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Annette Namugaya Mugabe Jane
ID: UNCST-2020-R014795
 TRENDS AND INDICATIONS FOR CAESAREAN SECTION IN MBALE REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
REFNo: HS777ES

General Objective
To determine the trends and indications for caesarean section delivery in MRRH (Eastern Uganda) during the study period (July 2013 to June 2018)

Specific Objectives
1. To determine the trend for caesarean section in MRRH (Eastern Uganda) over the study period
2. To identify the indications for CS delivery in MRRH (Eastern Uganda) over the study period

 Uganda 2020-11-18 2023-11-18 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Peter Rukundo Milton
ID: UNCST-2020-R014799
 Next Generation Nutrition in Uganda: Enhancing Dietary Intake of Iron and Folic Acid in a Culturally Acceptable Food Product for Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal and Child Outcomes
REFNo: HS828ES

Evaluate the effect of the innovative product on the health outcomes of the infants at birth,Investigate the efficacy of this innovative product to reduce iron and folic acid deficiency in pregnant women.,Develop a culturally acceptable and quality assured iron bio-fortified beans and silverfish pre-cooked instant sauce fortified with iron and folic acid to meet nutritional needs for pregnancy.,
 Uganda 2020-11-18 2023-11-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Irene Andia Biraro Rebecca
ID: UNCST-2019-R001475
 The Trends in Clinical Presentation and Management of Diseases among Adults attending Kiruddu National Referral Hospital, Kampala: Review of Medical Records.
REFNo: HS1030ES

General objective
To analyse medical records for trends in presentation and management of disease conditions in the in-patient department (IPD) and out-patient department (OPD) at KNRH from 2019 to date.
Specific objectives
I. To describe trends of respiratory disease presentation and clinical management among adult patients presenting to the IPD, medical and general OPD at KNRH during the study period (January to July 2020) compared to the baseline period (January to July 2019)
II. To explore for any collateral effects of the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on chronic disease presentation and management at KNRH during the same study period.

 Uganda 2020-11-18 2023-11-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON RMNCAH AND HIV SERVICE DELIVERY AND UTILIZATION IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS1084ES

1. To document the response actions for mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on RMNCAH and HIV services at national, sub-national, health facility and community levels
2. To assess the district, health facility and community preparedness to provide RMNCAH and HIV services during the pandemic.
3. To obtain information on the implications of COVID-19 on the level of access and utilization of routine RMNCAH, HIV and other health services
4. To explore the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, intimate partner violence and gender roles
5. To assess the effects of COVID-19 on early child development, food security, feeding practices and nutrition among children under five years.
6. To generate recommendations for informing future national policy and public health response to health emergencies

 Uganda 2020-11-18 2023-11-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Bonnie Fournier
ID: UNCST-2019-R000250
 Reducing HIV-related Stigma in School Children
REFNo: HS510ES

Specific research objectives:
● Objective 1: To assess the magnitude of change, among young people who receive the arts-based intervention, in measures of stigma (i.e., enacted, internal, anticipated, courtesy, and perceived), HIV knowledge and attitudes towards young people who are HIV+ and –affected;
● Objective 2: To assess the intervention effect on HIV testing behavior among HIV-negative sexually-active young people;
● Objective 3: To assess the intervention effect on linkage to care, initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), and adherence to ART among HIV+ young people;
● Objective 4: To evaluate how, and under what circumstances, the intervention had an effect.

 Canada 2020-11-17 2023-11-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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