Background
Lubaga division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Lubaga, where the division headquarters are located. Lubaga Division is in the western part of the city, bordering Wakiso District to the west and south of the division. The eastern boundary of the division is Kampala Central Division. Kawempe Division lies to the north of Lubaga Division. Neighborhoods in the division include Mutundwe, Nateete, Lungujja, Busega, Lubaga, Mengo, Namungoona, Lubya, Lugala, Bukesa, Naakulabye, Kasubi and Kawaala.
The area is made up of 302,105 people who are either employed or unemployed, married couples single parents and a great number of this population are the youth. The area has been devastated by unemployment, diseases like malaria, typhoid and particularly HIV and AIDS. Though Uganda has registered outstanding achievements in the fight against AIDS with a decline in prevalence rates from 35 per cent in the early 1990s to 7 per cent in 2005, Kampala city council authority report reveals that kampala district alone is so much affected. The fish mongers are the most affected population lying between 27%-30% prevalence rates and these are closely followed by sex workers at 27%. The study carried out by Alliance of Mayors snd Municipal Leaders on Hiv/Aids infection in all the five divisions of kampala namely; Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Lubaga Division, Makindye Division and Nakawa Division, targeted potential places that host key populations including bars/ night clubs, hotels or lodges, streets brothels, stages for truckers and bodaboda stages. Lubaga in particular had 21.9% of the female sexual workers. Hiv was also found increasing among uniformed offices with frequent and unplanned transfers,poor accommodation,alcohol consumption, sex for favours and widow
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