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COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE (PBO) LONG LASTING INSECTICIDE NETS (LLINS) COMPARED TO NON PBO LLINS IN THE REDUCTION OF MALARIA AMONG CHILDREN LESS THAN TEN YEARS IN JINJA DISTRICT
(Makerere University, 2019-07)Background: Vector resistance in Uganda has threatened to reverse the present gains in Malaria control. To address the challenge of vector resistance, WHO recommends the distribution of Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO) Long Lasting ... -
A FUZZY PATIENT RECORD MATCHING ALGORITHM BASED ON HIV PATIENT DATA
(Makerere University, 2019-06)Background: Accurate patient information including transfer-in and outs at every hospital visit is crucial for the successful HIV care and treatment. Patient matching across different health facilities is still a challenge ... -
Predictors of Demand for Healthcare from Private and Public Care Providers in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-06)This research bases on the healthcare demand function in the Grossman investment model for healthcare to establish the demographic, socio-economic and access factors associated with demand for healthcare. Demand for ... -
ACCEPTABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR UGANDA’S PROPOSED NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME AMONG INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS IN IGANGA AND MAYUGE DISTRICTS
(Makerere University, 2019)Introduction: Access to health care remains a challenge especially among the informal sector in most of the low-income countries due to out of pocket (OOP) expenditures, with Uganda spending over 40.0% out of pocket on ... -
THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF STROKE AND FEASIBILITY OF A MOBILE PHONE SUPPORTED ADL INTERVENTION IN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-12-01)Background: Rehabilitation after stroke in Uganda is limited due to poor infrastructure, inadequate number of professionals and the poor socio-economic situation of the people. A sizeable number of patients with moderate ... -
The Energy Transition and Implications for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa: Case of Household Cooking Energy in Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2019-12-05)This research sought to examine the factors which affecting the adoption of sustainable energy sources in Kampala City using the case of briquettes and the implications of the continued reliance on wood charcoal as a source ... -
Association of Carbapenemase Genes with Phenotypic Resistance to Carbapenems among Gram Negative Bacteria
(Winnie Binoga, 2019-12-05)BACKGROUND: Carbapenem drugs are the last resort antibacterial agents used in the treatment of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase multi drug resistant Gram negative bacterial infections. Resistance to these drugs is reported ... -
EFFECTS OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY CASE MANAGEMENT ON MALARIA TEST POSITIVITY RATES IN CHILDREN UNDER-FIVE IN NORTHERN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-12-05)Introduction Over 216 million Malaria cases and 445,000 Malaria deaths globally were reported in 2015 according to the 2016 World malaria report. Despite the reduction in mortality of about 1000 deaths between 2010 and ... -
Analysis of the Factors Affecting the Size of the Customer Base at Stanbic Bank
(Makerere University, 2019-10-03)This study sought to analyze the factors affecting the size of the customer base at Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU). The focus of this study was motivated by the shrinking customer numbers at the bank from 2016 through to 2018. ... -
Bank Credit and Private Investments in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-28)This study empirically establishes the impact of bank credit to the private sector on domestic private investment in Uganda. Specifically, the study investigates other factors that affect domestic private investment in ... -
WOMEN'S SATISFACTION AND EXPERIENCES WITH QUALITY OF CARE AT BIRTH IN MITYANA DISTRICT, UGANDA
(2019-12-04)Background: Poor quality of care at birth contributes directly or indirectly to the poor maternal outcomes. Women’s satisfaction and experiences with quality of care at birth in health facilities have become a public health ... -
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TREATMENT INITIATION DELAYS AT MULTI DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT CENTRES IN UGANDA
(Makerere University, 2019-09-05)Background: Multi Drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a major challenge to tuberculosis (TB) control. Globally, 3.9% of new and 21% of previously treated TB cases have MDR-TB. In Uganda, 1.4% of new and 12.1% of ... -
Long Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) Care Attitudes, Practices, and associated factors in Budondo Subcounty, Jinja district, Uganda
(Migamba Stella Martha, 2019-12-04)Introduction : The use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) is the most cost-effective malaria control intervention in Sub-Saharan Africa. LLIN lifespan is determined by insecticide bio-efficacy and physical fabric ... -
EMERGENCY SURGICAL SERVICES; A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF DELAYS AND ASSOCIATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AT MNRH.
(Makerere University, 2019-08-02)Background: Delayed time to offer emergency surgical services is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Surgical emergency is the largest burden of disease in surgery. It has been noted that the provision of ... -
Assessing the Role of Operational Risk Management in Uganda’s Banking Sector: A Case Study of NC Bank Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11-18)The rapid technological innovations in the banking sector, revolutionary advances in information networks, financial deregulation and globalization has opened numerous banks world over to the dangers of operational risk. ... -
Maternal Health Care Utilization and Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in South Western and East Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08-18)The objective of this study was to investigate the interrelationship between maternal health care utilization and early initiation breastfeeding among mothers (15-49 years) in East-Central and South Western Uganda. Maternal ... -
The Impact of Population Growth on Economic Growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09-18)The major objective of this study was to find out the impact of population growth on economic growth in Uganda. The study also had specific objectives which included: To investigate the causal relationship between population ... -
Public Health Expenditure and Infant Mortality in Uganda: Does Governance Matter?
(Makerere University, 2019-08-14)The purpose of this study is to investigate the role played by governance in affecting the relationship between public health expenditure and infant mortality in Uganda from 1999 to 2014. Using quarterly data, the study ... -
Design update and upgrading/reconstruction of selected Kampala city roads in Kawempe and Rubaga divisions.
(2019-07-17)Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) receives funds under the National Road Fund and Central Government on an annual quarterly basis to maintain, rehabilitate, reconstruct and develop the road network infrastructure in ... -
Phenotypic Diversity of Sorghum on farmers' fields in Northern and Eastern Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)Sorghum is a marginal environment crop with needs for constant breeding to respond to the changes in the fragile agricultural production environment. Therefore understanding and utilizing the genetic variation in sorghum ...