School of Statistics and Planning (SSP): Recent submissions
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Factors associated with onset of sexual intercourse among never-married adolescents (10-19) in Uganda
(Online Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2012)This paper investigates factors associated with onset of vaginal or penetrative sex among never-married adolescents in Uganda. The investigations are based on data sourced from the Straight Talk Evaluation Survey comprising ... -
Completion time dynamics for Master’s and Doctoral Studies at Makerere University
(Contemporary Issues In Education Research, 2012)This paper examines the dynamics of completion time of master’s studies and how such dynamics relate to those of doctoral studies at Makerere University, Uganda. The assessment is based on administrative data of 605 master’s ... -
Completion time dynamics of Doctoral Studies at Makerere University: a hazard model evaluation
(Journal of International Education Research, 2011)Issues related to attrition and completion time of graduate studies are certainly an internationally challenging and important area of higher education literature. In this paper, completion time dynamics of doctoral studies ... -
Completion of a full course of primary schooling among all children everywhere by 2015: a case of Sub-Saharan Africa
(Contemporary Issues In Education Research, 2013)Achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains a major challenge, particularly in developing countries. Specifically, achieving the target of completing a full course of primary schooling among ... -
Competence in Mathematics and academic achievement: an analysis of enrollees in the Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science Program
(American Journal of Business Education, 2013)This study investigates the role of prior grounding attained in mathematics in predicting the academic achievement of enrollees in Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science (BSAS). The investigation is based on administrative ... -
Academic achievement of Ugandan sixth grade students: influence of parents’education levels
(Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2013)The study investigates the influence of a father and mother’s education on the academic achievement of their child. The investigation is based on data sourced from the 2009 Southern African Consortium for Monitoring ... -
Using a social accounting matrix to generate a computable general equilibrium model: the case of Uganda
(2009-11-11)CGE models were first applied to developing countries in the early 1970s. Work has since then expanded considerably. These models are based on the socio-economic structure of a SAM, with its multi-sectoral and multi-class ... -
An analysis of pooled data for monitoring primary school pupils’ proficiency
(2009-11-12)In a bid to improve on the quality and relevance of education, Uganda government commissioned the Education Policy Review Commission (EPRC) in 1987 to “appraise the entire system of education and recommend measures and ... -
Analysis of the factors that influence outcome of tuberculosis treatment using first line drugs in Uganda - Case study: Mbarara University Teaching Hospital and Mulago Hospital
(2008-11)The increase in lack of adherence to tuberculosis treatment has been attributed to patients’ failure to complete treatment whereby they expose themselves to the risk of reactivation of the disease and on the other hand ...