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Determinants of demand for anti retroviral (ARV) drugs in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso District
(2010-03)
The research was motivated by the low ARV demand response following the introduction of generic ARV drugs which lead to a cost reduction in Uganda’s adopted first line ARV treatment (AZT+D4T+NVP) from US$ 456 per month in ...
A KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices) study on abstinence as an HIV preventive strategy among adolescents in Kampala Secondary Schools.
(Makerere University, 2007)
This study on abstinence as a strategy for HIV prevention among adolescents in Kampala secondary schools set out to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to abstinence as a primary HIV prevention ...
Determinants of the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV knowledge in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of PMTCT knowledge in Central Uganda. It was guided by three specific objectives which included:(i) to determine the effect of the socio-economic factors on PMTCT ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of youth towards HIV/AIDS: A case of Northern Uganda region
(Makerere University, 2010)
Uganda has been hailed for combating HIV/AIDS epidemic from 18% prevalence in 1992 to 6.1% in 2000. However it has now risen to 6.4% in 2004/5. Northern Uganda which has faced political turmoil and insurgency for the past ...
Factors influencing immunological recovery to antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: A case of HIV positive patients at Kayunga District Hospital
(Makerere University, 2014)
The use of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) results in an improvement in immunologic function. This study sought to investigate the factors associated with immunologic recovery among HIV positive patients receiving ART in ...
Evaluation of internal control systems in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Uganda: Case study of Uganda Red Cross Society
(Makerere University, 2018-02)
The intention of the study was to evaluate the internal control systems implemented by Uganda Red Cross Society. The study is motivated by the fact that internal control systems are the significant determinant of organisation ...
Multiple sexual partners and sexually transmitted infections among male youths (15-24) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)
This study examined the association between multiple sexual partners and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among male youths in Uganda. The study controlled for the influence of socio- economic and demographic ...
Factors associated with TB treatment outcome in TB-HIV co-infected patients in Uganda (January 2008-September 2014)
(Makerere University, 2016)
The main objective of the study was to identify the factors associated with TB treatment outcome in TB-HIV co-infected patients in Uganda. The study was based on cohorts of TB patients that registered with Kabwohe clinical ...
Using advanced statistical methods to improve prediction of HIV outcomes from a routine observational clinical database: Validation of findings using a nested research cohort database
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Background
Observational HIV clinical databases are increasingly being used to address questions related to HIV care and treatment. Advantages associated with these databases are the fact that they are of large sample ...
Modelling factors associated with mother to child HIV transmission in Uganda: A case of Buikwe District
(Makerere University, 2017)
This research aimed at identifying maternal, obstetric and infant related factors associated with MTCT of HIV in Buikwe district, one of the 15 Hotspot HIV transmission districts in Uganda.
A retrospective analysis of HIV ...