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Grace Kagoro
ID: UNCST-2021-R013951
Digital citizen science for community-based resilient environmental management
REFNo: NS126ES

1. Enhance a network of hazard reporters and participating communities across the targeted districts.
2. Strengthen the academic capacities (PhD & MSc) of the two partner institutions hence development of
evidence based research on disaster risk reduction and sustainable rural livelihood strategies.
3. Generate knowledge factors controlling the spatial- temporal distribution of environmental risks and land
degradation.
4. Contribute to the establishment of a platform for multi-actor dialogue of environmental resilience.
5. Contribute towards the interpretation and policy recommendations to the policy makers basing on the
collected data about environmental natural hazards, resilience and mitigation measures.
6. Increase community awareness about effect of human activities on accelerating environmental natural
hazards, their resilience and mitigation measures.
7. Develop and test new methods to initiate multi-lateral interactions between rural communities, district
authorities and scientists and favor the implementation of resilient livelihood practices.
8. Enhance the knowledge and skills of the Geo-observers as environmental facilitators to be able to serve as
interface between the communities and the scientists.

Uganda 2020-09-04 2023-09-04 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Laban Musinguzi Kashaija
ID: UNCST-2020-R014407
Baseline Survey on HIV Prevention Programme among Key Populations in Uganda
REFNo: SS508ES

The baseline study shall establish knowledge on:
• KPs ability to protect themselves against HIV
• The level of access to KP friendly health services
• The level of structural barriers to HIV treatment and prevention for KPs
• The level of organizational capacity of programme partners & cross-country programme interventions.

Uganda 2020-09-04 2023-09-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Edgar Tusingwire Bagarukayo Bagarukayo
ID:
Analysis of Capacity development and Participation of Local companies in the Oil and gas industry: A case of Ugandan Companies
REFNo: SS515ES

-To examine the approaches and mechanisms used by Ugandan Companies’ for capacity development;
- To examine the roles of various capacity building actors and how they facilitate or inhibit capacity development;
- To analyze how Ugandan Companies’ have deployed the capacity acquired to participate in the oil and gas industry in Uganda.

Uganda 2020-09-04 2023-09-04 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
PAUL ISABIRYE
ID:
Determinants of Family Planning Services uptake among first time parents in Uganda
REFNo: HS868ES

1. To determine the level of uptake of family planning services among first time parents.
2. To identify the individual factors that determine family planning services uptake among the first time parents.
3. To assess the contextual drivers of family planning services uptake among the first time parents.
4. To assess family planning services uptake challenges among first time parents.

Uganda 2020-09-02 2023-09-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
PAUL ISABIRYE
ID:
An Analysis of the drivers of Antenatal Care leaks along the ANC cascade in Uganda: A case study of RHITES Implementing Mechanisms
REFNo: HS876ES

a. To identify the causes of dropout of mothers from antenatal care service delivery in Uganda.
i. To identify the individual factors that drive drop out of mothers from ANC services.
ii. To identify socio-cultural factors that influence mothers to drop out of antenatal care along the ANC cascade.
iii. To examine the institutional factors that drive loss of clients in ANC care across the ANC cascade.
b. To determine the level of completion of four ANC visits and more than four ANC visits among mothers attending antenatal care
c. To identify the approaches used by the different health institutions to minimize loss of mothers from antenatal care across the ANC cascade.

Uganda 2020-09-02 2023-09-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Rita Nakalega
ID: UNCST-2019-R000599
PEER-DELIVERED HIV SELF-TESTING AND PrEP FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS845ES

1. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of using peer-delivered HIVST and oral PrEP to young women in Uganda.
2. To explore how peer-delivery of HIVST and PrEP influences PrEP persistence among young wome
Uganda 2020-08-28 2023-08-28 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Diana Nabbumba Erinah
ID:
Exploring the systemic nature of social care provision and expectations for older people in rural Uganda: A transformative qualitative study
REFNo: HS322ES

This study aims to investigate the current state of social care for older people in rural areas of Uganda. It will establish who is responsible for aged care in rural Uganda, the challenges and gaps in the current social care system and provide recommendations to address these gaps and challenges. The study is significant because it will contribute to the body of knowledge of social care in rural areas of developing countries. More specifically, this research will increase awareness of the plight of older people in seeking social care, and allow for recommendations to be made to key relevant stakeholders
Uganda 2020-08-26 2023-08-26 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Adeodata Rukyalekere Kekitiinwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000799
Project Evaluation Protocol for the ACE-FORT Project: Entitled; “Accelerating Epidemic Control in Fort Portal Region in the Republic of Uganda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)”
REFNo: HS740ES

i) To determine the extent to which the project; a) Increases the proportion of PLHIV with known HIV status by 2020, b) Increases the proportion of people diagnosed with HIV accessing ART by 2020, c) Increases proportion of people receiving ART who are virally suppressed by 2020, d) Achieves coverage of high impact combination prevention interventions in scale-up districts by 2020, e) Provides Healthy, Safe, Stable, Schooled, and case management services along the Continuum of Response to eligible OVC and their families and graduate families out of Vulnerability by 2023, f) Strengthens regional and district governance and systems for sustained epidemic control by 2023.
ii) To Assess the relevance of; a) Prevention services in reducing the incidence of HIV in Fort portal region, b)Treatment and care services in reducing HIV related morbidity and mortality, c) OVC services in reducing the vulnerability of families with HIV.
iii) To assess the potential for sustainability of project components, results achieved and other efforts aimed at achieving HIV epidemic control in Fort Portal region.
iv) To assess the cost of; a) identifying new HIV positive children and adults, b) retaining HIV positive clients in care, c) graduating OVC’s from vulnerability.

Uganda 2020-08-26 2023-08-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
ELIZABETH EKIRAPA-KIRACHO
ID: UNCST-2021-R013443
Activity-Based Costing and Management of HIV Services at the Facility Level in Uganda
REFNo: HS796ES

The main objective of this study is to obtain routine and accurate cost information on the provision of HIV and health services at the facility level and to use this information to effectively allocate resources, improve monitoring efforts, and increase efficiency. Specifically to;
1. To collect primary data on expenditure, utilization and service delivery of core HIV services from health facility providers and clients.

2. To collect secondary data on service delivery and HIV expenditures for core HIV services from health facilities.


Uganda 2020-08-26 2023-08-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
molly naisanga
ID: UNCST-2023-R005602
THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTIONS AND BELIEFS OF PATIENTS’ ABOUT ANTICOAGULATION AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO CONTROL IN UGANDA AND SOUTH AFRICA MIXED METHODS STUDY
REFNo: HS609ES

1. To describe the relationship between patients’ beliefs about warfarin and INR control.
2. To explore patients’ knowledge, perceptions and beliefs about warfarin treatment in Ugandan and South African patients receiving anticaogulation.
3. To explore the knowledge, perceptions and practices of Ugandan and South African health care providers about provision of warfarin.

Uganda 2020-08-24 2023-08-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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