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Type of employment and under-five childcare in Mbarara District, Western Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2012-08)
The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of women employment on under-five childcare in Mbarara district. It was based on the fact that there has been an increasing trend in women employment and increased ...
Factors that determine the prevalence of Anaemia among children aged less than 2 years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2007)
This study was based on the 2000-2001 Uganda Demography and Health Survey
(UDHS), which was conducted in all the districts of the country except Bundibugyo, Gulu, Kasese and Kitgum. The main objective of this study was ...
Comparison of malaria prevalence between followed-up and the non-followed-up children of 5 years and below in Tororo District
(2013)
The objective of this study was to compare malaria prevalence between followed-up and the non-followed-up children of 5 years and below in Tororo District. Malaria prevalence and hospitalizations were compared between the ...
Multilevel analysis of factors associated with child mortality in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2011-08)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of factors associated with child mortality in Uganda. Demographic and Health Survey data for 2006 were used to investigate these factors. This data set had a hierarchical ...
Utilization of insecticide treated nets by under-five children in Micheweni District – Zanzibar
(Makerere University, 2013-07)
A study was carried out with an objective of identifying the factors that affect the utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNS) by under-five children in Micheweni District, Zanzibar. The research was conducted basing ...
Socio-economic and demographic factors explaining anaemia levels in children under five years in Uganda (Reanalysis of UDHS 2006)
(Makerere University, 2011-07)
The last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century have witnessed impressive reductions in the risk of under-five child mortality, however, these reductions are not reflective of the Millennium ...
Factors associated with occurrence of diarrhoea in children aged less than 5 years in Uganda: A case study of seven towns on the shores of Lake Victoria
(Makerere University, 2012-05)
This study assessed the socio-demographic, environmental and behavioural factors associated with the occurrence of childhood diarrhoea using already existing cross-sectional data from the 2006/07 Uganda Urban Inequities ...
Prevalence and treatment of diarrhea in children less than five years
(2013)
Infectious diseases account for more than half of all child deaths in developing countries (WHO, 2005). Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of child morbidity.
In this study we investigated the relationship between ...
Determinants of recovery time for children with moderate acute malnutrition enrolled in UNWFP’s supplementary feeding programme in Pader and Amuru Districts.
(Makerere University, 2013)
Acute Malnutrition is a leading cause of concern in both developing and developed countries among public health actors. It has severe and costly implications including the increased risk of illness and death, and impaired ...
Factors influencing attendance of the community preferred primary schools in refugee hosting districts in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-28)
This study bases on improved school attendance as a key for better education outcomes to establish demographic, household socio-economic, and school factors that influence attendance of the community preferred primary ...