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Determining policy adequacy and levels of implementation for the attainment of the millennium health goals: the case of Malaria control in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-09)
Uganda and Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries in general, are not making headway in
achieving the health related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and especially reducing the under-five child mortality. While there are ...
Challenges of access and use of reproductive health services for rural women: a case of Masaka District
(Makerere University, 2011-08)
Many studies have been done about the sexual reproductive health services involving men and women though less is known about the access and use of the reproductive health services. The main objective of this study was to ...
Community perception as a driver of cross-generational relationships among adolescents in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
Cross generational relationships have been used to explain the discrepancy in HIV infections between adolescent boys and girls. There have been a number of mass media campaigns aimed at mitigating the negative outcomes of ...
Role of formal education in facilitating the reintegration of ex-child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A case study of Lira district..
(2014-08-06)
The world over, in more than twenty countries, there are estimated 300,000 children who are serving as soldiers for rebel groups and government forces in armed conflicts (UNICEF, 2002). There have been some progress in the ...
Implementation challenges of community based maintenance system of rural water facilities in Kassanda County, Mubende District
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
This study examined the implementation challenges of Community Based Maintenance System of rural water facilities in Kassanda county, Mubende district. A descriptive design that deployed both quantitative and qualitative ...
Drivers of self-medication among adult urban dwellers in Kampala City, Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Introduction: Self-medication has continued to increase, driven by the increasing levels of poverty, poor health services and the ever mushrooming drug shops with varying degrees of quality. In this study, the drivers of ...
Secondary education and the promotion of adolescents’ reproductive health services: A case of Kampala Secondary Schools, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-10)
The growing incidence of adolescents engaging in sexual activity contributing to spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has increased concern for the sexual and reproductive ...
Breast feeding practices and child health in Gulu District: Case study of Gulu and Lacor Referral Hospitals.
(Makerere University, 2014-09)
Two third of death occur during the first year of life and are closely associated with poor breast feeding and poor complementary feeding practices. Only a minority of infants is exclusively breast fed during the first ...
Malaria control and prevention among the under five children in slums: A case of Bwaise.
(Makerere University, 2014)
Malaria is the leading killer disease to the extent that every year there are 300-500 million cases and about 1 million deaths in children under the age of five, 90% of which occurs in sub Saharan Africa. Research reveals ...
Inlet without outlet: The rehabilitation process of soldiers with disabilities in Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)
(Makerere University, 2014)
Between October 1962 and January 1986, Uganda had eight regimes, coming and going through the use of the gun (Odoi – Tanga: 2009; Seguya, 2000; http://www.insightonconflict.org/conflicts/uganda/). Though one president has ...