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Niina Marja Ahola Marja
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Life After Return – Revisiting the Reintegration of Former Lord’s Resistance Army Abductees in Acholiland Region of Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS130ES

The key objective of this study is to increase knowledge on the reintegration process in post-conflict situations in general and the reintegration of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) abductees in particular. This research gives voice to the former LRA abductees regarding their experiences of reintegration. The objective is to find out which factors have either promoted or prevented their process of integration back to society along the years, as it has been now a decade since the conflict in northern Uganda ended. Therefore, this study seeks to offer information on the challenges and successes that the former abductees have faced along their reintegration process, relying on their own experiences as the main source of data. In addition, one of the objectives of this study is to gather data for the investigator’s Master’s thesis.
 Finland 2017-12-20 2020-12-20 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Matthew Sebastian Ryan
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Youth, Humanitarianism, Security, and the Future in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS131ES

The objective of this research is to better understand how the problematic positioning of young people in post-conflict settings affects prospects for peace-building as well as social integration more broadly. In so doing, it seeks to contribute to knowledge about how humanitarianism transforms in the aftermath of war and how young people navigate some of the myriad interventions which follow. In addition, it takes care to consider these concerns from the perspective of young people themselves, paying close attention to their own attempts to generate a livelihood in their contemporary lives.
 USA 2017-12-20 2020-12-20 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Sara de Simone
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Human security among South Sudanese self-settled refugees in Uganda: strategies of access to basic services
REFNo: SS138ES

The overall objective of the study is to investigate the perception of human security, particularly in its ‘freedom from want’ form, of refugees living in contexts characterised by resource scarcity and fragility through a specific case-study focusing on South Sudanese refugees in Ugandan West Nile province. The study will focus on the access basic services (education, health, water, sanitation) of the refugee population. Attention will be paid not only to the refugee population living in refugee settlements, but also to ‘self-settled’ refugees. The project will aim to assess: - (Self-settled) refugees’ strategies of interaction with the host community and local authorities; - The link between refugees’ perceptions of human security and local governance mechanisms.
Italy 2017-12-13 2020-12-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Joweria Nambooze
ID: UNCST-2019-R001118
 Using Information Communication Technology (ICTs) to understand relationships between labour saving agriculture innovations, women’s time use and maternal and child nutrition outcomes in Uganda
REFNo: A24ES

1. To develop an innovative set of tools and metrics for measuring maternal time use and maternal and child dietary practices. 2. To assess the feasibility of using these tools - a computerised inter-active voice response (IVR) diary and a wearable camera - to assess women’s time use and maternal and infant dietary practices 3. To determine the concurrent criterion validity of these innovative methods via 15-hour direct observation; and compare it with traditional recall techniques 4. To describe and compare maternal time-use patterns, maternal and infant dietary practices and anthropometric status among women who are and who are not using labour saving technology for agriculture work 5. To examine associations between women’s time use in agriculture and maternal and infant dietary diversity and infant growth; and factors in the food environment that mediate food choice
Uganda 2017-12-13 2020-12-13 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Laura Schmucker
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Piloting exercise: Evaluation of the impact of the ‘Solar Suitcase’ installation in healthcare facilities in Uganda on quality of care during labor and delivery and reliability of electricity.
REFNo: HS150ES

By conducting the pilot, we seek to gain a greater understanding of the nature of electricity reliability and deliveries in rural health facilities. The main objectives of the pilot include: 1) Obtain data on volume of deliveries, electricity failures, and baseline measures of quality of maternity care in order to run accurate power calculations for the upcoming research study 2) Test survey tools in the local context and refine the questions to gather data required for the upcoming research study 3) Test and validate light sensor equipment 4) Observe quality of work of field staff of various backgrounds to determine which qualifications and prior experience are best placed to collect data for the upcoming research study
USA 2017-12-13 2020-12-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Aggrey Semeere Semwendero
ID: UNCST-2019-R001648
 ESTIMATION AND EXPLANATIONS FOR THE HYPERTENSION SCREENING GAP AMONG HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS IN HIV PRIMARY CARE.
REFNo: HS118ES

1. Estimate the screening gap for hypertension among HIV-infected adults on ART attending Uganda Cares HIV primary care clinics in Masaka, Rakai and the St. Balikudembe Clinic in Kampala, Uganda over 12 months. 2. Document explanations for the screening gap for hypertension from the perspective of health providers at the Uganda Cares HIV primary care clinic in Masaka, Rakai and St. Balikudembe Clinic in Kampala, Uganda.
Uganda 2017-11-28 2020-11-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Kaelin Marisa Brigitta
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Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Treatment, Monitoring and Outcomes at the National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda from 2012 – 2015
REFNo: HS139ES

To describe a cohort of DR-TB patients (specifically RR-TB, MDR-TB, pre-XDR-TB and XDR-TB patients qualifying for second-line anti-TB drugs) at the National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre, Kampala, Uganda
 Switzerland 2017-11-28 2020-11-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Yoanna Pumpalova
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Symptom Profile Among Women in Uganda with Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Breast Cancer and Their Understanding of the Role of Palliative Chemotherapy
REFNo: HS141ES

The proposed study will enroll patients with newly diagnosed metastatic breast cancer who present to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)/Mulago breast cancer clinics and the UCI Private ward/Mulago Solid Tumor ward and pose the following research questions: 1) What are these patients’ dominant symptoms and how are they being addressed? 2) What is the patients’ understanding of the goal of chemotherapy in their disease?
USA 2017-11-23 2020-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Charles Mondo Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001281
 A Randomized, Double-Blind, Efficacy and Safety Study of AR 14 (AZILSARTAN MEDOXOMIL) Treatment and Withdrawal, Followed by an Open-Label Extension, in Children 6 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Hypertension
REFNo: HS113ES

Primary objective: To evaluate the antihypertensive effect of AZM compared with placebo after a randomized, double-blind, withdrawal (Withdrawal Phase). Secondary objectives: To evaluate the antihypertensive effect of AZM compared with losartan during double-blind treatment (Double-Blind Phase). Additional Objectives: To assess the population pharmacokinetics of azilsartan derived from AZM.
Uganda 2017-11-20 2020-11-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Heather Brown
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Epidemiology of Traumatic Injuries in Masindi, Uganda
REFNo: HS115ES

The purpose of this study is to characterize the incidence, patterns, and severity of injury among patients presenting to MKMC.
USA 2017-11-20 2020-11-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Madelyn Prevost
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The Entrepreneurial Spirit: Crafting subjects with regimented health and religion
REFNo: SS122ES

This project is intended to further the knowledge on HIV/AIDS, Catholicism, Non-Governmental Organizations, poverty, and work in a Ugandan context as globalization, greater access to medicine, and modernity change the cultural landscape. In addition to furthering scholarly knowledge, this project will also, ideally, help the site organization, Reach Out Mbuya remain relevant in the changing climates of donor funding, client needs, and HIV prevalence rates. Reach Out is a Catholic-based HIV/AIDS organization that seeks to provide holistic care to clients and their families through medical care, material support, subsistence projects, counseling, HIV prevention, and peer support. In Kampala, Reach Out has community sites in Mbuya, Banda, and Kinawatak; they also have an additional site in Kasaala. I will likely draw all of my participants from the Mbuya, Banda, and Kinawataka site locations; as a volunteer, I will spend most days at Mbuya, but also do work in Banda and Kinawataka sites weekly. Therefore, I will be more known to staff and clients at these locations, making recruiting participants smoother. Building off literature that demonstrates how an HIV diagnoses affects a person’s sense of self and habits (Wekesa and Coast [2013]; McGrath et al [2014]); Whyte [2014]; Bartos and MacDonald [2000]), I propose that HIV, as well as comprehensive aid programs can have unique and varied affects on a person’s employment and livelihood. Adding to this argument, I will draw on literature dealing with subject formation (how a person’s identity and behaviours are formed and changed through processes and interactions), both in secular and Christian contexts (Foucault [2000]; Koopman [2013]; Skinner [2012]; Tambling [1990]; Norget, Napolitano, and Mayblin [2017]). Using this literature, I will argue that it is a combination of the regimented HIV/AIDS treatment schedule and Catholic belief and practice encouraged and facilitated by Reach Out that creates a socially responsible and productive subjects in their clients. Working from this hypothesis, my project asks three primary questions: (1) How might being HIV positive affect an individual’s work, livelihood, and/or employment, and what role might religion play in the extent of these effects? (2) How does Reach Out’s comprehensive, holistic-based approach complement services provided by the government? (3) How does being HIV positive affect one’s social and/or economic standing, and one’s capability to remain in care?
Canada 2017-11-20 2020-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Robert Borst Adriaan Johannes
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Exploring the impact of governing community health workers through a community health entrepreneurship model: protocol for a mixed-method research project
REFNo: HS58ES

Aim: To evaluate the impact of organising community health services through a social franchise model. Research objectives: To assess the association between exposure of inhabitants to the Healthy Entrepreneurs social franchising model and several health related factor and 2) To explore the performance and motivation of the community health workers enrolled in the Healthy Entrepreneurs model.
 Netherlands 2017-11-14 2020-11-14 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Lara Rosenoff Gauvin Shelley
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We are Sons and Daughter of Bwoc: Refusal and Land Rights Protections in Rural Post-Conflict Acoliland, Northern Uganda.
REFNo: SS112ES

To understand: What do processes involved in writing a clan-based non-profit foundation’s constitution (in a previously oral tradition of indigenous governance) do for relatedness in the post-conflict, land-pressured context? After it is written, and circulated, what does the document do for relatedness in context? How does/can it mediate both between sons and daughters of the clan, and between clan members, National Government, and foreign companies, as examples? And finally, how do real and perceived land pressures impact ideas and practices of relatedness, and thus social repairing and particular notions of refusal, through time.
Canada 2017-11-14 2020-11-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
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.
UK 2017-11-14 2020-11-14 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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
Uganda 2017-11-14 2020-11-14 Natural Sciences Degree Award
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.
Uganda 2017-11-08 2020-11-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Samson Okello
ID: UNCST-2019-R001580
 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.
Uganda 2017-11-08 2020-11-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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.
Uganda 2017-11-08 2020-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
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.
China 2017-11-08 2020-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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
France 2017-11-08 2020-11-08 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
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.
USA 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Aleksander Braczkowski Ryszard
ID: UNCST-2019-R001345
 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
 South Africa 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Natural Sciences Degree Award
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.
 Uganda 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Bruce Kirenga J
ID: UNCST-2019-R001460
 Global Excellence in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outcomes (GECO): Implementation of COPD case finding and self-management action plans in low and middle income countries.
REFNo: HS110ES

1. To determine whether case-finding for COPD can be facilitated using a modified 5-item questionnaire. 2. To determine whether a self-directed COPD Action Plan for the management of COPD exacerbations can be implemented with CHWs and local health care centers. 3. To determine whether a self-directed COPD Action Plan is cost-effective
Uganda 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Benjamin Hounsell
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Innovating Mobile Solutions for Refugees in East Africa
REFNo: SS120ES

Much literature on the use of mobile technology for migration focuses on migration into Europe, with little research conducted to assess the technology uses and needs of refugees traveling too, from and within East Africa. This study will explore how refugees in Kenya and Uganda use mobile technology to support migration, during their journey and at arrival, and to what extent current solutions meet their needs. The results will open the way for innovative solutions, uniquely tailored for refugees across the region and in Uganda particularly. 
 UK 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Pavel Reppo Aleksandrovich
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Implementing the MANAS trial in Uganda (MAN U) - The Pilot Phase
REFNo: HS134ES

Research Question & Specific Objectives Question: How will implementing a trained Community Health Worker (CHW)-led Collaborative Stepped Care Intervention (CSCI) lead to an improvement in recovery from depression among patients within general outpatient attending public primary care facilities in Uganda? Aim 1: To determine whether treatment from trained CHWs leads to 1) patient recovery from MDD as defined by the DSM-IV at 6 months, and 2) the proportion of patients with above threshold scores (PHQ-9 score of ≥10). Hypothesis: Constituents of collaborative care interventions predicted a favorable outcome. Aim 2: To increase awareness of CHW-led, collaborative stepped care as a viable option of treatment for depression among trainees, study participants, the community and stakeholders. Relevance: Community views and input are essential to inform the development of a culturally appropriate training curriculum for CHWs. Aim 3: To determine the outcome of the CHW training on retention of knowledge and skills in competencies required to deliver the stepped care intervention among trainees after the training. Hypothesis: Trained CHWs will demonstrate increased level of knowledge and skills in competencies required to deliver collaborative stepped care after the training. Aim 4: To determine the perceptions of CHWs, study participants, the community and stakeholders towards the process of integrating CHW-led, collaborative stepped care into community based mental healthcare. Relevance: There is a need to understand the views of participants and stakeholders pre and post to determine project efficacy.
USA 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Anaclet Namanya Mutiba
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Teachers' Understanding and Classroom Practices of Quality Education in Ugandan Primary Education: A Case of Bushenyi District
REFNo: SS124ES

The main study objective is to find out how teachers understand and practice quality education in Ugandan primary education. The specific objectives are: (i) To find out how teachers understand neoliberal policies in relation to quality education. (ii) To establish how teaching and instruction processes reflect quality education. (iii) To find out factors that influence teaching and instructional processes and methodology.
Uganda 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
KOHJUN HORI
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Land use and Soil erosion in high populated region in southwestern Uganda
REFNo: A21ES

The area of southwestern Uganda lies along the border with Rwanda and is characterized by high population density, despite the fact that it is a rural area. The area is a highland ranging in altitude from 1,200 to 2,350 m. People have been forced to use limited areas of farmland because of the population increase. In the slope areas of this Area, the shapes of the crop fields are irregular depending on the landform. This feature exacerbates soil loss and agricultural production. There is a high risk of collapse of embankment due to heavy rain. In the previous study, it is pointed out using questionnaire survey as a measure to prevent soil erosion carried out by local residents, but it is not clear by investigate scientifically that the usefulness to prevent soil erosion possessed by terrace farming. It is suggested that soil degradation is accelerating due to short fallow and sudden heavy rain due to climate change. It is expected that the population increase will continue in the future, and it will be necessary to prepare the environment that can sustain livelihood even in the situation of decreasing the per capita area of farm land. Therefore, I will clarify in detail the natural environment aspects that have a big influence on the livelihood activities of the local residents and verify the land use form of the local residents. In discussing soil erosion in mountainous regions of Africa, it is essential to verify sustainable land use that can withstand the effects of climate change. In this study, scientific verification of soil erosion possessed by terrace farming will be carried out in the mountainous area in southwestern Uganda, where land shortage and soil deterioration become serious. Finally I devise a method of land use to prevent soil degradation and aim to improve residents' livelihoods. This research is composed of three main research.
 Japan 2017-10-31 2020-10-31 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Adrian Muwonge
ID:
The dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes in the pig and human gut microbiome in Uganda
REFNo: HS103ES

The hypothesis to be tested is that people in contact with pigs in peri-urban settings are at higher risk of acquiring AMR genes across this interface than people in rural settings. The specific objectives are: 1. To identify significant changes in taxonomic and AMR genes in gut microbiomes of people and their pigs in peri urban and rural settings over a one-year period using 16SrRNA, AMR gene probes and real time PCR. 2. To conduct forensic investigations of the significant changes detected in objective 1 using sequence based metagenomics on the corresponding gut microbiomes in parallel with whole genome sequencing and phenotypic AMR testing of sentinel bacteria to understand the underlying dynamics. 3. To predict, estimate and make inferences on AMR gene occurrence, taxa-linked within and between host exchange and their potential phenotypic effects using bioinformatic, statistical and support vector machine approaches on the data generated in 1&2.
Uganda 2017-10-11 2020-10-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Gladys Tugume T
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Predictors and Outcomes of patients lost to follow-up from HIV care and treatment in Uganda
REFNo: HS130ES

1. To describe outcomes (HIV-related &other death, self-transfers and disengaged from care) of PLHIV LTFU from HIV care and treatment. 2. To describe the change in cumulative incidence of mortality, retention and ART initiation of HIV-infected patients in Pre-ART care after incorporating outcomes of LTFU patients. 3. To describe the change in cumulative incidence of mortality and retention of HIV-infected patients on ART after incorporating outcomes of LTFU patients. 4. To determine predictors of loss to follow-up among PLHIV in HIV care and treatment at Jinja, Lira, Mubende RRH’s. 5. To determine reasons for engagement or disengagement from HIV care and treatment
Uganda 2017-10-11 2020-10-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Sylvester Onzivua
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Postmortem study on patients with neuropsychiatric manifestations of unknown etiology, nodding syndrome, and other forms of epilepsy who died in Gulu, Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader
REFNo: HS64ES

• Use postmortem examination to determine cause of death in a selected study population. • Use histopathology to describe the post-mortem findings of individuals who die of neuropsychiatric manifestations of unknown origin, NS and other forms of epilepsy in villages with high epilepsy prevalence in Gulu, Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader. • Use histopathology to investigate whether Ov microfilariae are able to penetrate the brain by evaluating histologic tissue for the products of Ov microfilariae
Uganda 2017-10-03 2020-10-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
othiniel musana mambya
ID: UNCST-2019-R001339
 Prospective, Single Arm, Pivotal Clinical Trial Designed to Assess the Safety and Effectiveness of the InPress Device In Treating Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage
REFNo: HS92ES

Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the InPress Device in the control and reduction of primary postpartum hemorrhage.
 Uganda 2017-10-03 2020-10-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Christopher Mayanja Samuel
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Leadership and Gender: Exploring female students’ lived experiences in leadership in Ugandan public University Councils
REFNo: SS117ES

The main research question of the study is: What are the lived leadership experiences of female student leaders who are members of public university councils in Uganda? 1. Who are female student leaders participating in public university councils in Uganda? 2. How do female student leaders who participate in public university councils in Uganda experience their relations with other council members? 3. What challenges (if any) do female student leaders face on public university councils in Uganda? 4. What lessons can be drawn about gender and leadership from the experiences of female student leaders participating in public university councils in Uganda?
Uganda 2017-10-03 2020-10-03 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Moses Kamya R
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Cohort and entomology studies to estimate longitudinal changes in malaria metrics in Nagongera, Uganda
REFNo: HS119ES

Objectives of epidemiology studies 1. To estimate the incidence of malaria, parasite prevalence, and the molecular force of infection among cohort study participants. 2. To characterize factors determining the malarial force of infection. 3. To determine factors affecting the duration, density, and clinical consequences of blood stage malaria infection. 4. To assess the associations between overnight travel and the risk of malaria infection. 5. To estimate measures of transmission intensity including the human biting rate, sporozoite rate, and the entomological inoculation rate at the household level. 6. To characterize the species composition of mosquito vectors and the host source of mosquito blood meals. Objectives of transmission studies 7. To characterize factors associated with gametocyte production. 8. To evaluate the impacts of human, parasite, and mosquito factors on parasite infectivity to mosquito vectors. 9. To characterize the human infectious reservoir for malaria. Objectives of immunology studies 10. To measure antibody responses to malaria antigens and associations between antibodies responses and protection from /exposure to infection with malaria parasites. 11. To characterize malaria specific cellular immune responses in naturally exposed children and adults. Objectives of resistance studies 12. To assess the impact of genotypic markers of antimalarial drug resistance on malaria transmission. 13. To assess the impact of genotypic markers of insecticide resistance on malaria transmission.
Uganda 2017-09-29 2020-09-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Irene Andia Biraro Rebecca
ID: UNCST-2019-R001475
 The Link Between Tuberculosis Infection and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: Contribution of Innate Lymphoid Cells
REFNo: HS66ES

Primary objective: To investigate the exposure prevalence of latent and active tuberculosis among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients attending the diabetic clinic at Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH)-Kiruddu, compared to healthy non diabetic community controls in Kampala, Uganda Nested Secondary objective: To assess the frequency of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), T-helper (Th)17, Th1 cells, and immune responses among T2DM patients.
Uganda 2017-09-26 2020-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Bruce Kirenga J
ID: UNCST-2019-R001460
 Reducing exposure to household air pollution
REFNo: HS71ES

To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of proven household air pollution reduction interventions in households using traditional way of cooking and heating methods in selected communities in four countries of Uganda, Vietnam, the Kyrgyz Republic and Greece. Research questions will be: 1. What is the feasibility and acceptability of clean cooking and heating interventions compared to traditional cooking and heating? 2. What is the effectiveness of a clean cooking intervention on health outcomes? 3. What is the effectiveness of household air pollution reduction on health outcomes?
 Uganda 2017-09-26 2020-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Kelly Sambucci Marie
ID: UNCST-2019-R001513
 Parasite occurrence and genetic relatedness in overlapping populations of Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), livestock, and the Batwa community in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), Uganda
REFNo: NS22ES

1. To collect faecal samples for analysis, using light microscopy to identify intestinal helminth eggs and PCR for protozoan diagnosis. 2. Use targeted PCR and amplicon sequencing to confirm parasite identity and genotype those species detected, allowing for investigation into cross-host species transmission. 3. Focus on the occurrence and genetic diversity of Entamoeba species, comparing to existing data which defines the Entamoeba infecting mountain gorilla, livestock and humans in BINP in 2015, exploring changes in prevalence and diversity.
UK 2017-09-26 2020-09-26 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Richard Wamimbi Wotti
ID:
Utilizing Information Communication Technology (ICT) to prevent violence against children in and around schools.
REFNo: SS108ES

The general research purpose is understanding the utilization of ICT in preventing violence against children in and around schools and developing a model that can be applied by agencies to prevent violence against children. Specific objectives: 1.Establish the role of ICT in driving, sustaining and mitigating behavior that contributes to violence against children in and around schools 2.Examine the benefits of ICT use to prevent violence against children specifically for knowledge generation and transfer, capabilities enhancement and social enabler 3.Establish when and how ICT - enabled child sexual violence and exploitation starts, is maintained and perpetuated in and around schools. 4.Examine the inter-related constraints to ICT utilization to prevent violence against specifically social cultural, infrastructural, economic and technological. 5.Find out how ICT (telephone sms, whatsapp, etc.) is promoting values and influencing ICT that can prevent violence against children 6.Suggest the strategies and actions that can be adopted by formal ( law enforcement, teachers, social workers) and non-formal ( children, families, religious, traditional leaders ) actors to better address ICT enabled child sexual abuse and exploitation
Uganda 2017-09-26 2020-09-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Carolyn Auma Imelda
ID:
Women's Dietary Practices in Contemporary Uganda
REFNo: HS111ES

a. To describe the dietary practices of rural and urban Ugandan women of reproductive age b. To assess the healthiness and environmental sustainability of the diets of rural and urban Ugandan women of reproductive age c. To explore the social, cultural and physical influences behind the current Ugandan dietary practices among women of reproductive age d. To identify the points at which it might be possible to implement appropriate healthy and environmentally sustainable food-based dietary guidelines aimed at women of reproductive age in Uganda
Uganda 2017-09-26 2020-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001588
 PREDICTORS OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS88ES

i) To determine the genetic (COMT, DISC1, HT2RA, BDNF) and environmental (substance use and childhood trauma) factors associated with cognitive impairment among patients with a psychotic episode for the first time. ii) To determine the frequency of BDNF gene polymorphism and its association with serum BDNF levels and cognitive impairment among patients with a psychotic episode for the first time.
Uganda 2017-09-20 2020-09-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Edith Wakida K
ID: UNCST-2019-R001225
 BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: A CASE STUDY OF MBARARA DISTRICT, SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS126ES

1.4.1 To synthesize evidence on the barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental healthcare services into primary health care 1.4.2 To explore the context specific barriers and facilitators related to the integration of mental healthcare services into PHC by Primary Care Providers (PCPs) 1.4.3 To develop and pilot an educational intervention to describe the PCPs’ ability to integrate mental health services into PHC
Uganda 2017-09-20 2020-09-20 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Sofia Forss Ingrid Fredrika
ID:
Comparing the Effects of Early Experience and Cognitive Plasticity across the Great Ape Species
REFNo: NS27ES

The main aim of the project is to compare developmental- and experience effects both within and across ape species. First, I aim to investigate the influence of rearing histories (mother reared, wild born, sanctuary born, zoo housed, sanctuary housed, human hand reared etc) on cognitive skills within ape species. Second, by acknowledging individual differences due to rearing histories, this project will deliver meaningful comparisons, where individuals of similar experiences are compared across great ape species. In addition, it allows me to evaluate the strength of experience effects by examining if the change in problem-solving abilities linked to rearing experiences and human contact can even outweigh intrinsic species differences.
 Finland 2017-09-12 2020-09-12 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Dave Darshit
ID:
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL STATUS, ADHERENCE AND PHARMACOKINETICS OF ATAZANAVIR AMONG HIV POSITIVE ADOLESCENTS ATTENDING AN HIV OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN AN URBAN SETTING IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS100ES

i. To determine the prevalence of malnutrition among HIV positive adolescents on ATV based on different growth parameters. ii. To determine the association between nutritional status and adherence to ART among HIV positive adolescents on ATV based regimen. iii. To describe the association between nutritional status and pharmacokinetics of boosted ATV among HIV positive adolescents.
India 2017-09-12 2020-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Padmasai Lakshmi Bhamidipati
ID:
Agency and Policy Change Shaping the Solar Energy Transitions in Uganda
REFNo: SS80ES

The overarching objective of this research is to capture the macro-dynamics and the socio-technical changes affecting the solar energy transitions, through an understanding of agency in institutions and policy changes. The aim is to study the electrification strategy at the national level, and with a specific focus at the rural electrification level - to examine the role, developments and debates in the solar energy sector (both grid and off-grid). Through this, the study will deconstruct the role of decentralized modern energy (such as off-grid solar) in alleviating energy access, the debates/contestations among the electricity institutions, the role of political forces in shaping the energy mix, and what does such a transition mean in a larger socio-economic and political context. This PhD project will help in a better understanding of the factors that support a transition to sustainable energy system and overall sustainable development in developing countries (which have a very low electrification rates at present). At the same time, the PhD project aims to provide a greater understanding of the role of transnational linkages and stakeholders within a national context, and the development of an innovation system in the solar sector in Uganda (in terms of changes in the local institutional and socio-economic structures, local competence-building and experience-based learning). The development of institutions and technical-economic capacities at a local level will create further market opportunities for private sector intervention in the solar sector.
India 2017-09-05 2020-09-05 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Kavuma  Mwanje Arthur
ID:
CORRELATION BETWEEN CD4 CELL COUNTS AND THE IMMUNE STATUS AMONG CRITICALLY ILL HIV NEGATIVE PATIENTS ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
REFNo: HS104ES

General objective To assess the immune status of critically ill HIV negative patients admitted to Ugandan ICUs using CD4 T cell counts as a surrogate marker. Specific objectives Primary objectives i. To determine the CD4 T cell counts among critically ill HIV negative patients admitted to Ugandan ICUs. ii. To determine the relationship between CD4 T cell counts and a twenty eight day ICU mortality among the critically ill HIV negative patients admitted to the Ugandan ICUs. Secondary objective iii. To assess the feasibility of using CD4 T cell counts to predict 24 hour mortality or disease severity as compared to APACHE II score among the critically ill HIV negative patients admitted to Ugandan ICUs
Uganda 2017-09-05 2020-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Jeninah Atwebembeire
ID:
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROFILE OF SURFACE WATERS DRAINING INTO RIVER RWIZI BASIN, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: NS8ES

General objective To determine the biological and physicochemical status of surface waters draining into River Rwizi. Specific objectives i. To determine the sources associated with contamination of the river. ii. To determine the presence of indicator bacteria in streams, channels and sewage effluents draining into river Rwizi along seasonal gradient. iii. To determine the physical-chemical parameters in streams and channels, sewage effluents draining into river Rwizi along seasonal gradient. iv. To determine the impact of pollution on the water quality using macrozoobenthos indicators in the river and its streams, in the upstream, midstream and downstream, during seasonal variations in river Rwizi
Uganda 2017-08-28 2020-08-28 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Raquel Pereira Costa Filomena
ID:
How infants perceive the world: assessing the current impact of mountain gorilla ecotourism in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda), through the eyes of the youngsters
REFNo: NS29ES

This project aims to understand the social development of immature individuals within a group and how they react to human presence. Specifically, this study aims to: 1) analyse immature`s behaviour during tourist visits, 2) analyse adult`s role in these interactions and 3) changes in the groups social dynamics. This research will follow that of Muyambi, 2005, who assessed the general tourism impact on the gorillas` behaviour. Hence, the current project may have important and practical applications in gorilla conservation, via for example, guidelines for ecotourism. Such guidelines should focus on minimizing disturbance levels for the animals and, simultaneously, refining tourist education regarding behaviour in front of gorillas, promoting the animal`s typical calm behaviour. This aims to decrease potential risks of conflicts as well as building visitors` sense of responsibility. Such work may also help local communities to develop ecotourism in a more sustainable way.
 Portugal 2017-08-28 2020-08-28 Natural Sciences Degree Award
David Mafigiri Kaawa
ID: UNCST-2019-R001276
 Assessing the effectiveness of the 'Reaching Every Community using Quality Improvement methods' (REC-QI) approach in strengthening the Routine Immunization system in six districts in Uganda
REFNo: HS109ES

• To develop quantitative and qualitative measures to assess dimensions of the RI system that have been strengthened and where problems persist, identify the reasons for them. • Describe adaptations to the implementation of REC-QI that enable districts to move along the continuum of “Orient” to “Establish and Strengthen” to “Sustain.”
Uganda 2017-08-28 2020-08-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ronald Mayanja
ID:
Primary High Risk HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Community Health Fair Setting
REFNo: HS102ES

To pilot the implementation of high-risk self-testing in a community health fair setting with a mobile phone-based results notification to facilitate follow up treatment at a local health facility. Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of implementing cervical cancer screening at community health fairs in rural Uganda using self-sampled hrHPV testing Aim 2: Understand rural Ugandan women’s acceptability, barriers and facilitators of self-collected sampling for cervical cancer screening Aim 3: Assess the ability of Web SMS to improve workforce efficiency and follow up of cervical cancer testing results in community settings.
Uganda 2017-08-21 2020-08-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Hayley Dieckmann
ID:
Stress responses of African lions (Panthera leo) in relation to proximity of ongoing fires and fire scars in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
REFNo: NS26ES

To understand stress factors of lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park in order to reduce stressful events and promote coexistence of humans and lions within the park. To determine a correlation between African lions’ stress level and their proximity to ongoing fires and fire scars within Queen Elizabeth National park.
 USA 2017-08-16 2020-08-16 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Corrie Decker
ID:
Debating Childhood and Maturating in Colonial East Africa
REFNo: SS91ES

Between 1900 and 1960, missionaries, colonial officials, anthropologists, chiefs, elders, educated elites, and cultural nationalists in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania (at the time British colonial territories) came into conflict over whether or not to eradicate certain African customs governing a child’s maturation into adulthood. Demands to ban African customs are still heard in the international media today. Why were these debates so controversial at the time and why do they continue to invoke intense discord? I argue that these issues sparked such conflict because they dealt with differing opinions about how to manage a child’s maturation into adulthood. I investigate debates about rites of passage, puberty, adolescence, marriage, and definitions of the child culturally and legally in colonial East Africa. Many different viewpoints and approaches informed these debates, but they became polarized around two positions: the protection of the presumed innocent child in the name of universal rights, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the preservation of cultural practices that fostered the child’s maturation toward normative adulthood. Scholars have pointed out that this struggle between universal human rights and culture was one that played out within the politics of colonialism and neocolonialism (Babatunde 1998; Hodgson 2011). These discourses portrayed the child as either a helpless creature in need of saving or a future productive and reproductive member of society. These debates shifted toward the end of the colonial era (1960s) as African teenagers’ greater independence became a source of anxiety as daunting as African nationalists’ demand for the end of colonialism (Burton and Charton-Bigot 2010; Ivaska 2011). This project spans the former British colonies of Uganda (1894-1962), Kenya (1895-1963), Zanzibar (1890-1963), and Tanganyika (1916-1961). I focus on the colonial era in order to show how East African customs became part of an international intellectual debate about child development and maturation.
USA 2017-08-16 2020-08-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
James Nsereko Roger
ID:
The prevalence and risk factors of symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatic complaints among secondary school students in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS81ES

•To examine the prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatic complaints among secondary school students in Kampala. •To determine the co-morbidity of symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatic complaints among secondary school students in Kampala. •To determine the association between socio-demographic factors (age, gender, family composition) and symptoms of depression among secondary school students in Kampala. •To determine the association between socio-demographic factors (age, gender, family composition) and symptoms of anxiety among secondary school students in Kampala. •To determine the association between socio-demographic factors (age, gender, family composition) and symptoms of somatic complaints among secondary school students in Kampala.
Uganda 2017-08-07 2020-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Racheal Mugabi Ddungu
ID:
Skills Development, Early School Leaving and Employment in Uganda
REFNo: SS85ES

The following questions will serve as research objectives 1. what proportion of candidate enrolled in skills development programmes found employment? 2. what is the difference betweeen those who and those who did not find employent? 3. Does the tendency to find employment vary by sector? 4. To what extent does the skills development meet the needs of the economy and the labour market? 5. What are te lived realities and experiences of participants in respec to the dynamic relationship between schooling, skills development and employment? 6. What are the stregth, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of skills development programmes in addressing employment?
 Uganda 2017-08-07 2020-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Alvin Helden Jonathan
ID: UNCST-2019-R001408
 Auchenorrhycha (leafhoppers and relatives) of Kibale: initial species list, host plant associations and mouthpart morphology.
REFNo: NS21ES

To provide biodiversity inventory and species' ecology data for the Auchenorrhyncha fauna of Kibale National Park and thus to contribute to the biodiversity inventory priorities of UWA. Creation of an initial species list of Auchenorrhyncha of Kibale, together with photographs of specimens, making their identification more accessible to students and researchers at MUBFS. Also to collect some ecological data related to host plants and mouthpart structure.
 UK 2017-08-07 2020-08-07 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Doreen Nabukalu
ID:
ASSESSMENT OF VILLAGE HEALTH TEAMS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE IN RURAL SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS80ES

• To assess the performance of VHTs in the conduct of verbal autopsy and collection of vital statistics in a rural setting. • To ascertain the leading causes of Adult Mortality in Bugoye sub county through facilitating of VHTs to conduct verbal autopsies in at least 75% of households in their villages by the end of nine months • To ascertain the magnitude of various causes of Adult Mortality in Bugoye sub county through facilitating of VHTs to conduct verbal autopsies in at least 75% of households in their villages by the end of nine months. • To examine the validity of adult mortality statistics gathered by VHTs by comparing health facility data and verbal autopsy data.
Uganda 2017-08-07 2020-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Richard Wamimbi Wotti
ID:
Understanding social norms to prevent and respond violence against children in and around schools
REFNo: SS103ES

The overall objective of the study is to provide an understanding of social norms to prevent and respond to violence for children thrive in safer environment to realize their rights and enhance their well being . The specific objectives include: 1. Establish the existing social norms that underpin and perpetuate against violence in and around schools for girls and boys? 2. Investigate the role of social norms in driving, sustaining and mitigating behavior that contributes to violence against children in and around schools? 3. Explore the existing reference groups ( networks) and their role in influencing social norm change in and around schools? 4. Examine to what extent social norm change has embedded itself within the community, sufficient to change children’s lived experience in preventing and responding to violence against children 5. Explore how social norms change has impacted children’s lived experiences, (including enhancing positive socio-cultural capital supporting child safety and well-being?) 6. Find out the key drivers of social norms change in creating a safer school environment for children to thrive? 7. Suggest programming approaches and steps that may be applied to enhance positive social norms and shift harmful social norms in different context to prevent violence against children.
Uganda 2017-08-07 2020-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
VICTORIA  NAKIBUUKA
ID:
EVALUATION OF THE UTILITY OF CRP AMONG PRETERMS WITH SEPSIS IN A LOW RESOUCE LIMITED SETTING: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
REFNo: HS96ES

Objective 1: To compare CRP levels versus gestational age categories among preterms with sepsis admitted at Nsambya Hospital Objective 2: To compare the CRP levels versus organisms identified among preterms with neonatal sepsis at Nsambya Hospital Secondary Objectives Objective 3: To compare clinical outcomes versus CRP levels and identified organisms among preterms at Nsambya Hospital Objective 4: To determine bacterial sensitivity patterns among preterm infants with sepsis at Nsambya Hospital.
Uganda 2017-08-07 2020-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Brenda Namugumya
ID:
Integrated nutrition strategies beyond paper realities: the case of Uganda
REFNo: SS83ES

The overall research question is “has Uganda’s adoption of integrated nutrition strategies (INS)resulted in actual changes in nutrition governance?” The specific research questions for the study are: 1) To what extent has nutrition been integrated into policy processes at various ministries? 2) What factors are facilitating or inhibiting integration of nutrition in policy processes of various ministries? 3)Have INS been consistently adopted into local government policy processes? 4)How has nutrition service delivery on the ground changed as a result of the adoption of the INS?
Uganda 2017-07-31 2020-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Stephen Okoboi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001356
 HIV self-testing and linkage to care among Men having sex with Men (MSM). A trial Distribution through MSM networks in The Aids Support Organization (TASO)
REFNo: HS89ES

Aims 1. To conduct assess the barriers and facilitators of a formative research on the distribution strategy of HIVST kits through the peer networks (peers) of MSM Aim 2. To conduct a pilot trial for evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of distributing HIVST kits using peers and linkage to HIV services. Aim 3. To map and analyze the network of connections between peers and the peers they recruited during the trial.
Uganda 2017-07-31 2020-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Martin Mbonye Kayitale
ID:
Prevalence and incidence of nodding syndrome and other forms of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas in Northern Uganda after the implementation of biannual mass ivermectin administration
REFNo: HS77ES

Main objective The main objective of this study is to establish the prevalence and incidence rate of NS and other forms of epilepsy in selected parishes in the districts of Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo, Adjumani and Moyo. Based on the epidemiological data available from the 2012 census, a comparison of prevalence and incidence rate from 2016 in different age groups will allow to test whether there is an association between the onchocerciasis interventions, specifically ivermectin use and larviciding rivers and the increase / decrease in prevalence of incidence of NS and other forms of epilepsy. The elaborated epidemiological data from Moyo and Adjumani will allow for comparison of such a potential effect in an area with long standing onchocerciasis control to a recent, intense onchocerciasis intervention program, combined with targeted epilepsy treatment as we find it in Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo today. Specific objectives 1. Compare the 2016 data on prevalence of NS and other forms of epilepsy in the Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo districts with the 2012-13 census study data. 2. Compare the 2016 prevalence of new onset cases of epilepsy (epilepsy onset < 1 year ago) in the Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo districts with the data from the survey data obtained in 2012 and 2013. 3. Establish the prevalence and incidence rate of all forms of epilepsy in the Adjumani and Moyo districts and compare these to the prevalence and incidence rate in Kitgum, Pader and Lamwo districts from 2016. 4. Relate the epidemiological data on all forms of epilepsy from the 5 districts to data concerning onchocerciasis endemicity, ivermectin and larvicide use, and entomological findings. 5. Study the changes in clinical presentation of NS and mortality associated with NS and other forms of epilepsy between 2012 and 2016.
Uganda 2017-07-25 2020-07-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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