NIHR Grant Awardees 2024

Grace Madraa, Uganda - Community Perspectives on Gene drive-modified mosquitoes for Malaria Control in Northern Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Asongha Melissa Nkeng, Cameroon - Identifying the factors influencing malaria vaccine hesitancy among caregivers of under-5 years children in Northern Cameroon.

Agazhe Aemro, Ethiopia - Assessment of breast cancer continuum of care at oncologic centers in Ethiopia, 2024.

Adedayo Michael Awoniyi, Brazil - Impact of Household Backyard Hygiene on Mosquito, Rodent and Disease Propagation Before and After Sanitation Intervention in Urban Communities.

Hindya Oqlah Al-Maqableh , Nordan - Integrating Climate Adaptation in Mental Health Support for Refugees in Jordan: a case study of Jordan.

Kofi Amanor, Ghana - Child Health Risk and Artisanal Mining Activities in Ghana.

Mathew Amollo, Uganda - Psychological Distress among Victims of Violence Against Children in Uganda: Prevalence, Enablers and Barriers to Equitable Social and Health Services Access in Uganda.

Antoine Mugisha Karangwa, Rwanda - Accessibility Of Family Planning Services to Deaf Women of Childbearing Age in Rwanda.

Maxwell Appiah, Ghana - Evaluating the Effectiveness and Acceptance of Indoor Residual Spraying Malaria Intervention in the Two Implementing Districts in Ashanti Region, Ghana.

David Kiwango Deoglas, Tanzania - Assessment of caregivers–reported barriers to care and scope of management of cleft lip and palate in Tanzania.

Dickens Kamugisha, Uganda - Enhancing Snakebite Management in Rural Uganda: Clinician Training and Antivenom Assessment.

Elvis Tamale, Uganda - Assessing The Capacity of The Health Care System to Handle Neglected Tropical Diseases In A Refugee Settlement In Uganda.

Kolawole Aremu, Nigeria - Public perceptions of non-pharmaceutical interventions for influenza and mosquito-borne illnesses in Peri-urban communities in Osun State, Southwestern, Nigeria.

Daniel Reagan Emoru, Uganda - Safeguarding Public Health in the Face of Climate Change: Evaluating Uganda's National Policies and Catalysing Stakeholder Action.

Aashish Lamichhane, Nepal - Exploring the nexus between Climate Anxiety, Environmental Attitude and Resilience among High School Students of Nepal.

Barbara Namakula, Uganda - Assessing Facilitators for Risk of Re Admission Among Children And Care Takers Of Patients Admitted At Mwana-mugimu Nutritional Unit At Mulago Hospital, Uganda.

Robert Matovu, Uganda - Evaluating the socio-economic impact of Anthrax on affected communities in Uganda.

Emanueli Msengi, Tanzania - Health-Related Quality of Life and Perceived Life Challenges among People Undergoing Integrated Methadone and Antiretroviral Therapy in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

Rehema Namaganda, Uganda - Aging With HIV In Uganda: The Experiences of Older Persons in Fishing Communities in Uganda.

Moses Muwanguzi, Uganda - Early childhood adversities, resilience and HIV care outcomes among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in rural Uganda.

Justin Onyebuchi Nwofe, Nigeria - A Survey of rational antibiotic use and public knowledge of antibiotic resistance among rural communities of North Central region of Nigeria.

Steven Sean Puleh, Uganda - Understanding Community Perspectives: Knowledge and Acceptability of the R21 Malaria Vaccine among Children Under Five in Kole district, Northern Uganda.

Mobolaji Salawu, Nigeria - Risk perception and preventive practices towards Diphtheria infection among caregivers of under-five children in a selected rural LGA, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria: a mixed method approach.

Jocelyn Cletus Okoh, Nigeria - Legalize Abortion? Exploring Reproductive Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Abortion Pre-Legalization among Youth in Middle-Belt Nigeria.

Sophia Quist Sey, Ghana - Stakeholders’ perspectives about "wellness center" for hypertension care at Maamobi General Hospital in the Ayawaso North municipality.

Michael Segawa, Uganda - Exploring HPV Vaccine Uptake and Its Barriers Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Urban Slums of Kampala.

Mugerwa Saadick Ssentongo, Uganda - Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake, acceptability and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in North-eastern Uganda.

Ibrahim Twinomujuni, Uganda - Facilitators and barriers for enrollment of Non-Suppressing Children and Adolescents Living with HIV (0-19 years) into Integrated Community Service Delivery Model (ICSDM) in rural Uganda- Namutumba district.

Isaac Otim, Uganda - Item Bank Development for Paediatric Malignancies: A Tool for Quality-of-Life Evaluation and Prognostic Prediction in Northern Ugandan Children.

Geoffrey Olweny, Uganda - Understanding Health Worker Attitudes Towards Safety Practices in Biosafety Level Three Laboratories in Uganda: Implications for Occupational Health and Infection Control.

Halimat Olaniyan, Nigeria - Knowledge, attitude and perception of common mental disorders among adolescents and youths with disability in south-west Nigeria: A mixed-method Study.

Sharon Anena, Uganda - Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among Women of Reproductive Age (25-49) Enrolled in HIV Care: A Health Facility Based Cross-sectioal Studies in Lamwo District, Rural Northern Uganda.

Carlos Cheruiyot, Kenya - Preferences between Doxycycline-prevention and presumptive treatment of sexually transmitted infections among young gay and bisexual men in Nairobi, Kenya.

Vincent Abindu, Uganda - Investigating Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Nosocomial Infection Prevention Among Health Workers at Kagando Hospital in Kasese District, Southwestern Uganda.

Nakiganda, Uganda - The Role of Peer Navigation in Supporting PrEP Adherence and Retention Among Female Sex Workers in South-Western Uganda.

Claire Namuwaya, Uganda - Knowledge, Attitude, And Uptake of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Among School Girls Aged 9-14 Years in Eastern Uganda.

Violet Kajogoo, Tanzania - Assessing of Health-related quality of life and virological suppression among stable and unstable clients in HIV clinics in urban Mwanza region, Tanzania.

Juma Ayubu Mohamedi, Tanzania - Comparative Analysis of Quality of Life in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: Hydroxyurea Recipients Versus Non-Recipients in Tanzania.

Benard Owori, Uganda - Barriers and facilitators for Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Use for malaria control: Bridging Community Perspectives and Public Health Interventions – Eastern Uganda.

Huysean Huot, Cambodia - Assessment on the self-medication behavior and the application of theory of planned behavior model: Self-medication without antibiotic medication among population living in Krong Battambong.

David Myemba, Tanzania - Exploring Sociocultural Factors Influencing Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Decision-Making Among Tanzanian Families: A Systems-Map Approach.

Hannah Ajayi, Nigeria - Vaccination Completeness/coverage Of Children and Associated Factors in Osun State: Household-based Assessment Vis-à-vis Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria.

Rajesh Sharma, Nepal - Mapping of the current anti-snake venom availability in Nepal: Cross-sectional survey of snakebite treatment centers and snakebite.

Benard Omondi, Kenya - Uptake of free dating ultrasound scans and the implications for active maternal vaccine safety surveillance in a Sub-Saharan African setting.

Tadele Yadesa, Uganda - Prevention of Adverse Drug Reactions in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Allen Rhoda Nankya, Uganda - Assessing barriers in the diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections at Mulago National Referral Hospital.

Olalekan Ata, Nigeria - Prevalence of Depression among pediatric Noma patients and Integration of a Mental Health Intervention into care for pediatric patients with Noma:(A formative Research).

Isaac Nkrumah, Ghana - Midwives’ Experiences and Competencies for Gestational Diabetes Management in Ghana: A Mixed Method Study.

Moureen Nakazibwe, Uganda - Mental health service access & mental disorder relapse risk among youths (15-30) years in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

Akankwatsa Dickson, Uganda - Assessing Capacities of Border Proximal Health Facilities to tackle Public Health Events of Epidemic Potential: A Case Study of the Uganda border with DRC and Sudan along the West Nile region.

Jonas Danquah, Ghana - Enablers and Barriers to Rabies Vaccine Uptake by Dogs in Ghana: A Study of Knowledge, Perceptions, and Intentions Among Dog Owners and Vets.

Faith Klinogo, Ghana - Applications of Health Belief Model to examine the nexus between Knowledge and Cervical Cancer Screening among Allied Health Profession Trainees in Ghana.

Saheed Ademola Ibraheem, Nigeria - Prevalence And Severity of Dental Caries Among School Adolescents in Zaria, Nigeria.

Rebecca Nuwematsiko, Uganda - Antimicrobial prescribing practices and drivers for irrational use among staff in private retail pharmacies in Kampala and Mbarara cities, Uganda.

Sumaiya Haddadi, Tanzania - Factors influencing delays in diagnosis and treatment of patients with rectal cancer at Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Tanzania: A mixed-methods study.

Flavian Sanga, Tanzania - Identifying knowledge gap, and practice of pharmaceutical personnel towards combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in community settings in Tanzania.

Birkha Bahadur Bist, Nepal - Knowledge, attitudes and practices about sickle cell Anemia in Tharu communities of Kailali, District of Nepal and creation of awareness among risk group.

Jessie Khaki, Malawi - Spatial variations in uptake of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among girls in Malawi and associated vaccine programme implementation challenges.

Vianney Kigongo John, Uganda - Prevalence And Factors Associated with Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions Among Older Adults Living with HIV At Taso Mulago Special Clinic.

Pendo Ibrahim, Tanzania - Building Primary Healthcare Workers Capacity for Early Detection, Care and Referral of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in HIV Care and Treatment Clinics (CTC) In Southern Tanzania: A Formative Study.

Faith Matee, Tanzania - Chronic Low Back Pain: Evaluation of Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Chronic Pain Interventions at Moi Between October 2024 - July 2025.

Rabin Thami, Nepal - Perinatal infections, antimicrobial practices and treatment outcomes in a tertiary referral maternity hospital of Nepal: A clinical epidemiological study and co-design of an AntiMicrobial Stewardship initiative (PeriNaMS project).

Alidha Nur Rakhmani, Indonesia - Fighting Tuberculosis with the Triad Approach: Patient – Family - Primary healthcare.

Sangam Shah, Nepal - Sleep quality and quality of life among COPD patients in a tertiary referral center of Nepal: A cross-sectional study.

Michael Turyasingura, Uganda - Improving Malaria Drugs Availability: Utilizing Machine Learning to Forecast the Correct Stocking Levels of Artemisinin Combination Therapies.

Petra Elibariki Joseph, Tanzania - Quality of life and Burden among Caregivers of mentally ill patients attending Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania.

Reshu Parajuli, Nepal - Experiences of pregnancy and early motherhood in young women living with Epilepsy in Nepal.

Rekiku Abebe (Fikre), Ethiopia - Unintended pregenacy among adolescent, its effect on intimate partner violence, service utilization, and maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Olufisayo Elugbadebo, Nigeria - The adaptation of a stepped care, task sharing approach for integrating depression care for Older Adults Living with HIV (OLHIV) into an HIV treatment and support services in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Dismas Oketch, Kenya - Impact Of Brucellosis in Agropastoral Communities in Northern Kenya and Identification of Barriers to Treatment and Prevention.

Adedamola Oyekunle, Nigeria - Assessment of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Biorisk Management: A Focus on Biosafety and Biosecurity Compliance.

Nakitto Irene Kisakye, Uganda - Improving The Community Uptake of Malaria Vaccine Through Sensitization of Community Vhts in Kasese District.

Renatus Magati, Tanzania - Birth Outcomes Among Babies Born to HIV-Infected Mothers Receiving a Dolutegravir-based Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen in Tanzania.

Agatha Martha Nakibuule, Uganda - Barriers, Facilitators and Strategies for Introducing Oraquick HIV-self-testing in Uganda: A move to elimination of HIV transmission by 2030.

Robert Kokou Dowou, Ghana - Management Of Multi-Morbidity of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNDS) In Volta Region, Ghana.

Edirisa Kibuuka, Uganda - Improving care and support of children with Cerebral palsy: Feasibility and acceptability of family care-group model in Kawempe division, Uganda.

Fentaw Feleke, Ethiopia - Utilizing Geospatial Clustering and Modelling to Guide Tuberculosis Control and Elimination Strategies in Ethiopia.

Tom Okade, Uganda - Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine uptake and associated factors among scavengers (waste pickers) in selected Municipal Solid Waste dumpsites in Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda.

Vanio Mugabe, Mozambique - Rethinking cholera outbreak preparedness: how to address the cholera infodemic (misinformation and/or disinformation) to strengthen health intervention in Mozambique.

Sweetness Laizer, Tanzania - Bridging The Gaps: Enhancing Management of Diabetes and Tuberculosis Co-morbidity In Tanzania.

Fiona Magololo Mutesi, Uganda - Predictors and experiences of antibiotic misuse among Persons Living with HIV at 2 HIV specialised clinics in Kampala.

Zobia Noreen, Pakistan - Reducing the impact of self-administration of antibiotics on children by using a school-based child to family education approach in Pakistan.

Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Ghana - Timely Linkage, Initiation and Retention of Infants and Children in the HIV Care and Treatment Cascade in the Central Region, Ghana.

Glory Nja, Nigeria - Combating seasonal cholera outbreaks in seven “hotspot” communities in Nigeria, using “Ejagham dialect” for community engagement and WASH promotion interventions.

Gobind Joshi, Nepal - Magnitude of co-morbidities and associated factors among tuberculosis patients in Dang and Banke districts of Nepal: A health facility based cross-sectional study.

Elise Hirwa Musabimana, Rwanda - Design and piloting of the Antimicrobial Resistance curriculum for cattle farmers in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.

Amaka Ezeuko, Nigeria - Exploring Implementation problems of “Malaria and Tetanus Intermittent Preventive Therapies” among pregnant women in Atani community, Anambra State, Nigeria.

Irene Mbabazi, Uganda - Transitioning of Care from Paediatric to Adult Sickle Cell Clinics in Uganda: Assessing the barriers and facilitators.

Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Nepal - The Role of Communities and Partners engagement to end TB in Nepal.

Tebabere Moltot, Ethiopia - Effect of education intervention based on health belief model on Enhanced case finding of Tuberculosis among internally displaced people in Ethiopia, 2024.

George Kaguru, Kenya - Integrating oral health into child health; involving the nutritionist in mother-child pair oral health education.

Tomas Yeheyis Ferede, Ethiopia - Fetal malnutrition and its predictors among newborns delivered at public hospitals of Sidama Region.

Esther Kisanga, Tanzania - The Feasibility of Community Pharmacies in Identifying and Referring Contacts of TB Patients for Diagnostic Testing and TB Preventive Therapy Initiation in Tanzania.

David Akpakli, Ghana - The politics of non-communicable diseases policy implementation in Ghana.

Adekunle Fakunle, Nigeria - Effect of a novel AirHealth educational intervention on the management of hypertension in South-west Nigeria: A randomized controlled trial.

Jacqueline Materu, Tanzania - Joint modelling of correlated time-to-event outcomes: Age at first sex and age at first marriage among youth in Tanzania.

Melchizedek Ignatius Munaje, Nigeria - Factors Affecting Visual Outcomes of Paediatric Cataract Surgery in A Developing Nation: A Hospital-based Prospective Study in Kano Northwestern Nigeria.

Frank Majaliwa, Tanzania - Acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of implementing community pharmacy based antiretrovirals refill for stable patients living with HIV in Tanzania.

Aromoke Sanjo-Odutayo, Nigeria - To vaccinate or not: response of parents of school-aged girls to vaccination against Human Papillomavirus in Ilishan Town, Nigeria.

Habtu Debash Misew, Ethiopia - Health-related quality of life, its associated factors and lived experiences of people with cutaneous leishmaniasis in Leishmaniasis Treatment Centers, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Convergent Parallel study.

Samiran Kafle, Nepal - Exploring the Prevalence and Determinants of Anxiety and Depression among Resident Doctors in Nepal.

Aileen J, India - Development of internet-based platform that combines Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) in intensive care units (ICUs) with antibiotic resistance prediction, monitor and assist clinician in decision making -using machine learning.

Perry Msoka, Tanzania - Nutritional education intervention to improve nutrition knowledge among parents and caregivers of children under five years living with HIV in Kilimanjaro Tanzania. A mixed method study.

Cameil Wilson-Clarke, Jamaica - Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Jamaican Farmers to Ticks and Tickborne Diseases.

Franklin Chu Buh, Cameroon - Community integration after moderate to severe traumatic brain injury in Douala Cameroon: the level of social and professional integration, difficulties and barriers.

Adaobi Bisi-Onyemaechi, Nigeria - Electroclinical Profile of the asphyxiated neonatal brain in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu.

Gloria Kaudha, Uganda - Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease: Exploring the clinical care practices of healthcare providers in assessing children with acute illnesses.

Fridah Njeru, Kenya - A sociological analysis of the use of herbal remedies among oncology patients in Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Western Kenya.

Deus Mtweve, Tanzania - Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine Delivery in Tanzanian Community Pharmacy Settings.

Adelline Twimukye, Uganda - HIV care and antenatal seeking behavior patterns of pregnant, breast-feeding women during response and control of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda.