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Determinants of value and challenges of older persons in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-05)
Later life issues in Uganda are becoming an area of research and policy interest owing to the rising population of older persons. Although there is moderate information on old age benefits and constraints, less is known ...
On multivariate imputation and forecasting of decadal wind speed missing data
(SpringerOpen, 2015)
This paper demonstrates the application of multiple imputations by chained equations and time series forecasting
of wind speed data. The study was motivated by the high prevalence of missing wind speed historic data. ...
Impact of changing from commercial transaction levy (CTL) and sales tax to value added tax (VAT) on economic growth in Uganda for the period 1987-2012
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
The main thrust of this study is to investigate the effect of VAT on economic growth after its introduction having replaced CTL and Sales tax in Uganda covering the period 1987-2012.In the study GDP growth rates were used ...
Determinants of the utilization of the Tetanus Toxoid (TT) vaccination among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
The objective of this study was to investigate factors that influence utilization of the tetanus
toxoid (TT) vaccination among women of reproductive age in Uganda.
The source of data for the study was the 2006 Uganda ...
Health and human rights: A statistical measurement framework using household survey data in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Background: Health is intertwined with human rights as is clearly reflected in the right to life. Promotion of health
practices in the context of human rights can be accomplished if there is a better understanding of the ...
Determinants of postpartum contraceptive use among women aged 15-49 in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
The objective of the study was to investigate factors associated with postpartum contraceptive use among women (15-49) in Uganda. The investigation was made by predisposing, enabling and intermediate factors based on data ...
Factors associated with school dropout of learners aged 6– 6 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-08)
This study aimed at investigating factors associated with school dropout of learners aged 6-16 years in Uganda. The assessment was made using socio-demographic, economic and predisposing factors using secondary data sourced ...
Factors influencing re-treatment of conventional mosquito nets among households in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2015-10)
The objective of this study was to investigate factors affecting re-treatment of conventional mosquito nets in Uganda. The investigations were based on secondary data sourced from the 2009 Malaria Indicator Survey. Assessment ...
Determinants of willingness to retire from Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces
(Makerere University, 2015-11)
By utilizing primary data collected from a sample of 282 veteran soldiers; those who had just been retired in FY 2014/15, those who were still actively serving in the reserve and those who had completed their reserve ...
Factors associated with the utilisation of maternal health services in Uganda: A case study of Arua District
(Makerere University, 2015-12)
This study was carried out with the objective of examining the factors that are associated with the use of antenatal services in Arua District. The study used descriptive and cross-sectional research designs based on primary ...