legislations to curb the habit of substance abuse ... -
Substance abuse and their social effects on adolescents in Uganda: A study of secondary school students in Nakawa Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2008-12)Preventing substance abuse by adolescents has been one of the agendas of the government of Uganda for a long time. Government has tried its best using various policies and legislations to curb the habit of substance abuse ...