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Tonny Kiyimba
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Dietary pattern and cardio-metabolic profiles of HIV positive Ugandans
REFNo: HS1355ES

3. Assess the association between lifestyle factors (smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity) and metabolic health of HIV positive Ugandans,2. To assess the association between ART regimen and duration and metabolic health (waist circumference, blood glucose; blood lipid profile – total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides; body composition and blood pressure) of patients with HIV in Uganda,1. To assess the association between dietary intake and metabolic health (waist circumference, blood glucose; blood lipid profile – total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides; body composition and blood pressure) of patients with HIV in Uganda ,To assess the dietary patterns and cardio-metabolic risks of HIV positive Ugandan adults,
Uganda 2021-04-28 2024-04-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Tumwerinde Emmanuel Aturinde
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Towards a Regendered Military and Women Participation in the AMISOM
REFNo: SS723ES

i. Explore the nature of gender relations in the military institution and its influence on selection, training and deployment of women in peace operations
ii. Analyse the history of women participation in peace operations with reference to the Kenya and Uganda as AMISOM Troop Contributing countries
iii. Examine the roles and experiences of women combatants in peace operations.
iv. Analyse how women participation and experiences in peace operations have contributed to change in gendered military relations in the context anti-antiterrorism Missions.

Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Victoria Namuggala Flavia
ID: UNCST-2019-R000991
The gendered price of precarity. Young women navigating workplace sexual harassment.
REFNo: SS608ES

Principal aim
The principal aim of the project is to contribute to an understanding of the processes of empowerment of young females in response to (vulnerability to) WSH, in order to inform policy directions and civil society efforts aimed at empowering young workers.

Specific objectives are:
1) To contribute to a better understanding of processes of gaining voice and empowerment in response to WSH in different precarious labour settings, by highlighting variation between the formal and informal sector.
2) To contribute to empirical knowledge about WSH in sectors for which limited research exists, and from a youth perspective.
3) To raise awareness among relevant policy actors about the specific conditions that create vulnerability to WSH for young women working in selected formal and informal sectors, and help them design strategies to address this within employment interventions.
4) To contribute to policy development for addressing sexual harassment in the informal sector, in support of implementing Article 8 of ILO Convention 190.
5) To contribute to the development of an ‘everyday language’ in local vernacular in Uganda and Bangladesh, which policy actors, civil society, and young women can comfortably use to articulate WSH.

Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Olivia Kituuka
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INFORMED CONSENT PROCESS FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITAL SURGICAL EMERGENCY UNITS IN THE URBAN UGANDAN SETTING
REFNo: HS1208ES

i. To explore and describe patients’ experiences and satisfaction with the informed consent process for emergency surgery, at both public and private not for profit teaching hospitals in Uganda
ii. To explore the roles, perceptions and experiences of the next of kin of patients who have undergone emergency surgery on the informed consent process at both public teaching hospital and private not for profit teaching hospitals in Uganda.
iii. To determine the factors that influence informed consent practices of emergency department staff involved in the informed consent process for emergency surgery in public and private not for profit teaching hospitals in Uganda

Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Jenna Grzeslo
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Exploring the Feasibility of Empowerment and Livelihood for Adolescents (ELA) in an Afterschool Setting: Formative Research to Inform Programming and Policy in Uganda
REFNo: SS693ES

1. BRAC would like to explore the feasibility of school and government uptake of the programming.

2. Finally, to inform future experimental evaluations, we seek to understand the role of dosage (e.g., the number and frequency of meetings) in designing the updated ELA curriculum.
USA 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Pakoyo Kamba Fadhiru
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A prospective cohort study of oral morphine self-medication by caregivers of paediatric patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala
REFNo: HS1331ES

To determine the effect of diversion of patients’ oral morphine by caregivers on their health related quality of life and that of patients in paediatric clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence and compliance with necessary written internal controls for prescribing, dispensing and administration of oral morphine by paediatrics clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital,To determine the effect of home-based oral morphine use in palliative care on drug use disorders among caregivers of paediatric patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital. This will be achieved by comparing the prevalence and incidence of self-medication with oral morphine and other controlled drugs between caregivers of paediatric patients with and without prescribed oral morphine.,To determine the factors associated with self-medication with oral morphine among caregivers of paediatric patients on prescribed oral morphine in paediatrics clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence and incidence of self-medication with oral morphine among caregivers of paediatric patients on prescribed oral morphine in paediatrics clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital. This will be achieved through a baseline survey of prevalence followed by longitudinal evaluation of incidence of self-medication at endline.,To understand the compliance of paediatric clinics with oral morphine controls and the effect of diversion of patients’ oral morphine by caregivers on the quality of life of paediatric patients and caregivers,4. To determine the effect of diversion of patients’ oral morphine by caregivers on their health related quality of life and that of patients in paediatric clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital.,3. To determine the prevalence and compliance with necessary written internal controls for prescribing, dispensing and administration of oral morphine by paediatrics clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital.,2. To determine the effect of home-based oral morphine use in palliative care on drug use disorders among caregivers of paediatric patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital. This will be achieved by comparing the prevalence and incidence of self-medication with oral morphine and other controlled drugs between caregivers of paediatric patients with and without prescribed oral morphine.,1. To determine the prevalence and incidence of self-medication with oral morphine among caregivers of paediatric patients on prescribed oral morphine in paediatrics clinics at Mulago National Referral Hospital. This will be achieved through a baseline survey of prevalence followed by bimonthly longitudinal monitoring of incidence of self-medication.,
Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Sophie Mylan Katherine Hardman
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Epidemics in Refugee Settlements: An ethnographic exploration of ‘Preparedness’ in Palabek Refugee Settlement, Northern Uganda, during times of COVID-19
REFNo: SS745ES

The objective of this study is to understand how epidemic ‘preparedness’ in refugee settlements can pay greater attention to histories, ideas and practices from refugees themselves. Through ethnographic research, including, but not restricted to, fieldwork in Palabek Refugee Settlement, northern Uganda, during times of COVID-19, the connections and disconnections between global policy, biomedical approaches, and ‘preparedness from below’ will be explored as equal objects of study.
UK 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Eugene Ruzagira
ID: UNCST-2023-R008282
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS TO SUPPORT COVID-19 VACCINE ROLL-OUT IN UGANDA [CO-ROLL]
REFNo: SS767ES

The study objectives are
1. To assess uptake of COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among HCWs and older (>50 years) persons in Uganda
2. To describe the knowledge and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines among HCWs and older (>50 years) persons in Uganda
3. To describe the profile of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies before and after vaccination in HCWs and older (>50 years) persons in Uganda.
4. To describe cellular immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens before and after vaccination in HCWs and older (>50 years) persons in Uganda.
5. To describe pre-COVID-19 immunisation innate response profiles, and relate these to the antigen specific vaccine responses in HCWs and older (>50 years) persons in Uganda
6. To determine the social and structural factors that influence uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in HCWs and older (>50 years) persons in Uganda

Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ronald Mangeni
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Utility of pooled sputum samples for Tuberculosis screening in a high TB burden setting.
REFNo: HS1329ES

- The overall aim of this study is to determine sensitivity and specificity of pooled sputum samples in the diagnosis of TB in a healthcare setting in Uganda

Secondary objectives
- To determine the effect of varying bacterial loads on the sensitivity and specificity of sputum pooling
- To determine the effect of different pooling ratios on the sensitivity and specificity of sputum pooling
Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
FREDRICK MAKUMBI
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Understanding how information on abortion is shared in social networks: a mixed-methods follow up study to refine two social network-based methods for measuring abortion incidence
REFNo: SS814ES

This study aims to understand how information on pregnancy termination is shared within social networks and use this information to assess and improve the use of two social-network based methods for estimating abortion incidence.

Specific objectives
(1) Improve the robustness and accuracy of the estimate of abortion incidence in Uganda
(2) Assess how diffusely information about pregnancy termination is shared within women’s social networks in Uganda
(3) Provide detailed information on the timing and purpose of pregnancy termination disclosure

Uganda 2021-04-27 2024-04-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
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