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Brenda  Boonabaana
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Developing and displacing the 21st century city: mapping the spatial strategies and impacts of global retail investment
REFNo: SS916ES

1.To understand the geographic contexts of global retail capital investment; 2. To trace and understand its geographic transformations; 3. To understand and create grounded and sustainable responses.
Uganda 2021-07-26 2024-07-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel Kabwigu
ID: UNCST-2020-R014735
ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY IN UGANDA: TOWARDS FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION
REFNo: HS859ES

1. Examine how familial relationships influence adolescent pregnancy in Luuka district.
2. Explore factors in the community, (such as ICTS, policies and regulation, or health services) that influence adolescent pregnancies in Luuka District.
3. Assess ways of enhancing familial relationships as a meditative approach that will reduce rates of adolescent pregnancies in Luuka district.

Uganda 2021-07-23 2024-07-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rottenberg Esther Sophia
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Making evidence on antimicrobial resistance: a historical and ethnographic study across the UK and Uganda
REFNo: SS622ES

To show how evidence on antimicrobial resistance is produced with the help of a model.
2) To understand how the context of Hoima shapes the production of knowledge on antimicrobial resistance.
3) To investigate the negotiations taking place within the context of a transnational, interdisciplinary research collaboration.
Germany 2021-07-22 2024-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jonathan Kajjimu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013696
MATERNITY CARE FOR WOMEN REFUGEES FROM NAKIVALE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: A NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REFNo: SS874ES

1. To determine the socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant refugee women and recently delivered refugee mothers from Nakivale refugee settlement. 2. To describe the experiences of pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal periods, and maternity services available to refugee pregnant women and newly delivered refugee mothers from Nakivale. 3. To identify gaps in maternity care delivered to refugee pregnant women and newly delivered refugee mothers from Nakivale refugee settlement. 4. To acquire opinions of maternity services providers, and refugee pregnant women, and newly delivered refugee mothers from Nakivale refugee settlement on how to improve the refugee pregnancy outcomes.
Uganda 2021-07-22 2024-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Katherine Fiorillo Fiorillo
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Measuring Women's Empowerment in Agroforestry Activities in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS799ES

Research Questions:

● What is the baseline level of women’s empowerment in agroforestry in the project target area?
● How can project activities better address issues of women’s empowerment in agroforestry in the target area?
The main objectives of this research study, listed above, are to understand the baseline level of women’s empowerment and how the project can better respond to these issues. The baseline will be used to both inform and to monitor the project progress towards women’s empowerment. A strong evidence base will allow Kijani to adapt programming to better meet the needs of the community. Qualitative protocols will ensure that the community’s needs and values are being expressed fully in the research process.

USA 2021-07-22 2024-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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