Social Impacts of Reproductive Health Services On Gender in Mula Go Hospital of Kampala District Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. .i

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEGDEMENT .............................................................................................................. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................ v

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................ viii

LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................. .ix

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................ 1

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Purpose of the study ................................................................................................................. .4

1.4 Objectives of the study ............................................................................................................. .4

1.5 Research questions .................................................................................................................... 4

1.6 Null hypothesis ......................................................................................................................... .4

1.7 Scope of the study ...................................................................................................................... 5

1.7.4 Theoretical scope .................................................................................................................... 5

1.8 Significance of the study ........................................................................................................... 6

1.9 Operational definition of key tenns ........................................................................................... 7

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CHAPTER TW0 ........................................................................................................................... 8

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 8

2.0 Inh·oduction ........................................................................................................................ , ...... 8

2.1 Conceptual fi·amework .............................................................................................................. 8

2.2 Impact of Reproductive health services on gender. ................................................................... 9

2.3 Types of Reproductive health services .................................................................................... l2

2.4 Knowledge and attitudes oflocal people towards reproductive health services ..................... 13

2.5 Effects of gender relations on reproductive health service usage ........................................... 15

CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................... l9

METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 19

3.0 IntToduction ............................................................................................................................. 19

3 .I Research Design ...................................................................................................................... 19

3.2 Research Population ................................................................................................................ 19

3.3 Sample Size and its detennination ........................................................................................... 20

3.4 Sampling Procedure ................................................................................................................. 20

3.5 Research Instruments ............................................................................................................... 20

3.6. Validity and reliability ofinstruments .................................................................................... 21

3.7 Data Gathering Procedures ...................................................................................................... 21

3.8 Data analysis ............................................................................................................................ 22

3.9 Ethical Considerations ............................................................................................................. 22

3.10 Limitations of the Study ........................................................................................................ 22

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CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 23

PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS ............................................. 23

4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 23

4.1 Bio Data of respondents .......................................................................................................... 23

4.2 Most effective reproductive health services provided at Mulago Hospital ............................. 26

4.3 Descriptive statistical tables showing the effects of gender .................................................... 29

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................... 31

SUMMARY, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................... 31

5.1 introduction .............................................................................................................................. 31

5.2 Smmnary of the finding ........................................................................................................... 31

5.3 Discussion of the findings ....................................................................................................... 33

5.4 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 36

5.5 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 36

5.6 Areas for further research ........................................................................................................ 37

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 38

APPENDIX A. ............................................................................................................................... 41

Questionnaire ................................................................................................................................. 41