School of Statistics and Planning (SSP)http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/442024-03-29T15:51:54Z2024-03-29T15:51:54ZAccessibility to healthcare among HIV/AIDS patients in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement and host communityOgero, Davidhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/138952023-01-05T11:40:42Z2022-10-01T00:00:00ZAccessibility to healthcare among HIV/AIDS patients in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement and host community
Ogero, David
In Uganda, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adults is 6.7 which corresponds to 1.2 million
people aged 15 to 64 years living with HIV/AIDS which makes it second to South Africa where
2363 get infected every week. Approximately 75 % of all the global HIV/AIDS-related deaths
totaling 1.6 million in 2012 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda contributed 5.25% to these
deaths. The aim of this study, therefore, was to explore the accessibility to healthcare amongst
HIV/AIDS patients in Kyangwali refugee settlement and host community. The study was a cross
sectional study based on quantitative data collected using semi-structured questionnaires
comprised of 200 HIV-positive patients in Kyangwali refugee settlement and host community. The
investigations were made by demographic and social-economic factors. The analysis was done
using binary logistic regression model and odd ratios were reported. The results indicated that the
majority (68.5 %) of respondents accessed healthcare at the nearest health facility. The main
elements of accessibility associated with access to healthcare include; age 36–46 years (p=0.040)
and they are 0.3 times more likely to access healthcare than age category 14-18 years, residence
(within the camp) (p=0.024) whereby refugees are 3 times more likely to access healthcare than
the host community and distance 3km-4km (p=0.000) and >4km (p=0.004) whereby they are 4
and 5 times respectively more likely to access healthcare at the nearest health facility than patients
residing within 2km to the nearest health facility. In conclusion, the distance (3km-4km) traveled
by the respondents, age category (36-46years) and residential status of the respondents (within the
camp) were associated with access to healthcare and there was relatively high access to healthcare
amongst the patients. The study therefore recommends provision of transportation means to HIV
patients, providing adult education on HIV care to HIV patients and ensuring increased access to
HIV care messages through community outreaches as a key measure of increasing access to
healthcare amongst HIV/AIDS patients.
A dissertation submitted to the School of Statistics and Planning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelors of Statistics of Makerere University
2022-10-01T00:00:00ZAccessing the challenges faced by people in accessing clean drinking water: case study of North Buganda regionKibeedi, Rahimhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/178312023-12-14T12:14:08Z2023-11-03T00:00:00ZAccessing the challenges faced by people in accessing clean drinking water: case study of North Buganda region
Kibeedi, Rahim
Background: Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is critical for infection prevention and
control especially in health facilities. Often, neonates and their mothers are particularly
vulnerable to infections that are transmitted due to poor WASH conditions. Information on the
status of WASH in health facilities in many developing countries, Uganda inclusive is scanty yet
new-born mortality rate remains as high at 27 deaths per 1,000 live births, of which 31% of these
deaths are due to neonatal sepsis.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was used to assess the WASH status and associated factors in health
care facilities (HCFs) in the GKMA in North Buganda so as to inform appropriate models for
sustainable WASH in HCF. Specifically, the researcher established the status of WASH (i.e.
water supply and quality, sanitation, hand hygiene, solid waste management and cleaning),
behaviors of health practitioners and mothers as well as management systems for WASH
sustainability in HCFs. Study units included the HCFs in North Buganda which had both urban
and rural areas. The sampling included all the different respondents in North Buganda which
included women head of households, men head of households, the youths, those above the age of
65 years and those respondents who are below 18 years of age. Data collection was conducted
using the WASH Conditions (WASHCo) tool on a Commcare mobile application comprised of
interviews with key informants, observations and water quality analysis. Water samples were
tested for total and faecal coliforms, i.e. E. coli using the most probable number method.
Quantitative data was entered in ODK software suing mobile phones and exported to SPSS
version 23 and STATA version 15for analysis. Data was analyzed using both descriptive and
inferential statistics, mainly parametric tests. For WASHCo the data was analyzed using R and A
dashboard created with the summary WASHCo scores, JMP results and individual facility
reports generated. A Chi-square test was used to assess association between predictors outcome
variable. Qualitative data from FGDs and interviews was analyzed using content analysis and
findings were triangulated with quantitative results.
A dissertation submitted to the School of Statistics and Planning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics of Makerere University
2023-11-03T00:00:00ZAdoption of blended learning methods in Ugandan universities: a case of School of Statistics and Planning Makerere UniversityKizza, Bridget Sylvia Nakyajjahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/126432022-05-18T06:18:58Z2022-03-01T00:00:00ZAdoption of blended learning methods in Ugandan universities: a case of School of Statistics and Planning Makerere University
Kizza, Bridget Sylvia Nakyajja
The current research was set out to assess the adoption of blended learning methods considering the school of statistics and planning, Makerere University as the case study. This research study sought to determine the prevalence, factors associated with the adoption of blended learning methods and its effect on students’ performance. The research focus was centered on how socio-demographic characteristics are associated with the adoption of blended learning methods and whether ownership of an electronic device has an effect on the adoption of blended learning methods and the effect of adoption of blended learning methods on students’ performance.
A quantitative approach utilized a cross-sectional survey to gather primary data from the students of school of statistics and planning at Makerere University. The sample size was 103 questionnaires which were answered by the respondents using google forms. Sampling method used was stratified. Hypothesis testing was done using ANOVA at 1%, 5% and 5% significance and the Pearson’s chi-square test statistic which was used to test the association between variables of interest. A multinomial regression model was then carried out. The collected data was analyzed using a statistical package known as SPSS 23 software.
The results showed that there’s no significant impact of socio-demographic characteristics or ownership of an electronic device on choosing a BL method i.e. adoption of blended learning methods. There’s no statistical significance of the full model (containing all the predictors) which indicates that there’s no significant improvement over the null model.
Findings from this study concluded that there’s no significant relationship between ownership of an electronic device and BL method used but there’s a significant relationship between gender, type of sponsorship and BL method used. The model exhibited goodness of fit and there’s significance for all the predictors.
Findings from this study provided insights on the attitude towards adoption of BL methods and its practical contribution that includes knowledge which can be incorporated into the e-learning training modules to address low adoption of blended learning
Blended learning interventions should be appropriately and thoroughly measured, evaluated by participants, and analyzed by the teaching and production team.
A dissertation submitted to the College of Business and Management Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Statistics of Makerere University
2022-03-01T00:00:00ZAdoption of e-learning and its impact on students’ academic performance: case study of Makerere University.Amviko, Faith Naulahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/148492023-01-25T10:14:33Z2022-11-01T00:00:00ZAdoption of e-learning and its impact on students’ academic performance: case study of Makerere University.
Amviko, Faith Naula
Blended learning is one of the modern methods of learning to help in solving knowledge explosion problems. According to UNESCO, the growing demand for education and the problems associated with overcrowding in class coupled with limited manpower (lecturers and teachers), could be minimized if learning is modified to be for distance learning, expanding the acceptance opportunities in education, and be able to train the users of this new technology, and motivate workers then the SDG 4, quality education could be attained, increase enrolment level and completion rate hence reducing illiteracy rates. In 2019, the outbreak of the global pandemic COVID-19 offered an opportunity for the University to resort to the use of BL because many residential and non-residential students of the education fraternity were banned from contacting physical/ traditional lectures. Blended learning (BL) has been increasing in popularity and demand and has developed as a common practice in institutions of higher learning. Therefore, this study analyses the impact of blended learning on the performance of students of Makerere University. This study constituted student sample respondents who were selected from at least 6 colleges of Makerere students CoBAMs, CoNAS, CEDAT, CoCIS, CHUSS, and CEES from at least second year and above. This study population of years two and above was selected from the respective colleges because they were exposed to both the physical and blended or online learning model. Indeed this was justified by the significant proportion (98.86%) of respondents who acknowledged having been exposed to blended studying model. This proved that the study population was 100% aware of the study topic and it further constituted 61.93% male students and 38.07% female students. In conclusion, the average CGPA of students when exposed to blended learning (Mean = 3.7048) was statistically significantly different from the average CGPA of the students when exposed to face to face (Mean =3.5906) model of learning. Also the technological factors associated with blended learning as well the demographic characteristics of students had no significant impact on the CGPA. I therefore recommend that the university administration focus more on training students and staff on how to use the different online learning platforms since most students and lecturers were not acquainted with such technology and this in turn affected students’ performance. Furthermore, the sites used for online sessions and platforms such as MUELE should be improved to enable easy accessibility and reliability to increase on the attendance.
A dissertation submitted to the School of Statistics and Planning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Economics of Makerere University
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