School of Statistics and Planning (SSP) Collections: Recent submissions
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Determinants of catastrophic healthcare expenditure in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure (CHE) has led to impoverishment and deprivation of consumption of other basic needs within households. It is on this background that this study sought to establish the determinants of ... -
Effect of school-based initiatives on academic performance in science education in Uganda: SESEMAT Programme(2010-2016)
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The main Study aim was to estimate the causal effect of the school-based initiatives on students’ academic performance in science education using the results of the Uganda Certificate of Education for the period from 2010 ... -
Regional analysis of factors influencing school dropout among girls in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The study aimed to carry out a regional analysis of factors influencing girl child school dropout in Uganda while examining the influence of child factors on school dropout; examining the influence of household factors on ... -
Knowledge and determinants of utilization of antenatal care services among adolescent mothers in Luuka district
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Antenatal care is linked to improved reproductive health outcomes for both mother and baby. However, its low utilization among adolescent mothers implies that many of these mothers, including their newborns, in a district ... -
Factors associated with quality of antenatal care in central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Antenatal Care (ANC) prepares women for birth and provides key information on averting pregnancy related complications. ANC attendance is critical for reducing maternal mortality and early neonatal deaths. The aim of this ... -
Determinants of couples’ decision-making in the uptake of modern contraceptives in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Couples’ decision-making in contraceptive use is an important health intervention in family reproductive health issues. To understand more about this variable, the general objective of this study was formulated to explore ... -
Effect of fiscal deficit and money supply on inflation in Uganda (2007–2020)
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of fiscal deficit and money supply on inflation in Uganda employing secondary quarterly data for the period 2007 to 2020 obtained from the Ministry of Finance, ... -
Determinants of household income in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study aimed at establishing the determinants of household income in Uganda. The objectives were to; establish the relationship between household characteristics and household income quartiles, assess the relationship ... -
Factors associated with age at first forced sexual act among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The main objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with Age at First Forced Sexual Act (FFSA) among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda. Data from 1665 girls and women from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and ... -
Factors associated with age at sexual debut of adolescents in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study examined the factors associated with Age at sexual debut of Adolescents in Uganda. The study used secondary data from UDHS 2016 specifically the female and male datasets. Analysis was done at uni-variable, ... -
Factors associated with stunting among children under five years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The prevalence of child stunting in Uganda is still high, if she is to achieve the target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and vision 2040, it therefore must invest in improving nutrition and sanitation. To ... -
Child and maternal factors associated with childhood mortality in South Sudan
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Childhood mortality is a public health concern in developing countries. The main objective of undertaking this research was to examine association between child and maternal factors and childhood mortality in South Sudan. ... -
Determinants of late antenatal care attendance among high parity women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Timely and adequate Antenatal Care (ANC) is effective in preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes and is crucial for decreasing maternal and neonatal mortality. High parity women (5+ children) are at higher risk of maternal ... -
Determinants of bank credit growth in Uganda (1993 – 2016)
(Makerere University, 2022-04)This study investigated determinants of bank credit growth in Uganda using quarterly data for the period 1993 to 2016. The main approach used was the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) to test for both the long and ... -
Child, maternal and household risk factors associated with under-five mortality in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)This study examined the association between child, mother, and household risk factors and child mortality in Uganda. Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data for 2016 were analysed to achieve the study objectives. The ... -
Remittances and household consumption expenditure patterns in Uganda: Evidence from the 2009/2010 UNHS data.
(Makerere University, 2021-02)The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between remittances and household consumption expenditure patterns in Uganda. The investigations were based on merged secondary data from Uganda National Household ... -
Determinants of health insurance uptake in Uganda households
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study aimed at identifying determinants of uptake of health insurance among households in Uganda using the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2019/20 survey data. Data on 13,826 households where the respondent was ... -
Modeling blood pressure as a continuous variable and the effect of dichotomization on its associated factors among adults in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Modeling patient health indicators require attention to the probability distribution of the outcome measure as well as making use of all information from such measures. Disregarding these two estimation aspects is likely ... -
Risk factors associated with preterm birth among mothers delivered at Lira Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The main objective of this study was to assess the risk factors associated with preterm birth among mothers who delivered at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) in the period of April 2020 to July 2021. Methods A ... -
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 ...