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School response to the Presidential Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to Youth (PIASCY) Program in Wakiso District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012)
This study set out to investigate the school response to the Presidential Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to Youth (PIASCY) Program in Wakiso District, Uganda. The initiative, a brain child of President Yoweri ...
Discordance: Cause of marriage separation as opposed to the Catholic teaching of indissolubility of marriage: Lukaya Parish.
(Makerere University, 2013-04)
This report summarises the results of a study on discordance being a cause of marriage separation as opposed to the Catholic teaching of indissolubility of marriage in Lukaya Parish. The researcher was guided by the general ...
Utilization of family planning services by young women living with HIV/AIDS in Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2012-12)
This study aimed at exploring utilisation of Family Planning services by young women
living with HIV/AIDS; receiving services in, and around Kampala. The purpose of the
study was to investigate the Family Planning services ...
Media coverage and HIV/AIDS knowledge gaps in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-08)
Since the late 1980s, various key players have used the media and other means to educate the Ugandan population about HIV/AIDS. However, little is known about the knowledge disparities within the population and the role ...
Breastfeeding practices and attitudes relevant to the vertical transmission of HIV in rural South-west Uganda.
(Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2001)
Breastfeeding has been associated with a doubling of the risk of HIV transmission. In developed countries, it is recommended that HIV-positive women do not breastfeed, but this is not a feasible option in most of Africa. ...
Adoption of agroforestry in HIV/AIDS affected households of Lwengo District, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2013-10)
The study focused on adoption of agroforestry in HIV/AIDS affected households of Lwengo district in the sub counties of Kyazanga and Malongo purposively selected due to a high HIV/AIDS prevalence and long history of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...