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Namuguzi Namuguzi Mary
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Exploring Individual Health-Promoting Lifestyle Behaviours for Prevention of Hypertension in Rural Communities of Uganda
REFNo: HS617ES

1. What knowledge do individuals have about prevention of hypertension in rural communities of Uganda?
2. What individual health lifestyle behaviours influence the prevalence of hypertension in rural communities of Uganda?
3. What is the prevalence of hypertension in two rural communities (Mende and Kasengejje) of Uganda?
4. How do individuals in rural communities of Uganda prevent hypertension?
5. What interventions are effective for the prevention of hypertension in Low and Middle-income countries?

Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Viola  Nyakato Nilah
ID: UNCST-2021-R013698
Understanding the Marginalized Indigenous Batwa People of South-Western Uganda
REFNo: SS452ES

The general objective of the study is to generate data on the livelihood of Batwa indigenous community living in the districts of Kabale, Kisoro, Rubanda and Kanungu in Southwestern Uganda, in order to build evidence around the factors that compromise their livelihoods across policy, access to services and resources, culture and their history/heritage.

The specific objectives of the study will be:
1.To assess and understand the vulnerable issues and factors of marginalization of the Batwa from the districts of Kabale, Kisoro, Rubanda and Kanungu
2.To generate evidence on the social, structural and other barriers the Batwa Community face for their livelihood improvement interventions
3.To undertake participatory approaches to develop and evaluate development interventions improvement for the Batwa livelihoods
4.To propose recommendations on how to develop appropriate livelihood improvement programmes and policies for Batwa indigenous people communities living South Western Uganda.

Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
LYNDA NAKALAWA ESTHER
ID:
The dilemma of youth empowerment in Uganda:interrogating the mindset question
REFNo: SS454ES

Research Questions
Overall Research Question: How have the mindsets of youth from selected youth empowerment programs in Uganda been shaped by the social, cultural and historical processes at play in the society within which these programs operate.
Specific research questions
1. How are youth positioned in the social, cultural and historical discourse around youth empowerment in Uganda?
2. What is the impact of this discourse on the mentalities, including attitudes, unconscious biases or ingrained beliefs of youth in selected youth empowerment programs in Uganda?
3. How are the youth’s mindsets expressed in their behavior or actions?
Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Rodgers Tugume
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prevalence and factors associated with pelvic organ prolapse among women attending gynaecological outpatient clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS706ES

1.To determine the prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse among women attending gynaecological outpatient clinic at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
2.To determine the commonest stage of pelvic organ prolapse at presentation of women attending gynecological outpatient clinic at MRRH.
3.To identify the socio-demographic, obstetric, gynaecological, and medical factors associated with pelvic organ prolapse among women attending gynecological clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
George  Semivule William
ID:
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIC PLANS, IN NDEJJE UNIVERSITY UGANDA
REFNo: SS480ES

1. To determine the effect of planning implementation of of strategic plans on Ndejje University.

2. To assess the effects of organizing on implementation of the strategic plans of Ndejje University.

3. To establish how leading affects the implementation of strategic plans of Ndejje University.

4. To determine the effect of controlling on implementation of the strategic plans of Ndejje University.
Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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