• Factors associated with untimely vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Tororo District, Uganda 

  Ntono, Vivian (Makerere University, 2016-11)

  ABSTRACT Background: Vaccination is one of the most cost effective child survival interventions preventing an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths due to Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD’s) annually. However, these diseases ...
• The presentation, surgical management and mortality of neonates with intestinal atresia in Mulago Hospital 

  Opoki, Gerremy (Makerere University, 2016)

  ABSTRACT Background: Intestinal atresia is one of the commonest causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction. Survival of neonates with intestinal atresia has improved in many developed countries but in low and middle income ...
• Non-governmental organisations and child labour in Kabarole District: A case study of joy for children Kijura - Sub County 

  Ddumba, Godfrey (Makerere University, 2016-06)

  The study investigated the challenges faced by NGO’s in the fight against child labour in Kabarole District with a case study of Joy for Children organisation. It specifically focused on; investigating the common causes ...
• Health facilities’ readiness to manage preterm labour using the new World Health Organisation guidelines for antenatal corticosteroids in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital catchment area, Uganda 

  Begumisa, Christine (Makerere University, 2017)

  Preterm birth complications claim over 1 million neonates every year, with the biggest percentage occurring in developing countries. Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) for women at high risk of preterm birth is a cost-effective ...
• Effect of the eQuality health Bwindi scheme on utilisation of health services at Bwindi community hospital 

  Agasha, Doreen (Makerere University, 2017)

  eQuality Health Bwindi is a Community Based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme that was initiated to increase access to health care at Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH). This research sought to determine the effect of the scheme ...
• Affirmative action policies and women’s access to land: A study of Mpunge Sub County, Mukono District 

  Tazalika, Sylivia (Makerere University, 2016-11)

  The study investigated Affirmative Action Policies and Women’s Access to Land in Mpunge Sub County; Mukono District using an exploratory study design. It was based upon a purposively selected sample of 40 key informants ...
• The effects of HIV/AIDS on the realization of the right to adequate food among refugees: A case study of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Hoima District 

  Kisakye, Eva (Makerere University, 2016)

  The study was set out to investigate the effects of HIV/AIDS on the realization of the right to adequate food among refugees in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Hoima district. The general objective of this study was to ...
• The effects of orphan hood status on school attendance in Uganda 

  Birungi, Esther (Makerere University, 2017-01)

  ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of orphanhood status on school attendance in Uganda. Secondary data from the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey was used. The data base contained ...
• Factors associated with loss to follow up of HIV-exposed infants-caretaker pairs enrolled in the early infant diagnosis clinic: A case study of Lira Regional Referral Hospital 

  Elang, Margret (Makerere University, 2015)

  Loss to follow up (LTFU) of HIV-exposed infants remains a major barrier to controlling HIV/AIDS in the Elimination of Mother To Child Transmission of HIV/Early Infant Diagnosis (EMTCT/EID) programmes in Uganda. Uganda’s ...
• Quality of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services in Soroti District, Uganda 

  Okello, Gerald (Makerere University, 2017-07)

  Abstract Introduction: Pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV have a high risk of transmitting HIV to their babies during pregnancy, labor/delivery, and postpartum through breastfeeding. With the provision of ...
• Differentials in HIV testing and receipt of results between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda: Application of non-linear Oaxaca decomposition 

  Ediru, Stephen (Makerere University, 2016-02)

  The objective of this study was to assess differences in HIV Testing and receipt of Results (HTR) between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda. The differences were decomposed into components attributed to variation ...
• Determinants of postnatal care utilization among mothers in Mangochi District, Malawi 

  Sagawa, Jonas (Makerere University, 2016-09)

  ABSTRACT Postnatal care services, as it is the case with antenatal care, labour and delivery care services, is a fundamental element of the continuum of Essential Obstetric Care (EOC) that can help in decreasing maternal ...
• Prevalence and factors associated with disclosure of HIV serostatus to sexual partners among HIV positive breastfeeding women attending eMTCT clinics in Jinja District, Uganda 

  Atwongyeire, Dickens (Makerere University, 2017)

  Introduction There is a low proportion of HIV positive individuals who disclose their HIV positive status to their sexual partners globally ranging between 16.7 - 46%. This results into poor adherence and poor appointments ...
• Risk factors associated with couple HIV status. The case of clients at AIDS Information Centre-Mengo Kisenyi, Kampala 

  Waswa, Bright Laban (Makerere University, 2017-01)

  The study was guided by two objectives: namely, to examine the socio-economic factors associated with Couple HIV status among HCT clients and to establish the socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with Couple ...
• Level of partograph completeness in Kyenjojo District health facilities, Mid-Western Uganda 

  Isabirye, Paul (Makerere University, 2017)

  Introduction: A partograph is one of the most valuable decision making tools that helps to detect complications during labor for timely intervention. However, most health care workers do not document their findings on a ...
• Investigation into the engineering properties of marble dust and river sand stabilized black cotton soil for subgrade construction 

  Okwii, Teddy (Makerere University, 2015-11)

  Expansive soils such as black cotton soils undergo volumetric changes when exposed to moisture variations consequently resulting into premature failures of civil engineering infrastructure founded on them. To avert this ...
• Determinants of exposure to risky sexual behaviour among in-school young people (15-24) in Uganda: A case of Adjumani District 

  Imakit, Richard (Makerere University, 2016-10)

  The objective of this study was to assess determinants of exposure to risky sexual behavior among in-school young people (15-24) in Adjumani district, West Nile, Uganda. The assessment focused on young people’s socio-demographic ...
• Willingness to screen for breast cancer among adult females attending Mulago National Referal Hospital 

  Nsubuga, Pheona (Makerere University, 2016-11)

  Background Breast cancer incidence has increased worldwide, with exceptionally high mortality in Sub-Saharan African women, mostly due to late disease diagnosis. Breast cancer screening is crucial to identifying cancer ...
• Role of Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in performance of the human resource function of the Judiciary in Uganda 

  Munanura, Andrew Karokora (Makerere University, 2016-12)

  The purpose of this study was conceived under the broad goal of establishing the role of JSC in performance of the human resource functions of the Judiciary in Uganda. JSC is mandated to run the Human Resource Function ...
• The causes of low tax revenue collections in Kasese District, Uganda 

  Byaruhanga, Moses (Makerere University, 2013-10)

  This study investigated the causes of low tax collection Kasese district for 2008/2009 to 2010/2011 periods. This was in line with the 1993 implemented decentralization policy that was meant to improve and better the methods ...

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