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Determinants of future modern contraceptive method choice among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-01)
This study explored the determinants of future modern contraceptive method choice among women in Uganda. It tried to explore the factors that affect women in the choice of long term or short term contraceptive methods. ...
Utilization of insecticide treated nets by under-five children in Micheweni District – Zanzibar
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
A study was carried out with an objective of identifying the factors that affect the utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNS) by under-five children in Micheweni District, Zanzibar. The research was conducted basing ...
Factors of consistent contraceptive use in Uganda: A case study of the 2006 demographic and health survey data
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
The general objective of the study was to understand the contraceptive use behaviour of individuals who reported ever use of contraceptives. Specifically, it set out to establish factors associated with consistent ...
Socio-economic and demographic factors explaining anaemia levels in children under five years in Uganda (Reanalysis of UDHS 2006)
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
The last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century have witnessed impressive reductions in the risk of under-five child mortality, however, these reductions are not reflective of the Millennium ...
Survival and discharge rates of burkitts lymphoma patients in Northern Uganda: A case of admissions at St. Mary’s Hospital, Lacor, Gulu
(Makerere University, 2014-08)
The purpose of the study was to explore the contribution of the presenting demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics to the length of hospitalization and survival at discharge. The study used administrative data ...
Determinants of household size: a case study of Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-11)
The study investigated the determinants of household size in Eastern Uganda.
Secondary data from the Uganda National Household Survey (2005/2006) provided by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) was used. A total sample of ...
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 effects of high risk fertility behavior on child survival in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
Five hundred new born infants die every hour and 12, 000 babies a day worldwide. In Uganda the infant mortality rate is 76 per 1000 live births (PRB 2009). Infant mortality differentials exist in relation to at least three ...
Panel data analysis of hospital expenditure: A case of 27 catholic hospitals in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2012-09)
Although considerable literature provides econometric estimates of hospital cost functions in developed countries, relatively little is known about what drives variations in total hospital costs across resource-poor ...
Regional variation in utilization of post-partum care services in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-01)
This is a comparative study of the factors affecting women in utilization of postpartum care services among the four regions in Uganda that is central, eastern, northern and western. The objective of the study was to compare ...