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Santo Ocii
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Management of students' discipline in the post corporal punishment era in Uganda secondary schools - Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS2471ES

4- To assess the extent to which school’s environment shapes the discipline of students in a school that have demonstrated good practice of discipline in the post corporal punishment era.,3- To provide a description of how head teachers and board of governors support teachers in managing discipline in post corporal punishment era.,2- To examine the disciplinary measures and support used by teachers in managing students’ discipline in the post corporal punishment era.,1- To explore the students’ perspective on the management of school discipline in the post corporal punishment era,The purpose of this study is to understand better ways of managing students’ discipline without using corporal punishment by studying good practices from schools that are exemplary in discipline management that can be copied by other schools still using corporal punishment,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:12:19 2027-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ANTHONY NUWA
ID: UNCST-2022-R011102
 Host Immune dynamics following seasonal malaria chemoprevention in African children
REFNo: HS4350ES

Main Objective
1. To understand the dynamics of host immunity in settings implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
Specific Objectives
1. To comprehensively profile antibody immune responses in individuals before and after single and multiple rounds of SMC.
2. To comprehensively profile the innate and adaptive cellular immune response in individuals living in an area with sustained SMC.
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:10:29 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Olive  Kabaguma
ID: UNCST-2023-R005849
 PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND WELLNESS OF MIDLIFE RELIGIOUS SISTERS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2503ES

To establish the association between psychosocial factors and wellness among religious sisters in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:03:18 2027-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rachel McMullan
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Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Through Professional Learning: Open Societal Challenge
REFNo: SS2650ES

Aim: To synthesise knowledge around the work practices and behaviours required for effective antimicrobial stewardship and identify which of these could be strengthened by professional learning programmes and training. Objectives: 1. To describe health professionals’ practices and behaviours around antibiotics and related tools, processes, networks and challenges 2. To understand the impacts of AMS-related change on health professionals’ practices and behaviours in the work place 3. To identify how health professionals engage with learning opportunities for AMS/AMR, and associated knowledge gaps 4. To identify the AMS-related behaviour(s) in need of change that could be supported in a future intervention 5. To assess current antimicrobial prescribing practices in healthcare facilities across Eastern Uganda.
 UK 2024-06-04 7:28:02 2027-06-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey  Siu
ID: UNCST-2021-R005439
 Adaptation and Piloting of the Parenting for Respectability Programme for Hybrid Disability Inclusive Parenting Study; Feasibility, Process, and Lessons from Uganda
REFNo: HS4054ES

Research objective
The study aims to adapt and test the feasibility and acceptability of the PfR programme for parents with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities.

Specific objectives
i.To assess the extent to which existing national policies respond to the needs of parents and children with disabilities
ii.Qualitatively assess knowledge, attitudes and practices on parenting among parents and children with disabilities
iii.To adapt and pilot the existing Parenting for Respectability programme manual for facilitator-assisted WhatsApp group-based delivery in order to assess accessibility, functionality, inclusivity, and examine facilitating and hindering factors around disability inclusive parenting

Uganda 2024-05-31 18:34:28 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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