Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Subject "Young women"
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Acceptability and perceptions of contraceptives among young HIV positive women in KCCA Art Clinics
(Makerere University, 2019-09)Introduction There are about 7000 new HIV infections among young women in Sub Saharan Africa. Forty- three percent of pregnancies among young HIV positive women in Uganda are either unwanted or mistimed and this accounts ... -
Acceptability of SMS reminders as an HIV PREP adherence support tool and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Mukono District
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Background: Young Women in Uganda contributed 29% of new HIV infections despite representing only 10% of the total population and are priority beneficiaries of PrEP, yet they have been found to have low adherence. SMS ... -
Adherence and associated factors with HIV oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis among high-risk adolescent girls and young women aged (15-24 years) at Luwero Hospital in Luwero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction Globally, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)remains a significant global health problem with an estimated 38.4 million people seen to have been infected with HIV in 2021. Evidence has also shown that pre-exposure ... -
Factors associated with emergency contraception use among female undergraduate students in the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2014)Introduction: Unintended pregnancy is a major public health issue requiring a broad approach with multiple prevention strategies. Emergency contraception has been used after unprotected sex to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. ... -
HIV risk and factors associated with use of novel prevention interventions among female students at Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2022)Introduction: Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), aged 15-24 years, account for 1 in 4 new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Female university students are members of this key population. Female university students ... -
Predictors of contraceptive uptake by adolescent girls and young women attending the HIV clinic at Mayuge health center III
(Makerere University, 2021-02-18)Introduction: In spite of the availability of a variety of contraceptives, their use among HIV infected women of reproductive age (15-49years) has remained low. The situation does not get any better among HIV infected ... -
Prevalence and correlates of selected sexually transmitted infections among adolescent girls and young women domestic workers in Kampala and Wakiso Districts
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Out-of-school adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which cause adverse sexual reproductive health outcomes, are costly to health ...