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Abner Tagoola
ID: UNCST-2021-R013446
 Saving young lives: Triage and management of sepsis in children using the point-of care Paediatric Rapid Sepsis Trigger (PRST) tool
REFNo: HS528ES

The purpose of this study is to develop and implement a digital trigger tool and electronic dashboard to guide frontline health workers in triaging children at facilities in LMICs with severe infection/suspected sepsis. This is with the goal of reducing time to diagnosis and treatment of critically ill children and ultimately reducing preventable child deaths from sepsis secondary to infectious disease.
Specifically, the research seeks to develop a prediction model and to perform clinical validation of a digital trigger tool to guide triage and treatment of children at health facilities in LMICs with severe infections/suspected sepsis.

Uganda 2020-02-07 2023-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Menno Veen Niels Eduard
ID:
VULNERABILITY-RESILIENCE OF POTATO AND RICE FARMERS IN UGANDA TO SHOCKS: AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (IFDC) REACH-UGANDA Project
REFNo: SS413ES

The objective of this study is threefold. First, to understand what are the shocks that rice and potato growing households in South-West and East Uganda are facing and what coping mechanisms households they use prior to and in response to shocks. Second, to quantify the vulnerability of households. Third, to measure the impact of the REACH-UGANDA project on households’ effectiveness of currently used coping mechanisms on well-being and the likelihood to fall into poverty.
 Netherlands 2020-02-07 2023-02-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Johanna Meinecke
ID:
Consumer acceptance of novel healthy fruit and vegetable products in East Africa
REFNo: SS418ES

Factors influencing consumers’ perception of processed fruits and vegetables
(1) Examine sensory characteristics of jackfruit juice and cowpea leaf porridge by rural and urban consumers
(2) Elicit consumers’ willingness to pay for jackfruit juice and cowpea leaf porridge
(3) Relate consumers’ dietary and purchasing behaviour to acceptance of processed fruits and vegetables
(4) Analyse if information on products nutritional value, convenience and seasonality can enhance consumers acceptance
 Germany 2020-02-07 2023-02-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Mercy Muwema
ID:
ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF PERINATAL CARE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF PERINATAL CARE MODEL TO REDUCE PERINATAL DEATHS IN BUNYORO REGION
REFNo: HS483ES

Primary Objectives
1.To describe the health facility and health worker structures in place to support perinatal care at district hospitals in Bunyoro region.
2.To assess the prevalence and factors associated with poor quality of perinatal care at district hospitals in Bunyoro region
3.To assess the association between quality of perinatal care and birth outcomes at district hospitals in Bunyoro region
4.To explore care providers and client’s experiences on quality of perinatal care at district hospitals in Bunyoro region
5.To develop a context-specific quality of perinatal care model for Bunyoro region

Secondary objective
6.To assess the feasibility and acceptability of the context-specific quality of perinatal care model

Uganda 2020-02-06 2023-02-06 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Grace Kisitu Paul
ID: UNCST-2024-R004102
 DPART STUDY: DIHYDROARTEMISININ-PIPERAQUINE IN THE CONTEXT OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
REFNo: HS486ES

OVERALL AIM: To determine the PK/PD of DP in HIV-infected children in the setting of first-line ART regimens including LPV/r, EFV and potentially the integrase inhibitor dolutegravir (DTG) which may become widely used in older Ugandan children.
Our primary objectives are:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

1) To evaluate and compare the PK exposure and safety of single dose DP in HIV-infected children on LPV/r-based ART to HIV-uninfected children not on ART (Group L1 vs C1)
2) To evaluate and compare the PK exposure and safety of 3-dose DP in HIV-infected children on LPV/r-based ART to HIV-uninfected children not on ART (Group L3 vs C3a)
3) To evaluate and compare the PK exposure of 3-dose DP in HIV-infected children on EFV-based ART and HIV-uninfected children not on ART (Group E3 vs C3a).
4) To evaluate and compare the PK exposure of 3-dose DP in HIV-infected children on DTG-based ART and HIV-uninfected children not on ART (Group D3 vs C3b).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

1) The effects of DP on antiretroviral PK in the above 3-dose arms (EFV, DTG, LPV/r and controls)
2) To evaluate the association of anthropomorphic indicators of malnutrition on PK exposure of DP in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children
3) Assess auto-induction of DHA from single dose to 3-dose
4) To assess the prevalence of pharmacogenetic variants in key metabolic enzymes, including UGT1A1, CYP2B6, CYP3A4, and ABCB1, and the impact of these variants on ACT and ART PK.


 Uganda 2020-02-06 2023-02-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Margaret Lubwama
ID: UNCST-2019-R000636
 Prevalence of multidrug resistant bacteria carriage on mobile phones of final year medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
REFNo: HS491ES

1. To determine the prevalence of multidrug resistant bacteria on mobile phones of final year medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences.
2. To determine risk factors associated with multidrug resistant bacteria carriage on mobile phones of final year medical students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences

 Uganda 2020-02-06 2023-02-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ryoma OTSUKA
ID:
Study on Sustainability of Mountain Gorilla Tourism: From a Tourism Management Perspectives
REFNo: SS387ES

The aim of this study is to contribute to the sustainable development of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda. We have three main objectives of our study. The first one is to better understand tourist needs or expectations and how it is engendered in relation to information sources. The second one is to better understand and explore factors that affect tourist satisfaction. The third one is to understand rangers’ perception of mountain gorillas, gorilla tourism, and tourists.
 Japan 2020-02-06 2023-02-06 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Amy Young
ID:
Causes of under-five child mortality in the slum communities of Kampala, Uganda: A Verbal and Social Autopsy Study
REFNo: HS507ES

The study seeks to identify the biomedical causes of death as well as the sociodemographic, behavioral and environmental factors associated with child mortality in the slum communities of Kampala. This includes recognition of illness, decisions around care-seeking, and care-seeking behaviors.
USA 2020-02-06 2023-02-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Othman Kakaire
ID: UNCST-2019-R000359
 A randomized controlled trial of copper and levonorgestrel intrauterine contraceptive devices among postpartum women in Uganda.
REFNo: HS337ES

Primary Objective:
1)To determine if there is a difference in expulsion rates at twelve months in women randomized to have the Levonorgestrel or copper intrauterine devices inserted in the immediate postpartum period (defined as after delivery of placenta to 48 hours postpartum).
Secondary objectives:
1.To explore women’s perceptions of postpartum contraception
2.To compare discontinuation rates of LNG-IUS and Copper IUD at 12 months
3.To compare pregnancy rates between the two arms at 12 months
4.To compare patterns of vaginal bleeding between the two arms
5.To compare contraceptive satisfaction between the two arms at 3, 6 and 12 months
6.To compare time from delivery to lactogenesis between the two arms
7.To compare breastfeeding over the initial 6 months between the two arms
8.To compare the change in infant weight, length and head circumference from delivery to 6 weeks and from delivery to 6 months between the two arms
9.To compare adverse events including but not limited to uterine perforation, pelvic infection, IUC expulsion, thromboembolism, and death between the two arms

 Uganda 2020-01-29 2023-01-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Abubakar Mustafa Sadik
ID:
Mechanisms of defense against Xanthomonas campestris pv. musaceurum infection in banana cultivars
REFNo: NS107ES

1. To determine whether callose induction is an effective measurable defense output in banana immune response to Xcm infection.

2. To identify the differentially regulated genes during Xcm-banana interaction.

3. To identify differentially regulated metabolites during Xcm-banana interaction.

4. To determine the spatial-temporal distribution of Xcm in banana tissues
Uganda 2020-01-21 2023-01-21 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Joseph Rwothumio
ID:
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ACADEMIC STAFF PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS400ES

This study endeavored to:
1.Establish the relationship between training and academic staff teaching output in selected public universities in Uganda.
2.Establish the relationship between training and academic staff research output in selected public universities in Uganda.
3.Examine the relationship between financial reward and academic staff teaching output in selected public universities in Uganda.
4.Examine the relationship between financial reward and academic staff research output in selected public universities in Uganda.
5.Determine the relationship between performance appraisal and academic staff teaching output in selected public universities in Uganda.
6.Determine the relationship between performance appraisal and academic staff research output in selected public universities in Uganda.

 Uganda 2020-01-21 2023-01-21 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Nicholas  Penny Gordon
ID:
Conserving the Gorillas of Bwindi
REFNo: NS111ES

The objectives of this project are: - to create a complete photo-story and short film about the work of UWA, CTPH and local communities around Bwindi. This will include gorilla treks, the process of finding the gorillas, sample collections from gorilla night nests, how samples are used/analyzed to determine the health of the individuals within a troop and the work in the CTPH Gorilla Health and Community Conservation Center. - to support UWA and CTPH by giving all photographs and the completed film to them free of charge at the end of the research period; - to celebrate Uganda’s commitment and role at the forefront of gorilla conservation; - to support UWA and CTPH and promote the work they do, showing the care and dedication of people who work directly with the gorillas and local people.
UK 2020-01-21 2023-01-21 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Benson Oloya
ID:
Phytochemistry, Antitubercular activity and Cytotoxicity of Selected Plant Species used for the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Uganda
REFNo: NS112ES

i. To isolate and carry out structure determination of the compounds from the four plant species selected,
ii. To investigate the antitubercular activity of the crude extracts and compounds from the four plant species selected,
iii. To determine the cytotoxicity of the crude extracts

 Uganda 2020-01-21 2023-01-21 Natural Sciences Degree Award
FAITH NATUKUNDA
ID:
Optimisation of Thermal and Power Requirements of Resistive Coil-based Low Field MRI Systems
REFNo: SIR24ES

1. Examine the methods of cooling that have been applied in thermal management of resistive coil systems
2. Examine the power and thermal limits of Low field MRI systems
3. Design and numerically analyze a cooling system for a low field MRI system
4. Validate numerical results using experimental data
 Uganda 2020-01-21 2023-01-21 Engineering and Technology Degree Award
Kamada Lwere
ID: UNCST-2022-R009359
 Diversity of Gut Microbiome in Azheimers disease and related dementia in Ugandan Patients
REFNo: MHS2ES

1.To describe the variation in gut microbiome among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.
2.To determine factor association with gut microbiome changes in individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementia.

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Martin Kyamanywa Martin
ID:
The East African political Federation Dream: Exploring the Missing Link(s)
REFNo: SS403ES


i). To examine the measures put in place to fast track the East African Federation dream
ii). To explore the anticipated benefits of the East African political Federation to the people of the region.
iii). To establish the key factors favoring the creation of the East African Federation
iv). To identify factors that may hamper attaining the East African political Federation dream

2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Joseph Matovu
ID:
Repeat Survey and Mid-Term Evaluation of the Global Fund-Supported Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project
REFNo: SS411ES

a) To determine the extent to which the project is on target to achieve set objectives and explore potential options for improving project implementation in the remaining period leading to project completion
b) Assess the adequacy of the TASO-AGYW project coordination mechanisms and management structure in supporting the implementation of the project by sub-grantees
c) Document the key strategies/innovations used by sub-grantees to address the needs and vulnerabilities of AGYW and establish the extent to which they meet the needs of AGYW as identified at baseline
d) To establish if the period of implementation has yielded value for money/efficiency
e) To document and compare success stories and lessons learned in implementing AGYW interventions in DREAMS and Global Fund supported AGYW districts
f) To monitor campaign implementation and take stock of the challenges experienced in the implementation of AGYW interventions, and seek suggestions from implementers and key stakeholders as to how best these challenges can be minimized

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Ambrose Murangira
ID:
Disability and Communication Technologies: Access to HIV and AIDS Education Messages Among Deaf Persons in Uganda
REFNo: HS478ES

The general objective is to examine how health communication technologies influence access to HIV and AIDs Education Messages by Deaf persons and (re) shape their preventive and treatment seeking practices.

Specific Objectives:

To identify the various forms of communication technologies through which Deaf persons receive HIV/AIDs education messages.

To establish how different forms of communication technologies influence (either facilitate or inhibit) access of HIV/AIDS education messages by Deaf persons

To examine how communication technologies (re)shape the HIV&AIDS preventive and treatment seeking practices of Deaf persons

To examine the role and contribution of organizations/institutions in facilitating/inhibiting access to communication technologies by Deaf persons

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Emmanuel Ahishakiye
ID:
A Dictionary Learning Approach for Medical Image Reconstruction in Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging
REFNo: SIR23ES

i. To determine the suitable dictionary learning algorithms for image reconstruction in low field MRI.
ii. To design and develop a suitable algorithms capable of image reconstruction in low field MRI.
iii. To test and validate the developed algorithms as a means of demonstrating its mechanism and viability.

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Engineering and Technology Degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
 A PILOT STUDY TO ASSESS THE ACCEPTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERNAL PPH WRAP DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POST-PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE
REFNo: HS499ES

1. To evaluate the acceptability and usability of the Maternal PPH Wrap among health women who are not at risk of PPH

2. To evaluate the preliminary performance of the Maternal PPH Wrap on women with mild postpartum haemorrhage
 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Hannington Oryem-Origa
ID:
Developing a microbial-based product for remediation of oil-contaminated soils in Uganda
REFNo: NS108ES

i. To assess the impact of oil spillage on physical-chemical and microbial quality of soil.

ii. To isolate and characterize bacteria and fungi from oil-contaminated soil from selected sites in Uganda.

iii. To assess the oil degradation efficiency of selected bacterial and fungal species isolated from oil-polluted soils.

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Valerie de Koeijer
ID:
The Ethics of Preparedness in Humanitarian Disaster
REFNo: SS395ES

The objectives of the project, organized per research question, are as follows: Research question 1: How are journalists, and academics working in or adjacent to war zones trained for these conditions?

Objective: To generate knowledge about conflict-adjacent professionals’ background and training.

Research question 2: How do practitioners across professions cope with emergent ethical challenges in the everyday course of their work? Objectives: First, identify and better understand the common, everyday issues that conflict-adjacent professionals face in the line of their work. Second, to understand the way that conflict-adjacent professionals make decisions in the face of everyday challenges. Third, to gain those professionals’ own reflections on their approaches to resolving those problems. Research question 3: Do professionals’ protocols and practices evolve in the field, and if so, how?

Objective: To identify and better understand whether and how professionals’ protocols and practices evolve in the field in response to the challenges they face. This project will produce both academic and policy/practice outputs.
Netherlands 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
George Matovu
ID:
FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH SAVINGS AND CREDIT CO-OPERATIVES FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS409ES

This study is to investigate and understand how financial inclusion through SACCOs can be an effective option for inclusive growth in Uganda. In order to focus on the research problem and provide answers to the research questions, these specific objectives have been identified to guide, and achieve the overall aim of the study:

1.Identify and analyse the socio-economic success factors and barriers affecting SACCOs in deepening financial inclusion to enhance inclusive growth.
2.Understand the role of SACCOs in deepening financial inclusion.
3.Examine the role of financial inclusion in achieving inclusive growth

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Silver Bahendeka Karaireho
ID: UNCST-2019-R000876
 Improving Glycaemic Control for Children and Young People with Type 1 Diabetes in Uganda: Towards a Feasible and Acceptable Self-Care Programme
REFNo: HS519ES

Aims of the Study
The aims of the study are to investigate factors associated with poor glycaemic control of children and young people with T1D attending the CDiC Clinics in Uganda; and to develop and evaluate an individually tailored, age-appropriate management intervention to support decision-making and self-care with a specific focus on insulin management and blood glucose monitoring with available resources. It is an implementation research.
Objectives
This is an implementation research employing a mixed methods research design. In-depth interviews will be conducted alongside unmet needs in managing the diabetes and an assessment of healthcare preferences. Because people often have diverse preferences for healthcare interventions, and preferences tend to change through the course of an illness, we shall also examine whether these preferences are characterized by heterogeneity, and if so, the extent to which this heterogeneity could be explained by relevant characteristics of people with T1D. The study will therefore have the following specific objectives:
1. To determine the prevalence of poor glycaemic control among children and young people with T1D attending CDiC clinics in Uganda.
2. To assess patient factors associated with poor glycaemic control in children and young people with T1D attending CDiC clinics in Uganda.
3. To assess family factors associated with poor glycaemic control in children and young people with T1D attending CDiC clinics in Uganda.
4. To assess health system factors associated with poor glycaemic control among children and young people with T1DM attending CDiC clinics in Uganda.
5. To assess social factors associated with poor glycaemic control in children and young people with T1D attending CDiC clinics in Uganda.
6. To determine the un-met needs in the children and young people with T1D attending the CDiC clinics in Uganda.
7. To assess diabetes care preferences in children and young people with T1D attending the CDiC Clinics in Uganda.
8. To examine whether the diabetes care preferences among T1D are characterized by heterogeneity, and if so the extent to which the heterogeneity could be explained by relevant characteristics of people with T1D or their care givers.
9 To develop a feasible and acceptable self-management intervention.
10. To assess the impact of the individually tailored age-appropriate management intervention T1D treatment on the glycaemic control (HbA1c), in children and young people with T1D attending the CDiC Clinics in Uganda.
11. To determine the frequency of hypoglycaemic episodes with the new self-management program.
12. To assess the effect of the new self-management program on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and young people with T1D.
 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Amanda Nambozo Martha
ID:
TEMPORAL VARIATIONS, ABUNDANCE AND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF FISH SPECIES IN THE CATCHES OF LIGHT ATTRACTION FISHERY OF LAKE ALBERT, UGANDA
REFNo: NS113ES

General objective
To assess the temporal variations, abundance and population characteristics of dominant fish species in the catches of light attraction fishery in Lake Albert, Uganda Specific objectives
i)To establish the compositions and abundance of fish species in light attraction fishery in the three study sites over a period of one year.
ii)To determine the variation in composition of fish species in the catches over months and seasons of the year.
iii)To establish the trends in population characteristics of the dominant fish species in the light attraction fishery at three study sites over the study period. The population characteristics include;
a)Growth parameters; length, weight, length-weight relationship and recruitment
b)Sex determination, sexual maturity and size at first maturity
c)Breeding periodicity
d)Condition factor
e)Fecundity
iv)To determine the effects of light attraction fishery on its stocks and the stocks of non-target species in the catches.
v)To determine the fishers’ perception towards the exploitation of light attraction fishery of L. Albert.

 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Natural Sciences Degree Award
AMBROSE KIBUUKA BANYENZAKI
ID:
PARENT -TEACHER INTERFACE AND STUDENTS’ LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS IN RURAL UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS373ES

Purpose of the study

The main purpose of the study will be to establish the relationship between parent teacher interface and student learning achievement moderated by parent teacher relationship and parent teacher involvement with specific reference to Universal secondary education. The study will seek to contribute to knowledge by advancing a workable model for parent teacher interface and student learning achievement.

Specific Objectives of the study

The specific objectives of the study will be:-

To analyse the relationship between parent teacher interface and parent teacher relationship

To examine the relationship between parent teacher relationship and parental involvement

To assess the effect of parental involvement on student learning achievement

 Uganda 2020-01-07 2023-01-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Saul Muyiggwa Mubanda
ID:
Professional Development Practices in Public Universities and Organizational Commitment of Academic Staff: A Case of Makerere and Kyambogo Universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS342ES

Objectives of the research project:

i. To establish the extent to which informal learning opportunities influence organizational commitment of academic staff in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities.

ii. To establish the extent to which formal training opportunities influence organizational commitment of academic staff in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities.

iii. To ascertain the extent to which staff promotions influence organizational commitment of academic staff in Makerere and Kyambogo Universities.

 Uganda 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
 Predicting and Preventing Tuberculosis Treatment Failure in an Emerging Co-Epidemic of HIV, Diabetes, and Tuberculosis
REFNo: HS496ES

Primary Objective:
To determine the optimal glucose screening algorithm in a high HIV-TB-burden setting and adapt an evidence-based strategy for implementing TB-DM screening, monitoring, and counseling.

Secondary Objectives:
1. To determine the effect of glucose exposure over course of treatment on adverse TB treatment outcomes.
2. To adapt, pilot, and evaluate an evidence-based complex intervention to screen, monitor, and counsel for TB-DM.

Uganda 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Lydia Nakiyingi
ID:
Impact of TB and HIV co-infection on host and microbial gene expression in the upper airway
REFNo: HS502ES

Objectives of the research project: Aim 1: Compare the differences in the microbiota and host gene expression in the upper airway of TB/HIV cases versus HIV only individuals. We will use RNA-seq to profile host gene expression and microbial abundance in TB/HIV and HIV only individuals and identify differences between these two groups.

Aim 2: Develop candidate diagnostic biomarkers for identifying TB/HIV co-infection. We will develop a preliminary nasal biomarker for differentiating TB/HIV from HIV only (controls) using host gene expression, the microbiome, or a combination.

Uganda 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Gorrette Nalwadda Kayondo
ID:
Analysis of Quality of Child Immunization Delivery in Rural and Urban Health Care Settings in Uganda
REFNo: HS505ES

a) Design short formatted and de-identified video footage for education, communication and research purpose on immunization delivery in low income settings, based on video footage previously collected under the “Child Immunization Delivery Project, Pathway/Landscape Analysis in Rural and Urban Health Care Settings in Uganda” (Protocol 258).
b)Design and develop a website/web portal to make available video, artefacts, field observation notes and other research data (de-identified data) for non-restricted use, and restricted use (raw data) to people working in public health, innovators, programmers, policy makers.
c) Explore and analyze the quality of child immunization service delivery and compliance with immunization guidelines in rural and urban health care settings, and possible solutions
d) Engaging policy makers in the use of the research findings from the child immunization delivery project for sound development of policies and programs
e) Utilize the de-identified ethno videography data for capacity building, communication and charitable global health activities in maternal newborn and child health policy development and program implementation.

 Uganda 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Cara Ebert
ID:
Impact evaluation of two youth skill development interventions as part of the Employment for Development (E4D) program of the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)
REFNo: SS397ES

The objective of the investigation is to identify interventions implemented by the German Development Corporation program E4D/SOGA that work and have the potential to be scaled up. The E4D/SOGA funds and implements a large portfolio of interventions in Uganda – comprising a total budget of EUR 10,700,000. In this light, we intend to evaluate the effectiveness of two E4D/SOGA programs. The investigation will give guidance on policy decisions by highlighting the relevance of short-course technical skills trainings, work readiness skills and labor market attachment via internship placement.
 Germany 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Shevin  Jacob Thomas
ID:
THE AFRICAN RESEARCH COLLABORATION ON SEPSIS IN UGANDA (ARCS-UGANDA) COHORT STUDY: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF SEPSIS EPIDEMIOLOGY, DEFINITIONS, HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE AND COSTS OF HOSPITAL CARE IN UGANDAN ADULTS
REFNo: HS511ES

General Objective:
To describe adult sepsis prevalence and incidence, validate sepsis definitions, characterize AMR, describe short- and long- term morbidity and mortality, identify host response to sepsis and quantify hospital costs using a cohort of adult patients with suspected sepsis admitted to hospitals in Uganda

Specific objectives:
1. Determine the epidemiologic characteristics, AMR characteristics, clinical outcomes (including morbidity, mortality and frequency of readmission after discharge from the hospital) and attributable costs from suspected sepsis in Ugandan hospitals
2. Evaluate performance characteristics of extant sepsis definitions/criteria when applied to a cohort of adult patients who fulfil study eligibility criteria for sepsis in Uganda
3. Characterize pathways of sepsis pathogenesis through exemplar pro-inflammatory (through neutrophil respiratory burst activity) and immunosuppressive (through HLA-DR) markers and agnostic transcriptomic analysis in a Ugandan sepsis cohort with a high prevalence of HIV infection.

USA 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Lydia Nakiyingi
ID:
Prospective Multicentre Evaluation of the Accuracy and Diagnostic Yield of the Fujifilm SILVAMP TB LAM Test for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in People Living with HIV
REFNo: HS513ES

ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM for TB detection among PLHIV using an eMRS
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM for TB detection among PLHIV using a CRS ï‚· To determine the diagnostic yield of FujiLAM among all patients identified as having TB by
eMRS and compare to AlereLAM, Smear and Xpert/Ultra (sputum, urine) as comparators
(on Day 1 specimens).

Secondary,
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM for TB detection among PLHIV using a MRS.
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic yield of FujiLAM among all patients identified by MRS and compare to AlereLAM, Smear and Xpert/Ultra (sputum, urine) as comparators (on Day 1 specimens).
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM across predefined subgroups using a MRS, eMRS and CRS separately.
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM of Day 2 early morning urine using a MRS, eMRS and CRS separately.
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of FujiLAM of Day 2 early morning urine across subgroups using a MRS, eMRS and CRS separately.
ï‚· To determine the diagnostic accuracy of AlereLAM in the same way as described in objectives 1.1, 1.2 and 2.1, 2.3 and compare it to that of FujiLAM.
ï‚· To determine the yield of FujiLAM over (incremental yield) or in combination with (combined yield) Smear and Xpert/Ultra (sputum) among eMRS-positive patients.
 To determine the diagnostic accuracy of Omega VISITECT® CD4 test for detection of a CD4 count ≤200 cells/µl, using WHO pre-qualified cytometers as the reference standard.  To collect and store high quality and well-characterized urine specimen from PLHIV
Uganda 2019-12-27 2022-12-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 Prevalence of Sputum Positive Tuberculosis and associated Factors among Individuals found at Bars in Kampala Slums
REFNo: HS459ES

Primary Objective: To determine the prevalence of sputum positive TB among individuals found at bars in Kampala slums
Secondary Objectives:
1. To evaluate factors associated with sputum positive TB individuals found at bars in Kampala slums.
2. To determine the prevalence of HIV infection among individuals found at bars in Kampala slums
3. To determine the prevalence of TB/HIV co-infection among individuals at bars in Kampala Slums

 Uganda 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jayne Webster
ID:
Process Evaluation of Integrated Immunisation & Family Planning Projects in Benin, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda
REFNo: SS367ES

1. Assess FP method acceptance and continuation in women who access immunisation and/or family planning services 2. Test associations between FP method acceptance and continuation and integration attributes 3. Assess the quality and responsiveness of integrated immunisation and FP delivery 4. Determine implementation fidelity, causal mechanisms and context in integrated immunisation and family planning 5. Develop an overall programme theory of what works, for who, how and in what circumstances the integrated delivery of immunisation and family planning
 UK 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Namara  Khadija Asiimwe
ID:
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALIGNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE SERVICE SECTOR IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF UMEME (U) LIMITED
REFNo: SS378ES

i.To establish the relationship between IT governance and organizational performance in Umeme Limited
ii.To establish the relationship between IT investment and organizational performance at Umeme Limited.
iii.Assess the effect IT implementation has on organizational performance at Umeme Limited.

 Uganda 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Shevin  Jacob Thomas
ID:
STUDY OF WASH AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN UGANDA (SWAR-U)
REFNo: HS489ES

Primary objective: To describe the transmission dynamics and ecological niches of ESBL-E and ESBL-K within selected households from Kampala and Hoima

Secondary objectives:
To evaluate the drivers of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices and their relation to the faecal-oral transmission of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Eschericia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

To create a dynamic agent-based model to evaluate the drivers of antimicrobial resistance transmission in Uganda, through the incorporation of microbiological resistance data (ESBL-E and ESBL-K) and WASH observational data obtained from all households included in the SWAR-U study

 USA 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Innocent Ssemanda
ID:
IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY OF TRICHIASIS SURGERY PROGRAME IN NORTHEASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS497ES

To assess and describe implementation fidelity of Trichiasis surgery programme and associated factors, to outcomes in Northeastern Uganda.
 Uganda 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Simon L'Allier
ID:
Behavioral endocrinology of male dispersal in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda
REFNo: NS84ES

Evolutionary causes and consequences (or the “why”) of dispersal are fairly well established, bein respectively inbreeding avoidance and increased reproductive success (Bowler & Benton, 2005). However, the environmental, social, individual, and physiological proximate mechanisms underlying individual dispersal decisions, and their consequences, are still poorly understood. Previous studies have mainly focused on the individual’s physiological response to
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dispersal events (before and after) and looked at the social outcome (e.g., dominance rank) rather than the processes leading to that outcome. For this research, my objectives are to examine how the numerous potential costs of dispersal drive individual dispersal decisions as to when, where, and how they transfer (lone or parallel). I will assess the environmental, social, and physiological causes and consequences of dispersal in vervet monkeys at Lake Nabugabo. My hypotheses and predictions are summarized in Table 2. Dominance rank is often established once a male immigrates into another group. The males’ ability to take over a group and the attainment of a high dominance rank might be dependent on when, where, and how they disperse. My research contributes to a broader understanding of how the immediate environmental, social, and individual factors affect the way they transfer.
Canada 2019-12-12 2022-12-12 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Eliab Kweyunga Horub
ID:
Mathematical Models for the dynamics of banana xanthomonas wilt and the banana weevil, Cosmopolites Sordidus, (Germar) and control Interventions
REFNo: A58ES

1. to quantify the role of symptomless but infectious plants in the persistence of banana xanthomonas wilt;

2. evaluate the effectiveness of existing control options against the banana weevil;

3. use optimal control theories to originate a combination of controls that will ensure management of the pest and disease at minimal cost in terms of time, funds and environmental damage;
 Uganda 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Sarah Lofgren
ID: UNCST-2019-R001647
 The Growth Study- Group Therapy In HIV For Depression In Uganda
REFNo: HS493ES

Determine if depression, which persists after depression treatment at 26 weeks, is associated with increased innate inflammation in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected Ugandans receiving SSRIs in which group psychotherapy is initiated.
 USA 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
David Lawrence S
ID:
THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN AN AFRICAN RANDOMISED TRIAL (LEOPARD)
REFNo: SS386ES

AIM: To document the AMBITION participant experience in order to build an understanding of how to improve trial delivery for future participants in the trial. OBJECTIVES From the perspective of the participant: 1. To build an understanding of the factors that enhance or diminish a clinical trial experience. From the perspective of the next-of-kin of a participant: 2. To build an understanding of the factors that enhance or diminish a clinical trial experience. From the perspective of the researcher: 3. To build an understanding of the factors that are perceived to enhance or diminish a trial participant’s experience of a clinical trial. 4. To compare the individual researcher’s experience of the conceptualisation, development, initiation and implementation of a multi-centred clinical trial in Africa.
 UK 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
SIMON BYONANUWE
ID:
“Prevalence, bacterial pathogens and factors associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital”.
REFNo: HS503ES

Main objective: To determine the prevalence, bacterial pathogens and factors associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.

Specific objectives:
1. To determine the prevalence of premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
2. To determine the obstetric and gynaecologic factors associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
3. To identify bacterial pathogens commonly associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
4. To assess antibacterial susceptibility patterns of the isolated bacterial pathogens.


 Uganda 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
PETER SPENCER SIMNER
ID:
Etiology of Nodding Syndrome: an Epileptic Disorder of East African Children
REFNo: HS410ES

Increase understanding of the role of environmental exposures, notably to specific neurotropic viruses, as risk factors for Nodding syndrome.
 USA 2019-12-04 2022-12-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Willy Ssengooba
ID: UNCST-2022-R001801
 PERFORMANCE OF ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF RESPONSE TO THERAPY DURING THE INITIAL 12 WEEKS OF MDR-TB TREATMENT
REFNo: HS471ES

1. To examine the correlations of FDA smear microscopy, PMA-Xpert Ct value &16s rRNA (MBLA) with MGIT-TTP as a reference standard.
2. To evaluate the ability of FDA smear microscopy, PMA-Xpert Ct value, MBLA in predicting 12-weeks MGIT culture conversion (outcome).
3. To evaluate the influence of patient clinical characteristics, baseline resistance profiles, adherence and HIV-status to the performance of the alternative measures of response.

 Uganda 2019-12-04 2022-12-04 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Jimmy Otim
ID:
Bridewealth and the Future of Customary Marriages in postwar Acholi society
REFNo: SS377ES

To examine the cultural relevance of bride wealth practices in shaping customary marriages across generations in Acholi society
To find out the changes which have occurred overtime to bride wealth practices in shaping customary marriages
To investigate how marriages are contracted in the face of scarcity of cattle and increasing bride wealth payments in postwar Acholi society
To explore perceptions and attitudes of men and women towards bridewealth practices, cohabitation, and children born out of wedlock
 Uganda 2019-12-04 2022-12-04 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Gerardo Zarazua de Rubens
ID:
Cleaning the air through cooking: providing alternative energy solutions for cooking practices in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe district in Uganda
REFNo: SS390ES

The project focuses on investigating emissions and respiratory impact between traditional fuel burning cooking methods (solid biomass/ charcoal/ firewood) and solar voltaic clean cooking methods within the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. The aim is to evaluate the type and level of impact of each technology, in particular the effects on the environment in the form of air pollution and impacts such as deforestation, wellbeing (health and economic creation) and safeguarding.
Mexico 2019-12-04 2022-12-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Peter Kirabira Simon
ID: UNCST-2020-R014690
 Active Reporting of Adverse drug reactions of antiretroviral drugs among adults living with HIV in East Africa: a pilot study on using SMS
REFNo: HS431ES

2. Objectives 2.1 Main objective: To test the feasibility and acceptability of Mhealth system to create awareness on importance of reporting adverse drug reactions of antiretroviral therapy among adults living with HIV in Tanzania and Uganda
2.2 Specific objectives
1. To investigate feasibility of the SMS system among health care workers by measuring practicality, actual fit, utility, trialability,
2. To investigate acceptability of the system among health care workers by measuring and comfort, relative advantage and credibility
3. To investigate feasibility of the system among PLHIV by measuring practicality, actual fit utility, trialability.
4. To investigate acceptability of the system among PLHIV by measuring comfort, relative advantage and credibility.
5. To describe the perceptions/attitudes of HCWs towards the use of m-health to improve ADR reporting.
6. To investigate the technical feasibility of the system by measuring sent, received and replied messages.
7. To give an overview of reported ADRs among adults living with HIV in KCMC and Majengo in Moshi and Nsambya in Kampala

 Uganda 2019-11-27 2022-11-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Assumpta  Barigye
ID:
Records Management Practices and Administrative Staff Performance in Private Universities in Uganda: A case of Nkumba University and Uganda Christian University
REFNo: SS370ES

1. to examine how Records Management Practices impact on Administrative Staff Performance in NU and UCU

2. to establish how Records Creation contributes to Administrative Staff Performance in NU and UCU

3. to determine how Records Maintenance ensures Administrative Staff Performance in NU and UCU

4. to access the extent to which Records Disposal Contributes to Administrative Staff performance in NU and UCU

5. to analyze the extent to which Reward Management moderates the relationship between Records Management Practices and Administrative Staff Performance in NU and UCU

 Uganda 2019-11-27 2022-11-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Mukisa Ayub
ID:
Gender and adaptive capacity to climate change among small holder farmers in Karamoja sub region
REFNo: SS379ES

i) To evaluate the effects of drought on crops and livestock for men and women in Nabilatuk District
(ii) To establish the resources for men and women in crop and livestock farming
(iii) To assess infrastructure and technological capacities of men and women in livestock and crop farming.
(iv) To identify governance, institution, and networks for men and women in crop and livestock farming.
v) To find out adaptation/resilience practices for men and women in crops and livestock farming

 Uganda 2019-11-27 2022-11-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Denish Calmax Angol
ID:
Antibacterial Use and Resistance in Under Five Children in Post Conflict Northern Uganda
REFNo: HS362ES

General study objective
•To assess the burden, drivers of inappropriate antibacterial prescriptions and resistance patterns of the pathogens among under five children attending care in selected public health facilities in Lango sub-region, northern Uganda.
Specific objectives
•To determine microbiologically, the burden and drivers of inappropriate prescription of antibacterials for under 5-year outpatient children presenting with acute diarrhoea at public health facilities in Lango sub-region (Sub-study I)
•To determine microbiologically, the burden and drivers of inappropriate prescription of antibacterials for under 5-year outpatient children presenting with UTRIs at public health facilities in Lango sub-region (Sub-study II)
•To determine the proportion of bacterial species and their resistance among under 5 year inpatient children with systemic infections at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (Sub-study III)
•To determine the prescribers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibacterial prescription with respect to the available guidelines for under 5-year outpatient children with acute diarrhoea and URTIs at public health facilities in Lango sub-region (Sub-study IV)
 Uganda 2019-11-19 2022-11-19 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Gerald Mboowa
ID:
UNDERSTANDING TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS AND ACQUISITION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AT REFERRAL HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS IN EAST AFRICA
REFNo: HS411ES

i. To determine the prevalence, antimicrobial resistance profiles and the common phenotypic mechanisms of resistance in bacteria isolated from study participants from the orthopaedic ward at Mulago hospital, hospital environments and corresponding community settings.
ii. To describe the emergence, transmission networks, and epidemiology of drug resistant bacteria in the orthopaedic ward at Mulago hospital, hospital environments and corresponding community settings.
iii. To investigate behaviors/practices that influence the emergence and spread of drug resistant bacteria in the orthopaedic ward at Mulago hospital, hospital environments and corresponding community settings.

 Uganda 2019-11-19 2022-11-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
ERIC WOBUDEYA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001047
 DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSTIC PREDICTION SCORE FOR TUBERCULOSIS IN HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION
REFNo: HS445ES

Primary Objective
To develop a diagnostic prediction score for TB in hospitalized children with SAM
Secondary Objectives
1. To assess the prevalence of TB among hospitalized children with SAM.
2. To describe the symptoms and clinical characteristics of TB disease in hospitalized children with SAM.
3. To develop a first-step screening prediction score to identify children with presumptive TB among hospitalised children with SAM
4. To propose a stepwise diagnostic algorithm based on the score(s) developed
5. To assess the diagnostic performance and the added value in a diagnostic prediction score for TB in hospitalized children with SAM of the following tests:

a. Ultra performed on one NPA and one stool sample
b. Chest radiography features as assessed by the simplified TB-Speed CXR reading tool
c. Abdominal ultrasound
d. QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) IGRA
e. Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR)
f. CRP
6. To assess the feasibility of collecting NPA and stool in children with SAM
7. To assess the safety and tolerability of NPA collection in children with SAM
8. To assess mortality and weight gain at 6 months in children with SAM, with or without anti-TB treatment
9. To assess the effect of bacteriological features (Xpert and/or culture-confirmed TB) and other key patient characteristics (age, HIV status, initial severity markers, percentage weight gain, and CXR features) on TB treatment outcome.

Uganda 2019-11-19 2022-11-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Wilberforce Tushemereirwe
ID:
Micronutrient Biofortified Cooking Bananas for East Africa
REFNo: A53ES

The goal of the project is to contribute to the alleviation of vitamin A deficiency in Uganda through enhancing the levels of PVA in banana fruit, the major staple food of Uganda.
 Uganda 2019-11-19 2022-11-19 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Denise Ferris Nicole
ID:
Take-up and Impact of Digital Repayment in Microfinance
REFNo: SS369ES

1. To assess the effect of digital repayment on loan performance and the microfinance model.
a. Understand if access to digital repayment methods affects repayment timeliness and default rates.
b. Understand if access to digital repayment affects group cohesion
2. To assess the effects of digital repayment on microfinance clients.
a. Assess if digital repayment is beneficial for microentrepreneurial clients
b. Assess if digital repayments for microfinance loans affect other use of mobile money
3. To assess how digital repayment differentially affects those who would prefer not to take it up.
a. Assess if those forced into digital repayment change their repayment behaviour.

 Canada 2019-11-19 2022-11-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Tessa Laing
ID:
Community responses to processes of land acquisition and resource management for conservation in Uganda
REFNo: SS372ES

The objective of this research is to explore the dynamics that enable local land users in areas bordering protected areas across northern Uganda to collectively influence land acquisition and conservation management processes. As highlighted in a number of recent scholarly review articles, insufficient attention has been given to ‘responses from below’ to land acquisition processes (Boras & Franco, 2013; Hall et al, 2015). While scholars have focused on ‘celebrity conservation cases’ in eastern and south-western Uganda such as communities affected by Mount Elgon and Queen Elizabeth National Park, less attention has been paid to community responses to conservation development in northern Uganda and established protected areas such as Kidepo and Murchison national parks. Community – conservation dynamics amongst populations living in close proximity to smaller forest and wildlife reserves such as Otze and Matheniko have received even less scholarly attention. This research aims to contribute toward such gaps, by focusing on responses to land acquisition for conservation ‘from below’ by communities living adjacent to lesser known conservation areas in northern Uganda. Accordingly, the objectives of this research are to: a) Examine how land acquisition processes and resource management for conservation are initiated and evolve in cases in northern Uganda
b) Examine how collective responses emerge; and
c) Understand the effect collective responses have on land acquisition processes, community development, and conservation outcomes in northern Uganda.
Field research will be undertaken amongst communities living adjacent to or near protected areas, not within the protected areas themselves.
New Zealand 2019-11-19 2022-11-19 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jose Saenz
ID:
Helicobacter pylori and chronic dyspepsia in eastern Uganda
REFNo: HS305ES

1) Determine the prevalence of dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection among residents in a rural community in Eastern Uganda using non-invasive diagnostic means (questionnaire, fecal Hp antigen testing). 2) Correlate dyspepsia with prevalent symptoms identified from questionnaire and results from fecal Hp antigen testing. 3) Identify additional factors associated with dyspepsia using a thorough medical and dietary history. 4) Assess efficacy of Hp eradication following standard-of-care antibiotic treatment of all participants with active Hp infection. 5) Assess efficacy of empiric omeprazole treatment in participants with chronic dyspepsia who are negative for Hp by fecal Hp antigen testing.
USA 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Lotte Meinert
ID:
Imagining Gender Futures in Uganda (IMAGENU) Project
REFNo: SS301ES

The overall purpose of this project is to enhance research capacity by generating new knowledge about how changing patterns of gender partnerships relate to livelihood, education, and reproductive and mental health. This will contribute to the development of relevant social gender policies, and create debate in the wider public.

The specific objectives are to explore the following research questions, which constitute Work Packages.

1. How do men and women imagine futures of marriage and child filiation in light of current far reaching changes in patterns of partnership?
2. How are gendered livelihood possibilities affected by changes in partnership and child filiation?
3. How do patterns of gendered reproductive and mental health affect and reflect changing patterns of partnership?

4. How are changing partnership patterns related to education?
Denmark 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Prem Ramburuth
ID:
Empowerment in the Workplace: Women in Africa
REFNo: SS304ES

Objective of the study

There are several dimensions that highlight the importance of the study. The objective of this study is to facilitate deeper understanding of issues of gender bias in the workplace in a sample of countries in Africa, and in sectors where women do much of the work but receive the lowest levels of pay and the least recognition, which in turn results in financial constraints.

Specific objectives

1. To understand the place and importance of empowerment of women in the workplace.
2. To investigate the range of factors that could act as barriers to women’s inclusion and gender equity.
3. Identify areas for change and inform policy on women’s empowerment in both formal and informal economies.

 Australia 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Dorsa Amir
ID:
Decision-making across cultures
REFNo: SS308ES

The aim of this study is to understand how children learn to make virtuous decisions – that making the right decision-- about resources and how children learn to invest cost and effort in resources that benefit the public community. We plan to determine how these behaviors develop and change with age and how they influence cooperation in children all over the world.
 USA 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Grace  Turyasingura
ID:
RNAseq, secretome and HIV infection analyses of foreskin epithelial cells upon exposure to cervicovaginal fluid from healthy vs. women with bacterial vaginosis.
REFNo: HS426ES

Primary Objective (Aim 1): Compare the gene expression and secretome profile of primary foreskin epithelial cells following exposure to CVF from normal vs. BV women.
Hypothesis: BV CVF will induce an elevated pro-inflammatory and pro-chemotactic response in foreskin epithelia compared to normal CVF.
 Endpoints: Global gene expression by RNAseq
Secretome profiling by Luminex

Secondary Objective (Aim 2): Assess whether HIV-1 can directly infect primary foreskin epithelial cells following exposure to CVF from women with or without BV.
Hypothesis: HIV will infect foreskin epithelial cells in the presence of HIV- enhancing seminal amyloids, in a manner enhanced by BV CVF.
Endpoints: Assess CCR5/CD4 expression in foreskin epithelial cells, and their susceptibility to productive infection by HIV-1, following exposure to BV-CVF vs. normal CVF.

 Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
FLORENCE ANOBE KOMAKECH ANOBE
ID:
Sustainable WASH systems Concept One Uganda.
REFNo: SS341ES

1.To investigate factors leading to success or failure of PAYF tariff collection to incentivize preventive maintenance arrangements for sustaining hand pumps.
2.To assess the possible mechanisms of exclusion from water services that exist in communities where PAYF is implemented, and how PAYF either causes or addresses these exclusion mechanisms.

Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Mande
ID: UNCST-2023-R007045
 TESTING MEDICINAL PLANTS IN UGANDA FOR LATENCY REVERSING ACTIVITY
REFNo: HS436ES

Primary objective: To prepare soluble extracts in water and hexane from 100 different recognized medicinal plant species growing in Mabira Forest of Central Uganda.
Secondary objectives: To test these extracts for HIV latency reversing activity

 Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Barbara Castelnuovo
ID: UNCST-2019-R000802
 Diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases and geriatric syndromes in the HIV aging population in sub-Saharan Africa.
REFNo: HS454ES

General objective.
The overall goal of the proposal is to improve capacity for detection and management of non-communicable diseases and geriatric syndromes in the aging HIV population in SSA.
Specific primary objectives
Specific Aim 1. To capture NCD endpoints and their risk factors: hypertension, cardio vascular disease (annual ECG screening), respiratory disease (peak flow meter screening and spirometry), renal disease (proteinuria and creatinine clearance), cancers (complete skin evaluation, pap smear, faecal occult blood, breast exam).
Specific Aim 2. To measure physical function using the Short Performance Physical Battery, muscle strength, (Gait speed and assessment of grip strength with handheld dynamometry), frailty phenotype, and history of falls.

Secondary objectives:
o To assess quality of life at baseline and year 1 and 2. To asses Quality of life we will use the WHOQOL-OLD (https://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/whoqol/en/). This module was developed after identifying gaps in the coverage of the standard WHOQOL-100 on aspects of QoL in older patients (29).
o To monitor medication regimens in all older patients, particularly medications that can contribute to inactivity, (e.g. sedatives), medications that cause electrolyte imbalances, and medications that slow reaction time or can interfere with balance and coordination. Polypharmacy will be defined as 5 or more drugs, beyond antiretroviral drugs, used in the same individuals for more than 4 weeks.
o To measure other geriatric syndromes (nutritional status, https://www.mna-elderly.com/; falls history https://www.sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures/history-falls-questionnaire?ID=1131) and urinary incontinence https://sagelink.ca/iciq-ui_short_form_giic) using standardized questionnaires
o To screen for depression using the People Health Questionnaires, PHQ-2 and PHQ-9, (which have been validated in our settings in HIV positive patients (30)), and treated accordingly.
o To assess disability using an HIV specific Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) tool which will be adapted from the one developed from the University of Toronto.
o To screen for dementia using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) https://www.mocatest.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MoCA-8.3-English-Test-2018-04.pdf. As suggested by a validation study conducted in South Africa, mild cognitive impairment cut off will be lowered from 26 to 24 to take in account cultural differences [36]

 Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Andrew Gidudu
ID:
Mapping where women in Uganda go to access post- abortion care
REFNo: SS355ES

The overall aim is to gather vital information and map the existing safe, less safe and unsafe post abortion access points and the quality of validated providers who provide services within the law, and PAC service access points in the market, what they offer and where we can fill a service delivery gap. The specific objectives are;
i. To map the location of PAC providers in districts of Uganda where MSI operates centres and social franchisees;
ii. To understand the price of PAC and LAPM services provided in districts of Uganda where MSUG operates centres and social franchises
iii. To understand the safety and quality of PAC services provided in districts of Uganda where MSUG operates centres and social franchisees according to WHO’s safety standards categorize facilities as providing safe, less safe and least safe post-abortion services including mapping and collecting LA/PM pricing from post-abortion providers

Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Barbara Castelnuovo
ID: UNCST-2019-R000802
 UNDERSTANDING THE ACCEPTABILITY AND USAGE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPED IN HOUSE AT THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES INSTITUTE
REFNo: SIR18ES

The general objective of this proposal is to determine the indicators collected in the IDI software as well as evaluate the functionality of the software systems built in-house at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Specific objectives
1) To generate summary and descriptive statistics of the indicators collected using the IDI software (e.g. number and type of trainings organized, number of clients who had SMC by month)
2) To carry out periodic qualitative evaluation of the end user’s satisfaction in order to enable quality improvement of the IDI software
3) To identify the barriers to the usage of the various departmental software systems.

 Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Engineering and Technology Non-degree Award
Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu Nambi
ID: UNCST-2021-R011827
 Evaluating the effect of empowered Community Health Clubs and a Community Scorecard on Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Mayuge District, Uganda: A quasi-experimental study
REFNo: HS457ES

1.To determine the proportion of women and men who have experienced some form of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in the last six months prior the study in Mayuge district.
2.To explore perceptions of community members towards SGBV in Mayuge district.
3.To understand the socio-cultural and economic factors contributing to SGBV in Mayuge district
4.To establish and empower Community health clubs (CHCs) to reduce SGBV in Mayuge district
5.To design and implement an SGBV Community Score Card (CSC) in Mayuge district
6.To determine effect of CHCs and the CSC on SGBV in Mayuge district
Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Hilda Ikiriza
ID:
CHARACTERISATION, METABOLITE PROFILING AND MICROPROPAGATION OF INDIGENOUS DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA VARIETIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: NS105ES


i. Establish the Genetic and agronomic variability of Dioscorea bulbifera germ plasm in Uganda

ii. Analyse the secondary Metabolite of antifertility of indigenous Dioscorea bulbfera accessions in Uganda

iii. Develop and validate protocol for Micro-propagation of indigenous Dioscorea bulbifera varieties for increased biomass yield

Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Mercy Tenywa Gladys
ID:
STANDARDIZATION OF DRACAENA STEUDNERI ENGL., AS A REMEDY FOR PAIN RELIEF DURING CHILDBIRTH
REFNo: HS463ES

i)Determine organoleptic and physicochemical parameters of D. steudneri
ii)Determine the safety of D. steudneri by evaluating the acute and sub-acute effects in test animal
iii)Evaluate analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of D. steudneri
iv)Evaluate oxytocic activity of D. steudneri





Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
BYARUGABA ROBERT BYARUGABA NATURINDA
ID:
Investigate the practice of continuous assessment in the teaching of science education: A case study of a Primary Teachers’ College in Uganda.
REFNo: SS371ES

i)To find out how Continuous Assessment practice engages learners in the teaching and learning of science education in Primary Teachers’ Colleges of Uganda?
ii) To investigate the extent to which CA practice in Primary Teachers’ Colleges align with the intended curriculum objectives
 Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jacob Sarfo
ID:
Contribution of processed fruits and vegetables towards sustainable nutrition in East Africa: case study from Uganda
REFNo: A54ES

a) improve the nutrition and health status of consumers – especially women and children b) gauge the knowledge, attitudes and practices of consumers towards fruits and vegetable intake and c) reduce the cost of diet and thus improving affordability.
 Ghana 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
KETTY ANYEKO
ID:
Senses of reparation and justice: women’s decision-making after wartime sexual violence in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS366ES

To examine the lived experiences of women who were abducted as young girls by the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels and forced to become wives and mothers to children of rebel commanders.

To learn what their senses of justice and reparations are.

To investigate why and how women make decisions on whether or not to reunite with the father of their children born in abduction.
 Uganda 2019-10-31 2022-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jane Nagayi Yawe Kalule
ID:
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1929) AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE REGIMES
REFNo: NS103ES

1.To evaluate the variation in oxygen consumption of the species populations at different temperature regimes
2.To document how hematological parameters correlation with temperature variation in juvenile O. esculentus.

3. To construe the development of various body organs and their indices proportionate with temperature in juvenile O. esculentus.

4. To characterise the enzymatic activity response to temperature in juvenile O. esculentus.

5. To model the fish production in relation to the global climate change predictions.


 Uganda 2019-10-17 2022-10-17 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Gloria Nduhukire
ID:
Investigating the factors that influence the enrollment of children with physical disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Mitooma district Uganda
REFNo: SS358ES

1. To find out the factors that influence the enrollment of children with physical disabilities
2. To find out the teachers' perception on children with physical disabilities
3. To find out teachers' competences to implement inclusive education in primary schools
4. To find out the perception of parents on educating theri children with physical disabilities
5. To find out the challenges that hinder the enrollment of children with physical disabilities

 Uganda 2019-10-10 2022-10-10 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Taddeo  Rusoke
ID:
Evaluating the effectiveness of buffer crops as wildlife crop damage mitigation strategy: A case of crop farmers around Kibale National Park in Uganda
REFNo: A48ES

1. To identify types of buffer crops grown by farmers against specific wildlife to mitigate wildlife crop damage.
2. To establish the effect of wildlife crop damage on yields of major food crops grown around Kibale National Park in absence of suitable buffer crops.
3. To design mechanisms for crop farmers participation in use of suitable buffer crops as a mitigation measure to wildlife crop damage around Kibale National Park.

Uganda 2019-10-08 2022-10-08 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Marion de Vevey
ID:
How the presence of friends decreases fear and increases positive emotions: a comparative study between chimpanzees and humans
REFNo: SS351ES

The goal of this study is to analyse the impact of preferred social partners on emotional state in chimpanzees. We want to test whether the presence of a bond partner increases positive emotions when in a positive situation and decreases negative emotions when in negative situations in comparison to a non-bond partner presence. More specifically, fear is expected to decrease with the presence of a friend while joy is expected to increase. A comparison with humans will be done in Switzerland afterwards and therefore will stand on a swiss permit.
 Switzerland 2019-10-08 2022-10-08 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Hodaka Kosugi
ID:
Positive deviance for dual-method promotion among women in rural Uganda
REFNo: HS439ES

The objectives of this study are to

(i) examine factors associated with condom use among married women using HECs in an HIV-prevalent setting in Uganda

(ii) identify unique behaviors that are common only among married women who practice dual-method use with their partners

(iii) evaluate an intervention for promoting dual-method use among married women using HECs.

 Japan 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Letha Victor
ID:
Trauma Pollution: an ethnographic and historical theorization
REFNo: SS316ES

The study is part of a larger ethnographic project on the phenomenon of spiritual distress in contemporary northern Uganda, for which I collected the primary data from 2013-2014 (research approved by the UNSCST). This phase of research theorizes how cultural context affects the relationship between psychic trauma (broadly conceived) and ritual pollution (haunting, unwanted spirit possession, unusual illness, misfortune, etc.). The study aims specifically to answer: How do the concepts of "trauma" (in English) and "ajwani" (in Acholi Luo; tentatively interpreted as "ritual pollution) interact discursively? How do contemporary Acholi people interpret the relationship or non-relationship between these two concepts? How have their interpretations changed or not changed since the British colonial (1900-1962) era and the era of humanitarian intervention (2005 to present)? My objective is to examine the connection between "trauma" and "ritual pollution" in 1) current cultural context, by way of observations of and interviews with the Acholi people in Uganda with whom I conducted my primary fieldwork; and 2) by historical examination of the epistemological shifts surrounding ritual pollution and psychic woundedness in Uganda, by way of archival collections on religion and medicalization.
 Canada 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Caroline Namukwaya
ID:
A Pilot Study Exploring the Feasibility of Implementing a Child Development Counseling Program for Caregivers of Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Aged 0–3 Years in Uganda
REFNo: HS404ES

•To determine whether the Child Development Counselling program is effective in equipping caregivers of children with SCD aged 0-3 years with knowledge and skills that can be used to promote development of their children.
•To explore the experiences of healthcare providers at SCD Clinic at Mulago hospital in delivering a Child Development Counselling Program for caregivers of children with SCD aged 0-3 Years in Uganda.
•To explore the experiences of caregivers for children with SCD aged 0-3 years being part of a Child Development Counselling practiced intervention in Uganda.
•To identify the barriers and facilitators to implementing and delivering an out-patient Child Development Counselling Program for caregivers of children with SCD aged 0-3 Years in Uganda.

 Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Richard Migisha
ID:
Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) among type 2 diabetic patients attending MRRH, Prevalence associated factors and correlation with heart rate corrected QT (QTc) interval.
REFNo: HS413ES

To determine the prevalence of CAN among type2 diabetic patients attending MRRH, SW Uganda
2. To determine the prevalence of QTc prolongation among type 2 diabetic patients attending MRRH, SW Uganda.
3. To assess the relationship between QTc prolongation and severity of CAN in patients with type2 DM attending Mbarara Regional referral hospital, SW Uganda
4. To determine clinical and demographic factors associated with CAN among type2 diabetic patients attending Mbarara Regional referral hospital, SW Uganda

 Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Ziwena Nantongo
ID:
Population structure, genetic diversity and selection signatures in indigenous goat breeds from different agro-ecological zones of Uganda
REFNo: A50ES

1. To characterize the phenotypic diversity of indigenous goat breeds in the different agro-ecological zones of Uganda
2. To clarify the origin of indigenous goat breeds in Uganda
3. To elucidate the genetic diversity of indigenous goat breeds in the different agro-ecological zones of Uganda
4. To identify genetic markers for fecundity among indigenous goat breeds of Uganda
5. To identify selection signatures among indigenous goat breeds in various agro-ecological zones of Uganda

Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Robert Kairania
ID:
Baseline, Midterm and End of Project Evaluation Protocol for Masaka Regional mechanism
REFNo: SS334ES

The purpose of the evaluation is to collect data that will inform improvement of program implementation so that services are provided more effectively and efficiently in the region and best practices shared with other IPs in the country. The evaluation will also inform RHSP, CDC and other stakeholders about program challenges, performance gaps, progress towards achievement of set targets and program outcomes (effectiveness) in a timely manner so that implementation strategies can be maintained, scaled up or modified where necessary.
Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Hedmon Okella
ID:
Screening and Characterization of antimicrobial peptides from fish mucus in three major lakes of Uganda
REFNo: HS449ES

i. Determine the antimicrobial activity of skin mucus from selected fish species obtained from three major lakes of Uganda
ii. Identify the most potent antimicrobial peptides isolated from skin mucus
iii. Evaluate the toxicity of the most potent antimicrobial peptides
iv. Determine the mechanism of action of the most potent antimicrobial peptides

Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
TINO OKEDI KEVIN
ID:
OUTCOMES OF END TO END VERSUS OVERLAPPING TECHNIQUES OF REPAIR OF CHRONIC OBSTETRIC ANAL SPHINCTER INJURY, A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
REFNo: HS460ES

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of end to end versus overlapping techniques of repair of chronic 3rd and 4th degree perineal tears in MNRH.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
i. To compare the proportion of patients with flatal-faecal incontinence 3 months post operatively following repair of chronic third and fourth degree perineal tears with end to end versus overlapping techniques of repair in MNRH.
ii. To compare the proportion of patients with complications; wound breakdown and perineal pain 3 months post operatively following repair of chronic third and fourth degree perineal tears with end to end or overlapping techniques of repair in MNRH.

Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Kemirembe Goretti Maria
ID:
MICROFINANCE SERVICES AND WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN KYAMUHUNGA PEOPLES’ SACCO.
REFNo: SS361ES

i. To determine the effect of access to microcredit services and selected indicators of women’s economic empowerment.
ii. To determine the relationship between access to financial advisory services and indicators of women’s economic empowerment.
iii. To examine the effect of microfinance savings and selected indicators of women’s economic empowerment.

 Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
NIGHT MUHINDO PRIMER
ID:
cash management and financial performance of tea processing firms in Bushenyi district. a case of Igara Growers Tea factory.
REFNo: SS364ES

1.To establish the relationship between liquidity management and financial performance of igara growers tea factory
2. To examine the relationship between working capital management and financial performance of igara growers tea factory
3. To show the relationship between financial information management and financial performance of igara growers tea factory.
 Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Martin Amanya
ID:
IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECTS OF ARTAVOL®IN MALARIA PROPHYLAXIS USING A MOUSE MODEL
REFNo: HS465ES

1. To assess the cellular immune response to malaria parasites after treatment with ARTAVOL®
2. To determine the humoral immune response to malaria parasites after treatment with ARTAVOL®
3. To study the effect of crude flavonoids from ARTAVOL® on cytokine production.

 Uganda 2019-10-07 2022-10-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Lwanga  Jonathan
ID:
Prediction modelling for Infectious Diseases and Outbreak prevention
REFNo: HS473ES

To determine patterns of flow of outbreaks
 Uganda 2019-09-26 2022-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Serawit Chorito Deyno
ID:
ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT AND SAFETY OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM ECHINOPS KEBERICHO
REFNo: HS398ES

1.3. Objective of the study
Major objective
• To evaluate the antibacterial effect and safety of EO from E. Kebericho
Specific objectives
1. To identify and isolate main components of the EO from E. kebericho
2. To determine antibacterial activity of EO and its combined effect with existing antibiotics against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa
3. To determine antibacterial activity of main constituent of EO and its combined effect with existing antibiotics against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa
4. To examine acute and sub-acute toxicity of the EO from E. kebericho

 Ethiopia 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Heather Brown
ID:
Evaluating the Impact of a Layperson EMS System on Morbidity and Mortality of Injured Patients in Masindi, Uganda
REFNo: HS414ES

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot layperson EMS system for commercial boda drivers and the feasibility of using a pre-existing trauma registry to evaluate the outcomes of these patients.

Primary Objective:

Evaluate the impact of a boda driver EMS system on time to presentation for ill and injured patients.

Secondary Objectives:

1. Evaluate the purpose and rate of utilization for a lay person EMS system in Masindi, Uganda.

2. Evaluate the impact of a lay person EMS system on patient morbidity and mortality at MKMC.

USA 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Sona Shah
ID:
Validation of the safety and performance of a clinical vital signs monitor on infants and neonates: A pilot study
REFNo: HS420ES

1. To assess the safety of the Neopenda wearable vital signs monitor (neoGuard) in healthy infants (aged 8 to 16 weeks) and stable neonates (aged 0-28 days)
2. To determine the performance accuracy of neoGuard device in comparison to a gold standard monitor comparable to the Edan M3A Vital Signs Monitor

USA 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Mary Namubiru
ID:
Meet Your Future Job Search Effort and Aspirations of Young Jobseekers
REFNo: SS338ES

Jobseekers in developing contexts face a number of search barriers to quality employment. The most recurring ones in the literature range from liquidity constraints for travel costs (Abebe et al. 2017a) to high opportunity cost of search-time due to job availability in the informal sector (Franklin, 2017). In addition to these, young jobseekers often do not know how or where to search for jobs, might not understand their skills in relation to what employers want and are likely to have distorted expectations of wage levels and working conditions (Babcock et al. 2012). Importantly, these barriers are magnified right in the most vulnerable phase of a career: the transition into the labor market (Becker 1994, Pissarides 1994). This study seeks to investigate (i) how barriers in access to information affect search efforts, labor outcomes and aspirations of young jobseekers taking their first step in the job market, (ii) how can career-coaching and job search assistance from “the future you” help influencing their expectations and labor market trajectories and (iii) how does the trainees’ degree of identification with “the future you” affect the way in which they interpret somebody else’s experience with respect to their own future. The experimental setting is that of Vocational Training Institutes (VTIs) in Uganda and “the future you” is an alumnus of the VTI, who successfully entered the labor market after receiving the training.
 Uganda 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Wyatt Brooks James
ID:
Community Lending and Outside Capital (CLOC)
REFNo: SS339ES

To measure the impact of community lending and outside capital on SILC members’ returns and default rate behavior, levels of liquid savings, and change in livelihood.
USA 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Fabien Schultz
ID: UNCST-2023-R008622
 Self-medication in wild chimpanzees and mountain gorillas
REFNo: NS104ES

Observation of novel medicinal plants used for self-medication by wild chimpanzees and mountain gorillas:
The fieldwork at the field stations in Bulindi, Kibale Forest National Park, Budongo Forest Reserve, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park will result in the documentation of potentially novel medicinal plant species used by great apes in Uganda, which will be reported in our publications.

Comparison between self-medication behavior in chimpanzees at different locations:
The study will generate a comparison between plants and self-medication techniques used by Bulindi chimpanzees (a highly disturbed habitat shared with humans) and Kibale/Budongo chimpanzees (less disturbed habitats).

Impact on modern medicine:
Through this study, we seek to integrate behavioral data with novel pharmacological screenings of plants. Without doubt, the evolution of self-medicative habits from the great apes to early hominids and modern humans has important implications for modern medicine. This project would significantly advance previous research on zoopharmacognosy (or “ape-pharmacognosy”).

Discovery of new plant and insect species and first-time pharmacological investigation of medicinal natural remedies:
I estimate that around 60% of all plant and insect species in the dense rainforests of Western Uganda and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remain undiscovered. As such, this project could result in the discovery of novel species, but most likely in the documentation and evaluation of novel medicinal uses in known plants. The majority of plant species used in self-medication by wild chimpanzees and mountain gorillas in the tropical rainforests of Uganda have never been screened for pharmacological activity in a lab or investigated with regard to their chemical composition.

Conservation of biodiversity:
Wild mountain gorillas are classified as Critically Endangered and chimpanzees as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Both great apes are highly threatened by human encroachment, forest degradation, regional political instability and disease. Through our workshop within local communities, we aim to raise awareness of the importance of protecting these creatures as well as local medicinal plants.


Germany 2019-09-19 2022-09-19 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Christine  Wiltshire Sekaggya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000578
 The utility of urine Lipoarabinomannan as a Tuberculosis treatment monitoring tool.
REFNo: HS432ES

To describe the temporal changes of urine LAM during the first 2 months TB treatment of TB-HIV co-infected patients.
To determine the correlation between urine LAM and microbiological response measured by sputum culture among TB-HIV co-infected patients receiving anti-TB treatment.

 Uganda 2019-09-10 2022-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Richard Muwanika
ID:
DEFINING DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE, ANALYTICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUITABILITY FOR POINT OF CARE DEVICES FOR HEMOGLOBIN ESTIMATION DEVICES IN ROUTINE HIV AND MATERNITY CARE IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS437ES

1) To evaluate the analytical performance (accuracy and precision/repeatability) of the available non-investigational Hb POC devices in use in Uganda
2) To evaluate the diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, Positive and Negative Predictive values) of the available Hb POC devices in Uganda
3) To evaluate the operational suitability of the available Hb POC devices in Uganda using a standardized scorecard
4) To determine the operational cost and cost-effectiveness of the available Hb POC devices in Uganda

 Uganda 2019-09-10 2022-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Dunstan Kalanzi
ID:
EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND THE RISK OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
REFNo: HS438ES

To determine the periodontal health status of a community-based cohort of elderly persons and factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Uganda
 Uganda 2019-09-10 2022-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
EDITH  NAKKU-JOLOBA NAKKU
ID: UNCST-2021-R013931
 Performance of a novel, rapid Neisseria gonorrhoeae genotypic and phenotypic test and estimation of prevalence of 4 STI in a gonococcal surveillance program in Uganda
REFNo: HS455ES

Primary:
• To determine the accuracy (correlation, sensitivity, specificity) of a new mobile, dual purpose gonorrhea point-of-care (POC) STI test device [the Mobile NAAT (MobiNAAT)] against reference laboratory methods for diagnosis (Gram stain and/or culture).

Secondary:
• To determine agreement between self-collected meatal swabs and urine samples for the diagnosis of STI using a gold standard NAATs in Ugandan men (a population with high NG positivity).
• To assess acceptability of self-collected tests in men with UDS in Uganda.
• To validate MobiNAAT for gonorrhoea ciprofloxacin AMR in symptomatic men compared with gold standard (culture & disk diffusion).
• To estimate the prevalence of the following 4 STIs in a population of men with UDS: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) using NAATs.
• To compare sensitivity and specificity of GC NAAT with microscopy and culture in Ugandan samples.
• To assess the prevalence of HIV, syphilis and viral hepatitis, and compare HIV result to self-reported HIV status.
• To explore socio-demographic, behavioural and clinical factors associated with positive STI diagnosis (including NG NAAT-positive and NG culture-negative status).
• Determine the proportion of non-reportable results (unresolved, indeterminate and incomplete).
• Test other STI diagnostics in future on available samples.

Uganda 2019-09-10 2022-09-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
David Meya Bisagaya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000837
 High Dose Oral Rifampicin to Improve Survival from Adult Tuberculous Meningitis: A Double-blinded Randomised Controlled Phase III Trial. HARVEST trial
REFNo: HS428ES

Our primary objective is: To determine if high dose rifampicin, delivered orally at ~35 mg/kg/day for 8 weeks, is safe and improves 6-month survival compared to standard of care (rifampicin 10 mg/kg/day) for patients with TBM.
Secondary objectives are to compare the high dose rifampicin regimen to the standard of care regimen for:
1. 12-month survival
2. Neurological disability and functional outcomes from TBM
3. Safety and tolerability
4. Hospital outcomes related to TBM
5. Subsequent neurologic deterioration
6. Management of drug-induced liver injury
Tertiary objectives are to:
1. To describe the pharmacokinetics (PK) of high dose rifampicin in plasma and CSF, assess predictors of exposure to rifampicin in plasma and CSF, assess PK-PD relationships also considering exposures to the other first-line TB drugs and ART in HIV-infected patients, and determine the minimally desired rifampicin exposure for optimal treatment of TBM.
2. To determine the cost-effectiveness of the intervention.
3. To determine appropriate TBM diagnostic algorithms

Uganda 2019-09-05 2022-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Kevin Hunt Dean
ID:
DRY HABITAT CHIMPANZEE ECOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN EVOLUTION
REFNo: NS101ES

Document feeding, social and locomotor behavior using 1-minute focal observations. Record food items, ranging behavior, canopy use, feeding rate and habitat use. Collect hairs for trace element analysis. Collect skeletal material from any deceased individuals. Analyze skeletal material for distinctive characteristics. Analyse hormone profiles to determine if lower levels of aggression are due to low T levels. Look for poisons in Muguri River to find source of sex organ abnormalities. Examine dental micro wear and trace elements in hair to determine diet. Look at genetic variations
 USA 2019-09-05 2022-09-05 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Sangjin Kang
ID:
Establishment of libraries of indigenous medicinal plants in Mount Elgon area
REFNo: NS86ES

To conserve knowledge and resources about indigenous medicinal plants in Mt. Elgon area through activities such as;

 Republic of Korea Reunion 2019-08-27 2022-08-27 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Mushagalusa Kasali Félicien Kasali
ID:
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Study of Chenopodium ambrosioides L. and Physalis peruviana L., herbs used to treat diabetes in Congolese Traditional Medicine
REFNo: HS440ES

1. To test the activity of the bioguided fractions of the extracts obtained in-vivo, on acute, sub-acute and chronic hyperglycemia in experimental rats.
2. To determine the zootechnical, biochemical and histopathological markers of the extracts obtained in experimental rats.
3. To isolate and elucidate the structure of the bioactive components of the extracts obtained.

 Democratic Republic of Congo 2019-08-27 2022-08-27 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Zubair Lukyamuzi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013107
 THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN FACILITATING DISCLOSURE AMONG HIV AFFECTED COUPLES IN GREATER LUWEERO DISTRICT, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS443ES

1. To determine the predictors of non-disclosure among HIV affected couples
2. To document perceptions of HIV affected couples on using CHWs to facilitate their HIV status disclosure
3. To explore CHW’s general and attitudes about HIV status disclosure among HIV affected couples
4. To explore CHW’s experience in facilitating disclosure among HIV affected couples.
5. To determine the proportion of HIV status disclosure among HIV affected couples that can be achieved using CHWs

 Uganda 2019-08-26 2022-08-26 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Christa Kuntzelman Marie
ID:
Refugee Perceptions of their Rights in Uganda
REFNo: SS305ES

The purpose of this study is to learn (a) learn what rights refugees believe they have in Uganda; (b) learn how refugees understand the roles and responsibilities of the Ugandan Government, UNHCR, InterAid, and other NGOs (non-governmental organizations) to provide for refugees in the cities and in the settlements, (c) gain understanding of to whom refugees turn when they need assistance, and (d) understand the role of refugee-led organizations to support other refugees for learning rights or gaining assistance.
 USA 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Teddy  Kyomuhangi
ID:
Using Digital Stories for Knowledge Translation in Rural South Western Uganda
REFNo: SS318ES

The main objectives of the study are to document evidence-based digital storytelling methods and enhance local capacity to create and disseminate digital stories for knowledge translation in rural southwest Uganda by: 1.Documenting the DST training process so as to contribute towards establishing a model-site offering ongoing mentorship in DST research methodology. 2.Describing experiences of trainees in using DST as a means of disseminating research findings.
 Uganda 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Andrew Mujugira
ID: UNCST-2019-R000871
 Understanding barriers and motivators to HIV self-testing uptake and clinic linkage among male partners of pregnant women in Uganda
REFNo: HS391ES

Aim 1: To qualitatively elucidate men and women’s personal narratives explaining beliefs, motivations, barriers and experiences influencing clinic HIV testing and linkage to HIV services.

Aim 2: To qualitatively identify attributes of a successful HIVST intervention to increase men’s HIVST uptake and clinic attendance after HIV self-testing. We will assess men and women’s knowledge/perceptions of HIVST and acceptability of strategies to optimize secondary distribution of HIVST from female partners.

Aim 3: To assess healthcare workers perspectives regarding the feasibility and acceptability of potential strategies of secondary distribution of HIVST from pregnant women to their male partners.
Uganda 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jorem Awadu Emmillian
ID:
Validation of autism screening assessments: Comparison of the Social Communication Questionnaire, Social Responsiveness Scale and 23-Q with DSM- 5 in assessing for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Uganda
REFNo: HS423ES

The study seeks to answer the questions below.
1) In the Ugandan context, do total scores for the three ASD measures (i.e., SCQ, SRS-2, and 23-Q) yield adequate internal consistency relative to values reported in the test manual or available studies for those with ASD?
2) In the Ugandan context, do total scores for the three ASD measures (i.e., SCQ, SRS-2, and 23-Q) yield adequate internal consistency relative to values reported in the test manual or available studies for non-ASD cases?
3) In the Ugandan context, do total scores from the three measures (i.e., SCQ, SRS-2, and 23-Q) yield substantial mean differences consistent with construct-related (i.e., ASD construct) differentiation between ASD and typically-developing groups?
4) In the Ugandan context, will use of the recommended screening cut scores for each of the three measures (i.e., SCQ, SRS-2, and 23-Q) result in adequate sensitivity and specificity using DSM-5 ASD diagnosis vs. typically developing cases as the outcome variable?
5) Beyond the recommended cut scores for screening reported in each test manual, are there more optimal cut scores for each of the three measures (i.e., SCQ, SRS-2, and 23-Q) in the Ugandan context?
6) Are there significant convergent relationships among the total scores of the three measures (i.e., SCQ, SRS-2, and 23-Q) in the Ugandan context?

 Uganda 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Andrew  Kalule Owen
ID:
Understanding the implementation process of infection prevention and control guidance at health facility level in Uganda
REFNo: HS424ES

1. To understand how healthcare workers make meaning of IPC guidelines.
2. To understand how healthcare workers make decisions regarding the use of IPC guidelines.
3. To identify factors that influence healthcare workers’ decisions regarding the use of IPC guidelines.
4. To generate a theory to explain the adoption and adaption process through healthcare workers’ ` experiences as IPC guideline users.

Uganda 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Teddy  Kyomuhangi
ID:
The adoption of SOPETAR innovations in MNCH service implementation for Bushenyi and Rubirizi Districts.
REFNo: HS427ES

The study seeks to assess the adoption of SOPETAR (scan-orient-plan-equip-train-assess-reflect) innovations so as to identify the high impact components and areas of MNCH services in the existing health structures at the community, health facility, and district levels in Bushenyi and Rubirizi Districts. Specifically, this study aims to: 1) establish the attributes of SOPETAR innovations that were adopted in the existing MNCH services at district health centers in Bushenyi and Rubirizi districts and 2) document how the SOPETAR innovations have been integrated in the MNCH services at district health centers in Bushenyi and Rubirizi districts.
 Uganda 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
WINNIE NAMBATYA
ID:
Risk factors for Neural Tube Defects among children attending Mulago and Kawempe Hospitals: A case control study
REFNo: HS430ES

1. To determine the types of NTDs in Mulago National Referral Hosptial among infants,
2. To determine the factors associate with the NTDs,
3. To compare the factors with the type of NTD

 Uganda 2019-08-20 2022-08-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Vishakha Vasuki
ID:
Identification of zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites and environmental factors influencing the parasite status of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
REFNo: NS102ES

Aim 1: To determine the occurrence and pattern of distribution of parasitic pathogens in mountain gorillas in BINP by non-invasive collection of faecal samples from habituated and non-habituated mountain gorillas. Aim 2: Tracking daily travel patterns using Global Positioning System (GPS) and recording ecological data such as temperature, rainfall, humidity and altitude. Aim 3: Identification of Gastro-intestinal parasites in mountain gorillas using simple faecal floatation technique and agar plate coproculture.
India 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Clement Olusoji Ajayi Olusoji
ID:
DEVELOPING PHARMACOPOEIAL STANDARDS FOR AZADIRACHTA INDICA, CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS, MORINGA OLEIFERA, TITHONIA DIVERSIFOLIA AND VERNONIA AMYGDALINA ANTIMALARIAL PLANTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS359ES

General Objective is to develop pharmacopoeial standards for the selected Ugandan antimalarial plants.
Specific objectives
1. To determine pharmacognostic, chemical and biological characteristics of the selected antimalarial plants
2. To determine the toxic dose level of the selected antimalarial plants using both acute and sub-acute tests
3. To develop identification and quantification methods for the antimalarial compounds and chemical markers in the plants and
4. To determine and set pharmacopoeial limits for standardization of the antimalarial plant materials

Nigeria 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Hayley Roberts
ID:
The Babysitters club: Hormonal regulation of shared infant care in mantled guereza
REFNo: NS94ES

This project seeks to determine the role of key social hormones in the facilitation of non-parental infant care in Colobus guereza. It will determine how important hormones are for the expression of infant care and how oxytocin, vasopressin, cortisol and faecal androgens relate to genetic relationships, infant colouration and observed rates of infant care.
 Australia 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Adeline Boatin
ID: UNCST-2019-R001255
 Wireless Physiologic Monitoring in Postpartum Women
REFNo: HS417ES

1. To estimate the clinical effectiveness of wireless physiologic monitoring of women in the first 24 hours after emergency cesarean delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH)
2. To evaluate the clinical adoption of wireless physiologic monitoring at MRRH using an implementation science approach.
3. To use qualitative methods to explore clinical adoption and acceptability of wireless physiologic monitoring among postpartum women at MRRH and understand facilitators and barriers to uptake of wireless physiologic monitoring.
4. To estimate the cost of providing wireless physiologic monitoring of women in the first 24 hours after emergency cesarean delivery at MRRH
5. To estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness, measured as cost per severe maternal outcome adverted using wireless physiologic monitoring compared to current standard of care monitoring.

Ghana 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Meital Kupfer Tvor
ID:
Representation and Responses: Refugee Voice in Uganda (Note: this has changed in regards to comments from the MAKSSREC)
REFNo: SS344ES

This research aims to change the narrative on humanitarian communications research by focussing on the feedback of beneficiaries – who are the primary subjects in campaigns and photos. This study will employ a qualitative approach, focusing on content analysis and ethnography through structured/semi-structured interviews, surveys, and content analysis, covering three levels: representation, production, and reception (Dogra, 2009). There will be a focus on semiotics (Barthes, 1977), including photo elicitation techniques (Pink, 2009) for individuals in focus group discussions to provide feedback on INGO campaigns.
Primary evidence will come from work with participants in the Refugee Law Project’s (RLP) Media for Social Change (M4SC) Programme, which works in 11 sites across Uganda, including Kampala and the No White Saviors (NWS) organisation, which is an activist Instagram account working to change narratives about the global South.

Data will be focusing on two parts: beneficiary reaction to how refugees are represented in aid campaigns and their utilisation of social media and technology to amplify their own storytelling.

Secondary evidence will buttress this analysis by supporting the narrow case study of Uganda. To ensure quality and feasibility, academic research selection is limited to peer-reviewed journals. Research on this subject encompasses grey literature, academic literature, artistic works, and social media that primarily covers humanitarian emergencies and development campaigns and their relation to the West. Secondary sources derive from relevant literature, as well as INGO campaigns, websites, and social media accounts. Other visual data will be derived from identified grassroots advocacy groups that work to challenge the INGO dominant narrative.

 Germany 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Catarina Inverso
ID:
From War to Peace as Conflict goes on: Reinventing the state or ignoring it? Assessing the activities of armed groups and informal cross border networks in the borderlands between DRC, Uganda and South Sudan (working title)
REFNo: SS345ES

The objective is to apply the concept of ‘mobility makes the state’ to the notion of state as a framework to answer a central question: How has displacement become a mechanism of South Sudan’s state-making process?
Germany 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
James Ditai
ID:
Maternal and Newborn Health Priority Setting Partnership in Uganda
REFNo: HS444ES

Purpose:
To identify the unanswered questions about maternal health and newborn care from mothers, carers and clinical perspectives in Uganda and then prioritize those that mothers, carers and health workers agree are the most important for the research to address.

Specific objectives:
• To work with mothers, caregivers and health workers to identify uncertainties about maternal health and newborn care in rural Uganda
• To agree by consensus on a prioritized list of those uncertainties, for research in Uganda
• To publicize the results of the Maternal and Newborn Health Priority Setting Partnership in Uganda and process
• To share the results with the ministry of health, academic researchers and funding bodies
 Uganda 2019-08-15 2022-08-15 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Mark  Purdon David
ID:
The Sustainability of International Investment Projects in the Forest and Bioenergy Sectors in Developing Countries: A Comparison of Uganda and Tanzania
REFNo: SS323ES

The objective of this research project is to update research into the sustainability and effectiveness of the foreign investment projects in the land-use sector through a comparative research design involving qualitative and quantitative approaches. Led by Mark Purdon, Assistant Professor at the École des sciences de la gestion at the Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM), the project will also involve academic researchers and graduate students at Makerere University in Uganda. In particular, the project will involve Dr. Patrick Byakagaba of Makerere University, School of Forestry, Environmental and Geographical Sciences who has been undertaking similar research over recent years. The specific objective is to determine the extent to which foreign investment projects in the land-use sector in Uganda and Tanzania, which were first investigated in 2009, are contributing to sustainable low-carbon development, with special attention to payment issues, household land management and project performance.
Canada 2019-08-09 2022-08-09 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Rosemary Nakijoba
ID:
The Inter-relationship between Gender, Child Labour and Disability among War Affected Communities of Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS113ES

Objectives of the Study The study is guided by a general objective, subdivided into six specific objectives. General objective The study intends to explore the relationship between gender, child labour, disability and the well-being of children in war affected communities of Northern Uganda. Specific Objectives The study will be guided by the following objectives: 1.To explore participants’ perceptions on the concepts of gender, child labour and disability among war affected communities of Northern Uganda. 2.To document gender differences that exist in child labour in war affected communities of Northern Uganda 3.To document differences in child labour practices that exist between the war affected disabled and non disabled children in communities of Northern Uganda 4.To examine the cultural beliefs and practices on children with disability in war affected communities of Northern Uganda 5.To explore the existing interventions on disability for children in war affected communities of Northern Uganda. 6.To develop an explanatory theory that links gender, child labour, and disability for the well being of children in war affected communities guiding intervention processes
Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Japheth Kwiringira Nkiriyehe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000408
 A Livelihood-Sanitation Nexus: Implications for Sustainable Slum Sanitation in Urban Uganda
REFNo: SS273ES

Main Objective
To explore the role of livelihoods in sustainable slum sanitation in Uganda
Specific Objectives
1. To describe the livelihoods of shared latrine users across three (3) major urban areas in Uganda
2. To relate various slum livelihoods with sanitation demand and supply.
3. To identify which livelihoods play a positive function in maintaining shared slum sanitation

Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Daniel Shephard
ID:
Resilient Learners, Teachers, and Education Systems in Uganda: An Exploratory Study
REFNo: SS280ES

There are two overarching research questions in this exploratory study:
1. How do instructors participating in the AVSI-Oxfam program in Palabek, Uganda conceptualize well-being and resilience?

2. How do young people who are currently participating (or may eventually participate) in the AVSI-Oxfam program in Palebek, Uganda conceptualize well-being and resilience?

a) To begin exploratory research about how learners and teachers conceptualize well-being and resilience in contexts of displacement.
b) To learn more about project interventions, especially accelerated education (AE) and teacher education and professional development (TEPD) through key informant interviews and observations.
c) To gain insights about the larger context and operational space in Palabek settlement.

USA 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Robert Kairania
ID:
TESTING HIV SUSCEPTIBILITY IN FORESKIN TISSUE
REFNo: HS372ES

Study objective: To explore potential determinants of HIV infection in foreskin tissue.
Aim 1: Explore host immune factors that contribute in vitro HIV infection.
Aim 2: Explore microbial factors that contribute in vitro HIV infection.
Aim 3: Explore viral factors that contribute in vitro HIV infection

 Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Matthew Henderson George
ID:
Chimpanzee communication and its function in the regulation of fission-fusion social dynamics
REFNo: NS92ES

- Enhance overall understanding of gestural and vocal communication of East Africa Chimpanzees with a focus on the understudied female sex
- Understand how female chimpanzees use short-distance gestures with their infants and long-distance vocalizations to maintain fission-fusion dynamics
- Which gestural or postural markers are used by females and their infants specifically before joint travel
- What behavioural cues produced by infants and mothers differ prior to successful joint travel of all forms
-How behavioral context affects the pant-hoot structure in female chimpanzees
- How individual life-characteristics differences affect pant-hoot vocalizations
 USA 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Kananura  Muhumuza Rornald
ID: UNCST-2019-R000239
 Child health and survival in Central Eastern Uganda
REFNo: HS395ES

The objectives of the study are to: examine maternal and neonatal mortality social and institutional drivers in central eastern Uganda; and establish the role of public authority in shaping maternal and child health in central eastern Uganda.
Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
GERALD AHABWE ZIHEMBIRE
ID:
Local Innovation in African cities: A critical assessment of user experiences of prepaid technology for water services in Kampala
REFNo: SS315ES

1. To track the background of prepayment services in water services in Kampala
2. To assess NWSC capacity in managing prepayment in utility services in Kampala
3. To identify user experiences with prepayment in utility services in Kampala
4. To propose strategies for improving prepayment technology in water services in Kampala.

 Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Paula Rauschendorf Kristina
ID:
Perspectives of officials, health professionals and patients on surgical care in Eastern Uganda – a qualitative study in the districts surrounding Jinja, Uganda
REFNo: HS409ES

This study hopes to provide health care policy makers and providers with further information on how to better cater their surgical services towards the population’s needs and demands. This will hopefully help to allocate resources in a more effective manner and improve access to surgery and health care utilization in general as well as for certain rarer conditions. Specific Objectives: a) Investigating underlying beliefs that lead to decisions in offering and using surgical care in Uganda. b) Finding out about the function of surgical health service facilities and the referral system in the proximity of Jinja. c) Investigating how the integration of highly specialized short-term surgical services by external specialist into the local health systems can best be achieved, since it is an organisational challenge for information, medical test, appointments, preparation and post-surgical care. d) Describing the predominant surgical conditions in the perspectives of populations, providers and planners. e) Exploring the individual and communal views on reasons for seeking surgical care or refraining from it. f) Identifying possible necessary messages to the general population, e.g. about the urgency and treatability of certain surgical conditions. g) Examining social support with regard to possible ‘soft barriers’ to surgical care, while also keeping in mind other barriers (in financing and organization) like costs as well as transport and waiting time. h) Identifying obstacles to reaching optimum care in all areas of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on all sides. i) Describing the perceived need of surgical conditions, especially regarding perception of symptoms and consequences thereof. j) Comparing these perceived needs with the evaluated needs as described by providers, planners and reports. k) Examining interactions between patients and health care providers and the process of care delivery from patients’ and providers’ perspectives. l) Finding out about perceived health status and consumer satisfaction (outcomes) of patients before and after surgery and factors that influence these outcomes. m) Comparing these perceptions and satisfaction with the evaluated health status (outcomes) as summarized by providers, planners and reports.
 Germany 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Andrew Lukyamuzi
ID:
A DYNAMIC MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF FOOD INSECURITY
REFNo: IS17ES

1. To investigate techniques that will be used in the model selection and integration of existing models in relation to prediction of food insecurity.

2. To design a Dynamic Model that is capable of intelligently selecting suitable models to be used in prediction of food insecurity.

3. To test and validate the proposed model as means of demonstrating the mechanism
and viability of this model.
 Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
BARBARA NAGGAYI RITA
ID: UNCST-2019-R000062
 EVALUATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IN RURAL SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA: EXPLORING GLOBAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN EAST AFRICA
REFNo: SS327ES

The main objective of this program is to provide hands-on rural volunteer community experience to Ugandan and international university students by providing an opportunity to engage communities to identify and work towards solutions to improve community well-being. The specific objectives of the program are:
1. To support communities in southwestern Uganda with health promotion, health messaging, and community strengthening by working with Village Health Teams, health facility staff, community leaders, and District Health Officers
2. To support students in developing skills with community engagement and other principles of MNCH
3. To provide HCU and MNCHI with opportunities to identify areas for future research in communities
4. To expose students to the strengths, innovations, and dynamics of rural southwestern Ugandan communities
5. To promote awareness about global health issues among national and international students
6. To encourage cross-cultural competency, bidirectional learning, and intercultural exchange of ideas
This study will use a mixed-methods approach to quantitatively measure changes in knowledge obtained by student participants as a result of their experiences, in addition to qualitative interviews to compile a narrative about student, health facility staff, facilitator, and community member perspectives. The results from this study will inform future quality improvement for the program and identify areas of strength and weakness to better serve students and the communities involved.

Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Agnes Kiragga
ID:
Reproductive Health Empowerment through Telehealth
REFNo: HS425ES

1-With input from a Community Advisory Board develop a user-centered mobile-based reproductive health content targeted for men through SMS, interactive voice response.
2-Assess the feasibility and acceptability of the Men’s Telehealth Information Package (mTIP) on uptake of family planning and reproductive health services.
3-Assess the men’s knowledge and attitudes towards family planning following receipt of the Men’s Telehealth Information Package (mTIP)
4-Assess uptake of and attitudes towards FP and couple communication among women whose spouses received the Men’s Telehealth Information Package (mTIP) intervention.

 Uganda 2019-08-06 2022-08-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Joseph Tamale
ID:
Investigating the role soils nutrients play in regulating soil greenhouse gas fluxes and nitrogen leaching from two contrasting ecosystems: a nutrient limited tropical forest and an intensively fertilized sugarcane plantation in Uganda.
REFNo: A46ES

This PhD study investigates how soil nutrients regulate soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes and N leaching in a nutrient limited tropical forest and an intensively fertilized sugarcane plantation in northwestern Uganda. More specifically, the study aims to: (1) investigate how nutrient limitations affect soil GHG fluxes in a tropical rainforest, and (2) quantify how the conversion from natural forest to fertilizer-based sugarcane systems alters soil GHG fluxes, N leaching losses and nutrient use efficiency along a fertilizer intensification gradient (low, standard, and high fertilizer application)
 Uganda 2019-08-05 2022-08-05 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Charles Mondo Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001281
 Registry to study the demographics, socioeconomic and clinical factors, etiologies, pathophysiology, management, barriers to care, and outcomes of heart failure patients at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya.
REFNo: HS287ES

1. Estimate the incident rate of outcomes in HF patients in Uganda; assess social and lifestyle factors (incl. demographics, socioeconomic variables, clinical risk factors, diet, and health-related quality of life), etiologies and variations in treatment patterns that might influence mortality and morbidity. 2. Describe determinants of different HF phenotypes (HFpEF, HFrEF, and HF due to valvular heart disease and ALVD), and their management and outcomes. 3. Assess non-cardiac co-morbidities at enrolment, their incidence during the study, and how they influence outcomes from both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. 4. In a sub-study of approximately 50-60 patients, perform measures of frailty, cognitive and lung function, mental health, adherence to medication, and dietary assessment, with collection of blood and urine samples for central analysis, to further understand the pathophysiologic changes in HF and their relation to outcomes. 5. Describe patient and system barriers to HF care.
Uganda 2019-07-30 2022-07-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Mohammed Lamorde
ID: UNCST-2019-R001293
 Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in HIV infection in Uganda.
REFNo: HS373ES

• Primary objective 1: To investigate the point-prevalence of AF by screening the outpatient clinic population at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Kampala (Uganda) using the iECG
• Primary objective 2: To study the incidence of AF by annual review of iECG within a long-term cohort of HIV patients that are being followed-up for ART outcomes at IDI (ALT-cohort).
• Secondary objective 1: Evaluate the performance of iECG against routine ECG measurements
• Secondary objective 2: To determine the risk factors associated with incident AF

 Nigeria 2019-07-30 2022-07-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Nicolette Manglos-Weber D
ID:
Religion and Community Caregivers in Uganda
REFNo: SS290ES

This research project investigates the overlapping fields of religion and social welfare provision in Uganda, with a focus on local community leaders who are caring for social welfare needs related to poverty and economic insecurity. It seeks to understand the role of religious beliefs, practices, and structures in the formation and success of such local community caregivers. It also seeks to evaluate the impact of local community caregivers relative to other types of social welfare providers within the religious and political fields. The aim is to produce several academic articles as well as an original book. This book would use portraits of Ugandan community caregivers to describe what makes such a person successful and how to emulate their efforts toward social transformation. It would also use these portraits as a means of instructing readers on the dynamics of religion and politics in post-colonial Africa.
USA 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Wakiko Ohira
ID:
Possible Roles of Traditional Roles in Resource-Rich Countries: Case of the Bunyoro Kingdom in Western Uganda
REFNo: SS291ES

Main Objectives of the Study
The main objective of the study is to explore and assess the roles of traditional authorities, the Bunyoro Kingdom, as part of the local politics as well as in winder political arena.

Specific Objectives of the Study
1. To understand perceptions of local residents living in Bunyoro towards the Bunyoro Kingdom in order to understand where the legitimacy of the traditional authority lies.
2. To understand the overlapping roles, if any, among traditional authority including chiefs and local government bodies. As Uganda is known for its decentralization policy as well as its recognition of traditional authority in the constitution, understanding the relations between traditional authority and local “government is crucial in this study.
3. To understand the region in the whole picture by examining the relations between the Bunyoro Kingdom and local residents living in Bunyoro as well as local government.
 Japan 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jonathan Kuttainen Joel
ID:
From rural to digital: the rise of e-money in developing economies
REFNo: SS293ES

This research project looks at the uptake of mobile money services in a rural setting of west Uganda. The project seeks to understand, as per the key research question, how mobile money has a positive effect on poverty alleviation within the context of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the G20’s commitments to financial inclusion for the unbanked? It further aims to understand whether mobile money is a transformational technology, offering value to its users, or a displacing technology that propagates social and economic disparity, privileging a few at the expense of the many? In response to these questions, the research will take a case study approach to explore and evaluate the user experience of mobile money services in the context of a poor, rural region where a high proportion of the community is unbanked.
 Australia 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Rachel Nanteza
ID:
Water user perceptions of the pre-paid meter system in the slums of Kampala: A Spatial and Institutional Analysi
REFNo: SS312ES

In Kampala-Uganda, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is using pre-paid meter technology to provide water services to people living in slums. Shared PPM standpoints have been installed on both public and private land and can be used by anyone who has a token to access the system and can afford to pay for the water.
This study will investigate water users’ perceptions of the shared PPM system seeking to specifically uncover user insights on the processes of water access and withdrawal. To do that we will utilize GIS tools to map the shared PPMs within the slum and identify with users the different characteristics of the PPM system. In addition, we will investigate the different arrangements users have created to access tokens that could be used in the shared PPMs. At the end of the research, we may be able to identify some barriers to accessing and withdrawing water in the slums.
Uganda 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jane Namugga
ID:
TELEHEALTH FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS400ES

1. To describe health workers and patients’ experiences and opinions of the Mobile colposcopy program for cervical cancer screening and management in Uganda. 2. To compare cervical cancer screening findings or impressions made using VIA alone vs VIA done with a mobile colposcopy. 3. To demonstrate the role of mobile colposcopy in training of health workers in cervical cancer screening.
Uganda 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Nathan Tumwesigye
ID:
Evaluation of Health Outcomes and Satisfaction with Care in HIV-infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Differentiated Service Delivery Models (DSDM) of HIV care in EC region, Uganda
REFNo: HS401ES

STUDY OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study is to determine satisfaction with care, retention, and viral suppression in HIV-infected patients receiving ART in DSD models at fourteen facilities in the EC region.
Specific Objectives:
1. To determine the level of and factors associated with client satisfaction with quality of HIV care services in the different differentiated service delivery models at fourteen health facilities in East Central Uganda
2. To determine viral load suppression rates in clients enrolled in the different HIV differentiated care service models at fourteen health facilities in East Central Uganda.
3. To determine 6 and 12 months retention-in-care rates in patients enrolled in the different HIV differentiated service delivery models at fourteen health facilities in East-Central Uganda.
 Uganda 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Leah Mbabazi
ID: UNCST-2019-R000099
 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UPTAKE OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ON DOLUTEGRAVIR BASED ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT AT HEALTH CENTRES OF KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY-UGANDA.
REFNo: HS406ES

1. To determine the level of uptake of contraceptives among HIV positive women of reproductive age who are on dolutegravir (DTG) based Antiretroviral treatment (ART)at IDI-KCCA Health centres.
2. To assess the different contraceptives utilized by HIV positive women of reproductive age who are on DTG based ART at IDI-KCCA Health centres.
3. To explore the knowledge on contraceptives among HIV positive women of reproductive age who are on DTG based ART at IDI-KCCA Health centres.
4. To determine the individual, social and health system factors that influence uptake of contraceptives HIV positive women of reproductive age who are on DTG based ART at IDI-KCCA Health centres.

 Uganda 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
MARIAM BASAJJA
ID:
DESIGNING A FAIR DATA POINT FOR DIGITAL HEALTH IN UGANDA
REFNo: IS18ES

The main reason for this study is to help answer the following research questions;
• What are the digital health solutions piloted in Uganda and how sustainable are these?
• What are the reasons for lack of sustainability of pilot digital health solutions in Uganda?
• To what extent and in what way is lack of policy on data-management, data-sharing and data- analytics a contributing factor to the lack of sustainability of digital health solutions in Uganda?
• Can the introduction of the systematic use of FAIR data protocol through a FAIR Data point help overcome structural challenges to the development and maintenance of sustainable digital health solutions in Uganda?
• How can introduction of FAIR data support and strengthen accessibility of personal health data as well as depersonalized health data analytics.
• How can data-analytics of health data be propagated, integrated and maintained though a FAIR data point. 



 Uganda 2019-07-23 2022-07-23 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
JOEL MASAGAZI YAWE YAWE
ID:
Developing a model to manage burnout among teaching staff at private universities in Uganda.
REFNo: SS256ES

a) To explore ways how prolonged stressors can lead to burnout among teaching. b) To examine the major causes of burnout among teaching staff. c) To investigate ways how burnout can impact the performance of teaching staff. d) To develop management model to address burnout among teaching staff.
 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Anthony Mugisha
ID:
Hearing their voices: Action research to support women’s agency and empowerment in livestock vaccine distribution, delivery and use in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya
REFNo: A42ES

Objective #1: Gender analysis and baseline assessment- Identify and analyze the barriers, opportunities and strategies for improving women’s entry and participation in livestock ownership and vaccine value chain (VVC) in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.
• What gender, social, cultural, political, economic, technical barriers and perceptions impede women’s effective participation, define livestock ownership and decision making and prevent women from being beneficiaries of livestock vaccines as users, service providers and entrepreneurs?
• What factors and opportunities are needed or exist to enhance their participation in the VVC to increase livestock productivity and improve household food security?

Objective #2:VVC analysis- Conduct a VVC analysis focusing on PPR in Uganda, RVF in Rwanda and NCD in Kenya to determine if the VVC supports women empowerment and gender equality.
• What economic, socio-cultural, familial, legal, political and psychological networks shape the current VVC at the micro, meso and macro levels and how do these impact women small holder farmers? Who are VVC key players and how do they impact women empowerment and gender equality? What are the gender capacities (skills, knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, behavior) of the actors along the VVC?

Objective #3: Entry points- Test models that support women’s entry into the VVC and their impact on empowerment and livelihoods.
• What entry points exist along the VVC and how can they enhance women’s participation? What women’s agency and empowerment models address entrepreneurship, self-reliance, and cooperation?
• How can these models support women’s participation in and benefit from the VVC?
• What test models can support women’s entry and participation in the LOVVC?
• What is the impact of the models and what components have the potential to be scaled out and adapted to other community settings?

 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Andrew Mujugira
ID: UNCST-2019-R000871
 HIV Self-testing, STI Self-sampling and PrEP for Transgender Women in Uganda
REFNo: HS390ES

Aim 1: Conduct formative research to inform implementation of peer-delivered combination HIV prevention for African transgender women.
Aim 2: Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of pee-delivered combination HIV prevention (HIVST, STISS and PrEP) for African transgender women by implementing a pilot cluster randomized trial.
Aim 3: Explore how peer-delivery of HIVST, STISS and PrEP influences prevention choices among TGW and sexual partners.
 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Nathan Tumwesigye
ID:
Quality Improvement Approaches to Enhance Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation in Antenatal Care Clinics in Iganga and Buyende Districts, Uganda
REFNo: HS396ES

Goal: To develop QI-enhanced process and assess its effects on the IFAS program, including the delivery of services, the availability of supplies and the adherence of pregnant women attending ANC to IFAS.
Aim 1 (QI implementation): The first aim is to examine the state of the health education about IFAS during ANC visits and the supply system, and to investigate the implementation of a QI-enhanced process for IFAS intervention to address the bottlenecks identified regarding a) health education; b) essential drugs quantification.
Aim 2 (QI effectiveness): The second aim is to assess the effectiveness of the QI-enhanced process for IFAS intervention on a) the quality of health education; b) women’ knowledge and motivation to use IFA tablets; c) the tracking procedures and availability of IFA tablets at health facilities providing ANC
 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Adelline Twimukye
ID: UNCST-2019-R000117
 FACTORS INFLUENCING PATIENT’S DECISION MAKING PROCESS ON SUBSTITUTING FROM EFAVIRENZ (EFV) TO DOLUTEGRAVIR (DTG) AT INFECTIOUS DISEASES INSTITUTE (IDI), KAMPALA- UGANDA.
REFNo: SS314ES

The overall objective of this study is to understand the factors influencing Patient’s decision-making Process on substituting from Efavirenz (EFV) to Dolutegravir (DTG) at Infectious Diseases (IDI), Kampala- Uganda.
Specific objectives
Qualitative
AIM 1. To evaluate the mechanism of the decision-making process and support required among HIV positive patients substituting from EFV to DTG at IDI in Uganda
AIM 2. To explore decision-making process of women in reproductive age (18-55 years) and explore how decisions about substitution from EFV to DTG substitution evolve over time.
AIM 5. Describe experiences around adherence among key populations taking DTG
AIM 9. To evaluate the DTG therapy implementation process among health care providers involved in the substitution from EFV to DTG.
Quantitative
AIM 3. To determine the proportion of stable Patient’s on their previous ART regimens switched to DTG.
AIM 4. To asses factors associated toxicities or adverse effects on patients switched from EFV or DTG.
AIM 6. To determine the proportion and characteristics of patients who have substituted from Efavirenz to DTG.
AIM 7. To determine factors associated with substituting from EFV to DTG
AIM 8. To describe quality of life of patients who have substituted from EFV to DTG.

 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Sabine Haller
ID:
Amikacin Exposure and Toxicity - Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis in Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Uganda: A Pilot Study
REFNo: HS402ES

To describe the pharmacokinetics of amikacin in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
To explore the relationship between exposure to amikacin and the toxicity of this drug using pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modelling.

 Switzerland 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
STEPHEN LUTOTI
ID:
Anti-Proliferative Activity screening of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants traditionally used by Breast Cancer patients in Central Uganda
REFNo: HS405ES

The general objective of this study is to discover novel, potent anti-breast cancer compounds from plants used in traditional treatment of breast cancer by in Central Uganda.

Specific Objectives
This study is designed to address four specific objectives, namely:
i. To describe the beliefs and practices of breast cancer patients in Central Uganda towards use of herbal medicines.
ii. To document the medicinal plants used in traditional treatment of breast tumours in Central Uganda.
iii. To establish the anti-proliferative activity of extracts of selected medicinal plants identified from the ethnobotanical survey.

iv. To elucidate the bioactive compounds in the two most efficacious extracts against breast cancer.

Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Elliot Howard-Spink Charles
ID:
Do cultural evolutionary processes shape the long-distance vocalisations of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)?
REFNo: NS97ES

Overall Objective: To determine the extent to which populations of chimpanzees show differences in their long-distance communication behaviours, and what factors may drive differences in these behaviours between populations. I will do this by completing the following four sub-objectives. Objective 1 – Create an ethnography for behavioural features of chimpanzee pant-hoot displays. I intend to collect video and audio footage of the pant-hoot displays of chimpanzees in the Bugoma rainforest, which I can then compare to pre-existing video and audio footage of pant-hoots by chimpanzees in other populations across Africa. I will use collected data, and pre-existing data, to create an ethnography of pant-hoot displays in different chimpanzee populations (Whiten et al., 1999). Once a working ethnography of the behavioural features of these displays has been established, I will investigate the biological forces that may be driving inter-population variation in pant-hoot displays. Objective 2 – Determine the extent to which genetics determines the behavioural features of pant-hoot displays. I will do this by following a method outlined by Lycett et al, 2007, who investigated the genetic influences of chimpanzee tool use behaviours. The ethnography generated in objective 1 will be used to create a maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree based on the traits of pant-hoot displays. This will then be compared with well-established genetic phylogenies of chimpanzee populations. Increasing similarities between these evolutionary trees would suggest that genetics is increasingly more likely in explaining behavioural differences in pant-hoot calls between chimpanzee populations. Objective 3 - Determine the extent to which environmental variables determine the behavioural features of pant-hoot displays. This will be done by creating mathematical models which try to explain variation in pant-hoot displays using physical and social environmental variables of the caller’s environment. Physical variables include weather patterns and vegetation density. Social variables include the immediate social party, caller identity, and caller status at the time of vocalization. These models will assess the variation in pant-hooting which can be explained by the caller’s environment, as well as the variation which remains unexplained. Objective 4 – Assess the likelihood of cultural evolutionary forces driving pant-hoot variation between chimpanzee populations. This will be done by method of exclusion. This would involve taking variation in pant-hooting behaviour which cannot be explained by genetics or the environment and discussing the likelihood of its formation due to vocal learning behaviours in chimpanzees. The existence of these behaviours in chimpanzee populations remains inconclusive, and this project aims to begin to elucidate the extent to which chimpanzees show cultural differences in their communicative behaviours. Lycett, S. J., Collard, M. and McGrew, W. C. (2007) ‘Phylogenetic analyses of behavior support existence of culture among wild chimpanzees’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(45), pp. 17588–17592. Whiten, A. et al. (1999) ‘Cultures in chimpanzees’, Nature, 399(6737), pp. 682–685. doi: 10.1038/21415.
UK 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Johnblack Kabukye Kabaalu
ID: UNCST-2019-R001109
 Requirements for an Interactive Voice Response system for provision of cancer information to patients and general public in Uganda
REFNo: HS418ES

To co-create a program theory for development, implementation and evaluation of IVR system for provision of cancer information to patients and general public in Uganda
 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Stephen Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000059
 Quality of Life and Aging with HIV in Rural Uganda
REFNo: HS419ES

Aim 1: Use qualitative methods to develop a conceptual framework explaining how HIV influences quality of life among older-aged people in Uganda.

We will conduct semi-structured interviews among 60 study participants stratified by sex and HIV serostatus to explore conceptualizations of and domains that meaningfully impact quality of life. We will use an inductive analytic approach to identify locally relevant domains that determine health and quality of life for older people in our study population. The over-arching goal of Aim 1 is to develop a conceptual framework and optimize selection of measures related to quality of life to be used in study Aims 2 and 3.

Aim 2: Compare trajectories of social, cognitive, and physical functioning, and global quality of life by HIV serostatus in Uganda.

We will use the Aim 1 findings to inform appropriate selection of measures. We will observe 600 participants annually for four years to collect outcome measures of physical, cognitive, and social functioning, and quality of life. We hypothesize that PLWH will exhibit steeper declines in physical, cognitive, and social functioning, and quality of life compared to HIV-negative individuals.

Aim 3: Identify intervention targets, and assess the acceptability and feasibility of promising interventions, to improve functioning and quality of life among older PLWH in Uganda.

We will fit mixed effects regression models with data from the Aim 2 cohort to identify determinants of quality of life among PLWH, including social (e.g. stigma, depression, familial deaths), biomedical (e.g. comorbidities, opportunistic infections), and HIV-specific factors (e.g. viral load, nadir CD4, sCD14). We hypothesize that HIV-associated stigma and familial deaths due to HIV will predict faster decline in functional domains and quality of life among older PLWH. We will supplement these analyses with participant and stakeholder workshops to assess the preliminary acceptability and feasibility of potential interventions to improve quality of life in this population.

Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Samuel Kyobe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000108
 Role of Class I HLA Alleles in HIV Disease Progression in Botswana and Uganda
REFNo: HS421ES

1) To describe the baseline characteristics of the pediatric HIV cohort in Uganda and Botswana.
2) To describe the distribution of class I HLA alleles in pediatric HIV in Botswana and Uganda.
3) To determine the HLA Class I alleles that are associated with HIV disease progression in Botswana and Ugandan African paediatric populations.
4) To determine the structural and functional (binding) characteristics of those class I HLA alleles associated with HIV disease progression.
 Uganda 2019-07-10 2022-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Roy Carr-Hill Ngugi
ID:
Impact Evaluation of interventions to prevent Violence Against Children in Schools (VACiS) in Uganda
REFNo: SS322ES

1. Assess the extent to which the objectives of the teacher training and life skills education through school clubs are consistent with beneficiaries’ needs as far as creating a safe learning environment
2. Determine the impact (positive, negative, intended and unintended) of teacher training and learners’ life skills education through school clubs on reducing violence against children in schools.
3. Assess the likelihood of continuation of benefits from the VACiS interventions after UNICEF assistance to supported schools has ceased
4. Provide recommendations on how to strengthen teacher
UK 2019-07-04 2022-07-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Hailey Tiarks Jo
ID:
Testing the role of turbidity on the visual sensitivity of an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae)
REFNo: NS90ES

The goal of the proposed research is to better understand the influence of turbidity and other environmental stressors on behavior and development of visual and behavioural traits in an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae). Environmental degradation can introduce persistent environmental stressors that impair many behaviors in fishes that could influence their ability see their environment, which can obscure reproduction, predation, and other inter/intra species visual cues. It is important to understand how species continue to persist in degraded tropical aquatic habitats to help conserve essential biodiversity for the health of aquatic ecosystems. We will investigate how important stressors, such as turbidity, influence the behavior and development of visual traits in a widespread African cichlid in the lakes, rivers, and swamps near Lake Nabugabo, western Uganda.
 USA 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Caitlin Monroe Cooke
ID:
Defining History: Education, expertise, and women's knowledge in Western Uganda, 1800-1980
REFNo: SS269ES

This project has four objectives: 1.) Identify early systems of indigenous education in Western Uganda 2.) Explore the role of women and women's knowledge in those indigenous education initiatives 3.) Explore how education initiatives – from indigenous ones to colonial schools – separated the discipline of "history" from other kinds of knowledge about the past 4.) Ask how this neglected women's knowledge changes our contemporary understandings of intellectual history
 USA 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Eva  Wanyenze Wodeya wodeya
ID:
CONTINUOUS LABOR SUPPORT: EXPLORATION OF PRACTICES, EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF TRAINING A BIRTH COMPANION ON BIRTH OUTCOMES AND WOMEN’S EXPERENCES IN THE BUGISU SUB-REGION
REFNo: HS377ES

1. To explore support practices provided by birth companions in relation to women’s needs during labour and birth
2. To assess the effectiveness of continuous labour support by a trained companion of choice on anxiety and coping during active labour.
3. To determine the effect of continuous labour support provided by a trained companion of choice on labour outcomes and maternal satisfaction.
4. To describe birthing experiences of women continuously supported during labour by a trained companion.

Uganda 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Herbert Muyinda
ID: UNCST-2019-R000373
 Cango Lyec Study: Developing and Testing Interventions to Reduce HIV risk, increase access to treatment and promote resilience in war affected populations in Northern Uganda – Baseline Study
REFNo: HS328ES

1) Estimate prevalence and incidence of HIV / syphilis/Hepatis B, and identify risk factors among conflict-affected populations in Northern Uganda

2) Investigate associations between posttraumatic stress, resilience, and depression, with HIV/Hep. B incidence among conflict-affected populations in Northern Uganda

 Uganda 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
HILLARY AHEISIBWE
ID:
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN POSITIVITY AMONG WOMEN RECEIVING ANTENATAL CARE AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS342ES

General objective
To determine the prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B surface antigen positivity among women attending Antenatal care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
b) Specific Objectives
1. To determine the Prevalence of hepatitis B infection among mothers attending Antenatal Care at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women with a positive hepatitis B surface antigen attending ANC clinic at MRRH.
3. To describe the factors associated with Hepatitis B surface antigen positivity among pregnant women attending antenatal care.

 Uganda 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Agathe Verhulst Julie
ID:
Prevalence of Oesophagostomum spp. in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and livestock at Bwindi Impenetrable National Parc, Uganda.
REFNo: HS369ES

To gain a better understanding of the parasite’s prevalence in order to prevent future infection at the gorilla/livestock/human interface and following a one health approach: improve the health of the gorillas and the livelihood of
the human population neighbouring the BINP.
 France 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Mohammed Lamorde
ID: UNCST-2019-R001293
 Current and prior viral zoonotic infections among adults admitted with acute febrile illness in North and Central Uganda
REFNo: HS371ES

Primary objective:
To determine the prevalence of 1) current and 2) prior viral zoonotic infections among hospitalized adults with acute febrile illness in Northern and Central Uganda

Secondary objectives:
1.To determine epidemiologic or historical risk factors associated with a) viral zoonotic infections and b) resistant bacterial infections.
2.To determine the prevalence of bacteremia and antibacterial resistance among hospitalized adults with acute febrile illness.To characterize clinical factors associated with antibiotic prescription and discontinuation among patients hospitalized with acute febrile illness.

 Nigeria 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Irene Ayakaka
ID:
PATIENT AND HEALTH WORKER EXPERIENCES WITH COMMUNICATION ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS (TB) AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE (CLD) IN HOSPITALS AROUND KAMPALA, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS407ES

Overall objective

The overall aim of this project is to improve understanding of the practice context for patient-centred communication and to explore effective, feasible and sustainable ways to improve its frequency and effectiveness for CLD management in the routine public health system in Uganda.
Specific objectives

Specifically, the study will seek to elicit patient and health worker perspectives of communication during CLD diagnosis and treatment and to understand the impact of this on patient choices for disease management and for disease coping strategies.
Objective 1: To explore patients’ perceptions of their illness and how this affects their quality of life and coping strategies.
Objective 2: To characterize the practice context for communication about CLD at public health care facilities in Uganda.
Objective 3: To describe how health workers, perceive and prioritize communication.
Objective 4: To explore patient priorities and preferences for improved communication around CLD.

 Uganda 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Fenella Hayes Marion
ID:
A qualitative research project to explore healthcare providers and program managers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of the role of international medical volunteers
REFNo: HS389ES

Overall Study Aim: To assess the relationship between the non-government organisation (NGO) volunteers from VSO Uganda and their in-country partners (healthcare providers and program managers) to improve the development and sustainability of the programs in Uganda. Objectives: 1) To explore the attitudes and perceptions of International Medical Volunteers by healthcare providers and program managers in-country. 2) To identify the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare providers and programme managers when working with International Medical Volunteers. 3) To investigate what recommendations could be made to improve the Volunteer Partner Relationships between International Medical Volunteers and their in-country partners (healthcare providers and programme managers) to improve the development and sustainability of VSO Uganda and therefore other NGO projects
 UK 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Silvia Awor
ID: UNCST-2019-R000591
 Using ultrasonography and maternal characteristics to predict preeclampsia and adverse pregnancy outcomes at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor
REFNo: HS258ES

General Objective To determine Doppler ultrasonography indices and maternal characteristics that predict preeclampsia and adverse pregnancy outcomes at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor Specific objectives 1. To determine the cut-off second trimester uterine artery Doppler Sonography PI and RI with potential to predict PE by the time of delivery at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor 2. To determine the maternal characteristics taken during the second trimester of pregnancy with potential to predict PE by the time of delivery at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor 3. To determine if selected Laboratory findings taken during the second trimester of pregnancy predict PE by the time of delivery at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor.
 Uganda 2019-06-24 2022-06-24 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Mackenzie Carlson
ID:
Investigating the prevalence and practices of herbal medicine use in antenatal care in Mukono District, Uganda
REFNo: HS386ES

Specific Aim 1: Collect qualitative data using a standardized questionnaire to evaluate the prevalence of herbal medicine use in pregnancy, including which herbs are taken for what purposes.
Specific Aim 2: Identify ways in which herbal medicines are obtained and prepared for use in pregnancy.
Specific Aim 3: Identify the concordance between what recommendations and medications are given to pregnant women to prepare for labor and delivery by traditional birth attendants versus government midwives.
Hypotheses: We hypothesize that most pregnant women in the Mukono District use herbal medicine during pregnancy and that the exact preparations of herbal medications vary by traditional birth attendant preparing them and by village.
 USA 2019-06-24 2022-06-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jennifer Davis
ID: UNCST-2019-R000218
 Reliable handpumps at scale? Evaluating costs and benefits of, and demand for, professionalized preventative maintenance services in rural Uganda
REFNo: SS309ES

(1) Characterize common models of infrastructure maintenance for rural boreholes with handpumps in Uganda.
(2) Assess rural communities’ willingness and ability to pay for professionalized preventative maintenance service designed to enhance handpump reliability.
(3) Estimate the costs and benefits of providing handpump maintenance services to communities in Apac and Kwania districts
 USA 2019-06-24 2022-06-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Norbert  Kaggwa
ID:
Factors influencing the utilization of postabortion contraception at the Gynecology ward Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS379ES

1. To determine the proportion of women seeking PAC services at the Gynecology ward MRRH, that accept a postabortion family planning method.
2. To establish the factors influencing post abortion family planning uptake at Gynecology ward MRRH


 Uganda 2019-06-11 2022-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Moses Tetui
ID:
Prevalence of modern contraceptive use among the urban poor, and stakeholder perceptions on family planning services in slums. The case of Kira municipality, Wakiso district, Uganda
REFNo: HS382ES

1. To conduct a landscape analysis of the existing family planning services in Kira municipality, Wakiso district, Uganda
2. To determine the prevalence of modern contraceptive use and the unmet need among the urban poor in Kira municipality, Wakiso district
3. To explore the provider and urban poor perceptions towards existing family planning services in Kira municipality, Wakiso district
4. To make recommendations of strategies for improving the uptake of family planning services among the urban poor in Kira municipality

 Uganda 2019-06-11 2022-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Samson Okello
ID: UNCST-2019-R001580
 Experiences and Perspectives of Patients with Hypertension in Mbarara, Uganda
REFNo: HS343ES

To understand the patient experience of hypertension, including diagnosis, understanding of disease, medical adherence, and treatment regimens.

 Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Moses Ssebuliba Kiwanuka
ID:
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AS A SCREENING TEST FOR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN HIV INFECTED PATIENTS UNDER INFECTIOUS DISEASE INSTITUTE CARE, UGANDA
REFNo: HS353ES

General objective.
1.To determine the accuracy of neck circumference as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease among HIV patients.
Specific objectives.
1.To determine the accuracy of using neck circumferences compared to Framingham cardiovascular risk scores as a screening tool for increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV patients presenting at urban clinic.
2.To determine the cutoff point of neck circumference diameter that indicates increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
3.To determine the factors (socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory) associated with a large neck circumference or a high Framingham CVD risk score in HIV patients attending care in an urban clinic.

 Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Robert Kairania
ID:
Reassessing the HIV and STI syndemic in Rakai, Uganda after scale-up of combination HIV prevention interventions: a population-based study
REFNo: HS364ES

Aim 1: To measure population-level prevalence of syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) among ~2000 RCCS participants aged 18-49.

Aim 2: To assess the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant mutations among individuals with PCR-confirmed gonococcal infection

Aim 3: To assess the association between individual-level and partner use of CHIs and STI prevalence.

 Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 Evaluating Narrative As An Intervention For Upscalling Screening Of Cancer Of The Cervix Among Countryside Residents In Kenya And Uganda
REFNo: HS378ES

1. To find out the level of awareness and knowledge on cervical cancer screening among women aged 30 years and above
2. To determine the use of cervical cancer screening services among women aged 30 years and above
3. To examine the effect of narration on use of cervical cancer screening services among women aged 30 years and above

 Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Marie Vollbrecht Luise
ID:
The effect of hypoxia on brain cell proliferation, neurogenesis and cognitive performance of weakly electric fish
REFNo: NS91ES

To understand how weakly electric fish from a low oxygen habitat vary in their cognitive performance.

To show how low oxygen influences sensory performance, behavior and anatomy in the wild.
 Germany 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Natural Sciences Degree Award
James Ditai
ID:
The BabySaver Kit: development and evaluation of a novel device for affordable neonatal resuscitation in a low-income region in Africa
REFNo: HS349ES

• To evaluate the usability of the BabySaver kit for providing neonatal resuscitation by describing the range of resuscitation procedures performed on a group of babies,
• To assess whether the Kit allows resuscitation with intact umbilical cord based on the proportion of babies successfully resuscitated on the kit with an intact cord.
• To assess the safety of the BabySaver kit from post-resuscitation temperature measurements and serious adverse event reports
• To assess its acceptability to health workers compared with the routine resuscitation equipment, based on a questionnaire,
Uganda 2019-05-30 2022-05-30 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Sam Ononge
ID: UNCST-2020-R000328
 Tranexamic acid for the prevention of postpartum bleeding in women with anaemia: an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.
REFNo: HS346ES

To determine the effects of Tranexamic acid on postpartum bleeding and other health outcomes in women with moderate or severe anaemia.


 Uganda 2019-05-28 2022-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ahmed Ddungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000944
 THE ROLE OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1 AS A PREDICTOR OF COPD IN A COHORT OF POST-TB HIV INFECTED PATIENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS350ES

Primary objective:
• To assess for long term respiratory outcomes of TB in HIV infected adults by determining the burden of COPD and associated factors among members in the Study on Outcomes related to Tuberculosis and HIV drug concentrations’ (SOUTH) TB-HIV cohort at IDI at 0 and 24 months after enrolment in the TGFbeta study.
Secondary objectives
• To assess the association between serum TGFβ1 levels and burden of COPD amongst post-TB patients in the IDI ‘(SOUTH) TB-HIV cohort.
• To assess for an association between chest X-ray abnormalities at the end of TB treatment and COPD in post-TB HIV infected adults in the SOUTH study TB-HIV cohort at IDI.

 Uganda 2019-05-28 2022-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jackline Kampire
ID:
PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL PIG POPULATIONS IN SOUTH WESTERN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONE (SWAEZ): THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND PORK QUALITY
REFNo: A44ES

1.To map the abundance and distribution of the local pig populations in SWAEZ.
2.To determine the phenotypic features of local pig breeds in SWAEZ.
3.To determine the genetic relationship between local pig populations and exotic breeds in SWAEZ.
4.To determine the pork quality of the local pig populations in SWAEZ.

 Uganda 2019-05-28 2022-05-28 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
joseph  mwizerwa
ID:
Strengthening academic advancement for enrolled nurses: Developing a new program framework for enrolled nurses in Uganda.
REFNo: HS375ES

1.Explore experiences, aspirations and needs of ENs in Uganda with respect to advancing their nursing careers.
2.Identify the barriers and facilitators for academic advancement of ENs within Uganda.
3.Examine the suitability of Ugandan EN advancement programs in meeting EN education needs.
4.Critically examine international educational programs developed for ENs (or similar level nurses) career progression, to assess their applicability to the Ugandan context.
5.Develop a new academic advancement framework for ENs in Uganda and generate consensus for it.

 Uganda 2019-05-28 2022-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Annabel  Morales-Smith
ID:
Assessing local attitudes towards tourism and conservation at Bwindi Impenetrable national park, Uganda
REFNo: SS302ES

This master’s research aims to investigate if park tourism can improve attitudes of residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises towards protected area conservation, by delivering economic development; using Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in Uganda as a case study.
The research objectives are:
• Measure expectations of residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises based on their experiences of park tourism.
• Evaluating if recent interventions to enhance small-scale tourism enterprises have increased economic benefits from park tourism and if this has improved attitudes towards PA conservation.
• Assess the sustainability of these interventions.
The research hypothesis is: ‘Local attitudes towards protected area conservation improve when residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises receive benefits from park tourism’.
And the research questions I will ask to test this hypothesis & achieve the aim of this project are:
• What expectations do residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises have of park tourism?
• Do local attitudes towards protected area conservation improve when residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises receive benefits from tourism?
• Do people feel they are sufficiently trained to continue without further interventions?

 UK 2019-05-21 2022-05-21 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Henry Kajumbula Mawerere
ID: UNCST-2019-R001531
 IDENTIFICATION OF VIRULENCE FACTORS, TRANSMISSION PATTERNS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MECHANISMS OF EAST AFRICAN Vibrio cholerae ISOLATES BY WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING
REFNo: HS338ES

Aim: To obtain whole genome sequences (WGS) of Vibrio cholera O1 isolated in various parts of Uganda from 2014 to 2018 and use the data to determine the evolution, spread, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and pathogenesis of the isolates

Specific objectives:
1. Determine patterns of spread of V.cholerae O1 in Uganda and within the East African region using WGS
2.Infer relatedness and evolution of strains of V.cholerae O1 isolated in Uganda and the East African region from WGS data
3.Identify any uniqueness in virulence genes or their expression among strains of V.cholerae isolated in Uganda and the East African region from WGS data
4.Identify genes of antimicrobial resistance and infer prevailing mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance among V. cholerae O1 isolated in Uganda

 Uganda 2019-05-14 2022-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Catriona  Waitt John
ID: UNCST-2019-R001068
 INVESTIGATION OF THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF ATAZANAVIR IN PREGNANT WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS AT EXTREMES OF BMI, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY NESTED WITHIN THE VIRTUAL CONSORTIUM
REFNo: HS351ES

Primary Objectives
1. To describe the pharmacokinetic parameters of ATV currently used in the clinical care of HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women, children and adolescents, and individuals with obesity or malnutrition.
2. To compare these parameters to those observed in non-pregnant HIV-infected adults on second-line ART who enter a dose escalation study of ATV/r + RIF as WP2 of the VirTUAL programme
Secondary Objectives
1. To use nonlinear mixed-effects modelling to describe sources of variability on the pharmacokinetics of ATV

 UK 2019-05-14 2022-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
PALLAVI PRABHAKAR
ID:
Reproductive and maternal health care provision for refugees and host populations in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS296ES

This study aims to undertake: 1.A policy analysis to examine access and health financing arrangements for Sexual , Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare (SRMH) and the delivery of these services for refugees and host populations in Uganda, in the context of transition from an acute emergency to a development response model. 2.An impact , process and economic evaluation of the BRAC ELA programme which aims to train the adolescent girls on issues related to health, nutrition, financial literacy, and life skills.
India 2019-05-14 2022-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Daniel  Atwine Warren
ID:
Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Active Contact Tracing and Preventive Therapy - A Cluster Randomized Study (CONTACT)
REFNo: HS329ES

To compare the proportion of household child TB contacts eligible for PT (<5 years and HIV-infected children 5-14 years without active TB) who initiate and complete PT using facility-based and decentralized community-based models of care for contact screening and management.
 Uganda 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Shallon  Atuhaire
ID:
Self-fulfilling Prophecies and Self-efficacy: Association with Community Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Obstetric Fistula Patients in Kitovu Hospital, Uganda
REFNo: HS361ES


i. To identify self-fulfilling prophecies among repaired and unrepaired obstetric fistula patients in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
ii. To assess the highest level of self-efficacy among repaired and unrepaired obstetric fistula patients in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
iii. To determine the role played by self-fulfilling prophecies in community reintegration and rehabilitation of obstetric fistula in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
iv. To measure the association between obstetric fistula patients’ levels of self-efficacy and their rehabilitation in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
v. To explore the extent to which obstetric fistula patients of different fistula repair statuses are involved in rehabilitation in Kitovu Mission Hospital.

 Uganda 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Musa Kayondo
ID:
PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA: PATTERNS, IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND THE PREDICTING FACTORS, OF PATIENTS ATTENDING MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS368ES

1. To determine the patterns of POP in the Gynecology department of MRRH.
2. To establish the quality of life (physical, social, emotional and sexual function) before and after surgery among women with POP at MRRH.
3. To determine the outcomes of surgical treatment and related prognostic factors of POP at MRRH.

 Uganda 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Katia  Peterson
ID:
A quasi-experimental study of Interpersonal Group Therapy (IPT) treatment attribution on decreasing depression severity among depressed women in Iganga District, Makuutu Sub County and Mukono District, Kimenyedde Sub Counties
REFNo: SS297ES

General objective

To establish a baseline prevalence of depression and determine the period and treatment effects of depression severity between depressed women in Iganga (Makuutu Sub County) and Mukono District (Kimenyedde Sub Counties).

Specific objectives
1. Determine the prevalence of depression in Makuutu Sub County (Iganga) and Kimenyedde Sub Counties (Mukono).
2. Determine the change in depression severity, as measured by the PHQ-9, within control subjects at six months and one year follow up.
3. Determine the change in depression severity, as measured by the PHQ-9, between control and treatment subjects at six months and one-year follow up.
4. Determine the change in well-being as measured by the “Well-being Indicator Survey” within control subjects and between control and treatment subjects at six months and one year follow up.

 USA 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
NICHOLAS BARI NDAHURA BARI
ID:
EFFECTIVENESS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON GLYCAEMIC CONTROL IN PEDIATRIC TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS186ES

1. To assess the level of knowledge of nutrition management of T1DM among caregivers of T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda. 2. To determine the dietary intake and adequacy of T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda. 3. To develop a nutrition education training module for caregivers and T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda. 4. To determine the effectiveness of nutrition education on HbAlc levels, knowledge of nutrition management of T1DM and dietary practices among caregivers and T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda.
Uganda 2019-04-30 2022-04-30 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Isaac  Kimbowa
ID:
ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES AND QUALITY OF ANTIBACTERIAL USE IN CHILDREN UNDER-FIVE IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS339ES

1. To determine the structure and functional roles of MTCs in optimizing antibacterial use in management of childhood infections in under-five children in selected RRHs and PNFP health facilities in Uganda (sub-study I).
2. To determine stewardship practices guiding optimizing antibacterial use in management of infections in under five children in selected Health facilities in Uganda (sub-study II)
3. To determine extent of off-label and unlicensed use of antibacterial among children -five in paediatrics wards of selected RRHs and PNFPs in Uganda (Study III)
4. To determine the extent of antibacterial exposure to neonates during perinatal period among women delivering in selected regional referral hospitals in Uganda (Study IV).

Uganda 2019-04-24 2022-04-24 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Julia Downing
ID:
Children’s, Adults and Health Professionals Understanding Illness, Death and Dying in Uganda
REFNo: HS276ES

The study aims to gain an understanding of children, adults and health professionals understanding of illness, death and dying in order to inform the provision of palliative care services in Uganda. The objectives of the study are to understand the following questions: I. What are Ugandan adults understanding of illness, death and dying? II. What are Ugandan children’s understanding of illness, death and dying? III. What is the understanding of Ugandan health professionals with regards to illness, death and dying?
UK 2019-04-16 2022-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Adam Hewitt Smith
ID: UNCST-2019-R001658
 A cluster randomised trial to determine whether increased postoperative surveillance of adult African surgical patients reduces postoperative mortality
REFNo: HS298ES

Primary objective - To determine whether increased postoperative surveillance reduces in-hospital mortality in high-risk adult surgical patients aged 18 years and over in Africa. Primary outcome measure - In-hospital mortality, censored at 30 days if the patient is still alive and in-hospital. Secondary objective - To determine whether increased postoperative surveillance reduces the incidence of the composite of severe in-hospital complications and mortality in high-risk adult surgical patients aged 18 years and over in Africa. Secondary outcome measure - Composite of severe in-hospital complications and mortality, censored at 30 days if the patient is still alive and in-hospital.
 UK 2019-04-16 2022-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
miriam nantamu
ID:
Biosciences in nursing education: assessment of the level of explicit knowledge on antibiotic resistance (ABR) among preregistration nursing students in Uganda.
REFNo: HS313ES

Specific objectives
1. To assess the current level of knowledge on ABR among 3rd and 4th year nursing pre-registration nursing students in Uganda.
2. To identify the factors associated with the current level of bioscience knowledge among 3rd and 4th year pre-registration nursing students in Uganda.

 Uganda 2019-04-16 2022-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Sabine Haller
ID:
Species Identification of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in the Ugandan Population
REFNo: HS330ES

Primary Objective:
To describe the non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) species isolated in the Ugandan population.
Secondary Objective:
To describe patient characteristics and outcomes.

 Switzerland 2019-04-16 2022-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Anna Agnes Ojok Arach
ID:
Perinatal death: risk factors, postpartum depression, lived experiences and cultural perspective in lira, Uganda
REFNo: HS356ES

The study has the following objectives:

1. To determine the incidence and risk factors of perinatal deaths in Lira,

2. To examine the association between perinatal death and postpartum depression among women in Lira,

3. To describe the lived experience of women and partners who experienced perinatal death in Lira

4. To explore the cultural perspective of the Lango community on perinatal death.

 Uganda 2019-04-16 2022-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Prof. Dr. med. Hans Konrad Biesalski
ID:
Dietary Intake and Nutritional Situation of Women of Reproductive Age (20-50 Years Old) in Lango Sub-Region of Northern Uganda: Implementation of Calculator for Inadequate Micronutrient Intake (CIMI) Program
REFNo: HS319ES

The main objective of this study is to assess the dietary intake and nutritional status of women of reproductive age in the predominantly rural North of Uganda. Therefore, the innovative
nutrition software called Calculator for Inadequate Micronutrient Intake (CIMI) will be used and validated with the obtained data.

Research objectives:
(1) To evaluate the dietary intake and nutritional status of women of reproductive age (20-50 years old) from Lango Sub-Region in Northern Uganda.
(2) To adapt CIMI program to the country Uganda and to compare CIMI with the software NutriSurvey for its ability to analyze dietary nutrients intake (Fe, Zn and Vitamin A and protein) and energy content in the study region. For the validation of CIMI, a new localization (appropriate to Ugandan Food) will be implemented in the nutrition software before.
(3) To identify the main causes of poor food consumption patterns of Ugandan women of reproductive age.
 Germany 2019-04-03 2022-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Nasur Buyinza
ID:
NURSE - LED INTEGRATED PALLIATIVE CARE FOR MULTI DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS TAKING ANTI MULTI DRUG RESISTANT TB THERAPY IN UGANDA – A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
REFNo: HS275ES

I.To determine health professionals’ views on an appropriate model of integrated palliative care for MDR TB patients and their families alongside TB treatment II.To model a feasible integrated palliative care intervention for MDR TB using staff views and existing literature III.To test the effectiveness of the new model as compared to existing care in an RCT design IV.To determine patients’ post intervention perceived mechanism of action V.To identify a minimum palliative care package for MDR TB patients
Uganda 2019-04-03 2022-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
David Meya Bisagaya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000837
 Single dose liposomal amphotericin for asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia (ACACIA)
REFNo: HS284ES

Study Objectives Primary Objectives: 1. To assess 24-week efficacy of single dose liposomal amphotericin in the treatment of asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia for meningitis-free survival. Secondary Objectives: 1 . To determine safety and tolerability of single-dose liposomal amphotericin for the treatment of asymptomatic cryptococcal infection. 2- To determine 24-week survival in those who receive the intervention compared to those who receive standard of care. 3. To evaluate cost and cost-effectiveness of single dose liposomat amphotericin for the treatment of asymptomatic cryptococcal antigenemia
Uganda 2019-04-03 2022-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Daniel Stein
ID:
Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda
REFNo: SS281ES

Due to limited evidence on the effect of large, one-off unconditional cash transfers in refugee contexts, the commissioning organization GiveDirectly has requested IDinsight to conduct a rigorous impact evaluation. The research study aims to answer the following core research questions:
1. What is the impact of large, unconditional cash transfers on refugee households for outcomes such as income, assets, consumption, enterprise, food security and psychological wellbeing?
2. What do any changes caused by the cash transfers mean for the lives of refugee households and how did those changes come about?
3. What is the effect of cash transfers on host communities, and their relationship with the refugee communities?
 USA 2019-03-26 2022-03-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Sulaiman Wasukira Bugosera
ID:
Use of Invitation Cards and Peer-to-Peer Cancer Awareness As Tools to Increase Women's Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening at Two Hospitals in Kenya and Uganda.
REFNo: HS335ES

1. To study the demographic characteristics of women attending cervical cancer screening services at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mulago Hospital, Kampala and Thika level 5 hospital. 2. To determine the knowledge of women aged 19 years and above attending cervical cancer screening services at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mulago Hospital plus Thika Level 5 hospital about cervical cancer screening. 3. To describe the uptake of cervical cancer screening services among women aged 19 years and above in Kenya and Uganda after being invited for cervical cancer screening.
Uganda 2019-03-26 2022-03-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Dorothy Balaba
ID:
The Kampala Slum Maternal Newborn Project: Innovating for Better Systems Outcomes (The Kampala MaNe Project): Protocol for the Formative phase studies
REFNo: HS327ES

The aim of the formative phase is to understand the implementation setting and contextual factors influencing MNH and care for people living in slums of Kampala, taking a demand and supply side perspective. We will seek to understand how the MNH market might be failing the urban poor woman (from both the (supply side) and socio-ecological spheres (demand side) leading to the high morbidity and mortality that has been observed in slums.
 Uganda 2019-03-21 2022-03-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Cristina de la Torre
ID:
Assessing How Changes in District HIV Program Management Capacity Affect HIV Epidemic Control in Uganda
REFNo: HS268ES

• To explore the relationship between management capacity (as measured through the DPMS) and HIV service delivery performance at the district level • To determine the management capacity domains in the DPMS that were most strongly correlated to improvements in HIV service delivery MER indicators or Outcome indicators • To understand the pathways that led to changes (increase or decrease) in HIV program management and the service delivery outcomes
USA 2019-03-20 2022-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Akampurira
ID:
Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation The role of social capital in effective management of human-wildlife conflicts in Bwindi Impenetrable and Queen Elizabeth National Parks, Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: SS194ES

-Determine the effectiveness of HWC interventions and the demographic variables of the frontline communities -Measure and compare the social capital of selected frontline Communities -Compare the effectiveness of interventions with level of social capital of Communities served by the intervention -Identify the perceived community benefits associated with Human-Wildlife Conflict management intervention
Uganda 2019-03-19 2022-03-19 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Mikko Virtanen
ID:
Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement: A study of how organisations effect social fields in a Uganda refugee settlement
REFNo: SS278ES

To observe how organizational forms of the help organizations effect the organizational forms of the refugees them selves. How the organizations effect the organization of home structure, education, religion, work and other aspects of every day life.
Norway 2019-03-19 2022-03-19 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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