School of Statistics and Planning (SSP): Recent submissions
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Contraceptive use by adolescents in Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camps in Pader District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-11)Background; Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents is central to the general health of the population. Knowledge of contraceptives and contraceptive use are important indictors of sexual health among adolescents and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The implications of antiretroviral therapy/drugs (ART/ARVs) on sexual behavior and the prevention of HIV in Mubende, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-06)A population based study titled ‘The Implications of ART/drugs on Sexual Behavior and HIV Prevention in Mubende, Uganda’ was conducted to examine common misconceptions about ART/drugs and their effect on sexual behavior. ... -
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 ... -
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 of consistent contraceptive use in Uganda: A case study of the 2006 demographic and health survey data
(Makerere University, 2011-11)The general objective of the study was to understand the contraceptive use behaviour of individuals who reported ever use of contraceptives. Specifically, it set out to establish factors associated with consistent ... -
Determinants of future modern contraceptive method choice among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-01)This study explored the determinants of future modern contraceptive method choice among women in Uganda. It tried to explore the factors that affect women in the choice of long term or short term contraceptive methods. ... -
Factors affecting utilization of prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) in Busia District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-06)The study aimed at understanding the factors that affect utilisation of PMTCT services among mothers between 15- 49 years living with HIV/AIDS, focusing on socio-economic, demographic, socio- cultural, knowledge, attitudes ... -
Factors influencing uptake of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing (VCT) services among school going adolescents in Soroti District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-04)Voluntary HIV counseling and testing is important because it is an entry point to other HIV services and an opportunity for individuals to learn their HIV status, correct knowledge, and gain accurate risk perceptions, ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Factors affecting utilisation of reproductive health services by the youth in internally displaced people’s camps in Kitgum District
(Makerere University, 2012-06)This study basically looked at the factors affecting the utilisation of reproductive health services by the youth in IDP camps. The study was designed on the basis of the following objectives: - to identify reproductive ... -
Regional variation in utilization of post-partum care services in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-01)This is a comparative study of the factors affecting women in utilization of postpartum care services among the four regions in Uganda that is central, eastern, northern and western. The objective of the study was to compare ... -
Utilization of insecticide treated nets by under-five children in Micheweni District – Zanzibar
(Makerere University, 2013-07)A study was carried out with an objective of identifying the factors that affect the utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNS) by under-five children in Micheweni District, Zanzibar. The research was conducted basing ... -
Utilisation of contraceptive services in Kyarusozi Sub-county Kyenjojo District
(Makerere University, 2011-08)This study dealt with utilisation of contraceptive services in rural areas of Uganda and specifically Kyarusozi Sub County in Kyejonjo district. The main aim of the study was to identify socio-economic and demographic ... -
Effects of taxation on economic growth: (Uganda’s Experience: 1987-2005)
(Makerere University, 2007-11)The development of endogenous growth theory has opened an avenue through which the effects of taxation on economic growth can be explored. Explicit modeling of the individual decisions that contribute to growth allows the ... -
Effect of regime change on foreign direct investment inflows in Uganda (1970-2009).
(Makerere University, 2012-10)The objective of this study was to examine the effect of regime change on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Inflows in Uganda for the period 1970 to 2009. It reviews the theoretical and empirical evidence to assess how GDP ... -
Demographic and social-economic factors that influence teenage pregnancy in high fertility areas in Uganda: A case study of Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-09)This study set out to establish the Demographic and socio-economic factors that influence teenage pregnancy in high fertility areas in Uganda with the case study of Eastern Uganda. The study used secondary data collected ...