Browsing School of Social Sciences (SSS) by Subject "HIV/AIDS"
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Access to land and reintegration of formerly abducted women in Gulu District, Northern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-07)New Wars differ in nature and context from Old Wars. As a result, more civilians, and therefore an increasing number of women and children, suffer the structural damages of this kind of conflict. These range from abduction ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The effects of HIV/AIDS on the realization of the right to adequate food among refugees: A case study of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Hoima District
(Makerere University, 2016)The study was set out to investigate the effects of HIV/AIDS on the realization of the right to adequate food among refugees in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Hoima district. The general objective of this study was to ... -
Enablers and barriers to implementation of provider initiated HIV testing and counselling for hospitalized patients in Kasese District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-09)The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends Provider-Initiated Testing and Counselling (PITC) in order to increase early diagnosis and intervention. Studies indicate that in low resource-settings like Uganda, HIV positive ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
HIV/AIDS and national security in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11)HIV/AIDS has devastated large areas of Uganda and has also killed thousands of people from many professions. This has compromised the functioning of the state and put it in a state of vulnerability. The theories that explain ... -
Illness and health seeking behaviors of street children in Kampala-Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-01)In Uganda like in the rest of developing world, street children suffer from and are vulnerable to illness. This study therefore, investigated the illnesses and health seeking behaviors of street children in Kampala. The ... -
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 ... -
Resilience in mobilising and sustaining access to resources for managing HIV: A study of clients on antiretroviral therapy in Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Since the early 2000s, free antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been scaled up in Uganda and other resource-poor settings. However, socio-economic limitations continue making it difficult for people living with HIV (PLHIV) ... -
The right to health for children receiving antiretroviral drugs in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2006-08)This study is about the Challenges of Implementing the Right to health for the children receiving ARVs conducted at of the Joint Clinical Research Center. HIV/AIDS is a worldwide health problem affecting the young and the ... -
Risk factors for HIV/AIDS among young people in Moroto District
(Makerere University, 2021)The trend of HIV and AIDS epidemic in Uganda is posing serious challenge to the national AIDS response and social development of Uganda with notable increasing incidence and prevalence among adolescent girls, 15-19 years ... -
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 ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing accessibility and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention information among out-of-school adolescents in Rakai District
(Makerere University, 2012-11)This study examined the information channels and the socio¬-cultural factors that influence accessibility to, and utilization of, HIV/AIDS prevention information among out-of-school adolescents in Kyotera County, Rakai ...