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Factors associated with voluntary counseling and testing uptake among couples in rural Uganda: A study of Bushenyi and Nakaseke districts
(Makerere University, 2012-03)
The main objective of this study was to asses factors associated with Voluntary Counseling and Testing among individuals who had their first sexual intercourse with their married/cohabiting partner not more than three years ...
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 ...
The socio-economic impact of HIV/AIDS on households in Bushenyi District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
This study examines the threat of Human Immune-deficiency Virus/Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) illnesses /deaths on the socio-economic wellbeing of households in Bushenyi district, Uganda. Uganda was one ...
Factors affecting decisions regarding child bearing among persons living With HIV/AIDS in Uganda: A study of Kampala and Jinja
(Makerere University, 2007-01)
This study examined the factors that affect childbearing decisions by PHAs in Uganda. It was aimed at establishing whether fertility intentions among people living with HIV are influenced by access to ARVs, reproductive ...
Factors influencing utilization of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2013-04)
The major aim of this study was to determine factors influencing utilization of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The specific objectives were; to assess factors influencing utilization ...
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 ...
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 male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS in Busoga Region, East-Central Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014-08)
The main objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with male circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS in Busoga region (East-Central), Uganda. The assessment is based on data sourced from ...
Factors affecting uptake of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-09)
The main objective of the study was to examine the determinants of VCT (voluntary counseling and testing) uptake among the sexually active group (15-54 years) in Uganda.
The study examined secondary data from the UDHS ...
Differentials in HIV testing and receipt of results between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda: Application of non-linear Oaxaca decomposition
(Makerere University, 2016-02)
The objective of this study was to assess differences in HIV Testing and receipt of Results (HTR) between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda. The differences were decomposed into components attributed to variation ...