Uganda, May 9 -- The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has clarified that women will be responsible for answering questions about pregnancy and the number of children born within a household during the upcoming national census.

"Women have firsthand information about their pregnancies and the number of children they've given birth to. This information is crucial for calculating the country's fertility rate," explained Dr Chris Mukiza, the Executive Director of UBOS.

The World Health Organization defines fertility rate as the average number of children a woman has during her reproductive years (typically between 15 and 49).

Dr Mukiza emphasised that enumerators will prioritise respondents privacy so that they can freely avail factual i...