To browse Academia. Background: The Ik are minority group of people in Kaabong district, Uganda. They are the most marginalized. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional analytical design with analytical was used, both quantitative and qualitative mixed methods.
Data was collected using key informant interviews, focus group discussions and semi-structured questionnaires. Sample of participants selected randomly and purposively. Results: Perceived SRH needs of the Ik were; limited access to SRH information, lack of protection from gender-based violence and lack of access to comprehensive safe motherhood programs.
Access to SRH services was limited mainly by poverty, limited range of a Irene Murungi. Justine Bukenya. Trans-women are 49 times more at risk of HIV infections compared to the general population. Methods This exploratory qualitative study was conducted among trans-women sex workers in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area, Uganda.
A total of 22 in-depth interviews, 6 key informant interviews and 9 focus group discussions were conducted to obtain data on barriers to access and utilisation of HIV and other STI prevention and care services, and coping strategies of trans-women sex workers. Data were analysed through thematic analysis using a hybrid of inductive and deductive approaches. Results Individual level barriers to access and utili Simon Peter Sebina Kibira.
Adolescents are frequently reluctant to seek sexual and reproductive health services SRH. In Uganda, adolescent health and development is constrained by translation of the relevant policies to practice. Recent studies done in central Uganda have shown that there is need for a critical assessment of adolescent friendly services AFS to gain insights on current practice and inform future interventions. This study aimed to assess the sexual reproductive health needs of the adolescents and explored their attitudes towards current services available.
