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Facilitators and Barriers to Linkage to HIV Care among Female Sex Workers Receiving HIV Testing Services at a Community-Based Organization in Periurban Uganda: A Qualitative Study
(Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2016)While four in ten female sex workers (FSWs) in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with HIV, only a small proportion is enrolled in HIV care. We explored facilitators and barriers to linkage to HIV care among FSWs receiving ... -
Factors associated with adoption of beneficial newborn care practices in rural Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016)Background: Beneficial newborn care practices can improve newborn survival. However, little is known about the factors that affect adoption of these practices. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted among 1,616 mothers ... -
Factors Associated with Incomplete Reporting of HIV/AIDS by Uganda’s Surveillance System
(Health Systems Policy Research, 2017-03-08)Background: With support from the United States government, Uganda introduced the District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) in 2012 to improve surveillance for better prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. However, ... -
Factors associated with long-term antiretroviral therapy attrition among adolescents in rural Uganda: a retrospective study
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-07)Introduction: As access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases, the success of treatment programmes depends on ensuring high patient retention in HIV care. We examined retention and attrition among adolescents in ART ... -
Factors associated with utilization of motorcycle ambulances by pregnant women in rural eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016)Background: Evidence suggests that use of motorcycle ambulances can help to improve health facility deliveries; however, few studies have explored the motivators for and barriers to their usage. We explored the factors ... -
Factors Associated with Virological Non suppression among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017)Background: Despite the growing number of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART), there is limited information about virological non-suppression and its determinants among HIV-positive (HIV+) individuals enrolled in HIV ... -
Factors contributing to measles transmission during an outbreak in Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, April to August 2015
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018)Background: In April 2015, Kamwenge District, western Uganda reported a measles outbreak. We investigated the outbreak to identify potential exposures that facilitated measles transmission, assess vaccine effectiveness ... -
Factors influencing selection of drinking water technologies for urban informal settlements in Kampala
(2013-08-12)Access to drinking water in urban informal settlements of developing countries still remains a challenge for the poor and depends on technology selected. This paper determines the score on criteria used for technology ... -
Factors That Account For Occupancy Rates in Hostels: A Case of Students Hostels Hosting Makerere University Business School Students
(Uganda Christian University, 2019-12)The industry of accommodating students of higher institutions of learning in Uganda has become popular due to the increasing number of institutions of higher learning, hostel operators need to be vigilant and aware of ... -
Farmer preferred traits and genotype choices in Solanum aethiopicum L., Shum group
(Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021)Background: Solanum aethiopicum L. is a nutrient dense African indigenous vegetable. However, advancement of its improved varieties that can increase productivity, household income, and food security has not been ... -
Farmers’ selection cues in cowpea for vegetable use in eastern Uganda
(African journal of food, agriculture, nutrition and development, 2022)A participatory cowpea varietal selection was carried out in Eastern Uganda in the Kumi district among farmers (n=30) in the sub-Counties of Ongino, Kumi and Kanyum. An arange of opinions were collected to identify farmers’ ... -
Fashion, Design and Entertainment Law in Uganda
(Jescho Publishing House, 2022)Fashion is literally defined to mean a popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration or behaviour. Fashion law can be defined as an amalgamation of various kinds of laws, viz, contract law, employment law, ... -
Fathers and fatherhood for sons and daughters (Fathering Children)
(Family Conference - Uganda Christian University, 2019-08)Children who have caring fathers in their future cannot become culprits of sexual abuse because of the excellent relationship they have experienced with the influence of their father’s sexual behaviours. Instead mothers ... -
Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone short message service as a support for patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in rural Uganda: a cross-sectional study
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-12)Introduction: Mobile phone technologies have been promoted to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART).We studied the receptiveness of patients in a rural Ugandan setting to the use of short messaging service (SMS) ... -
Feasibility, reliability and validity of health-related quality of life questionnaire among adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in urban Uganda: cross-sectional study
(Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2010-09)Background Despite the availability of standard instruments for evaluating health-related quality life (HRQoL), the feasibility, reliability, and validity of such instruments among tuberculosis (TB) patients in different ... -
Feminist power and its implications on Uganda’s malaria communication campaign
(Feminist Media Studies, 2018)This paper examines power and its manifestation in Uganda’s “Stop Malaria Campaign.” It specifically questions the apparent radical feminism, which is conceptualized as a quest for power, and how such excesses drive ... -
Fertility desires and unmet need for family planning among HIV infected individuals in two HIV clinics with differing models of family planning service delivery
(BMC Women's Health, 2015)Background: Eliminating family planning (FP) unmet need among HIV-infected individuals (PLHIV) is critical to elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission. We assessed FP unmet need among PLHIV attending two clinics ... -
Financial Accessibility and Poverty Reduction in Northern Uganda, Lango Sub-Region
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2019-04)Access to a well-functioning financial system can economically and socially empower individuals and in particular poor people, allowing them to better integrate into the economy of their countries and to actively contribute ... -
Financial Accountability Mechanisms in Local Governments in Uganda: a case of Kabale District Local Government
(Journal of Accounting and Taxation, 2021-04-20)The purpose of the study is to present financial accountability mechanisms in local governments, with reference to Kabale district local government. A cross-sectional research design, which used both quantitative and ... -
Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth in Uganda A case study of Selected Districts in Western Uganda
(International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research and Engineering (ijasre), 2019-10-10)The study was conducted to examine the role of financial inclusion in economic growth basing on selected districts from western Uganda. The researchers adopted a cross-sectional survey design and both quantitative and ...
