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Edgar Tusingwire Bagarukayo Bagarukayo
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Analysis of Capacity development and Participation of Local companies in the Oil and gas industry: A case of Ugandan Companies
REFNo: SS515ES

-To examine the approaches and mechanisms used by Ugandan Companies’ for capacity development;
- To examine the roles of various capacity building actors and how they facilitate or inhibit capacity development;
- To analyze how Ugandan Companies’ have deployed the capacity acquired to participate in the oil and gas industry in Uganda.

Uganda 2020-09-04 2023-09-04 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
PAUL ISABIRYE
ID:
Determinants of Family Planning Services uptake among first time parents in Uganda
REFNo: HS868ES

1. To determine the level of uptake of family planning services among first time parents.
2. To identify the individual factors that determine family planning services uptake among the first time parents.
3. To assess the contextual drivers of family planning services uptake among the first time parents.
4. To assess family planning services uptake challenges among first time parents.

 Uganda 2020-09-02 2023-09-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
PAUL ISABIRYE
ID:
An Analysis of the drivers of Antenatal Care leaks along the ANC cascade in Uganda: A case study of RHITES Implementing Mechanisms
REFNo: HS876ES

a. To identify the causes of dropout of mothers from antenatal care service delivery in Uganda.
i. To identify the individual factors that drive drop out of mothers from ANC services.
ii. To identify socio-cultural factors that influence mothers to drop out of antenatal care along the ANC cascade.
iii. To examine the institutional factors that drive loss of clients in ANC care across the ANC cascade.
b. To determine the level of completion of four ANC visits and more than four ANC visits among mothers attending antenatal care
c. To identify the approaches used by the different health institutions to minimize loss of mothers from antenatal care across the ANC cascade.

 Uganda 2020-09-02 2023-09-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Rita Nakalega
ID: UNCST-2019-R000599
 PEER-DELIVERED HIV SELF-TESTING AND PrEP FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS845ES

1. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of using peer-delivered HIVST and oral PrEP to young women in Uganda.
2. To explore how peer-delivery of HIVST and PrEP influences PrEP persistence among young wome
 Uganda 2020-08-28 2023-08-28 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Diana Nabbumba Erinah
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Exploring the systemic nature of social care provision and expectations for older people in rural Uganda: A transformative qualitative study
REFNo: HS322ES

This study aims to investigate the current state of social care for older people in rural areas of Uganda. It will establish who is responsible for aged care in rural Uganda, the challenges and gaps in the current social care system and provide recommendations to address these gaps and challenges. The study is significant because it will contribute to the body of knowledge of social care in rural areas of developing countries. More specifically, this research will increase awareness of the plight of older people in seeking social care, and allow for recommendations to be made to key relevant stakeholders
 Uganda 2020-08-26 2023-08-26 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
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