Table 3 Examples of student dissertations supported by One Health research awards
No. | College, Program | Title of Dissertation |
|---|---|---|
1 | CHS, School of Public Health (SPH) – Master’s in Public Health (MPH) | Factors associated with diarrhea in children under-five after the occurrence of flash-floods and adaptation strategies developed by households in Bwaise, Kampala |
2 | CHS, SPH – MPH | Evaluation of community-based groups’ capacity to implement disaster risk reduction interventions in the Mt. Elgon Region |
3 | CHS, Department of Pharmacy—MSc. in Pharmacology | The potential role of rodents in the transmission of leptospira spp. to humans around Queen Elizabeth National Park |
4 | COVAB, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources (SVAR) – Master of Science in Livestock Development Planning and Management (MLD) | Investigation of the antimicrobial resistance crossover along the domestic-wildlife interface in scoring calves of cattle and zebras in pastoral communities around Lake Mburo National Park |
5 | COVAB, SVAR— MLD | Predictive patterns of fascioliasis outbreaks in cattle grazing around the wetlands of Soroti in eastern Uganda |
6 | College of Business and Managerial Sciences School of Economics (COBAMS) – Master’s in Arts in Economic Policy and Planning | Health implications on children of poor food safety measures amongst slum dwellers in Kampala |
7 | College of Agriculture and Environment Sciences (CAES) – M.Sc. Animal Science | Safety of insects and insect meal as protein source for poultry and fish feed |
8 | CHS –M.Sc. Immunology and Clinical Microbiology | Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in samples collected at Kisenyi, Kampala |