Elizabeth Brannon Lynn
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The Role of Former Female Fighters in the National Resistance Movement
REFNo: SS791ES
During conflict, women step into a number of roles that were traditionally reserved for men--with some women joining rebel forces to fight, others taking up peace activism to combat such fighting, and many stepping into roles that were traditionally held by men. A strong literature has emerged detailing women's violent participation in conflict, as well as the motivations, dynamics, and implications of their action. Through their participation, women are able to experience greater equality with men, in addition to building critical skills and networks. However, little is known about how former rebel women build on these experiences post-conflict. Instead, much of the literature suggests that former rebel women experience significant marginalization after conflict, minimizing their future opportunities. Such patterns seem further at odds with patterns of rebel-group-to-political-party transformations. In this project, I have two main objectives. I seek to understand the post-conflict fate of former female fighters and how it relates to former rebel party politics. I ask if and how former female fighters are able to build on their conflict experiences and networks to access positions of political power in the post-conflict environment. Further, I seek to understand broader patterns in which women are elected after conflict. To understand these dynamics, I intend to collect systematic candidate data in Uganda and will complement this will a qualitative analysis based on interviews with former female combatants for the National Resistance Army.
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USA |
2021-04-22 |
2024-04-22 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Anthony Mugeere Buyinza
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PEAK YOUTH, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ROLE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SEIZING THEIR FUTURE
REFNo: SS670ES
General Objective:
To explore how climate change in Uganda is affecting young lives and youth livelihoods in the regions of Karamoja and Jinja.
Specific objectives:
(i) To document the diverse lives and livelihood strategies of young people
in rural and urban settings;
(ii) To find out how climate change impacts upon young people's lives and livelihoods;
(iii) To identify youth solutions to the challenges they face.
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Uganda |
2021-04-21 |
2024-04-21 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Elizabeth Ayebare Ombeva
ID: UNCST-2020-R003666
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An education package to improve health worker communication with women and families after stillbirth or neonatal death: A feasibility study
REFNo: HS1102ES
1. To pilot an education package and associated resources, including train the trainer/training manuals and audio-visual aids to improve health worker communication in Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2. For feasibility
a. Explore the acceptability and implementation of the package with facility staff receiving training, trainers and service managers across settings.
b. Explore the acceptability and implementation of the package with undergraduate midwifery students receiving training.
c. Assess uptake and attendance/completion of the package.
d. Explore impacts of the research and education package on practice and clinical services.
3. To prepare for a full-scale evaluation:
a. Define the most appropriate primary and secondary outcomes to assess the effect of the educational package on health workers’ communication and parents’ experiences.
b. Assess the acceptability and burden of data collection for participants.
c. Use data to optimise the design and estimate the sample size for a full-scale trial.
d. Exploration of key resources associated with implementing the educational package will be completed to provide an economic understanding of the intervention and its potential impact.
e. To utilise existing and develop additional networks to identify potential sites for a full-scale trial.
4. To combine the feasibility, acceptability and uptake data to develop a full trial protocol by the end of the study.
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Uganda |
2021-04-21 |
2024-04-21 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
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SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion: a sero prevalence study among cancer patients and health workers at the Uganda Cancer Institute
REFNo: HS1240ES
3. To describe the temporal trends in the anti- SARS-CoV-2 antibody sero-prevalence among cancer patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute,2. To describe the clinical and demographic characteristics associated with history of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and severity of COVID-19 disease in cancer patients. ,1. To determine SARS-CoV-2 antibody sero-prevalence in cancer patients attending care at the Uganda Cancer Institute,
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Uganda |
2021-04-21 |
2024-04-21 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Conrad Muzoora Kihembe
ID: UNCST-2019-R001432
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A randomized clinical TriaL of early empiric Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis therapy for Sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa (ATLAS trial)
REFNo: HS1272ES
The primary hypothesis of this clinical trial protocol is that immediate and sepsis specific dose of anti-TB therapy will result in improved 28-day mortality for study participants admitted to hospital with HIV and sepsis in Tanzania and Uganda compared to standard care alone.
The primary objective is:
1) To conduct a randomized 2x2 factorial clinical trial of 1) immediate initiation of empiric anti-TB therapy plus standard care vs diagnosis dependent anti-TB therapy plus standard care alone and 2) sepsis-specific anti-TB therapy plus standard care vs conventional WHO weight-based anti-TB therapy plus standard care for patients presenting with sepsis to two hospitals in Uganda and Tanzania.
1a) To determine if empiric immediate initiation of anti-TB therapy plus standard care improves 28 day mortality compared to diagnosis dependent anti-TB therapy plus standard care.
1b) To determine if sepsis-specific dose anti-TB therapy plus standard care improves 28 day mortality compared to conventional WHO weight-based anti-TB therapy plus standard care.
The secondary objectives include:
1) To determine if empiric immediate initiation of anti-TB therapy plus standard care improves in-hospital mortality compared to diagnosis dependent anti-TB therapy plus standard care
2) To determine if sepsis-specific dose anti-TB therapy plus standard care improves in hospital mortality compared to conventional WHO weight-based anti-TB therapy plus standard care.
3) To determine if empiric immediate initiation of anti-TB therapy plus standard care improves 6 month mortality compared to diagnosis dependent anti-TB therapy plus standard care
4) To determine if sepsis-specific dose anti-TB therapy plus standard care improves 6 month mortality compared to conventional WHO weight-based anti-TB therapy plus standard care.
5) To determine the safety of increased dose anti-TB therapy for patients with sepsis
6) To determine if early achievement of target serum drug concentrations of isoniazid and rifampin, measured at day-2 of TB treatment, associates with more rapid clinical improvement among patients with confirmed TB.
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Uganda |
2021-04-21 |
2024-04-21 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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