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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 ...
Comparing the determinants of household wealth status by disability status of family heads in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The study aimed at comparing the determinants of households’ wealth status by the disability status of family heads in Uganda. The data used was collected by Uganda Bureau of Statistics using the Uganda Demographic Health ...
Determinants of Quality of Life of Older Persons in Rural Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-06)
Limited research and the dearth of information on older persons in Uganda is a matter of serious concern. This led to a study whose main purpose was to investigate the determinants of quality of life of older persons in ...
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 ...
Understanding child vulnerability in rural Uganda: determinants of vulnerability transition and schooling
(Makerere University, 2021)
This study aimed at examining the determinants of vulnerability transition and schooling among vulnerable children in rural Uganda. The central argument of this study is that individual and household characteristics differ, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Factors associated with unrecorded alcohol consumption in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07)
The study aimed at assessing factors associated with consumption of unrecorded alcohol in Uganda. Unrecorded alcohol is any alcohol that is either not taxed as an alcoholic beverage and/or not registered in the jurisdiction ...
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 ...
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 ...