Joe Abell Nadin
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A study investigating different perspectives on the use of participatory approaches in HIV prevention work
REFNo: SS123ES
This project will explore the use of participatory methods in HIV prevention work in Uganda. Proponents of the use of participatory methods in HIV prevention would claim that their projects avoid making demands by allowing ordinary people to decide themselves what changes they feel they need to make.
Critics of participatory approaches used in economic development projects have, however claimed that they do not result in any real moves towards transfer of control and that any ‘participation’ involved is essentially cosmetic. Other possibilities are opened up by suggestions that the forms that projects take in order to qualify as participatory can leave them open to contestation and the possibility of resistance from participants.
Through participant observation of prevention projects and interviews with participants, facilitators and the employees of NGOs using participatory methods to carry out HIV prevention work I will explore the dynamics at play and the perceptions of different actors involved when these methods are used in the context of HIV prevention.
Aims:
This project will have two main aims:
1) To explore the different perspectives of participants, organizers, facilitators and planners on the use of participatory methodologies and the dynamics of the implementation process. The main objective here will be to examine people’s expectations regarding participation and their assessments of the degree to which control is handed over. The way in which this will be approached is by testing a hypothesis derived from existing criticisms of participatory methodology: that this methodology does not lead to real changes in the dynamics of development work.
2) To explore the use of the idea of ‘participation’ in the context of HIV prevention work. HIV prevention, which deals with the regulation of sexuality, presents many contrasts with development projects which focus on economic development. This project will examine how prevention projects adapt the concept of participation in this context and the degree to which the idea of participation has to widen to allow this to happen.
Significance and Expected Benefits:
The most direct benefit of this research will be the information that it will make available to organisations planning, developing and implementing HIV prevention work. The project will deliver information on the perceptions of the intended beneficiaries of the HIV prevention work that has been studied. This will include participant’s evaluations of the degree to which the design and implementation of the prevention work resulted in a genuinely participatory experience from their perspective. Contrasting this with views expressed by staff at different level of the implementing organisation will allow any differences in perceptions to be identified, both in terms of the understanding of the ideas behind ‘participation’ and how it works in practice. Having access to this information will be useful to implementing organisations in improving the design of prevention work and putting it into practice. Providing those who have taken part in prevention work as participants with feedback may strengthen their ability to demand changes from providing organisations.
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UK |
2017-11-14 |
2020-11-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Hannington Gumisiriza
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EXTRACTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF THE BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM THE LEAVES OF GOUANIA LONGISPICATA
REFNo: NS34ES
1. Isolation of the phytochemical constituents of Gouania longispicata leaves.
2. Phytochemical screening of the crude extracts
3. Determining the antimicrobial activity of the extracts against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
4. Antioxidant and cytoxicity studies on the most active extract
5. Structure elucidation of the compounds isolated from the most active extract against the selected organisms
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Uganda |
2017-11-14 |
2020-11-14 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Amos Mwaka Deogratius
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Understanding the roles of indigenous and complementary medicines and practices in breast and cervical cancer control and care in northern Uganda
REFNo: HS67ES
General objective
To examine the roles, from multiple perspectives, of traditional health practitioners and indigenous health practices regarding breast and cervical cancer control and care in northern Uganda.
Specific Objectives
1. To assess the beliefs and knowledge of traditional health practitioners regarding what cancers are in general, and the risk factors, symptoms and treatment practices for specific cancers with particular reference to breast and cervical cancers.
2. To examine beliefs and knowledge of traditional health practitioners and cultural leaders on the traditional rituals used in the treatment of various chronic diseases including cancers, diabetes and hypertension in northern Uganda.
3. To examine beliefs of traditional health practitioners regarding their benefits and roles in referring patients suspected of having breast and cervical cancers to health facilities in northern Uganda.
4. To explore the reasons for visits to the traditional health practitioners from patients attending care with the healers and who perceive themselves and or perceived by THPs as having various cancers including breast and cervical cancers.
5. To explore beliefs of district leaders and technocrats in the Acholi sub region regarding the roles of THPs in breast and cervical cancer care and control.
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Uganda |
2017-11-08 |
2020-11-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Samson Okello
ID: UNCST-2019-R001580
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Impact of HIV-infection on Geriatric Health among Older-Age People in Southwestern Uganda.
REFNo: HS97ES
Our main objective for this study is to provide data to help answer the following question:
How does the prevalence of and risk factors for frailty, decreased physical functioning, visual/auditory impairment, and neurocognitive disorders differ between HIV-infected people versus HIV-uninfected controls in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2017-11-08 |
2020-11-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Nakueira Sophie
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Group Identification and resource conflict amongst South Sudanese and Somali Refugees in Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: SS118ES
a) To unpack the dispute resolution mechanisms used by refugees in dealing with resource conflict.
b) To investigate how processes of inclusion and exclusion take place amongst specific groups within two distinct refugee groups.
c) To understand the interactions between state and non-state actors in Nakivale Refugee Settlement and how their activities and interactions intertwine with the specific refugee groups that are the subject of this study.
d) To examine if and to what extent refugee resettlement programs such as the Self Reliance Strategy play a role in ongoing conflicts in Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
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Uganda |
2017-11-08 |
2020-11-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Hang ZHOU
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Bring African Bureaucracies back in: Negotiations and Implementation of Chinese Development Engagement in Uganda
REFNo: SS125ES
This project seeks to take African bureaucracies seriously, an actor that has largely neglected in the existent literature. Taking an empirically grounded approach, this project aims to study the real governance of African bureaucracies and investigating what they actually do without classifying them into pre-determined ideal-typical categories.
More specifically, using China-Uganda development engagement in road construction and agriculture sectors as a case study, this project conceives this development engagement as ‘processes of negotiation, contestation and bricolage’ through which Ugandan bureaucrats together with local, national and Chinese actors seek to articulate their preferred positions and fulfil the mandates of their organisations.
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China |
2017-11-08 |
2020-11-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Stephanie Grand
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Volcanic inputs in soils of the Albertine Rift Valley: implication for modern soil biogeochemistry
REFNo: NS33ES
1. Identify the geochemical signature of recent volcanic eruptions products in the area based on the literature and lab analyses of grab samples of volcanic rocks.
2. Look for evidence of volcanic influence in modern soils using geochemical and mineralogical analyses of soil samples collected at different locations and different landscape positions
3. Analyze the link between inferred volcanic inputs and soil fertility
4. Formulate recommendations for integrating pedologic and geochemical information into agricultural sustainability studies
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France |
2017-11-08 |
2020-11-08 |
Natural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Kate Scow
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Innovations in Dry Season Horticulture for Women and Smallholders in East Africa -Production and Marketing for income, nutrition, and climate resilience
REFNo: A14ES
Dry season vegetable production has been identified as a high priority in the largely rainfed (>97%) agricultural systems of Uganda. Off season vegetable supplies are currently inadequate to meet human nutritional needs. As rainfall patterns become increasingly unpredictable and rapid population expansion places more pressure on food systems, demand for vegetables will further outstrip supplies. This spin-off project builds on the team’s previous participatory work in Uganda to convene stakeholders from public and private sectors and develop innovations in small scale dry season vegetable production for women farmers in East Africa. We will develop a research and development approach resulting in release of horticulture irrigation innovations tested at five ‘innovation sites’ over three field seasons in Eastern Uganda and create a framework for local public and private sector organizations to develop small scale irrigation systems. We will work closely with smallholder women farmers who are often excluded from irrigation and marketing developments. We will: i) work at five locations over three dry seasons to test dry season vegetable production systems with farmers, research partners, district staff, NGO partners, and university students, ii) assess agronomic, economic, market, nutrition, and gender impacts of the innovations; and iii) develop scale-out options for the most promising technologies. Ugandan partners include two regional NGOs, three institutes of the National Agricultural Research Organization, and one university. Development of a co-innovation systematic approach for assessing and supporting innovations in dry season vegetable production will strengthen small scale farmer enterprises targeted to local markets and family consumption.
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USA |
2017-10-31 |
2020-10-31 |
Agricultural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Aleksander Braczkowski Ryszard
ID: UNCST-2019-R001345
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Assessing the densities and conflict of large carnivores within and on the boundaries of Queen Elizabeth National Park
REFNo: NS25ES
1) Provide the most accurate estimates of carnivore numbers in Queen Elizabeth using spatially-explicit statistics
2) Assess human-carnivore conflict hotspots within and on the boundaries of Queen Elizabeth National Park to ensure effective targeting of mitigation interventions
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South Africa |
2017-10-31 |
2020-10-31 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Christine Namata
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KETAMINE-MIDAZOLAM VERSUS MORPHINE-MIDAZOLAM FOR CONTINOUS PATIENT SEDATION IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN UGANDA. A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
REFNo: HS76ES
Specific objectives
i. To compare duration of mechanical ventilation among patients sedated with ketamine-midazolam versus morphine-midazolam.
ii. To compare incidence of hypotension necessitating vasopressor support among patients under ketamine-midazolam versus morphine-midazolam.
iii. To compare incidence of delirium among patients under ketamine-midazolam versus morphine- midazolam.
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Uganda |
2017-10-31 |
2020-10-31 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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