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Substance abuse and their social effects on adolescents in Uganda: a study of secondary school students in Nakawa division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2008-12)
Preventing substance abuse by adolescents has been one of the agendas of the government of Uganda for a long time. Government has tried its best using various policies and legislations to curb the habit of substance abuse ...
Community perception as a driver of cross-generational relationships among adolescents in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
Cross generational relationships have been used to explain the discrepancy in HIV infections between adolescent boys and girls. There have been a number of mass media campaigns aimed at mitigating the negative outcomes of ...
Secondary education and the promotion of adolescents’ reproductive health services: A case of Kampala Secondary Schools, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-10)
The growing incidence of adolescents engaging in sexual activity contributing to spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased concern for the sexual and reproductive ...
Decentralization and the delivery of adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Sironko District: 1990-2005
(Makerere University, 2009)
Uganda is one of the countries in sub Saharan Africa that has embraced the system of decentralization, with the sole aim of ensuring that services move closer to the communities. Decentralisation is supposed to improve the ...
Substance abuse and their social effects on adolescents in Uganda: A study of secondary school students in Nakawa Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2008-12)
Preventing substance abuse by adolescents has been one of the agendas of the government of Uganda for a long time. Government has tried its best using various policies and legislations to curb the habit of substance abuse ...
Spirituality, academic achievement and girl-child age at marriage
(2011-03-12)
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationships between spirituality, academic achievement, and girl-child age at marriage. The study adopted a correlational research design. A simple random sampling technique ...
Parenting styles and adolescent drug abuse
(Makerere University, 2009-09)
The study was conducted in five mixed day secondary schools in Kampala District. It took a correlation approach to investigate on the relationship between parenting styles and adolescent drug abuse, the frequency of drug ...
Self-Efficacy, Peer Influence and Substance Abuse among Secondary School Adolescents in Makindye Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-efficacy, peer influence and substance abuse among secondary school adolescents in Makindye division, Kampala district. Method: It was a ...
An exploratory study of parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health behaviours among the adolescents in Wakiso District
(Makerere University, 2021)
This study explores the views and experiences of parents and adolescents regarding the role of parent-adolescent communication in shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) behaviours of adolescents. The study ...
Socio-cultural factors influencing accessibility and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention information among out-of-school adolescents in Rakai District
(Makerere University, 2012-11)
This study examined the information channels and the socio¬-cultural factors that influence accessibility to, and utilization of, HIV/AIDS prevention information among out-of-school adolescents in Kyotera County, Rakai ...