Bruce Kirenga J
ID: UNCST-2019-R001460
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Characteristics of persons screened, tested and diagnosed with corona virus disease-19 at health facilities in Uganda
REFNo: HS657ES
Main objective:
To estimate the cumulative incidence of a composite treatment outcome of admission to intensive care unit, mechanical ventilation or death among COVID-19 confirmed patients attending health facilities in Uganda for COVID-19 care.
Secondary objectives:
1. To describe the socio-demographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics of patients screened for and or receiving COVID-19 care at health facilities in Uganda
2. To determine the screening and testing outcomes of COVID-19 infections among patients at health facilities in Uganda
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Uganda |
2020-11-25 |
2023-11-25 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Jafesi Pulle
ID: UNCST-2020-R014213
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DECENTRALIZATION OF BENZATHINE PENICILLIN G BEST PRACTICES: BUILDING THE TOOLS FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SCALABLE PROGRAM
REFNo: HS835ES
(1) Develop materials that can be used across Uganda and East Africa to strengthen BPG administration skills in the health worker community,
(2) Test this package of materials in Lira and Mbarara, areas with high BPG demands, and
(3) Evaluate the immediate and 3-month results of the educational program on proper BPG delivery, health worker comfort, and patient satisfaction.
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Uganda |
2020-11-25 |
2023-11-25 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Firminus Mugumya
ID:
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Measuring the Impact and Sustainability of a Community-Based Child Protection Approach in Prevention of Violence Against Children in a Post Conflict Setting in Northern Uganda.
REFNo: SS566ES
The overall question for this evaluation is: What is the impact and sustainability of interventions to strengthen community-based child protection systems on prevention of violence against children in families and communities emerging from a protracted armed conflict?
The specific questions are:
•Does training Child Protection stakeholders result into functional community-based Child Protection systems for prevention of violence against children?
•Does an equipping child protection structure with knowledge, skills, financial and material resources on case management improve access to child protection services?
•Does legislation and dissemination of relevant child protection laws lead to improved implementation and enforcement for prevention of violence against children?
•Does equipping children with knowledge and skills in child protection, make them indispensable change agents for addressing violence against children?
•What evidence exists to show that the project interventions to prevent violence against children at family and community level in post-conflict setting will be sustainable?
•What are the critical enablers of project success, and what should be avoided for future similar interventions in and out of post-conflict settings?
•How sustainable are interventions interventions to strengthen community-based child protection systems?
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Uganda |
2020-11-25 |
2023-11-25 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Ronald Mulondo Mulondo
ID:
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Spatiotempoaral Characterization of Congenital Myelomeningocele in Uganda
REFNo: HS763ES
1.To provide a basic description of the MMC dataset at CURE Hospital, characterizing the geographical and temporal distribution.
2.To examine whether the incidence of MMC in Uganda is non-uniform or not.
3.To examine the association between MMC case incidence and rainfall.
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Uganda |
2020-11-24 |
2023-11-24 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Benjamin Atwine
ID:
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Knowledge and risk factors of Hepatitis B disease among women attending Antenantal Care ate Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda.
REFNo: HS785ES
General Objective
To determine the level of available knowledge and risk factors associated with Hepatitis B disease among pregnant women attending ANC at ARRH.
Specific Objective
1. To determine the percentage of women attending ANC at ARRH who are knowledgeable about Hepatitis B disease.
2. To determine the prevalence of Hepatitis B disease among pregnant women attending ANC at ARRH who take part in the study.
3. To determine the risk factors of Hepatitis B disease among pregnant women seeking ANC at ARRH.
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Uganda |
2020-11-24 |
2023-11-24 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Kenneth Ssebambulidde Ssebambulidde
ID: UNCST-2021-R013976
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Collection of control DNA samples for the AMBITION-cm host-susceptibility to cryptococcal infection sub-study (a genome wide association study). A sub-study of the AMBITION-cm Trial
REFNo: HS789ES
To identify genetic variants associated with Cryptococcal meningitis susceptibility and disease severity
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Uganda |
2020-11-24 |
2023-11-24 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Paul Kutyabami
ID: UNCST-2020-R015029
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THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK ON ONGOING RESEARCH PROCESSES IN UGANDA: KEY STAKEHOLDER’S EXPERIENCES, OPINIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES
REFNo: HS910ES
1.To explore the experiences of key stakeholders involved in research during Covid-19 outbreak in Uganda
2.To explore opinions and strategies regarding conduct of research during epidemic outbreaks in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2020-11-24 |
2023-11-24 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Viola Karungi
ID:
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Critical Theatre: An Analysis of Plays Representing the concepts of Violence, Injustice and the nature of Imperialism in regard to the War (1987-2006) in Northern Uganda.
REFNo: SS605ES
The major research question for the study is:
i. How do the plays Silent Voices, Forgotten World and Forged in Fire about the war in northern Uganda contribute to understanding the role of contemporary critical theatre in light of Uganda’s history of critical theatre?
The sub-questions are:
i. How do the plays represent the concept of violence on victims of the war in northern Uganda?
ii. How do the plays expose the nature of imperialism by the donor countries and institutions from the West that gave donor and humanitarian aid during the war and in its immediate aftermath?
iii. How do the plays represent the concept of injustice and how it is shaped by violence and imperialism regarding the war in northern Uganda?
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Uganda |
2020-11-23 |
2023-11-23 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Stella Neema
ID: UNCST-2019-R000814
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Evaluation of UNICEF’s District Health Systems Strengthening Initiative (DHSSi) – Uganda Study Protocol
REFNo: SS613ES
The overall objectives of the evaluation are twofold:
• To improve intervention design and management, and
• To inform decisions about future investment and scale-up by establishing evidence of the results and impact of the intervention.
These overall objectives are further broken down into specific objectives:
• Assess whether interventions were implemented according to the work plan and measure the strength of the implementation.
• Examine district health governance and management capacity.
• Identify key lessons learned and provide actionable and evidence-based recommendations for improvements and scale-up.
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Uganda |
2020-11-23 |
2023-11-23 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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DOROTHY NAKIMBUGWE NAKIMBUGWE
ID:
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Impact of COVID19 lock down and, effectiveness of supplementary feeding on the nutrition status of mothers and their malnourished breastfeeding children, attending nutrition Units of health facilities in Kampala and Wakiso – a pilot study to inform national and organizational policies and interventions
REFNo: HS984ES
a) Assess the impact of the COVID19 lockdown and social distancing requirements on the nutrition status of mothers of children attending nutrition clinics at health centers and their access to food in Kampala and Wakiso districts through individual interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire.
b) Determine the effectiveness of a locally produced nutrient-enhanced composite porridge flour for improving the nutrition status of mothers and their breastfed malnourished children.
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Uganda |
2020-11-23 |
2023-11-23 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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