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Assessing the causes of domestic violence against women in Lango sub region: a case Study In Lira District
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
The study basically explores the causes of domestic violence among women in lango region with evidence from Uganda Demographic Household Survey (2016/2017) data set collected by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).domestic ...
Determinants of HIV testing among urban women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)
This study aims to investigate the determinants of HIV testing among urban women in Uganda using categorical data obtained from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) system. HIV testing is critical in the prevention and ...
Understanding challenges to health insurance access among women in Uganda: a case study of Central region UBOS 2016 Survey
(Makerere University, 2023-10)
The objective of the study was to investigate the factors affecting accessibility of health insurance facilities in Uganda with specific objectives like to assess media factors affecting the accessibility for community, ...
Determinants of timing and frequency of antenatal care utilization among women in island areas in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
Background: Quality antenatal care services is one of the four pillars of safe motherhood initiations and improves the survival and health of mother and neonates. Therefore, there should be more efforts invested in improving ...
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 ...
Analysis on the uptake of long-term family planning methods among women aged 18-49 years in the northern region: Case study of Gulu town
(Makerere University, 2022-11)
In Uganda, the uptake of Long-acting reversible contraception is suboptimal in women in the general population, which trend could be more pronounced among young women. The prevalence of family planning is still low (55%) ...
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 ...
Social-demographic and economic factors that influence domestic violence against women: a case study of Makerere Kikoni
(Makerere University, 2023-11)
This study, conducted in Makerere Kikoni, explored the impact of social-demographic and
economic factors on domestic violence against women using a cross-sectional design which
utilized a sample of 100 women with ...
Factors influencing modes of savings among women in the informal sector: a case study of Masaka Town
(Makerere University, 2022-10)
This study investigated the determinants of saving modes among women, using the case of Masaka
Town. The data for the study was obtained through administering questionnaires and interviewing
targeted respondents. A 50 ...