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Elias Nuwagaba
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URBAN FARMING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN LIVELIHOODS IN MBARARA CITY, WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: NS641ES

To explore different mechanisms and opportunities of promoting urban farming by city authorities and planners to foster Sustainable urban livelihoods in Mbarara city.,To investigate current mechanisms in place supporting urban farming, analyze their strengths and weaknesses while promoting urban sustainable livelihoods in Mbarara city,To document the effect of Citification on urban farming and sustainable urban livelihoods in Mbarara City. ,The overall objective of the study is to examine the impact of Urban farming on Sustainable Urban livelihoods in Mbarara city.,
Uganda 2023-09-27 17:20:33 2026-09-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Josephine Ninsiima Connie
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Understanding the performance of the Uganda cervical cancer program to inform planning and strengthen program outcomes for women living with HIV in Uganda
REFNo: HS2997ES

4. Determine areas of the VIA screening procedure that need additional training or similar support,3. Report number of women accessing treatment, describe type of treatment provided and assess treatment timeliness,2. Understand the performance of current cervical cancer screening services by assessing; Inter-rater reliability; Prevalence of HPV infection and Prevalence of VIA positivity.,1. Describe basic demographic and HIV care and treatment characteristics of WLHIV receiving cervical cancer screening and treatment services at selected sites,Understand the performance of current cervical cancer screening to inform program planning (e.g., COP23) and strengthen cervical cancer program outcomes among WLHIV.,
Uganda 2023-09-27 17:12:27 2026-09-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francesco Vladimiro Segala
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IMPACT OF ANTIMALARIAL RESISTANCE AND COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MALARIA PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN OYAM AND KOLE DISTRICTS: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
REFNo: HS2764ES

Assess the prevalence of asymptomatic P. falciparum infection in the study cohort in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024,Assess ideation and knowledge regarding SARS-CoV2 infection and malaria among preganant women in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024,Assess incidence of malaria-related adverse maternal and fetal outcomes (maternal anemia, maternal mortality, abortion, low birthweight, prematurity, perinatal mortality, placental malaria) in a cohort of pregnant women in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024.,Evaluate the determinants of malaria prevention and control compliance in a cohort of pregnant women in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024,Assess incidence of symptomatic and severe malaria in the cohort of pregnant women in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024,Assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria prevention and control practices for pregnant women in terms of: i) access to antenatal care visits, ii) administration of IPTp, iii) healthcare seeking behavior in case of fever, iv) healthcare provider compliance with national and international guidelines, v) supply and use of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024,Evaluate the emergence and local spread of artemisinin resistance by means of the analysis of polymorphisms in the P. falciparum kelch 13 gene in the study cohort and in a population of patients diagnosed with malaria in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024.,Evaluate the status of circulating dhfr and dhps haplotypes by describing polymorphisms in the P. falciparum dhfr and dhps genes and estimate the prevalence of dhfr?/?dhps combined mutant haplotypes associated with pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine resistance in the study cohort and in a population of patients diagnosed with malaria in Oyam and Kole district for the period May 2022 to June 2024,The general aim of the study is to assess the impact of Antimalarial Resistance and COVID-19 Pandemic on Malaria Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment among Pregnant Women in Northern Uganda,
Italy 2023-09-27 16:58:22 2026-09-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jospeh  Wandega
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PhotoVoice For PeaceBuilding Between Refugees and Hosting Communities.
REFNo: SS1702ES

Determine how photographs developed through the project can be brought into wider public and community spaces through exhibitions as a mechanism for wider social integration and peacebuilding,Distinguish the knowledges and practices that women and youth in Oruchinga and Kampala have that contributes to building peace within their communities. Compare these knowledges to evaluate how they might benefit other peacebuilding contexts,Observe and assess participant interactions across the two sites holistically over the course of the PhotoVoice process: research design, training and photograph-taking, sharing and selecting photographs and exhibition,Identify the main drivers of conflict and peace within refugee communities and between refugees and host communities in Oruchinga and Kampala,Main hypothesis: By bringing together refugee and hosting Ugandan communities to participate in a PhotoVoice process that explores issues of conflict and peace each group faces on a daily basis, that divides between groups can be bridged to enhance refugee-host peacebuilding efforts,
Uganda 2023-09-27 16:57:12 2026-09-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eve  Masawi
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EXAMINING THE ADOPTION OF MOBILE JOURNALISM IN UGANDAN NEWSROOMS: A CASE OF NBS TV AND NTV
REFNo: SS1609ES

To examine the adoption of mobile journalism in newsrooms in Uganda using the case study of NBS TV and NTV newsrooms.,3. To explore the challenges and opportunities presented by adoption of MoJo in NBS TV and NTV newsrooms. ,2. To explore factors driving the adoption of MoJo or lack of it in NBS TV and NTV newsrooms.,1. To establish the stage of MoJo adoption in NBS TV and NTV newsrooms,
Uganda 2023-09-27 16:52:12 2026-09-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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