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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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Self-disclosure, accessing counseling services and psychological well-being among HIV-positive women.
(Makerere University, 2009)
The purpose of the study to was to find out whether self-disclosure significantly affected accessing counselling services and psychological well-being. It also investigated the relationship between accessing counselling ...
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 ...
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 ...
Moral decadence: A cause of the persistent spread of HIV/AIDS in Bukalagi catholic parish, Kiyinda-Mityana diocese.
(Makerere University, 2009)
The study was carried out to investigate moral decadence as the cause of the persistent spread of HIV/AIDS in Bukalagi Catholic parish.
Consequently, the research sought to avail a solution to this plight of moral ...
Technical assistance and capacity building in the delivery of health services: A case study of Kasese District 1990 – 2007.
(Makerere University, 2011)
The study was conducted to examine Technical Assistance and its Impact on Capacity Building in the Delivery of Health Services in of Kasese District covering a period between 1990 and 2007. The study was conducted in Kasese ...
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 ...
Disclosure of HIV diagnosis, psychological distress and adherence to medical regimens in HIV–infected children
(Makerere University, 2009-11)
The study set out to investigate disclosure of HIV diagnosis, psychological distress and adherence to medical regimens in HIV-infected children. A total of 120 HIV-infected children both males and females were enrolled in ...