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Using advanced statistical methods to improve prediction of HIV outcomes from a routine observational clinical database: Validation of findings using a nested research cohort database
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Background
Observational HIV clinical databases are increasingly being used to address questions related to HIV care and treatment. Advantages associated with these databases are the fact that they are of large sample ...
Evaluation of internal control systems in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Uganda: Case study of Uganda Red Cross Society
(Makerere University, 2018-02)
The intention of the study was to evaluate the internal control systems implemented by Uganda Red Cross Society. The study is motivated by the fact that internal control systems are the significant determinant of organisation ...
Differentials in HIV testing and receipt of results between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda: Application of non-linear Oaxaca decomposition
(Makerere University, 2016-02)
The objective of this study was to assess differences in HIV Testing and receipt of Results (HTR) between adolescent and non-adolescent women in Uganda. The differences were decomposed into components attributed to variation ...
Modelling factors associated with mother to child HIV transmission in Uganda: A case of Buikwe District
(Makerere University, 2017)
This research aimed at identifying maternal, obstetric and infant related factors associated with MTCT of HIV in Buikwe district, one of the 15 Hotspot HIV transmission districts in Uganda.
A retrospective analysis of HIV ...
Survival of adult people living with HIV in Rwanda
(Makerere University, 2015-09)
This study aimed at investigating factors associated with survival of adult people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Rwanda. The assessment was made using demographic, socio-economic, clinical and immunological factors using ...
The effects of orphan hood status on school attendance in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of orphanhood status on school attendance in Uganda. Secondary data from the 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey was used. The data base contained ...
Factors affecting patient enrollment into HIV care in Kabarole Hospital, Kabarole District - Uganda
(Makerere University, 2016-06)
Background: Enrollment of HIV positive clients into care after HIV Counseling and Testing (HCT) provides a gateway to care and treatment services which improves a patient’s quality of life. However, a total of 40% of clients ...
Determinants of comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among women of the reproductive age (15-49) in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
The study explored factors influencing comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS among women of the reproductive age in Uganda and it specifically sought to find out whether demographic, socio-economic and behavioral characteristics ...
Determinants of survival time among HIV positive patients after being initiated on Combivir. The case of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-12-12)
This study was aimed at identifying determinants of survival time among HIV positive patients after
being initiated on Combivir. Majority of clients at this facility are initiated on Combivir as a preferred
first line ...
Factors influencing involvement in transactional sex among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
Introduction: The study investigated the factors influencing involvement in transactional sex among women in Uganda. The specific objective of the study involved finding out the determinants of demographic, social economic ...