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Resilience in mobilising and sustaining access to resources for managing HIV: A study of clients on antiretroviral therapy in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
Since the early 2000s, free antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled up in Uganda and other resource-poor settings. However, socio-economic limitations continue making it difficult for people living with HIV (PLHIV) ...
Enablers and barriers to implementation of provider initiated HIV testing and counselling for hospitalized patients in Kasese District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-09)
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends Provider-Initiated Testing and Counselling (PITC) in order to increase early diagnosis and intervention. Studies indicate that in low resource-settings like Uganda, HIV positive ...
Access to land and reintegration of formerly abducted women in Gulu District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-07)
New Wars differ in nature and context from Old Wars. As a result, more civilians, and therefore an increasing number of women and children, suffer the structural damages of this kind of conflict. These range from abduction ...
Risk factors for HIV/AIDS among young people in Moroto District
(Makerere University, 2021)
The trend of HIV and AIDS epidemic in Uganda is posing serious challenge to the national AIDS response and social development of Uganda with notable increasing incidence and prevalence among adolescent girls, 15-19 years ...
Succession planning for orphans and vulnerable children in the context of HIV/AIDS-related cancers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-11)
Introduction
The thesis focused on succession planning for orphans and vulnerable children in the context of HIV-related cancers in Uganda.
Objectives
The study was guided by four specific objectives: to explore meanings ...
Illness and health seeking behaviors of street children in Kampala-Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-01)
In Uganda like in the rest of developing world, street children suffer from and are vulnerable to illness. This study therefore, investigated the illnesses and health seeking behaviors of street children in Kampala. The ...
Stigma, HIV/AIDS treatment seeking behavior among youth living with HIV in Kampala City, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
This study sought to discover to what extent stigma affects HIV and AIDS treatment-seeking behavior among youths aged 18-24 in Kampala city. It also examines how anticipated stigma and non- disclosure of HIV status affects ...