School of Statistics and Planning (SSP): Recent submissions
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A KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices) study on abstinence as an HIV preventive strategy among adolescents in Kampala Secondary Schools.
(Makerere University, 2007)This study on abstinence as a strategy for HIV prevention among adolescents in Kampala secondary schools set out to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to abstinence as a primary HIV prevention ... -
Factors affecting adolescents' utilization of antenatal services in Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2007)The study is an outcome of the analysis of data generated by AYA (2002) that examined ASRH behaviors in 24 districts of AYA operation in Uganda. It reviews information about the relationship between adolescents and their ... -
Socio-economic and demographic determinants of antenatal care attendance in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-04)This study examined antenatal care attendance by expectant mothers in Uganda basing on the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between the socio-economic, ... -
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, ... -
Analysis of epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Acute Flaccid Paralyses (AFP) cases in Uganda (1997 – 2004).
(Makerere University, 2013-05)This study was intended to analyze the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of AFP cases reported in Uganda for the period 1997 to 2004; and to determine whether the establishment of National Polio Expert Committee ... -
Type of employment and under-five childcare in Mbarara District, Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of women employment on under-five childcare in Mbarara district. It was based on the fact that there has been an increasing trend in women employment and increased ... -
Multilevel analysis of factors associated with child mortality in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-08)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of factors associated with child mortality in Uganda. Demographic and Health Survey data for 2006 were used to investigate these factors. This data set had a hierarchical ... -
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 ... -
Factors affecting decisions regarding child bearing among persons living With HIV/AIDS in Uganda: A study of Kampala and Jinja
(Makerere University, 2007-01)This study examined the factors that affect childbearing decisions by PHAs in Uganda. It was aimed at establishing whether fertility intentions among people living with HIV are influenced by access to ARVs, reproductive ... -
Modeling the longevity of completion of higher degree studies at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2012-08)Student persistence in graduate programs is widely regarded as an important yet challenging aspect of higher education in the literature. Research into this phenomenon is particularly problematic when (i) a considerable ... -
Analysis of financial sector national accounts: Emphasis on financial intermediation (1995-2009)
(Makerere University, 2011-06)The study attempts to obtain good estimated measure of the output of financial services activities in the economy by first computing the gross output and value added of the financial intermediation services following ... -
Factors that determine the prevalence of Anaemia among children aged less than 2 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007)This study was based on the 2000-2001 Uganda Demography and Health Survey (UDHS), which was conducted in all the districts of the country except Bundibugyo, Gulu, Kasese and Kitgum. The main objective of this study was ... -
Risk factors of adolescent pregnancy in Kabale District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-12)Adolescents in Uganda are increasingly starting sexual intercourse at early ages in their lives. Hence the study offers an in-depth analysis of the relative contribution of some sociodemographic factors in explaining ... -
Wage determination and gender discrimination in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2008)This study examines male-female wage determination and gender discrimination in Uganda. The study used the nationally representative household survey 2002/03 collected by Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Wages for both males ... -
Socio-economic determinants of learning achievements in primary schools in Uganda: The case of primary six pupils’ performance
(Makerere University, 2011-12)This study investigated the socio-economic determinants of learning achievements in primary schools in Uganda focusing on the primary six pupils. The objectives of the study were; to find out how pupils’ home and family ... -
Impact of teenage pregnancies and childbirth on the health status of young mothers in Busia District, East Africa
(Makerere University, 2010-10)A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in Busia district, eastern Uganda focused on assessing the extent to which teenage pregnancies affect the health status of teen age mothers. Specifically, the study ... -
Gender related factors influencing the utilization of sexually transmitted disease treatment services: A case of Nyendo-Senyange Division, Masaka District
(Makerere University, 2012-09)Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are infections which are spread from one person to another through sexual intercourse. This problem of Sexually Transmitted Diseases calls for concern because of the way they spread ... -
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 ... -
Factors influencing mother’s choice of place of delivery in Soroti District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2009-10)This study on factors that influence mother’s choice of place of delivery intends to establish reasons why mothers decide to deliver in the different sites. The main objective of the study was to understand factors influencing ... -
Factors associated with acquisition of new sexual partners and HIV among married men in Rakai District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-05)A study was carried out with an objective to identify the factors associated with acquisition of new sexual partners and HIV among married men in Rakai, Uganda. In this study Interviews were conducted and HIV testing done ...