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Examining the Impacts of Microcredit Facilities on Women’s Livelihood in Gulu District: A Case Study of BRAC Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-19)
This study was to examine the impact of microcredit facilities on women’s livelihoods in Gulu District, a case study of BRAC Gulu Branch. The study used cross-sectional survey research and purposive and systematic sampling ...
The Contribution of Savings Groups towards Women Empowerment in Uganda: A Case Study of Masaka District
(Makerere University, 2018-11-07)
The overall study was conducted in Masaka district to investigate the contribution of VSLAs in empowering women. Primary data was collected from 50 respondents from which analysis was done using chi square tests, ANOVA and ...
Factors Associated With Child Spacing of First and Second Born Children among Women of Reproductive Age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10-31)
Birth spacing refers to the time from one child’s birth until the next pregnancy, also known as the interpregnancy interval. Pregnancies that start less than 18 months after birth are associated with delayed prenatal care ...
Factors Influencing Low contraceptive use among Women Aged 15-49 Years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-07-16)
Background: This study was undertaken to assess the factors that influence low contraceptive use among women aged 15_49 years of age in Uganda. It was guided by the following objectives namely; to examine the relationship ...
Factors Affecting the Uptake of Voluntary HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling Services among Women of Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-28)
There was approximately 37.9 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2017 (WHO, 2017). Statistics further show that 25.3 million people have died of HIV-related diseases. To understand factors affecting ...
Factors associated with antenatal care utilization among unmarried women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-14)
The 2016 UDHS revealed that only 60 percent of the respondents were found to have attended four or more ANC visits as recommended by WHO. This indicates that Uganda has a gap as regards to the achievement of the sustainable ...
Determinants of Contraceptive Non-Utilization among Women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-20)
This study was undertaken with the aim of determining the factors that affect contraceptive non-use among women i.e; determine the effect of education, age, wealth, residence, religion and relationship status on contraceptive ...
Contraceptive Use among Women in Central Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2019-11-12)
This study was conducted to investigate the socio-economic and demographic factors associated with contraceptive use in Kampala district. The study used a sample of 1,300 which was weighed to 1,025 respondents which were ...
Factors Affecting Modern Contraceptive Use among Women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-24)
Access to modern contraceptive services has been found to avert unintended pregnancy, reduce maternal and child mortality. However, use of modern methods remains low. Hence the objective of this study was to assess the ...
The Study on the Factors that Result into Sexual Violence among Women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-12-09)
Women in Uganda are more than twice as likely to experience sexual violence as men in Uganda. The research is therefore aimed at exploring various risk factors to sexual violence against women. Data was obtained from Uganda ...