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Determinants of access to HIV counselling and testing services in Kisaasi, Kampala, in the face of increasing HIV infection rates in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016)
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that affect access of HCT services amidst reported increasing HIV prevalence country wide, especially in an urban setting in Uganda. A single urban community was ...
Access to information and the right to health: A case of mothers seeking antenatal care services in Mulago Hospital.
(Makerere University, 2012-07)
This study investigated the association between access to information and the right to health for mothers seeking Ante-Natal (ANC) services in Mulago Hospital. This was against the background that access to health information ...
Protecting and Meeting Rights of Children during Conflict? Reflections on the Activities of Three Indigenous Social Work Agencies in Northern Uganda
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
The complex humanitarian emergency in northern Uganda was occasioned by the two
decades of conflict. As a result, several development organisations (local and international)
responded to the support needs of children and ...
Formerly Abducted Child Mothers in Northern Uganda: A Critique of Modern Structures for Child Protection and Reintegration
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2012)
The study documents and analyzes the community structures
supporting reintegration of the formerly abducted child mothers
(FACM) within postconflict northern Uganda. A qualitative
approach assesses the relevance and ...
Factors influencing the utilization of late antenatal care services in rural areas: A case study of Kisoro District
(Makerere University, 2010-06)
Kisoro is one of the remote districts of Uganda with high population growth rate. The district is located in the south western part of the country. The main objectives of the study were to determine ANC alternatives being ...
Sustainability of a community-based environmental management malaria control programme: A case of the Environmental Health Project in Jinja District
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
The study assessed the sustainability of a community-based environmental management (EM) malaria control programme in Jinja Police Barracks. It set out to: explore malaria control practices in prior to the EM project; ...
Early HIV disclosure and nondisclosure among men and women on antiretroviral treatment in Uganda
(Tayloy & Francis, 2013-01)
Efforts to expand access to HIV care and treatment often stress the importance of disclosure of HIV status to aid
adherence, social support, and continued resource mobilization. We argue that an examination of ...
Assessment of opportunities and challenges of community targeting: The case of the district livelihoods support programme in Kyenjojo District.
(Makerere University, 2014)
The Government of Uganda (GoU) and other Development Partners have put in place several interventions to address poverty both at macro and micro level for poor. One such intervention is the District Livelihoods Support ...
Local council system and promotion of community return and resettlement: a case study of Amuru District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-12)
This study was designed to investigate the performance of the Local Council system in
Promoting reintegration in Amuru district. The specific objectives of the study were to analyze the different services offered by the ...
Cultural explanations of depression in children among the Baganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
This study sought to explore the local and cultural meanings of depression in children aged ten years and below within the Baganda cultural groupings; how the various meanings, different perceptions and interpretations of ...