This is an MRC/UVRI Uganda Project undertaken with Dr Siu Godfrey of CHDC as collaborator. The study sought to obtain essential basic data for a proposed dual centre (Uganda and South Africa) Randomized Control Trial of an early parenting intervention aimed to reduce child aggression and behaviour…
Despite global improvements in antiretroviral treatment (ART) access, little is known about how young people with HIV initially enter treatment. This article explores young people’s trajectories towards HIV treatment: how, when, and with whom testing and treatment decisions are made and the role of…
The programme aims to address four familial processes associated with GBV: poor parental bonding and child attachment; harsh parenting and corporal punishment; differential socialisation by gender; and, parental conflict. Its formative evaluation was successfully undertaken in a district in central…
Uganda was one of four countries involved in a study that assessed the readiness for the introduction of the HPV in Uganda. The others being Peru, India and Vietnam. This study was conducted in collaboration with PATH/Gates Foundation and the Ministry of Health from 2007 to 2009.
Key results from…
This was an evaluation of a project entitled “Preserving the African family in the face of HIV/AIDS through prevention (ABY) “. It was a five-year behavioural change project which sought to reduce the risk of HIV infection among youth aged 10-24 years old.
The study took place in 2010 and was…
This research assessed vaccine acceptability, feasibility and cost of two alternative strategies designed to deliver the HPSV vaccine to girls aged 10-12 years and it took place between 2009 to 2011.
The research was designed to generate evidence that would help policy makers and planners within…
This study was conducted in 2009 to determine the special needs of HIV positive children in school in Uganda in and it was funded by the Population Council. A book chapter was produced as a result.
This study conducted a critical analysis of content published in newspapers or aired on radio programs that cover health systems and health systems research, as well as interviews of media staff and researchers.
Conducted in 2010 and funded by IDRC Canada, a Technical Report was produced as after…
This was a cluster-randomized trial conducted in 22 government secondary schools in Uganda. It examined the effects of a school-based intervention aimed at improving aspects of parent/caregiver-adolescent communication on sexuality. The intervention comprised of classroom-based education sessions,…
The overall objective of the ChildMed Project was to contribute to improving the quality of medicine use for children in Uganda through multi-disciplinary research and to build capacity by research training. It was hypothesized that appropriate medicinal treatment depends on four key dimensions:…