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Cissy  Kityo
ID: UNCST-2021-R013663
Validation of SARS-CoV-2 detection by Rapid AirJump RNA Amplification (RARA) COVID Test method
REFNo: HS888ES

We will carry out validation of RARA assay in the laboratory before the field evaluation in testing of SARS-CoV-2.
We intend to understand the inherent characteristics of this assay with regard to accuracy (diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic specificity), Precision (reproducibility), Limit of detection (LOD), Predictive value (negative and positive), and Assay Efficiency.
Uganda 2020-10-01 2023-10-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
KarenBeth Bohan Heikkinen
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Assessment of Online Modules to Increase Knowledge of Geriatric Care in Health Care Professionals RefNo: MAKSHSREC-2020-6
REFNo: HS727ES

To determine the pharmacists’ satisfaction with pharmacy geriatric online training.,To determine the learning preference in terms of online compared to live educational sessions before and after using the online modules for professional development,To determine the retention of knowledge of geriatric care at three months after completion of all five online educational modules.,To assess the improvement of pharmacy professionals’ knowledge of geriatric care after participating in online educational modules.,
USA 2020-09-29 2023-09-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ignatius Odongo Odongo
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Youth Entrepreneurship in South Africa and Uganda: An Investigation of the Influence of Mental Triggers
REFNo: SS487ES

To contribute to the existing discourse on youth entrepreneurship, by introducing a new applied framework from which youth entrepreneurship can be developed based on the influences of mental triggers. The new framework will include, inter alia, a description of the following:
• the environment that can potentially stimulate youth entrepreneurship;
• the kind of entrepreneurship education that will stimulate and provide requisite skills for the nascent youth entrepreneur; and
• the personal characteristics that can be nurtured for entrepreneurial success.
Armed with this new framework, the stakeholders that areresponsible for youth development, particularly in developing countries, will be able to deal with the psychological and other barriers that impede the youth from venturing and succeeding in entrepreneurship.

Uganda 2020-09-29 2023-09-29 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Victoria Nankabirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R011871
Preventing Infant Malnutrition with Early Supplementation (PRIMES)
REFNo: HS825ES

Aim 1. To describe local experiences and beliefs related to breastfeeding, breast milk expression, non-maternal food sources and infant weight and health.

Aim 2. To determine the range of newborn weight changes, the typical age at which a newborn returns to birth weight, and any association of newborn weight change with early dietary intake, clinical and demographic characteristics, and breastfeeding behaviors.

Uganda 2020-09-29 2023-09-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Fred Bulamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000026
Mapping perioperative care pathways to support surgical treatment in Low-and-Middle Income Countries
REFNo: HS642ES

The aim of this project is to understand the context of perioperative health systems in Uganda, including the main barriers encountered in the delivery of care.

Objectives:
1. Develop a collaborative approach to perioperative care pathway mapping
2. Carry out a rapid appraisal to map 5 pathways (three “Bellwether procedures and two elective procedures) in Uganda.
3. Refine the process and extend to three low- and middle-income countries

Uganda 2020-09-28 2023-09-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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