The Health and Socio-Economic Status of the Buvuma Main Island Community in Buvuma District, Uganda
Abstract:
Background:
Uganda Christian University’s Department of Public Health with Buvuma District local
government, the local communities and the local Anglican Church of Uganda conducted
a study to assess the household health and socio-economic status of communities
on Buvuma’s main island.
Methods: The Study design was cross-sectional
and descriptive. The sample was 212 households and data were collected using Pretested
Questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions, and Key Informants Interviews.
Results: Most respondents (59.9%)
were female, aged 18-59 years (89.9%) with primary education (48.1%). About 21%
of respondents had no formal education. Housing was mainly (73.1%) one or two roomed
with earthen floors in 84.4%.; the lake was a source of water in 41% of households
and water was used untreated in 36.8% of households; latrine coverage was 62.7%.
Wood (70.5%) and charcoal (29.5%) were the energy sources for cooking and solar
energy was used for lighting in 54.3% of the households. Malaria was the commonest
cause of morbidity; 100% of households had nets, but 32.1% did not use them. 92%
of mothers received antenatal care but 88.2% delivered in health facilities. Income
was mostly from subsistence farming (74%) with per capita income of 20,000 to 50,000
Uganda shillings for 45% households. Most income (54%) was spent on children’s education.
About 50.9% of respondents did not own land but 89.6% had a garden to grow food.
Conclusion: Overall, the study community,
in a hard to reach island district, had poorer health and socio-economic indicators
than the Country.
Keywords: Hard-to-reach; Buvuma; Island; Survey, Household, Health and
Socio-Economic Status.
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