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Jayne Webster
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Process Evaluation of Integrated Immunisation & Family Planning Projects in Benin, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda
REFNo: SS367ES

1. Assess FP method acceptance and continuation in women who access immunisation and/or family planning services 2. Test associations between FP method acceptance and continuation and integration attributes 3. Assess the quality and responsiveness of integrated immunisation and FP delivery 4. Determine implementation fidelity, causal mechanisms and context in integrated immunisation and family planning 5. Develop an overall programme theory of what works, for who, how and in what circumstances the integrated delivery of immunisation and family planning
UK 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Namara  Khadija Asiimwe
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALIGNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE SERVICE SECTOR IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF UMEME (U) LIMITED
REFNo: SS378ES

i.To establish the relationship between IT governance and organizational performance in Umeme Limited
ii.To establish the relationship between IT investment and organizational performance at Umeme Limited.
iii.Assess the effect IT implementation has on organizational performance at Umeme Limited.

Uganda 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Shevin  Jacob Thomas
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STUDY OF WASH AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN UGANDA (SWAR-U)
REFNo: HS489ES

Primary objective: To describe the transmission dynamics and ecological niches of ESBL-E and ESBL-K within selected households from Kampala and Hoima

Secondary objectives:
To evaluate the drivers of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices and their relation to the faecal-oral transmission of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Eschericia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

To create a dynamic agent-based model to evaluate the drivers of antimicrobial resistance transmission in Uganda, through the incorporation of microbiological resistance data (ESBL-E and ESBL-K) and WASH observational data obtained from all households included in the SWAR-U study

USA 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Innocent Ssemanda
ID:
IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY OF TRICHIASIS SURGERY PROGRAME IN NORTHEASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS497ES

To assess and describe implementation fidelity of Trichiasis surgery programme and associated factors, to outcomes in Northeastern Uganda.
Uganda 2019-12-13 2022-12-13 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Simon L'Allier
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Behavioral endocrinology of male dispersal in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda
REFNo: NS84ES

Evolutionary causes and consequences (or the “why”) of dispersal are fairly well established, bein respectively inbreeding avoidance and increased reproductive success (Bowler & Benton, 2005). However, the environmental, social, individual, and physiological proximate mechanisms underlying individual dispersal decisions, and their consequences, are still poorly understood. Previous studies have mainly focused on the individual’s physiological response to
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dispersal events (before and after) and looked at the social outcome (e.g., dominance rank) rather than the processes leading to that outcome. For this research, my objectives are to examine how the numerous potential costs of dispersal drive individual dispersal decisions as to when, where, and how they transfer (lone or parallel). I will assess the environmental, social, and physiological causes and consequences of dispersal in vervet monkeys at Lake Nabugabo. My hypotheses and predictions are summarized in Table 2. Dominance rank is often established once a male immigrates into another group. The males’ ability to take over a group and the attainment of a high dominance rank might be dependent on when, where, and how they disperse. My research contributes to a broader understanding of how the immediate environmental, social, and individual factors affect the way they transfer.
Canada 2019-12-12 2022-12-12 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Eliab Kweyunga Horub
ID:
Mathematical Models for the dynamics of banana xanthomonas wilt and the banana weevil, Cosmopolites Sordidus, (Germar) and control Interventions
REFNo: A58ES

1. to quantify the role of symptomless but infectious plants in the persistence of banana xanthomonas wilt;

2. evaluate the effectiveness of existing control options against the banana weevil;

3. use optimal control theories to originate a combination of controls that will ensure management of the pest and disease at minimal cost in terms of time, funds and environmental damage;
Uganda 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Sarah Lofgren
ID: UNCST-2019-R001647
The Growth Study- Group Therapy In HIV For Depression In Uganda
REFNo: HS493ES

Determine if depression, which persists after depression treatment at 26 weeks, is associated with increased innate inflammation in a prospective cohort of HIV-infected Ugandans receiving SSRIs in which group psychotherapy is initiated.
USA 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
David Lawrence S
ID:
THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN AN AFRICAN RANDOMISED TRIAL (LEOPARD)
REFNo: SS386ES

AIM: To document the AMBITION participant experience in order to build an understanding of how to improve trial delivery for future participants in the trial. OBJECTIVES From the perspective of the participant: 1. To build an understanding of the factors that enhance or diminish a clinical trial experience. From the perspective of the next-of-kin of a participant: 2. To build an understanding of the factors that enhance or diminish a clinical trial experience. From the perspective of the researcher: 3. To build an understanding of the factors that are perceived to enhance or diminish a trial participant’s experience of a clinical trial. 4. To compare the individual researcher’s experience of the conceptualisation, development, initiation and implementation of a multi-centred clinical trial in Africa.
UK 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
SIMON BYONANUWE
ID:
“Prevalence, bacterial pathogens and factors associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital”.
REFNo: HS503ES

Main objective: To determine the prevalence, bacterial pathogens and factors associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.

Specific objectives:
1. To determine the prevalence of premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
2. To determine the obstetric and gynaecologic factors associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
3. To identify bacterial pathogens commonly associated with premature rupture of membranes at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
4. To assess antibacterial susceptibility patterns of the isolated bacterial pathogens.


Uganda 2019-12-09 2022-12-09 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
PETER SPENCER SIMNER
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Etiology of Nodding Syndrome: an Epileptic Disorder of East African Children
REFNo: HS410ES

Increase understanding of the role of environmental exposures, notably to specific neurotropic viruses, as risk factors for Nodding syndrome.
USA 2019-12-04 2022-12-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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