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Eugene Ruzagira
ID: UNCST-2023-R008282
 The impact of COVID-19 on primary health care service provision and utilization in Uganda, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo
REFNo: HS1430ES

I.To determine whether COVID-19 is having an impact on the number of people seen at a selection of healthcare facilities for antenatal care, outpatient visits, routine immunisations, family planning and HIV treatment services, using routine health registration data.
II.To document primary healthcare workers’ experiences in providing care during the outbreak and to identify barriers and facilitators to primary health care provision.
III. To estimate the level of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare workers by conducting a repeated serosurvey over a period of 4 months.
IV. To document community members’ experiences in accessing primary healthcare during the outbreak and to identify barriers and facilitators to utilisation.
V. To formulate a set of key findings and recommendations in partnership with stakeholders.

 Uganda 2021-07-06 2024-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ronald Moses Galiwango
ID: UNCST-2024-R015239
 SARS-CoV-2 infection and variants surveillance in South-central Uganda (Also known as ‘SARS-CoV-2 surveillance study’)
REFNo: HS1510ES

2.1 Primary objective
To ascertain the burden and transmission patterns of SARS-CoV-2 infection within selected communities in South-central Uganda using rapid antigen tests.
2.2 Secondary objectives
A. To survey for SARS-CoV-2 infection and variants in communities at high-risk of COVID-19 transmission in South-central Uganda through sequencing of specimens positive on both rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests.
B. To determine the acceptability of SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic tests among residents of South-central Uganda.
C. To assess SARS-CoV-2 transmission patterns/dynamics within households and in neighborhoods among communities in South-central Uganda.
D. To assess the burden of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in South-central Uganda using a validated IgM/IgG antibody test.

Uganda 2021-07-06 2024-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lauben Kyomukama Amagara
ID:
MROP-Mesh versus Desarda technique for short-term surgical outcomes in open inguinal hernia repair at Kampala International University Teaching-Hospital: A randomized controlled trial
REFNo: HS1073ES

Purpose of the study/General objective: To compare the MROP-mesh and Desarda techniques for short-term surgical outcomes in open inguinal hernia-repair among patients at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital
Specific objectives
i. To assess the perioperative factors following open inguinal hernia repair with MROP mesh versus Desarda technique at Kampala International University Teaching hospital
ii. To compare the mean operative time used for open inguinal hernia repair with MROP mesh versus Desarda technique at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital.
iii. To evaluate the occurrence rates of pain following open inguinal hernia repair with MROP mesh versus Desarda technique at Kampala International University Teaching hospital.

 Uganda 2021-07-05 2024-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Mary Kulabako Kulabako
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Teachers burnout and students wellbeing in government aided public secondary schools in Uganda
REFNo: SS707ES

i. Examine examples and levels of burnout among secondary school teachers in selected public/government aided schools in Uganda.
ii. Explore how teacher burnout affect students’ wellbeing

 Uganda 2021-07-05 2024-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
PETER NABENDE
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Improving Point-of-Care Learning for Prostate Cancer Imaging using Machine Learning
REFNo: SIR59ES

1. To develop a competence-based educational curriculum and content for teaching prostate cancer imaging tailored to the PoC.
2. To develop an ML-driven gamified interactive PoC education model for prostate cancer imaging.

 Uganda 2021-07-05 2024-07-05 Engineering and Technology Non-degree Award
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