School of Statistics and Planning (SSP): Recent submissions
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Factors influencing under five child survival in south western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04-30)The study investigated factors that influence under-five child survival in Southwestern Uganda. Data from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 2011 was used. The main objective of the study was to assess factors ... -
Determinants of unintended pregnancy among currently married women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Unintended pregnancies may not be a problem to only teenagers or school-going children, married women in Uganda, as well experience similar pregnancies though little has been investigated on them. This study examines the ... -
Impact of improved rural roads on household welfare in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11)The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of improved rural roads on household welfare in Uganda. Specifically, district and community access roads usable throughout the year were the independent variables ... -
Gender-differentiated relative preference for sweetpotato traits and its drivers among farmers in Central Uganda : a case of Mpigi District
(Makerere University, 2021-04-30)Due to low sweetpotato productivity in Uganda, objectives of sweetpotato breeders have been largely based on yield enhancement. However, farmers adopt new varieties depending on how well their preferred crop traits have ... -
Determinants of healthcare demand in Uganda : a multilevel analysis
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Despite the fact that the UNHS report 2016/2017 indicates that overall, eight in every ten persons (83%) sought healthcare, there still exist regional disparities in the healthcare-seeking behavior of individuals. A ... -
Text mining and determinants of sentiments : Twitter social media usage by traditional media houses in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-01)Unstructured data generated from sources such as social media and traditional text documents are increasing and form a larger proportion of un-analysed data, especially in developing countries. In this study, data received ... -
Determinants of health insurance coverage among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)This study investigated the determinants of health insurance coverage among women of reproductive age in Uganda. The study specifically examined the individual, household as well as community factors associated with uptake ... -
Factors associated with marital dissolution among ever-married women in Cameroon
(Makerere University, 2021-04)The aim of this study was to assess the factors associated with marital dissolution among women in Cameroon. The 2018 Cameroon Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) data was used. A sample of 4,562 ever-married women was ... -
Determinants of first choice of healthcare provider for treatment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-24)The inappropriate first choice of healthcare provider has been associated with risks such as wastage of money, drug resistance, and masking symptoms of diseases, disability and death. The main objective of this study was ... -
Determinants of pregnancy termination among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pregnancy termination and its associated factors among women of reproductive age in Uganda. This study used the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data to ... -
Factors that influence uptake of HIV testing among women with limited education in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)The main objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with uptake of HIV testing and Counselling among women with limited education in Uganda. In this study, limited education referred to women who attained ... -
Factors influencing attendance of the community preferred primary schools in refugee hosting districts in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-28)This study bases on improved school attendance as a key for better education outcomes to establish demographic, household socio-economic, and school factors that influence attendance of the community preferred primary ... -
C-section deliveries in Uganda : why you should get concerned
(2020-09-21)Cesarean delivery (C-section) is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that a cesarean delivery rate of 15% of all births ... -
Abortion in Uganda : the neglected dangers
(2020-05-22)Abortion can be defined as an ending of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or spontaneous ... -
Maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa still a major challenge : Uganda's perspective
(2020-03-31)World Health Organization (WHO) defines Maternal mortality as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related ... -
Rural urban differential in transactional sex among young women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Transactional sex (TS) is associated with risky sexual behaviors, unintended pregnancy, gender based violence and HIV infection. Proportionally in 2016, TS among young women not in union in Uganda was almost twice in rural ... -
Multilevel and interaction modelling of factors associated with pneumonia among children under-five years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)The study aimed at determining the risk factors associated with pneumonia among children under-five years in Uganda using secondary data from 2016 Demographic and Health Survey. Data was applied to 4417 children under- ... -
Determinants of return for review in recommended time after repair among obstetric fistula patients: a case study of Kitovu Hospital, Masaka Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Although there is an increasing body of literature emerging on fistula and its impact on society, many of the reviewed studies scarcely discuss subsequent practices after fistula repair. Fistula treatment through surgery ... -
The key to stopping refugee crisis in Africa is in our hands
(2020-03)Refugee Convention of 1951 in Geneva, defined a Refugee as “well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion and who, on account ... -
Multilevel and Interaction Modeling of Factors Associated with moderate to severe Anaemia among children Undefive years in Uganda
(HABIMANA ROBERT, 2019)The purpose of this study was to use multilevel and interaction modeling in examining the factors associated with child moderate to severe anaemia in Uganda using 2016 Demographic and Health Survey. The data set had a ...