REBECCA NANTANDA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001533
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MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA AMONG HIV-EXPOSED AND UNEXPOSED CHILDREN IN UGANDA: BURDEN, GENOTYPES, RISK AND OUTCOME
REFNo: HS56ES
1.To determine the burden of atypical bacterial pneumonia among HIV-exposed and unexposed children with respiratory illnesses in Mulago hospital.
2.To determine the risk factors for atypical bacterial pneumonia among children with acute respiratory symptoms
3.To determine the outcome of children with atypical pneumonia
4.To describe the relationship between the genotypes of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and resistance to macrolide antibiotics.
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Uganda |
2017-06-21 |
2020-06-21 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Julia Modern Keri
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The disability rights movement in Bunyoro, Uganda: human rights, value, and negotiations of belonging
REFNo: SS68ES
Through an ethnographic study of a Disabled Person’s Organisation (DPO) in Masindi District, Bunyoro, Uganda, to investigate the relationship between human rights and questions about personhood, value and dependence. The research will focus on the way that various actors in the disability movement conceptualise and speak about the types of change that are being created in disabled people’s lives through the movement, and how this affects the changes that actually occur in practice.
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UK |
2017-06-20 |
2020-06-20 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Aaron Mulyanyuma Ayeta
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Political parties influencing Uganda's Public Policy Formulation in nascent Hydrocarbon Industry.
REFNo: SS74ES
i. Examine the influence of ideologies of political parties on public policy formulation process in Uganda’s hydrocarbon industry.
ii. Assess the influence of political parties’ manifestos and Parliamentary caucuses on Public Policy formulation in hydrocarbon industry in Uganda. ii. Assess the influence of political parties’ manifestos and Parliamentary caucuses on Public Policy formulation in hydrocarbon industry in Uganda.
iii. Assess the effectiveness of political party representation in Parliament and their influence public policy formulation in hydrocarbon industry in Uganda.
iv. Evaluate challenges affecting political parties in influencing public policy on hydrocarbon industry in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2017-06-20 |
2020-06-20 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Lydia Nakiyingi
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Outcomes of HIV co-infected presumptive tuberculosis (TB) patients started on TB treatment without bacteriological confirmation of TB
REFNo: HS72ES
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
• To determine the outcomes of HIV-infected presumptive TB patients in whom TB treatment is started based on empirical decision-making without bacteriological evidence of TB and to establish non-TB etiology among HIV-infected presumptive TB adults without bacteriological evidence of TB
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
i. To characterize clinical decision-making among HIV co-infected presumptive TB patients without bacteriological confirmation of TB
ii. To determine clinical and mortality outcomes of HIV-infected presumptive TB patients who are started on TB treatment based on empirical decision-making without bacteriological confirmation of TB
iii. To assess impact of a negative Xpert MTB/Rif test on clinical decision to empirically treat TB among HIV-infected presumptive TB patients
iv. To determine non-TB etiology among HIV-infected adult presumptive TB patients without bacteriological evidence of TB
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Uganda |
2017-06-20 |
2020-06-20 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Travis Lybbert
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Innovation & Intellectual Property Policy in the Ugandan Agri-Food Sector: Insights from coffee seed supply chains and tropical fruit processing
REFNo: A16ES
1. To understand the role of innovation and intellectual property (IP) in the Ugandan agricultural sector
2. To identify business, technical, institutional, and policy constraints that limit or otherwise dilute the impact of agricultural R&D, innovation and technology diffusion in the Ugandan agricultural sector
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USA |
2017-06-19 |
2020-06-19 |
Agricultural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Lucia Rost Aline
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Negotiating time use: an inter-generational mixed methods approach to intra-household decision-making on care and domestic work in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS59ES
My research develops an intergenerational approach to understanding intra-household decision-making on time use, especially with regards to time spent on care work—in the post-conflict setting in Northern Uganda.
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Germany |
2017-06-13 |
2020-06-13 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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China Scherz Rose
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Investigating the Role of Spiritual Experience and Social Support in Processes of Personal Change: Alcohol Abuse and Therapeutic Pathways in Uganda
REFNo: SS65ES
RESEARCH QUESTION TO BE ADDRESSED BY THIS PROPOSAL
1) How do spiritual experiences influence people’s efforts to change health-related behaviors?
2) How does social support influence people’s efforts to change their health-related behaviors?
3) How are these two factors interrelated?
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USA |
2017-06-13 |
2020-06-13 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Sarah Bridge
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Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Meningitis Registry
REFNo: HS61ES
Our primary goal is to collect clinical, laboratory, demographic, geographic and economic data in real-time on Ugandan meningitis patients and to compile this information into a meningitis registry. Our central hypothesis is that data extracted from this registry can be used to guide meningitis treatment and prevention, improve resource allocation, facilitate treatment distribution networks, improve global data on meningitis and inform health care policy in Uganda and other similar countries in the meningitis belt.
Aim 1: To use the FilmArray ME assay and GenExpert Ultra assays, in conjunction with existing CSF testing, to diagnose etiologies of meningitis in children and adults at MRRH.
-We hypothesize that the use of FilmArray ME and GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra assays at MRRH will allow better characterization of meningitis epidemiology in Uganda and streamline care decisions through the creation of a diagnostic algorithm for meningitis patients.
Aim 2: To gather population-based epidemiologic data on meningitis in Mbarara, Uganda, in a centralized meningitis registry.
-We hypothesize that creation of a meningitis registry will guide meningitis treatment and prevention, improve resource allocation, facilitate treatment distribution networks, improve global data on meningitis and inform health care policy in Uganda.
Aim 3: To gather population based data on the economic impact of meningitis and its complications through cost questionnaires to better characterize the financial burden of meningitis to patients in resource-limited settings.
-We hypothesize that the cost burden to patients with meningitis is significant and that a cost-effective analysis will lead to informed recommendations to guide health policy in Uganda.
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USA |
2017-06-13 |
2020-06-13 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Rene Dommain
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Testing Historical Presence of Mountain Gorillas and Elephants in an African Biodiversity Hotspot using Targeted Enrichment of Sedimentary Ancient DNA
REFNo: NS13ES
Reconstructing the floristic and vegetation history of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for the past ca. 30000 years. Determining the past presence and invasion history of mountain gorillas and elephants at Bwindi Forest. Determining the natural climatic and habitat conditions that enable gorilla survival and predict future gorilla distribution in Uganda.
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Germany |
2017-06-13 |
2020-06-13 |
Natural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Tiffany Atkinson Aria
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Testing the role of turbidity and diet on the reproductive traits in an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae)
REFNo: NS16ES
The goal of the proposed research is to better understand the influence of turbidity and diet on the behavior and development of reproductive traits in an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae).
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USA |
2017-06-06 |
2020-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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David HUNT
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Parallel evolution in adaptation to hypoxia in African fishes
REFNo: NS18ES
Objectives of this research project are to measure a number of phenotypic traits (e.g., body shape, gill size) known to be associated with hypoxia adaption in fish across several species in the same environment and look for patterns across different species.
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Canada |
2017-06-06 |
2020-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Colin CHAPMAN Austin
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Climate change and increasing human-wildlife conflict: How to conserve wildlife in the face of increasing conflicts
REFNo: NS17ES
To establish a team who can build a graduate research and training network between Uganda, Canada, and South Africa to address the critical issue of how climate change affects crop production and crop raiding by wildlife
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Canada |
2017-06-06 |
2020-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Holly Lyne
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What are the current challenges face in continuing care of premature neonates, following discharge, in Eastern Uganda?
REFNo: HS52ES
1. To assess how carers of preterm neonates are prepared to continue providing all aspects of care for their baby following their discharge from the neonatal unit at the MRRH in Mbale.
2. To explore the attitudes of carers, as well as the perceived barriers and facilitators, to those caring for babies born
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UK |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Jimmy Forry Ben
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Prevalence of mental disorders and associated factors among prisoners in Mbarara Municipality
REFNo: HS68ES
To determine the prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners incarcerated in the high and low Security Prisons in Mbarara Municipality.
To identify factors associated with mental illness among prison-inmates and prisoners’ accessibility to mental health services during their confinement.
To establish the association between category of crime and type of mental disorder.
To assess the association between the number of incarcerations and category of mental disorder.
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Uganda |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Agnes Kiragga
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Men at Gaming Centers: Point of Care HIV and STI Testing
REFNo: HS70ES
• To test the acceptability and feasibility of same day testing of HIV and syphilis testing, test result notification, prevalence of HIV and syphilis, and proportion linked to care among men attending at gaming/betting centers
• To identify the proportion of men involved in other self-reported risky behaviors such as hazardous alcohol intake, illicit drug use, having sex with men and having multiple sexual partners,
• To test the diagnostic performance of the ChemBio duo HIV-syphilis point of care test.
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Uganda |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Adam Moeller
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A History of Moral Education in Uganda: Tracing Social Values relating to Gender and Sexuality
REFNo: SS82ES
In my research, I seek to understand a history of moral thought in Uganda, by looking at ideas about gender and sexuality, in order to put current contentious issues in their historical context. This context is inextricably linked to the process of national and regional identity making in Uganda, and hence of great importance in understanding society and post-colonial social and political development.
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USA |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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CATHERINE ABBO
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SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION: MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS65ES
1) To determine the prevalence and associated factors of emotional and behavioural disorders in adolescents in selected secondary schools in Uganda.
2) To identify and describe the current intervention practices of adolescents with emotional and behavioural disorders in secondary schools in Uganda.
3) To determine whether the current intervention match the mental health needs
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Uganda |
2017-05-23 |
2020-05-23 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Jennifer Doherty Catherine
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The Role of Goods Distribution for Stability in Ethnically-divided countries. Uganda Case Study
REFNo: SS66ES
Contribute to the growing literature on public goods distribution which takes into account that not all goods and services are treated equally and that they have different properties. For example, it will build on the work of Kramon and Posner (2013) and Burgess et al (2015). The project will also contribute to literature which examines political stability in developing countries (Magaloni 2008; Blaydes 2011) by adding a component of ethnic diversity.
The objective of the proposed interviews with local and national government, NGOs, and traditional leaders is to understand the distribution structure used to provide different types of goods/services/transfers to different parts of the country.
The objective of the survey is to understand what people receive on the ground in different areas of the country, what types of goods and services they prefer, what different goods indicate to people about the government’s attitude towards them, and who they believe is responsible for providing the different goods and services they receive.
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Ireland |
2017-05-17 |
2020-05-17 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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BAPOLISI ACHILLE MWIRA
ID:
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric comorbidities and associated factors among refugees in Nakivale Camp in south Western Uganda.
REFNo: HS53ES
General objective
• To asses psychiatric comorbidities with PTSD among refugees in Nakivale Camp.
Specific Objectives
•To determine the prevalence of PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression and substance use disorders among refugees in Nakivale Camp.
•To determine the psychosocial stressors associated with PTSD, anxiety disorder, depression and substance use disorders among refugees.
•To compare the prevalence of anxiety disorder, depression and substance use disorders among refugees with and without PTSD in Nakivale Camp.
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
2017-05-17 |
2020-05-17 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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ARCHILEO KAAYA NATIGO
ID: UNCST-2019-R001477
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Development and evaluation of simplified dietary assessment tools in rural/semi-rural women in Uganda
REFNo: HS63ES
Aims and Objectives
The aim of this study is to design and test simplified dietary assessment tools appropriate for use in rural/ areas of Uganda (and comparable countries) that provide adequate quantitative data at population level (i.e., not individual level) on nutrient intake amounts, their relative adequacy compared to requirements, and their food sources. These methods and tools are intended to be comparable in utility to the multiple pass 24-hour recall, currently considered as the reference method, but with lower labor and resource requirements.
Among women residing in a selected study population in Uganda, the objectives of the study are to:
Objective 1: Design and field test simplified methods and tools for collecting and summarizing 'input data' or information on: (i) the various foods and recipes consumed, (ii) the distribution of usual portion sizes for foods consumed, and (iii) the variation in ingredients and proportion of ingredients in recipes consumed.
Sub-objective 1.1: Compare the results of the two simplified input data collection tools to standard methods described in the multiple pass 24-hour recall for listing of foods consumed, estimation of portion sizes of consumed foods, and calculation of standard recipes.
Sub-objective 1.2: Estimate the time and resource requirements for collection of these input data using the simplified input data collection tools.
Objective 2: Design and field test two simplified dietary data collection methods and tools using (i) a 24-hour dietary recall format and (ii) a semi-quantitative food frequency format.
Sub-objective 2.1: Compare key results of each of the two simplified dietary assessment methods with results from a standard multiple-pass 24-hour recall method conducted in the same study population: (i) mean intake of energy and 13 nutrients; (ii) nutrients for which mean intake is 5% of the Estimated Average Requirement for 13 nutrients.
Sub-objective 2.2: Using data collected by the standard 24-hour dietary recall method, compare the key results (noted in 2.1 above) when food composition data for individual food items is applied to the data vs when food composition data aggregated by food sub-group is applied to the data.
Sub-objective 2.3: Determine and compare the time and resource requirements for implementing each of the simplified survey methods and the standard 24-hour recall method.
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Uganda |
2017-05-17 |
2020-05-17 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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