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Determinants of survival of infants born to adolescent mothers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
The infant mortality rate among children born to adolescent mothers in Uganda remains high in spite of interventions to improve survival of infants and children. This study investigated the determinants of survival of ...
Factors associated with Multimorbidity among older persons in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
There is a dearth of literature on ageing multimorbidity in developing countries. For the case of Uganda, no definitive statistics on its prevalence are available and the associated risk factors remain less studied. This ...
Determinants of sorghum productivity by smallholder farmers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Using secondary data collected from a sample of 272 households during the impact evaluation of the second Community agriculture infrastructure improvement Program, this study investigated determinants of sorghum productivity ...
Risk factors of pregnancy termination among young women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)
The objective of the study was to examine the household and individual factors associated with pregnancy termination by young women in Uganda. The investigation was based on the Uganda Demographic Health Survey data for ...
Factors associated with compliance to iron uptake among pregnant women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
The Compliance level to taking iron supplements among pregnant women in Uganda is still low and this may be a potential driver to the persistent high prevalence of anaemia in this population. Compliance level is when ...
Estimating time to first episode of malaria among infants in Uganda in the presence of alternative link functions
(Makerere University, 2021-08)
This study concerns estimating time to first malaria episode in the presence of alternative link functions. The main objective of this dissertation was to evaluate the proportional hazards assumption for all the covariates ...
Macroeconomic drivers of exchange rate volatility in Uganda: an empirical analysis using Arch and Garch models
(Makerere University, 2022)
The main purpose of this study was to examine the macroeconomic drivers of exchange rate volatility in Uganda. In particular, the study sought to find out if there exists an ARCH-LM effect in Uganda’s exchange rate for the ...
Mental health among adolescents in Uganda and the underlying issues
(2022-09)
World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community” ...
Forecasting monthly international air passenger traffic at the Entebbe International Airport, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-11)
This study thought to forecast the number of international air passengers at Entebbe International Air Port (EIA) to aid management in making decisions.
The study utilized secondary data from Uganda Civil Aviation Authority ...
Determinants of duration of breastfeeding in overweight mothers in Uganda, evidence from UDHS 2011 data
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
The study was aimed at identifying the determinants of duration of breastfeeding in overweight mothers in Uganda using the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey.
The bivariate Cox Proportional Hazards model indicated ...