Laban Musinguzi Kashaija
ID: UNCST-2020-R014407
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The Situation of, and Impact of COVID-19 on school going girls and young women in Uganda
REFNo: SS676ES
The study will be guided by five specific objectives, which include the following;
1. Prevalence estimate of early marriages and adolescent pregnancies among school going girls during the Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda.
2. Describe the drivers of sexual engagement among school going girls during the Covid-19 pandemic.
3. Assess the level of participation of school going girls in available learning opportunities and their continued interest in education during the pandemic and the post-Covid-19 period.
4. Examine the involvement of school going girls in economic activities during the Covid-19 pandemic and the effects of this on the lives of school going girls.
5. Identify possible innovations to support girls to continue with education during the COVID-19 Pandemic and in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Uganda |
2020-12-04 |
2023-12-04 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Richard Nyeko
ID: UNCST-2021-R012815
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Prognostic factors, Clinical outcomes and Survival among childhood cancer patients in northern Uganda: a five-year retrospective review of records
REFNo: HS884ES
General objective
To determine the prognostic factors, clinical outcomes and survival among children with cancer in northern Uganda treated in a low resourced non-specialized upcountry cancer treatment centre over a five year period from January 2014 to December 2018
Specific objectives
1. To determine the outcomes of children with cancer in northern Uganda treated at St. Mary’s hospital Lacor from January 2014 to December 2018
2. To establish the 1- and 2-year survival rates of children with cancer in northern Uganda treated at St. Mary’s hospital Lacor from January 2014 to December 2018
3. To determine the predictors of outcomes among children with cancer in northern Uganda treated at St. Mary’s hospital Lacor from January 2014 to December 2018
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Uganda |
2020-12-03 |
2023-12-03 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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ANNETTEE NAKIMULI OLIVIA
ID: UNCST-2022-R011194
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Early pregnancy predictors of pre-eclampsia and its adverse outcomes in Uganda: a prospective cohort study at a busy peri-urban hospital
REFNo: HS918ES
1) To determine the exposures (epidemiological, clinical, laboratory) linked to pre-eclampsia and its adverse outcomes.
2) To determine the positive predictive value of screening using biomarkers (soluble Flt-1 and placental growth factor) and serial ultrasound for pre-eclampsia and its adverse outcomes.
3) To generate a resource of data and biological samples to facilitate hypothesis driven and discovery based approaches to identifying novel predictors and/or mechanisms of pre-eclampsia.
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Uganda |
2020-12-03 |
2023-12-03 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Emanuele Colonnelli
ID:
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INFORMATION FRICTIONS IN GOVERNMENT-FIRM RELATIONSHIPS
REFNo: SS606ES
The broad objective of our research is to provide the first comprehensive
understanding of the market for government contracts in a LIC country, with an emphasis on understanding what are the main challenges to the participation of firms to the procurement process and to the competitiveness and efficiency of public procurement.
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Italy |
2020-12-03 |
2023-12-03 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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GRACE MBABAZI
ID:
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HIV AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN UGANDA
A Narrative exploration of lived experiences of HIV positive in- patients that develop comorbid Psychiatric disorders in Uganda, A Psychoanalytic Psychotherapeutic Perspective
REFNo: HS614ES
Aim and objectives
The proposed study intended to explore the lived experiences of people with HIV infection who develop psychiatric disorders using a psychotherapeutic approach. To fulfil this aim, the following objectives will be met:
• Explore the experiences of people with HIV and co-morbid psychiatric diagnoses
• Understand the lived experiences through a psychotherapeutic perspective
• Establish the key challenges facing this patient group and implications of these findings for future research
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UK |
2020-12-02 |
2023-12-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Peter Akera Akera
ID:
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ORAL HEALTH AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN GULU DISTRICT, NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS700ES
1. To determine oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among children (11-13 years).
2. To describe the current oral health status of children (11-13 years).
3. To explore schoolteacher’s perceptions and knowledge in relation to oral health, risk factors, and their contribution in health promotion.
4. To explore the oral health promotion experiences in schools among leaders, stakeholders and policy makers.
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Uganda |
2020-12-02 |
2023-12-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Stephen Cose Christopher
ID: UNCST-2020-R015824
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A TB Postmortem Study
REFNo: HS703ES
• To determine the drivers of consent and decline for post mortem procedures and for donation of tissues for medical research
• To undertake postmortem procedures within 8 hours of death
• To determine cell viability and correlate this with time from death
• To undertake flow cytometry and cell stimulation studies to Identify phenotype, function and frequency of TB specific cells within tissues and blood of deceased patients
• To understand the tissue architecture and cell subset organization of cells involved and uninvolved tissues using new imaging techniques.
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UK |
2020-12-02 |
2023-12-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Robert Ssemulende
ID:
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Situating the Sangoan techno-complex into Stone Age context at Sango Bay Southern
Uganda
REFNo: SS530ES
i. To examine the typological and technological characteristics of the Sangoan lithic
industry
ii. To establish whether the Sangoan techno-complex is situated within the Acheulean,
Middle Stone Age or an independent industry.
iii. To investigate the environmental conditions under which the Sangoan existed.
iv. To establish the chronological sequence of the Sangoan industry from the type site at
Sango Bay
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Uganda |
2020-12-02 |
2023-12-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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EVERD BIKAITWOHA MANIPLE FALUKU
ID:
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ASSESSING THE PROPHYLACTIC ACTIVITY, SAFETY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ARTAVOL® AGAINST MALARIA BURDEN AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL IN APAC DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: HS904ES
General Objective
To evaluate the impact of ARTAVOL on malaria burden at household level in Apac district in Northern Uganda.
Specific Objectives
1.To determine the Prophylactic effect of ARTAVOL against clinical malaria episodes in households.
2.To evaluate the safety profile of ARTAVOL when taken as a prophylactic against malaria.
3.To determine the reduction of malaria parasitemia in the population using ARTAVOL..
4To establish the reduction in malaria treatment cost among household on ARTAVOL beverage
5.To evaluate school attendance among school going children on ARTAVOL at household
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Uganda |
2020-12-02 |
2023-12-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Mary Goretti Nakabugo Goretti
ID: UNCST-2021-R013051
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Assessment of Young People’s Literacy and Numeracy Competencies Required in the Workplace and Everyday Life in Uganda
REFNo: SS612ES
i) To provide evidence on young people’s literacy and numeracy competences required in the workplace and everyday life and their relationships with educational attainment and socio-economic characteristics.
ii) To contribute to the range of assessment approaches available in Uganda specifically aimed at informing policy.
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Uganda |
2020-12-02 |
2023-12-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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