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Viola Karungi
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Critical Theatre: An Analysis of Plays Representing the concepts of Violence, Injustice and the nature of Imperialism in regard to the War (1987-2006) in Northern Uganda.
REFNo: SS605ES

The major research question for the study is:
i. How do the plays Silent Voices, Forgotten World and Forged in Fire about the war in northern Uganda contribute to understanding the role of contemporary critical theatre in light of Uganda’s history of critical theatre?
The sub-questions are:
i. How do the plays represent the concept of violence on victims of the war in northern Uganda?
ii. How do the plays expose the nature of imperialism by the donor countries and institutions from the West that gave donor and humanitarian aid during the war and in its immediate aftermath?
iii. How do the plays represent the concept of injustice and how it is shaped by violence and imperialism regarding the war in northern Uganda?


Uganda 2020-11-23 2023-11-23 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Stella Neema
ID: UNCST-2019-R000814
Evaluation of UNICEF’s District Health Systems Strengthening Initiative (DHSSi) – Uganda Study Protocol
REFNo: SS613ES

The overall objectives of the evaluation are twofold:
• To improve intervention design and management, and
• To inform decisions about future investment and scale-up by establishing evidence of the results and impact of the intervention.
These overall objectives are further broken down into specific objectives:
• Assess whether interventions were implemented according to the work plan and measure the strength of the implementation.
• Examine district health governance and management capacity.
• Identify key lessons learned and provide actionable and evidence-based recommendations for improvements and scale-up.

Uganda 2020-11-23 2023-11-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
DOROTHY NAKIMBUGWE NAKIMBUGWE
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Impact of COVID19 lock down and, effectiveness of supplementary feeding on the nutrition status of mothers and their malnourished breastfeeding children, attending nutrition Units of health facilities in Kampala and Wakiso – a pilot study to inform national and organizational policies and interventions
REFNo: HS984ES

a) Assess the impact of the COVID19 lockdown and social distancing requirements on the nutrition status of mothers of children attending nutrition clinics at health centers and their access to food in Kampala and Wakiso districts through individual interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire.
b) Determine the effectiveness of a locally produced nutrient-enhanced composite porridge flour for improving the nutrition status of mothers and their breastfed malnourished children.
Uganda 2020-11-23 2023-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
DAVID KATEETE PATRICK
ID: UNCST-2020-R004018
Insight into the Role of the Microbiome in Pulmonary tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda (MTI-Plus)
REFNo: HS738ES

The overall purpose of this proposal is to determine the composition of the microbiome in pulmonary TB patients in Kampala Uganda, and its relationship with TB treatment response and immune response relative to household healthy contacts without TB and HIV-infection. In context of treatment naïve adult TB patients, we will (1) (a) Examine the relationship between sputum and gut microbiome diversity and disease. (b) Investigate the relationship between sputum and gut microbiome composition and treatment response in patients on first-line TB therapy, and whether dysbiosis resolves in patients who get cured from TB after successfully completing anti-TB therapy. (2). Investigate the relationship between sputum and gut microbiome composition and inflammatory cytokine production capacity.
Uganda 2020-11-20 2023-11-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Chioma Adeyemi Njideka
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Phytochemical and Abortifacient Studies of Commelina benghalensis in Wister Rats
REFNo: SS576ES

The specific objectives of this study are;
a) To profile the phytochemical groups in C. benghalensis L in rats.
b) To determine the acute toxic dose of leaves and stalk extracts of C. benghalensis L in rats.
c) To investigate the abortifacient activities of leaves and stalk extracts of C. benghalensis L in rats.
d) To evaluate the sub-acute effect of the plant extract showing more abortifacient activity in wistar rats.

Nigeria 2020-11-20 2023-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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