Dorothy Massa
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Understanding Congolese Refugee Women at Risk Experiences in Light of Social Protection Initiatives and Policy Interventions in Uganda
REFNo: SS2108ES
Research Objectives
Explore the lived experiences, perceptions, and needs of Congolese RWaR in Nakivale refugee settlement.
Specifically, the research seeks to:
i. Describe the types and sources of risks, including Gender-Based Violence experienced by RWaR in their everyday life.
ii. Identify the resilience strategies utilized by RWaR and measures needed to thrive through different adversities.
iii. Explain how social protection programs and policies by state and non-state actors are shaping the social welfare, dignity and quality of life of RWaR.
iv. Propose ways through which RWaR social welfare, dignity, and quality of life can be sustained amidst hardships by RWaR, state and non-state actors.
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Uganda |
2023-10-31 19:25:40 |
2026-10-31 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mary Nabacwa Ssonko
ID: UNCST-2023-R007407
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The National Roll-out of the Care Policy Score in Uganda: A Contextualised Analysis of Uganda's Investment and Policy Actions on Care and Domestic Work
REFNo: SS2018ES
Identify opportunities towards policy influencing and action towards inclusion of Unpaid Care and Domestic work into national programmes and policy actions. ,Provide policy makers with evidence and Information to make informed decisions on these policies. ,Measure and track government progress and commitments systematically and holistically across public policy areas for unpaid care and domestic work. ,Assess, quantify and track the extent to which government policies related to care are adopted, budgeted for and implemented, and the extent to which they have a transformative effect on care and domestic work,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:20:45 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Eugene Ruzagira
ID: UNCST-2023-R008282
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Rapid ethnographic assessment of study sites for a future trial of oral (on-demand and daily) and long-acting Pre-exposure prophylaxis for mobile men in South Africa
and Uganda
REFNo: HS3099ES
a) Provide an overview for each site of the population characteristics, paying particular
attention to men who are mobile for work.
b) Describe the perceptions of sexual health risks for both men and women held by members
of the community.
c) Document the HIV prevention options available at each site and give some preliminary insights into men’s attitudes towards and use of those options.
d) Identify opportunities and settings to create demand and deliver biomedical HIV
prevention including PrEP (oral and injectable) for mobile men.
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:18:58 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Henriettah Nakisozi
ID:
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FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM BYPRODUCTS OF MANGO (Mangifera Indica)
REFNo: A367ES
5. To determine the quality characteristics (lipid oxidation value, carbonyl content, thiol content, pH, cooking properties, color, total volatile nitrogen, moisture, protein, lipid, ash and carbohydrate contents) beef sausages containing mango peel, kernel and seed extracts.,4. To determine amounts of predominant bioactive compounds in pulp, peel, seed and kernel ripe mango varieties after solar drying, force air oven drying and freeze drying.,3. To quantify bioactive compounds (phenolic compounds, flavonoids, phenolic acids, carotenoids, anthocyanins, phytosterols, ascorbic acid, vitamin E) from fresh pulp, peel, kernel and seed of ripe mango varieties grown in Uganda.,2. To determine the physicochemical properties (moisture content, ash content, carbohydrate content, protein content, fibre content, fat content, mineral content, titratable acidity, pH, total soluble solids (TSS), tannins, oxalates) of pulp, peel, kernel and seed of ripe mango varieties.,1. To determine morphometric characteristics (fruit size, fruit weight, fruit colour, volume, pulp texture, pulp firmness, peel thickness) of mature mango varieties grown in Uganda,To evaluate the functional characteristics of bioactive compounds from byproducts of mango produced in Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:17:54 |
2026-10-30 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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David Kyaddondo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014906
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Factors Associated with Continuity of Care among Forcibly Displaced Persons with Hypertension and/or Type 2 Diabetes in Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda
REFNo: SS1959ES
Main objective
To investigate factors affecting access to and (dis)continuity of HTN and/or type 2 diabetes care among FDPs in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda
Specific Objectives
1.To determine the sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of FDPs with HTN and/or type 2 diabetes.
2.To estimate awareness, treatment, and attainment of HTN and/or type 2 diabetes control among FDPs.
3.To investigate the association between mobility-related factors and (dis)continuity of care among FDPs with HTN and/or type 2 diabetes.
4.To investigate the association between social factors and (dis)continuity of care among FDPs with HTN and/or type 2 diabetes.
5.To explore the effects and consequences of mobility on the control of HTN and/or type 2 diabetes in FDPs.
6.To explore stakeholders’ and FDPs’ perception of the (dis)continuity of care for HTN and/or type 2 diabetes.
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:16:31 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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MUTEKANGA ANDREW
ID:
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VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY AND ITS CORRELATION WITH PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION IN DIABETES AT TWO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE LEVEL IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3178ES
To determine the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and its associations with peripheral neuropathy and impaired cognitive function, among people living diabetes in primary healthcare settings in southwest Uganda
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:14:05 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Ritah Nansamba
ID:
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT AMONG FOREIGN ACADEMIC STAFF IN SELECTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA, UGANDA
REFNo: SS1987ES
v. To determine the moderating effect of psychological contract on the relationship between human resource management practices and employee commitment among foreign academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.,iv. To determine the effect of training on employee commitment among foreign academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda. ,iii. To examine the effect of job engagement on employee commitment among foreign academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.,ii. To establish the effect of recruitment and selection on employee commitment among foreign academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda. ,i. To examine the effect of rewards on employee commitment among foreign academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda. ,To investigate the effect of human resource management practices on employee commitment among foreign academic staff in selected private universities in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:12:51 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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KETTY DRICIRU -
ID:
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Examining Parents’ and Teachers’ Support of Early Learning Through Local Play.
Case of selected Early Learning Center in Arua City.
REFNo: SS1984ES
To explore the specific practices parents employ when engaging in play with their children at home.
To investigate the specific practices teachers utilize when engaging in local play activities with children in a school setting.
To collaborate with teachers to develop strategies for the effective integration of local play into their teaching methods.
To identify and examine the factors that influence the utilization of local play as a teaching method.
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:09:17 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Adam Hewitt Smith
ID: UNCST-2019-R001658
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The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study
REFNo: HS3338ES
To determine the availability of resources for essential emergency and critical in African hospitals.,To investigate the association between the provision of essential emergency and critical care to critically ill patients and mortality.,To estimate the proportion of critically ill patients who receive essential emergency and critical care.,To establish the mortality rate of the critically ill patients and those who are not critically ill.,To establish the proportion of adult (18 years or older) inpatients in African hospitals that are critically ill.,
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UK |
2023-10-30 21:08:01 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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ACAN ROSE LILLY
ID:
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PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INDUCED ABORTION AMONG WOMEN ADMITTED WITH ABORTION AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS3354ES
1. To determine the prevalence of induced abortion among women admitted with abortion at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To determine the factors associated with induced abortion among women admitted with abortion at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,
3. To describe the complications of induced and spontaneous abortion among women admitted with abortion at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:06:27 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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ERICK SSEGUJJA
ID: UNCST-2021-R012964
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A POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS OF HEALTH TAXES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3167ES
The main objective of this study is to investigate the political economy factors influencing the legislation and implementation of health taxes in Uganda.
Specifically, we will investigate the following specific objectives;
1. To retrospectively assess the processes of legislation and implementation of selected health taxes in Uganda (such as on tobacco products).
2. To examine the facilitators and barriers to the introduction and implementation of new health taxes in Uganda (such as on sugar-sweetened beverages)
3. To critically analyse the frames and underlying assumptions advanced for and against the introduction of health taxes during the legislation processes in Uganda.
4. To examine the trends in pricing, consumption and sales/revenues of unhealthy commodities in Uganda at different tax rates?
5. To steer and trigger advocacy efforts towards the promotion of health taxes as a measure towards implementation of public health interventions to address NCDs through the provision of evidence.
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:05:10 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Stevens Bechange
ID: UNCST-2022-R009190
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Access to eye health care services for older people with disabilities in two districts in Karamoja: a qualitative study
REFNo: SS2006ES
To elicit and synthesise recommendations for how different aspects of the eye health system can be made more inclusive for older men and women with different types of disabilities.,To examine how eye healthcare workers are trained, resourced, and supported to provide services to older men and women with different types of disabilities, within different healthcare facilities in Karamoja.,To understand the experiences of older men and women with disabilities who have successfully sought eye health care in Karamoja and to identify the resources (financial and otherwise) they used on their pathways to access care.,The aim of this study is to explore how older people with disabilities access and are provided with eye health care in Karamoja, Uganda, and to identify opportunities for improvement. ,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 21:03:35 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Pamela Bakkabulindi
ID:
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Identifying and designing strategies to increase uptake of second dose Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among adolescent girls: A case study of Kayunga district, Uganda
REFNo: HS3188ES
1. To assess the barriers and facilitators that influence uptake of HPV2 vaccination among eligible Ugandan adolescent girls. ,To design strategies for increased uptake for HPV2 vaccination among Ugandan adolescent girls.,To identify and design strategies that can increase the uptake of HPV2 vaccine among adolescent girls in Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 20:59:42 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
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A BASELINE ASSESSMENT TO INFORM THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMMES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TB IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3345ES
1.To identify and engage with key informants from the TB and social protection sector in Uganda
2.To collect and review information on key features of available social protection programmes operating in Uganda to start assessing their inclusiveness and responsiveness to people affected by TB.
3.To ascertain social protection needs and the supply- and demand-side barriers hampering the access to social protection programmes from people affected by TB in Uganda.
4.To summarise the evidence generated and translate them into useful recommendations for Uganda
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 20:57:50 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Mario Munduga Aruku
ID:
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Investigating the Contribution of Headteachers in Addressing Gender Equality in Primary Schools in Koboko District (Uganda).
REFNo: SS2010ES
1. To analyze the structural measures and initiatives implemented by headteachers to address and promote gender equality within primary schools in the Koboko district.
2. To identify and assess the challenges faced by headteachers in their endeavors to address gender inequality in primary schools, focusing on the specific barriers and constraints they encounter.
3. To examine the strategies utilized by headteachers to actively promote gender equity within their schools, investigating the methods they employ to create an inclusive educational environment.
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 20:55:23 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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JULIET MWANGA-AMUMPAIRE
ID: UNCST-2022-R009420
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Diagnostic Performance and Feasibility of two New Treatment Decision Algorithms for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children.
REFNo: HS3203ES
To evaluate the diagnostic performance, describe the diagnostic cascade and assess the feasibility of implementing the new 2022 WHO treatment decision algorithms for pulmonary TB in children under 10 years old under programmatic conditions.
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 20:53:42 |
2026-10-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Agatha Kafuko
ID:
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DECOLONISING RESEARCH TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS AND PROMOTE GOOD EDUCATION OUTCOMES THROUGH SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
REFNo: SS2076ES
To undertake a detailed documentation, review and analysis of the community engagement processes and draw lessons to for a larger study to allow scientific testing of the impact of school social work on education and child protection outcomes in Uganda. ,To co-design an intervention that targets clan leaders as change agents in violence prevention in northern Uganda;,To conduct school-community engagement activities to stimulate community-led actions for a sustainable school-community collaborative aimed at good education and child protection outcomes in a rural school setting,To characterize the traditional leadership structure and existing school-community collaboration initiatives aimed at enhancing education and child protection outcomes ,To explore social norms, risk and protective factors for children’s socio-emotional needs and violence within school settings and the community,The aim of study is to pilot participatory approaches in a collaborative initiative between social work professionals and a local community to prevent VAWG and produce good education outcomes for children in a community setting in Gulu. ,
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Uganda |
2023-10-30 20:50:16 |
2026-10-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Deogratias Munube
ID: UNCST-2021-R012311
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Immediate and short term outcome of patients with haemophilia who present to a haemophilia treatment centre and satellite clinics with an acute bleed
REFNo: HS1882ES
To determine the immediate and short term outcome of patients with haemophilia who present to a haemophilia treatment centre
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Uganda |
2023-10-25 13:20:06 |
2026-10-25 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Nestor Basemera
ID: UNCST-2023-R007376
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Urban Women’s Micro-Entrepreneurship and Empowerment: A Case of Kampala Central Division, Uganda
REFNo: SS1839ES
1 To investigate the influence of micro entrepreneurship on women’s empowerment within the urban space in Kampala Central Division.
2 Assess critically how women negotiate, and use urban space in Kampala Central Division for micro entrepreneurship
3 To investigate urban opportunities that promote women’s micro enterprises.
4 Investigate the urban barriers that hinder women’s micro enterprises both in starting and growing micro businesses.
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Uganda |
2023-10-25 13:18:07 |
2026-10-25 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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JANE OKUTIRU
ID:
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PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AMONG ADULT HIV PATIENTS IN KIRUDDU NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS3140ES
To determine the prevalence of PHT among adult patients with HIV in Kiruddu Hospital.To determine the patient factors associated with pulmonary hypertension among adult patients with HIV in Kiruddu National Referral Hospital in Uganda over the study period. ,To determine the prevalence of PHT among adult patients with HIV infection in KIruddu hospital. To determine the factors associated with PHT among patients with HIV infection in Kiruddu hospital.,To determine the prevalence and factors associated with PHT among adults with HIV in Kiruddu hospital.,
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Uganda |
2023-10-25 13:10:17 |
2026-10-25 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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