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Benjamin Atwine
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Knowledge and risk factors of Hepatitis B disease among women attending Antenantal Care ate Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.
REFNo: HS785ES

General Objective
To determine the level of available knowledge and risk factors associated with Hepatitis B disease among pregnant women attending ANC at ARRH.
Specific Objective
1. To determine the percentage of women attending ANC at ARRH who are knowledgeable about Hepatitis B disease.
2. To determine the prevalence of Hepatitis B disease among pregnant women attending ANC at ARRH who take part in the study.
3. To determine the risk factors of Hepatitis B disease among pregnant women seeking ANC at ARRH.
 Uganda 2020-11-24 2023-11-24 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Kenneth Ssebambulidde Ssebambulidde
ID: UNCST-2021-R013976
 Collection of control DNA samples for the AMBITION-cm host-susceptibility to cryptococcal infection sub-study (a genome wide association study). A sub-study of the AMBITION-cm Trial
REFNo: HS789ES

To identify genetic variants associated with Cryptococcal meningitis susceptibility and disease severity
 Uganda 2020-11-24 2023-11-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Paul  Kutyabami
ID: UNCST-2020-R015029
 THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON ONGOING RESEARCH PROCESSES IN UGANDA: KEY STAKEHOLDER’S EXPERIENCES, OPINIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES
REFNo: HS910ES

1.To explore the experiences of key stakeholders involved in research during Covid-19 outbreak in Uganda
2.To explore opinions and strategies regarding conduct of research during epidemic outbreaks in Uganda.

 Uganda 2020-11-24 2023-11-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Viola Karungi
ID:
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
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