Browsing College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) by Subject "Reproductive age"
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Assessment of the factors that affect the attitude towards uptake of health insurance among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)The objective of this study was to assess the factors affecting the attitude towards the uptake of health insurance among women of reproductive age in Uganda. Therefore, it aims to find out whether gender, place of ... -
Contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)The study aimed at finding the factors affecting contraceptive use among women in Eastern Uganda. The study used secondary data extracted from UDHS, 2016 women data set. A sample of 5039 women from eastern Uganda in their ... -
The determinants of choice of contraceptives method among women of reproductive age (15-49) in Kawempe Division: case study of Bwaise Parish
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Contraceptives are very useful in achieving the family planning; however, not all contraceptives are suitable for everyone. The choice of contraception depends on how each person must be able to choose a contraceptive that ... -
Determinants of choice of place of delivery among women in reproductive age (15-49) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Background: Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality remains a formidable challenge in Uganda, especially for achieving the country’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. One of the challenges is increasing delivery ... -
Determinants of contraceptive use among women in reproductive age (15-49) in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Background: Globally, the prevalence rate of contraceptive usage is 63% and unmet need for family planning is 15% (Alkema et al., 2013). Family planning has a direct influence on women’s health, wellbeing as well as on the ... -
Determinants of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The study set out to establish the determinants of contraceptives use among women in Eastern Uganda. The study used data from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. Only data from the Eastern region was considered ... -
Determinants of contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05)Over the past decades, global fertility has declined from an average of 5 births per woman aged 15-49years in 1950-1955 to 2.5 births per woman in 2010-2015. Statistics however show that the fertility rate in the African ... -
Determinants of modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in westnile- Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-12)The West Nile has the largest percentage (43.2%) of the unmet need for family planning among all the regions in Uganda and only 29.2 percent of the total demand for modern family planning methods is satisfied (UBOS 2017). ... -
Determinants of obesity among women in the reproductive age group in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024-01)Uganda is known as one of the many African countries that has an increasing number obese people. The prevalence rate of obesity for Uganda was 24% according to the Demographic Health Survey of 2016 (DHS 2016). The ... -
Factors associated with anaemia among women of reproductive age in rural Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Micronutrient deficiencies continue to impose a substantial health, economic and social burden worldwide. Anaemia is a major public health problem affecting both the developed as well as the developing countries. It is the ... -
Factors associated with children witnessing parental violence among women in reproductive age (15-49 years) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Background: This study examines the factors associated with children witnessing parental violence among women in the reproductive age (15-49 years) in Uganda. A cross sectional survey design was used to identify the ... -
Factors associated with contraceptive use among females in the reproductive age (15-49 years) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)Much of the research literature about the use of family planning generalizes contraceptive use among all women, using age as a covariate. In Uganda, a country with divergent trends in modern family planning use, this study ... -
Factors associated with fertility preference among rural women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)There have been significant worldwide reductions in fertility levels, Uganda is still ranked as one with highest fertility (TFR 5.4) and this to some extent is due to the strong desire for large families. The study aimed ... -
Factors influencing choice of delivery place among women in reproductive age (15-49 years) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Background: Decreasing the neonatal and maternal mortality still remains a major challenge in the world which is also the case for Uganda and this has been due to unskilled birth attendance most of the time. Unskilled birth ... -
Factors influencing comprehensive knowledge of mother to child transmission of HIV among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Background: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV infection remains a major public health problem and constitutes the most important cause of HIV infection in children. Knowledge of women on MTCT of HIV is very important ... -
Factors influencing knowledge and practice of family planning among women of reproductive age 15-49
(Makerere University, 2022-07)The study examined the factors influencing knowledge, and practices of family planning (KPP) among women of reproductive age 15-49 years. The main purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing knowledge, and ... -
Factors influencing the desire for more children amongst women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)The main objective of this study was to investigate the factors that significantly influence the desire for more children in women of reproductive age in Uganda. The desire for more children is one of the main underlying ... -
Factors that Associate With Couples Discussion on Modern Contraceptive Use among Women of Reproductive Age in Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-20)This paper presents a theoretical model of demographic characteristics of respondents and the index of the couple‟s discussion on modern contraceptive use was determined/obtained. A sample of 1051 couples aged 15-49 years ... -
Factors that influence contraceptive use among women in the reproductive age in Western Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-10)Uganda grapples with the challenges of rapid population growth, especially in rural areas, where over 80% of the populace resides. Despite widespread knowledge about modern contraceptive methods, their adoption remains ... -
Relates between education level and fertility behaviors of women in the reproductive age group
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study aimed to find the relationship between wealth index and fertility behavior of women in Uganda. The researcher used secondary data and this data was entered in statistical analysis (STATA) where different tables ...