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Resilience in mobilising and sustaining access to resources for managing HIV: A study of clients on antiretroviral therapy in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Since the early 2000s, free antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled up in Uganda and other resource-poor settings. However, socio-economic limitations continue making it difficult for people living with HIV (PLHIV) ...
Enablers and barriers to implementation of provider initiated HIV testing and counselling for hospitalized patients in Kasese District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-09)
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends Provider-Initiated Testing and Counselling (PITC) in order to increase early diagnosis and intervention. Studies indicate that in low resource-settings like Uganda, HIV positive ...
Access to land and reintegration of formerly abducted women in Gulu District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-07)
New Wars differ in nature and context from Old Wars. As a result, more civilians, and therefore an increasing number of women and children, suffer the structural damages of this kind of conflict. These range from abduction ...
Depression, social support and adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among people living with HIV/AIDS
(Makerere University, 2021)
The study investigated the relationships between depression, social support and adherence to ART, and how both social support and depression influence ART adherence. The study was conducted with a sample of 323 participants ...
The realization of the right to health services among women and children in Nakivale Refugee Settlement
(Makerere University, 2020-12)
Women and children comprise more than half of Nakivale’s total population. They have unique health challenges which makes them vulnerable and therefore need extra health attention. This study set out to examine the realization ...
Risk factors for HIV/AIDS among young people in Moroto District
(Makerere University, 2021)
The trend of HIV and AIDS epidemic in Uganda is posing serious challenge to the national AIDS response and social development of Uganda with notable increasing incidence and prevalence among adolescent girls, 15-19 years ...
Succession planning for orphans and vulnerable children in the context of HIV/AIDS-related cancers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)
Introduction
The thesis focused on succession planning for orphans and vulnerable children in the context of HIV-related cancers in Uganda.
Objectives
The study was guided by four specific objectives: to explore meanings ...
Illness and health seeking behaviors of street children in Kampala-Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-01)
In Uganda like in the rest of developing world, street children suffer from and are vulnerable to illness. This study therefore, investigated the illnesses and health seeking behaviors of street children in Kampala. The ...
Representation of trauma in selected Ugandan short stories
(Makerere University, 2021-08)
The study explores the representation of trauma in selected Ugandan short stories. Defining trauma as a response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event or experience, an act of violence or harassment, or even an abrupt ...
Depression, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and the physical health of people living with HIV/AIDS
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Despite the availability of freely prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART), the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is still among the leading causes morbidity and mortality in Uganda. The World Health Organization ...