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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...