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MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE UPTAKE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING SOROTI HOSPITAL, UGANDA
(2015-07)
Introduction: In SSA about 60% of PHAs are reproductive age women. HIV+ women continue to have unplanned pregnancies due to low uptake of MFP methods. Unplanned pregnancies among PHAs are associated with increased paediatric ...
Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors among adults aged 18-69 years in Juba city, South Sudan.
(2018-11-30)
Background: The prevalence of hypertension in Africa (46%) is now the highest in the world. This increased burden of hypertension and other NCDs is partly due to the accelerated epidemiological transition driven by drastic ...
Examining the roles of “significant others” and the associated factors in the uptake of health facility delivery in lira district, Uganda.
(2018-11-23)
Background: Health facility delivery is one of the interventions being implemented worldwide to improve maternal and new-born health outcomes. Despite Uganda’s remarkable improvement, more effort is needed in Lira District ...
Adherence among Female Sex Workers taking oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-06-17)
Title: Adherence among female sex workers taking oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa remains most severely affected with highest HIV
prevalence rates. Oral ...
Impact of Pastoral land use change on Surface Water Quality in Kagera Sub-Basin
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
Land use change is one of the key factors which strongly influence the process of pastoral development in the Kagera basin within which River Kagera, a principal river that drains into Lake Victoria flows through.
The ...
The Challenges faced by Media Organisations in Migrating from Analogue Transmission to Digital Transmission in Uganda: A Case Study Of WBS TV
(Makerere University, 2015-05-08)
Uganda committed to switching off its analogue signals by 2015 in line with the international deadline. Not much has been achieved in that regard. Subsequent efforts to phase out the analogue broadcasting systems and replace ...
Risk factors associated with couple HIV status. The case of clients at AIDS Information Centre-Mengo Kisenyi, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
The study was guided by two objectives: namely, to examine the socio-economic factors associated with Couple HIV status among HCT clients and to establish the socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with Couple ...
Assessment of the implementation of maternal death audits in Arua district, Uganda
(School of Public Health, 2014-11-11)
Background: Maternal death audits (MDA) have existed in Uganda since 2000 but data on their performance is limited. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practices; structure, processes, enhancers, and barriers ...
Factors associated with recurrence of plague in endemic villages in Vurra County, Arua District
(Makerere University, 2017)
Background
Plague epidemics have continued to occur in West Nile in Uganda an area with persistent wild rodent infection. The study was conducted to determine the factors associated with plague endemicity in Vurra County, ...
Depression, psycho-social covariates and glycemic control among people with Type II Diabetes at Mulago Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014-03)
Co morbid depression among people with Type II diabetes is twice as prevalent as in the general population. Moreover, there is scanty literature on depression among people with Type II diabetes in the context of Uganda. ...