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Julian Bagyendera Kobutungi
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The Education Response Plan for Refugees and Host Communities (ERP) Baseline Survey
REFNo: SS458ES

The objectives are:
1. To assess the current situation of children in refugees and host communities in primary 3 and primary 6 that can achieve at least a minimum proficiency level in:
• Reading
• Mathematics
• Completion rates (all levels)
• Continuous Access
2. To assess the current situation of children accesses to learning opportunities
• Total number of children in / out of learning opportunities
• Current situation of children with disabilities access to education
• Current situation of children with access to life skills, vocational
• Current situation of children with access to Accelerated Education Programme (AEP)
3. To assess the current situation of teacher delivery and quality of education (supply and capacity)
• Total number of teachers required in total, based on current enrolment (by settlement and district schools)
• Total number of teachers required in total, based on population figures
• Total number of teachers hired by the government
• Total number of teachers hired by partners
• Gap analysis
4. To assess the current situation of management and coordination at District level
• School inspection
• Coordination structures
• Frequency of meetings
• Monitoring systems
• Information sharing
• Division of roles / responsibility to avoid duplication

Uganda 2020-07-13 2023-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Kasimu Sendawula
ID:
Environmental sustainability practices in Small and medium enterprises in Uganda
REFNo: SS472ES

i. To examine the relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental sustainability practices of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda. ii. To establish the relationship between environmental commitment and environmental sustainability practices of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda. iii. To examine the relationship between regulatory compliance and environmental sustainability practices of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda. iv. To determine the relationship between environmental knowledge and regulatory compliance of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda. v. To establish the relationship between environmental commitment and regulatory compliance of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda. vi. To investigate the mediation effect of regulatory compliance in the relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental sustainability practices of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda. vii. To investigate the mediation effect of regulatory compliance in the relationship between environmental commitment and environmental sustainability practices of the manufacturing SMEs in Uganda.
Uganda 2020-07-13 2023-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
Research for Scalable Solutions (R4S)-Country Consultations for Developing a Family Planning Research Agenda in Uganda
REFNo: HS708ES

1) To jointly develop the country FP research agenda to help meet the national FP program goals and identify research questions that R4S can answer, as well as programmatic, financing, stewardship and policy areas for which R4S can help produce, synthesize, or apply evidence to improve outcomes;
2) To understand and articulate opportunities to strengthen and evaluate self-care programs and policies for FP/reproductive health (RH).
3) Understand and articulate country-level questions related to equity of family planning uptake among women 15-49years and their partners

Uganda 2020-07-13 2023-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jackson Amone
ID:
An implementation study of an oxygen systems strengthening program in Uganda
REFNo: HS631ES

The research consists of two studies. The aim of the first study is to evaluate health care worker capacity building approaches for improving adoption of pulse oximetry & oxygen use in HCIVs and hospitals. The aim of the second study is to understand the feasibility of introducing oxygen systems in Health Center IIIs.

For both studies a hybrid effectiveness-implementation research study design will be used to evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of pulse oximetry and oxygen use among healthcare workers and the effectiveness of capacity building interventions to improve adoption of these technologies and reduction in mortality within the select facilities.

Uganda 2020-07-10 2023-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
ANYASE AMAZA RONALD
ID: UNCST-2022-R009325
Pharmacognostical Evaluation, Safety and Efficacy of Citropsis articulata and Kigelia africana, Traditionally Used for Management of Erectile Dysfunction
REFNo: HS683ES

i. To evaluate and describe the pharmacognostical parameters of Citropsis articulata leaves and root bark and Kigelia africana fruits and stem bark.
ii. To determine the acute toxicity effects of extracts of Citropsis articulata leaves and root bark and Kigelia africana fruits and stem bark in male wistar rats.
iii. To determine the subacute toxicity effects of extracts of Citropsis articulata leaves and root bark and Kigelia africana fruits and stem bark in male wistar rats.
iv. To determine the aphrodisiac efficacy of extracts of Citropsis articulata leaves and root bark and Kigelia africana fruits and stem bark on sexual function in male wistar rats.

Uganda 2020-07-09 2023-07-09 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Munshi Sulaiman
ID:
Applying Behavioural Activation (BA) as a psychological intervention for adolescents in Uganda.
REFNo: HS724ES

The primary objective of the study is to develop a smartphone app to deliver BA and assess whether it is acceptable and feasible for use with 30 adolescents.
As a secondary objective, we aim to validate measures of mental health and wellbeing, cognition, risky behaviours, and socioeconomic indicators for use in this population, and to examine the association between these variables.
If successful, results from this study will be used to inform the developments of a larger pilot RCT in Uganda.

Bangladesh 2020-07-08 2023-07-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Hiled Mugabe
ID:
Girls Take Lead (GTL) Pilot Project
REFNo: SS492ES

1.Test procedures for recruiting adolescent girls and young women who participate in transactional sex relationships and are at risk of acquiring HIV into the Girls Take Lead intervention.
2.Test whether following the intervention, participants are more aware of the risks associated with transactional sex such as gender based violence, multiple sexual partners, age-disparate sex, non-use of condoms and alcohol use as compared to baseline.
3.Test whether following the intervention, participants are more aware of structural factors in their community that may affect their vulnerability to HIV through transactional sex as compared to baseline.
4.To explore participants’ perceptions of the individual components of the intervention.

Uganda 2020-07-08 2023-07-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Eugene Kinyanda
ID: UNCST-2023-R008028
Integrating the management of depression into routine HIV care in Uganda (the HIV+D trial) –A cluster Randomised Trial
REFNo: HS645ES

To undertake a cluster randomised HIV+D intervention trial to evaluate its effectiveness on depressive disorders, functional outcomes and its cost-effectiveness in routine HIV care in Uganda.
Uganda 2020-07-07 2023-07-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Esther Nkolo Karungi Karamagi
ID:
Leadership, quality improvement, team functionality, and HIV viral load suppression in Uganda
REFNo: HS686ES

Goal: To understand how to improve viral load suppression for people with HIV
Primary study objective: To understand the relationship between quality improvement team characteristics and viral load suppression for people with HIV
Secondary objective 1: To describe the association between HIV clinic leader’s involvement in the QI team, QI team functionality, and HIV viral load suppression in HIV clinics in Uganda, controlling for patient age and sex.
Secondary objective 2: To understand the association between QI team diversity, QI team functionality, and HIV viral load suppression in HIV clinics in Uganda, controlling for patient age and sex.
Secondary objective 3: To understand the association between QI team skill, QI team functionality, and HIV viral load suppression in HIV clinics in Uganda, controlling for patient age and sex.

Uganda 2020-07-07 2023-07-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Ana  Santos
ID:
Applying a Human-Centred Approach to design technology supported Sexual Reproductive Health Interventions in Uganda
REFNo: SS467ES

The purpose of this study is to generate qualitative and quantitative findings and uncover insights regarding familiarity and perceptions of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), including the barriers and drivers of uptake of contraceptive methods among adolescent girls aged 15-19 years from urban and peri-urban areas of Kampala and Arua. Regarding the ITH platform, the study will generate information about adolescent girls’ familiarity with and access to selected technological platforms. The study will also generate information on the landscape of actors involved in the Sexual Reproductive Health arena in Arua and Kampala. These insights will inform subsequent stages of the Human-Centered Design (HCD) of tailored interventions for the selected target populations.
Portugal 2020-07-07 2023-07-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
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