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The role of faith-based organisations in HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support in Uganda: A case study of Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC)
(Makerere University, 2010-10)
The now over two decades of the existence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic have brought into play a number of actors undertaking numerous interventions to combat its effect. Among the actors have been faith based organizations, ...
Social construction of sexual risk for HIV and behavioural change among youth in Masaka and Kampala Districts
(Makerere University, 2007-02)
HIV/AIDS, a disease without cure or vaccine, is a devastating pandemic. About 40 million people are infected worldwide, 4.1 million are infected annually, and about 800,000 died from AIDS related illnesses each year. In ...
Assessing the coping mechanisms of HIV/AIDS-Orphaned children in Rubaga Division, Kampala District
(Makerere University, 2008-05)
The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease is neither solely a health problem nor can it be dealt with as such. In Uganda it has affected both rural and urban dwellers, adults and children across the country ...
HIV and AIDS and Its impact on child well-being
(Springer, 2014)
HIV and AIDS remains a significant public health problem. Globally, an estimated
34 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2011 (UNAIDS 2012).
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the most severely affected region, ...
Livelihood challenges faced by children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Uganda: A study of Najjembe Sub-county, Mukono District.
(Makerere University, 2010)
The number of HIV/AIDS orphans has increased tremendously and it is projected to increase further. In Uganda children depend on their parents for survival but with the increasing poverty levels and worse still with the ...
Factors affecting disclosure of HIV sero-status to immediate family members: a case study of TASO Kampala clients
(Makerere University, 2011-11)
This study sought to identify and document factors that either motivate or inhibit people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) while disclosing their HIV status to their spouses or long term sexual partners and children. It ...
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 ...
The challenges of decentralized health services in Uganda: a case study of Tororo District
(Makerere University, 2009-06)
The study was conducted due to the problem of increased incidences of deaths that had continued to occur caused by failure to access health services. Therefore there was need to find out what decentralization has done in ...
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 ...