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Jacqueline Gallo
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How are student leavers’ combined capabilities being developed and/or restricted as they transition out of a Roman Catholic missionary school education in Uganda?: An ethnographic study
REFNo: SS42ES

Educational Research - Girls' Secondary Education in a Religious Institution\r\n\r\n• Understand how student leavers are transitioning out of secondary education into the world, be it into employment, marriage, further education or a combination of the above through the transitioning girls’ own perspectives with context provided by the congregation leadership, school authorities, families, and alumnae;\r\n• Learn how the school is preparing them for their post-secondary school lives;\r\n• Give voice and autonomy to female African students to assess the quality of their educational experience, a voice that is virtually absent from the academic literature; and\r\n• Develop a methodological example that supports Sub-Saharan African educational institutions (including missionary educators and NGOs) to assess the institution's ability to develop student capabilities in a manner that gives dignity to the educational experience and informs the increasingly prioritised education goals in international development discourses.\r\n
 USA 2017-01-24 2020-01-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Fredrick KANOBE
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INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR MOBILE MONEY SYSTEMS IN UGANDA
REFNo: IS3ES

1) To explore existing information security management policies, procedures and standards used in mobile money systems in Uganda. \r\n2) To investigate and determine the weaknesses of the existing information security management policies, procedures and standards for mobile money systems in Uganda. \r\n3) To develop and recommend information security management practice guidelines for mobile money systems in Uganda. \r\n4) To validate the developed information security management practice guideline \r\n
 Uganda 2016-10-18 2019-10-18 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Katelyn Sileo M
ID: UNCST-2019-R001747
 Substance use and engagement in HIV care among Male Fisherfolk in Uganda: A syndemic approach
REFNo: HS15ES

The general objective of the present study is to explore factors associated with engagement in the HIV care continuum among male fisherfolk and other mobile men working in the fishing industry enrolled in HIV care in Wakiso District, Uganda.\r\n\r\nSpecific Objective 1: Quantitatively assess the independent and synergistic effects of substance use, internalized HIV stigma, gender norms, and depression on Ugandan male fisherfolk’s engagement in HIV care, including: ART adherence and retention. \r\n\r\nSpecific Objective 2: Building on Aim 1, qualitatively examine the mechanisms by which substance use, internalized HIV stigma, gender norms, and depression influence Ugandan male fisherfolk’s engagement in HIV care, including: ART adherence and retention.\r\n
 USA 2016-09-26 2019-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
William  Amone
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Agricultural Productivity and Economic Development in Uganda: An Inclusive Growth Analysis
REFNo: SS38ES

The main objective of the study is to assess the impact of agricultural productivity on economic development in Uganda. \r\nThe specific objectives of the study are:\r\n• To determine the factors that affect agricultural productivity in Uganda.\r\n• To determine the key binding constraints to inclusive economic growth in Uganda that need to be addressed so that the country can achieve sustainable broad base development. \r\n• To analyze the impact of agricultural productivity on GDP, GNI per capita, HDI and Gini Index. \r\n\r\n
 Uganda 2016-10-26 2019-10-26 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jenny Farmer
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The Global Methane Project; Monthly Observations, Yearly Assassments
REFNo: NS4ES

The aims of this project are to:\r\n1. achieve a significant improvement in the measurement of methane and to understand what changes are happening at global and regional scales.\r\n2. understand why these changes are occurring through targeted field campaigns and the analysis of atmospheric measurements using advanced modelling methods.\r\n3. predict how methane sources and sinks may change in future.\r\n
 UK 2017-03-17 2020-03-17 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Ivan Lukanda Nathanael
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From Lab to Fork? Press Coverage and Audience Perceptions of Crop Biotechnology Systems in Uganda.
REFNo: SS27ES

\r\n• To analyse how the New Vision and Daily Monitor present news about crop biotechnology and the factors that influence news frames;\r\n• To establish the role of the New Vision and Daily Monitor in the uptake of biotechnology among the public;\r\n• To examine the perception of biotechnology in the New Vision and Daily Monitor among actors, and\r\n• To explore the knowledge gaps in the uptake of biotechnology in Ugandan society and make recommendations for integrating print media coverage into public discourse in Uganda.\r\n
 Uganda 2017-01-31 2020-01-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Savannah Schulze Marie
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Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: interrelationships with Batwa and other local communities.
REFNo: SS24ES

This proposed research project is a dissertation project that will focus on increasing our understanding of the relationships between mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and varied local human communities living around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. Despite over 50 years of research on mountain gorillas, little is known about their traditional importance to local communities. I ask the following research questions: (1) How have the relationships between mountain gorillas and various local communities changed over time with conservation management and resettlement practices? (2) How can the integration of local knowledge enhance the participation of local communities in the scientific process, management, and conservation of protected spaces? (3) How do current human-gorilla interactions shape local people’s perceptions of mountain gorillas in Bwindi? I anticipate that findings will show that farmers who must guard their crops without harming gorillas and displaced hunter-gatherers who are cut off from their resource base will have different understandings of and conflicts with wildlife. I also anticipate that findings will increase the longevity of this species (Gorilla beringei beringei) by providing a deeper understanding of the complex associations between gorillas and humans sharing mosaic edge habitats.
USA 2016-10-31 2019-10-31 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
SIYA AGGREY
ID: UNCST-2019-R001737
 VALUES OF BATS TO ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH AROUND MOUNT ELGON ECOSYSTEM, UGANDA
REFNo: NS718ES

General objective To contribute knowledge relevant in advancing surveillance for One Health-related challenges in Mount Elgon Ecosystem, contributing to improved bat conservation as well as optimal human health. Specific objectives 1. To assess the socioeconomic values of bats in the Mount Elgon ecosystem, Uganda 2. To assess the socioeconomic values of caves in the Mount Elgon ecosystem, Uganda 3. To assess the vulnerability of bat roosts to anthropogenic cave disturbance in the Mount Elgon ecosystem, Uganda 4. To assess the capacities of communities in undertaking disease surveillance tasks for One Health issues
Uganda 2024-02-02 11:21:03 2027-02-02 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SIYA AGGREY
ID: UNCST-2019-R001737
 WATER HYACINTH’S EXTENT ON FRESHWATER SITES WITHIN QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK, UGANDA; IMPLICATIONS ON WATER QUALITY AND WILDLIFE HEALTH
REFNo: NS894ES

i) To assess the spatial extent and distribution of Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) in Lake Edward, Lake George and the Kazinga Channel
ii) To examine the determinants of Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) distribution within Lake Edward, Lake George and the Kazinga Channel
iii) To assess impact of Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) on water quality within Lake Edward, Lake George and the Kazinga Channel
iv) To analyze policies that would support management of Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) invasion within Lake Edward, Lake George and the Kazinga Channel.

 Uganda 2024-12-23 11:03:12 2027-12-23 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Marit Blaak
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Learning for Change: Promoting Organisational Learning in education Non-Governmental Organisations in Uganda
REFNo: SS25ES

This research seeks to open up the space for adaptive programme delivery to educationally excluded groups involving community actors. The aim of this study is to facilitate a community of inquiry to understand and promote collective learning between Ugandan education NGOs and external actors. The research will result in the development and testing of solutions as well as a contextualised theory of organisational learning for education NGOs offering non-formal education programmes in Uganda.\r\nSpecific objectives of this study are:\r\n• Analyse internal and external factors and actors shaping organisational learning in Ugandan education NGOs.\r\n• Develop a theory on space and double loop learning in Ugandan education NGOs. \r\n• Identify and test possible solutions to promote organisational learning in Ugandan education NGOs. \r\n• Facilitate a community of inquiry through a Participatory Action Research approach.
 Netherlands 2016-12-13 2019-12-13 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Fred Kakooza
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Exploring the potential and contribution of Facebook in HIV and AIDS prevention among young people in Uganda
REFNo: SS26ES

This study seeks to establish the potential and contribution of Facebook in HIV and AIDS prevention among young people in Uganda.\r\n\r\nThe research will answer the following questions or areas:\r\n• In what ways has Facebook been used in the OneLove and Obulamu campaigns for HIV and AIDS prevention?\r\n• How can Facebook best be used in HIV and AIDS prevention strategies? \r\n• What are the audience perceptions of Facebook in the OneLove and Obulamu campaigns for HIV and AIDS prevention?\r\n• In what ways can the use of Facebook in HIV and AIDS prevention strategies be evaluated?\r\n
 Uganda 2016-10-26 2019-10-26 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Saghar  Birjandian
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Transitional Justice Systems in Uganda
REFNo: SS28ES

To map out international and local transitional justice (TJ) initiatives from the perspective of locally based Ugandans. More concretely the researcher aims to contribute to the field substantively and methodologically. Substantively this study’s objectives are to: (1) explain how sub-regional TJ systems are understood in contextual terms, (2) explain how mainstream TJ is perceived by local actors within their respective system, (3) explain why local actors believe the mainstream is compatible with contextual approaches, if at all, and (4) explain why contextual actors interpret their respective sub-regional TJ system as they do. To help accomplish the substantive aims listed above this study includes the following methodological objectives: (1) to map sub-regional systems; (2) to gather oral and visual descriptions from participants to generate “system stories” that explain system behaviours; (3) to ask participants why they describe sub-regional systems as they do; and, (4) to develop conceptual models using visual mapping software and written text. Using this methodology, this study could also make substantive contributions to: explain how contextual systems are described in “post-liberal” terms, document preferred forms of interconnectivity between various approaches, as well as, similarities and differences among participants’ views.
 Canada 2016-10-11 2019-10-11 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Harriet Nakayenga
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Insects in the Tropics-Test Research (UNCST Team)
REFNo: A8ES

Learning about insects means entering a world of numbers! This is the most abundant animal type on earth, boasting almost 90 percent of all living things. Scientific estimates put the total number of species of insects worldwide up around the 30 million mark. In Australia we have already described over 86,000 species divided into 661 families, but there are likely to be thousands more insects waiting to be found and classified. If the abundance of insects in the Wet Tropics compared to the rest of Australia is similar to that of other animal types, then there are probably around 40,000 insect species hiding in the forests here.
 Uganda 2016-09-22 2019-09-22 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Ritah Nasiima
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PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN WITH CANCER RECEIVING CARE AT THE UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE
REFNo: HS18ES

1)TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN WITH CANCER RECEIVING CARE AT THE UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE(UCI)?\r\n2)TO DESCRIBE THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN WITH CANCER RECEIVING CARE AT THE UCI?
 Uganda 2016-10-11 2019-10-11 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Fred Brany Lukwago
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Risk assessment of aflatoxins along the dairy value chain in Uganda
REFNo: A9ES

Overall Objective\r\nTo determine the factors associated with aflatoxins contamination, their economic impact along the dairy value chains and estimate the levels of risk exposure of humans to aflatoxins.\r\nSpecific Objectives \r\nThe specific objectives of this work are to:\r\ni. Determine the levels and occurrence of aflatoxins in selected foods, animal feeds, milk and milk products\r\nii. To establish the levels of human exposure and assess the risks associated with consumption of aflatoxins contaminated milk and milk products in Uganda \r\niii. Estimating the postharvest losses due to aflatoxins contamination along the dairy value chains\r\n
 Uganda 2016-10-26 2019-10-26 Agricultural Sciences Degree Award
Sylvia Kusemererwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R001717
 A phase III, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide therapy, in adolescent and adult Sickle Cell Disease patients with frequent vaso-occlusive crises
REFNo: HS5607ES

To assess the efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab (5 mg/kg) versus placebo, with or without
hydroxyurea (HU)/hydroxycarbamide (HC) , on VOC rate in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients aged 12 years and older who experience frequent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs)
Primary Objective
1. To compare the efficacy of 5 mg/kg of crizanlizumab versus placebo, with or without hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide, on the annualized rate of VOCs* that are HCP managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those via remote consultation) over the planned 52-week treatment period in SCD patients aged 12 years and older with a history of frequent VOCs (4-12 events in 12 months prior to the screening visit).
Secondary Objectives
1. To compare the efficacy of 5 mg/kg of crizanlizumab versus placebo, with or without
hydroxyurea/hydroxycarbamide, on the annualized rate of all VOCs including VOCs that are HCP-managed (including VOCs leading to management at a health care facility or those managed via remote consultation) and VOCs that are self-managed without recommendations from HCP during the event over the planned 52-week treatment period in SCD patients aged 12 years and older with a history of frequent VOCs (4-12 events in the 12 months prior to the screening visit).
2. To evaluate the annualized rate of VOCs by type of management between treatment arms over the planned 52-week treatment period:
 VOCs that are HCP-managed at a health care facility
 VOCs that are HCP-managed via remote consultation
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 VOCs that are self-managed without recommendations from HCP during the event
 VOCs that are HCP-managed via remote consultation or self-managed without recommendations from HCP during the event
 Uganda 2025-04-02 8:58:47 2028-04-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
 A PILOT STUDY TO ASSESS THE ACCEPTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE MATERNAL PPH WRAP DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POST-PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE
REFNo: HS499ES

1. To evaluate the acceptability and usability of the Maternal PPH Wrap among health women who are not at risk of PPH

2. To evaluate the preliminary performance of the Maternal PPH Wrap on women with mild postpartum haemorrhage
 Uganda 2020-01-13 2023-01-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
 Impacts of Covid-19 on Provision of Essential Healthcare Services and on Community Networks in Uganda
REFNo: HS2181ES

General Objective
To evaluate the Impact of COVID-19 on provision of essential Healthcare services and on the community networks in Uganda
Specific objectives
1. To determine the Impact of COVID-19 on essential health service delivery in Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda.
2. To evaluate the actual local activities and collaboration of key stakeholders involved in CES in response to COVID-19 pandemic Uganda.


 Uganda 2022-04-07 2025-04-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
 Mobile Phone enabled Diagnostics for Infectious Disease Diagnosis: Low Cost Tools for Digital Health in Uganda
REFNo: SIR50ES

I. Understanding Digital Health for Infectious Disease in Low Resource Settings
II. Understanding Data Integrity and Security in Digital Health in Africa;
III. Exploring the Relationship between Data and Healthcare Policy;
IV. ICT Devices for Data Acquisition and Communication in East Africa with a focus on Uganda;
V. Capacity Strengthening - Educational Training underpinning Mobile Health.

 Uganda 2021-02-18 2024-02-18 Engineering and Technology Non-degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
 Laparoscopic Cases Database
REFNo: HS1909ES

The second aim of the study is to use this data in a future project examining new low-cost laparoscopic equipment. ,The first aim of the study is to compare laparoscopic practices in several countries. ,This study aims to examine current laparoscopic practices in Uganda and the United States.,
 Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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