School of Statistics and Planning (SSP): Recent submissions
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Contribution of exports and trade liberalization to economic growth: Uganda's experience (1960-2010)
(Makerere University, 2012-11)This study analyses the contribution of exports and trade liberalization on economic growth thus testing the validity of the export-led growth strategy in Uganda. Specific objectives included examining the long-run ... -
Correlates of emotional intimate partner violence among ever-married men in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Background Emotional Intimate Partner Violence among men 36% in Uganda remains a reproductive health challenge that has been under researched. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated ... -
An analysis of factors determining voter turnout : a case study of Kampala Central Division
(Makerere University, 2009)The determinants of voter turnout in Uganda have not been researched on like it has been done in other countries like South Africa, USA and others; yet voting is a crucial exercise in every country. For instance, since ... -
Mental health among adolescents in Uganda and the underlying issues
(2022-09)World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community” ... -
Determinants of intimate partner sexual violence among married women in Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-11)The study assessed factors associated with Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) in Western Uganda using secondary cross-sectional survey data from 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. The analysis was based on a ... -
Modeling and forecasting value added tax revenue in Uganda (July 2011 – June 2016)
(Makerere University, 2019-11)This study investigated the relationship between Value Added Tax Revenue and inflation, exchange rate and government expenditure in Uganda and forecasted within sample forecasts. The period of study was from July 2011 to ... -
Macroeconomic determinants of emigration from Uganda, 2010-2017
(Makerere University, 2022-05)For a long time Ugandans have been migrating to developed countries in search of employment opportunities (Olema, 2009; Musonda, 2006). While recent waves of emigration from Uganda, to especially GCC countries are far more ... -
Macroeconomic drivers of exchange rate volatility in Uganda: an empirical analysis using Arch and Garch models
(Makerere University, 2022)The main purpose of this study was to examine the macroeconomic drivers of exchange rate volatility in Uganda. In particular, the study sought to find out if there exists an ARCH-LM effect in Uganda’s exchange rate for the ... -
Assessing factors associated with survival of cervical cancer patients in Kenya: a case of Nairobi county
(Makerere University, 2022-05)This study assessed factors associated with survival of cervical cancer patients in Kenya. 540 cases of cervical cancer patients diagnosed between 1st January 2013 to 31 December 2013 from KEMRI, Nairobi Cancer Registry ... -
Factors influencing men’s health seeking behavior for STIs in East Central Region, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)The main objective of the study was to assess the factors influencing men’s health-seeking behavior for STIs in the East-Central Region, Uganda. Secondary data was used and drawn from a survey conducted in the East Central ... -
Effect of electricity consumption on industrial output in Tanzania (2005-2020)
(Makerere University, 2022)This study investigated the effects of electricity consumption on industrial output in Tanzania from the period of 2005 to 2020, using quarterly data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Bank of Tanzania and Tanzania ... -
Risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes among adults in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The main objective of the study was to examine risk factors associated with type2 diabetes in Uganda. Data used was collected from the first Non-Communicable Diseases nationwide survey in 2014, and a multistage stratified ... -
Effect of foreign aid on domestic savings in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04-26)The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of foreign aid on domestic savings in Uganda from 2003 to 2017. It used the Autoregressive Distributed Lag model on quarterly time series data to analyze the long-run ... -
Determinants of child nutrition in Uganda (1992-1999)
(Makerere University, 2007)Using nationally representative household surveys of 1992/ 93 and 1999/ 2000, the study sought to investigate the determinants of child nutrition in Uganda. Specifically, the study required to investigate whether there ... -
Effect of Foreign Aid on Ugandan public expenditure for the period 1991-2016
(Makerere University, 2022)The study examined the effect of foreign aid on public expenditure by investigating the short and long run effect of foreign aid on public expenditure for the period 1991 to 2016. The study also determined the long run ... -
Determinants of duration of breastfeeding in overweight mothers in Uganda, evidence from UDHS 2011 data
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The study was aimed at identifying the determinants of duration of breastfeeding in overweight mothers in Uganda using the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. The bivariate Cox Proportional Hazards model indicated ... -
Effect of foreign direct investment volatility on economic growth in Uganda (1986-2016)
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The objective of this study was to determine the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) volatility on economic growth in Uganda for the period 1986-2016. Quarterly data with 124 data points was used for analysis. ... -
Factors associated with Multimorbidity among older persons in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)There is a dearth of literature on ageing multimorbidity in developing countries. For the case of Uganda, no definitive statistics on its prevalence are available and the associated risk factors remain less studied. This ... -
Factors associated with compliance to iron uptake among pregnant women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The Compliance level to taking iron supplements among pregnant women in Uganda is still low and this may be a potential driver to the persistent high prevalence of anaemia in this population. Compliance level is when ... -
Factors associated with uptake of male circumcision in traditionally non-circumcising Ugandan sub-regions of Acholi and Lango
(Makerere University, 2022-03)This study examined factors associated with low uptake of male circumcision in the non-traditional circumcising sub-regions of Uganda, that is Lango and Acholi where literature on the same is limited. In the sub-regions ...