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LYNDA NAKALAWA ESTHER
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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
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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
Felix Twinomucunguzi Rutaro Baineki
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A Socio-Technical Decision Support Framework for Reducing Groundwater Contamination Risk in Peri-Urban Areas, Kampala
REFNo: SS482ES

Determine the recent extent of groundwater contamination in low income peri-urban areas, with focus on emerging organic contaminants.

Investigate the specific vulnerability to emerging groundwater contamination in low income peri-urban areas.

Assess the key socio-institutional factors influencing increased risk of groundwater contamination in low income peri-urban areas.

Develop qualitative decision support framework for reducing risk of groundwater contamination in low income peri-urban areas.

Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Hakim Sendagire
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Evaluation of the World Health Organization criteria and the Uganda National Policy; antiretroviral treatment regimen switch, from first line to second line HIV drug combinations, following ‘virological failure but without drug resistance testing’.
REFNo: HS743ES

1. To determine the prevalence of virologic failure among patients receiving first line failure in Uganda.
2. Establish the resistance patterns at the time of switching therapy.
3. Validate the correctness of the decision to switch therapy, thereby evaluate the WHO public health approach in management of ART.

Uganda 2020-10-27 2023-10-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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