Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 19
HIV and AIDS and Its impact on child well-being
(Springer, 2014)
HIV and AIDS remains a significant public health problem. Globally, an estimated
34 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2011 (UNAIDS 2012).
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the most severely affected region, ...
Residential care for abandoned children and their integration into a family-based setting in Uganda: lessons for policy and programming
(Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health, 2014)
This article describes a model of care for abandoned and neglected infants in need of urgent physical, social, and medical support as
implemented by the Child’s i Foundation, an international, nongovernmental organization ...
Role of formal education in facilitating the reintegration of ex-child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A case study of Lira district..
(2014-08-06)
The world over, in more than twenty countries, there are estimated 300,000 children who are serving as soldiers for rebel groups and government forces in armed conflicts (UNICEF, 2002). There have been some progress in the ...
Drivers of self-medication among adult urban dwellers in Kampala City, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Self-medication has continued to increase, driven by the increasing levels of poverty, poor health services and the ever mushrooming drug shops with varying degrees of quality. In this study, the drivers of ...
Breast feeding practices and child health in Gulu District: Case study of Gulu and Lacor Referral Hospitals.
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
Two third of death occur during the first year of life and are closely associated with poor breast feeding and poor complementary feeding practices. Only a minority of infants is exclusively breast fed during the first ...
Malaria control and prevention among the under five children in slums: A case of Bwaise.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Malaria is the leading killer disease to the extent that every year there are 300-500 million cases and about 1 million deaths in children under the age of five, 90% of which occurs in sub Saharan Africa. Research reveals ...
Inlet without outlet: The rehabilitation process of soldiers with disabilities in Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)
(Makerere University, 2014)
Between October 1962 and January 1986, Uganda had eight regimes, coming and going through the use of the gun (Odoi – Tanga: 2009; Seguya, 2000; http://www.insightonconflict.org/conflicts/uganda/). Though one president has ...
Assessment of opportunities and challenges of community targeting: The case of the district livelihoods support programme in Kyenjojo District.
(Makerere University, 2014)
The Government of Uganda (GoU) and other Development Partners have put in place several interventions to address poverty both at macro and micro level for poor. One such intervention is the District Livelihoods Support ...
An evaluation of the adequacies of retirement policies and laws in Uganda: The case of National Social Security Fund, Makerere University and the Ministry of Public Service.
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
This study evaluated the policies and/ or laws used in the management of retirement schemes in public institutions in Uganda. Specifically, it sought to:i) assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies or laws, ...
Survival strategies for child headed households in Nakawa Division in Kampala District.
(2014-10-03)
Child headed households in Africa, have come up as a result of frequent deaths by parents that have left behind orphans without a care taker. Child headed households have been observed in areas of Africa and Uganda that ...