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RACHEAL ALINAITWE
ID: UNCST-2020-R014509
The feasibility of involving Village Health Team Members in identifying and referring older persons with cognitive impairment in Wakiso District, Uganda.
REFNo: HS988ES

1. To assess the feasibility of involving Village Health Team Members in identifying older persons with cognitive impairment in Wakiso district, Uganda.
2. To assess the feasibility of involving Village Health Team members in referring older persons with cognitive impairment to health centre III for care in Wakiso district, Uganda.

Uganda 2021-01-25 2024-01-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Juliana Namutundu
ID:
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A CERVICAL CANCER RISK SCORING SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING CERVICAL CANCER AMONG UGANDAN WOMEN AGED 25-49 YEARS
REFNo: HS1043ES

1) To develop a cervical cancer risk scoring system for Ugandan women based on major sexual, behavioral, and reproductive risk factors.
2) To validate a cervical cancer risk scoring system for Ugandan women based on major sexual, behavioral, and reproductive risk factors.

Uganda 2021-01-25 2024-01-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Patrick Tumusiime Kagurusi
ID:
Documenting lived experiences of youth in Sub Saharan Africa during the covid-19 pandemic: implications for policy and program considerations
REFNo: SS650ES

General Objective
To document the lived experiences of youth in Sub Saharan Africa and programmatic considerations for their health and well-being in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specific Objectives:
1. To document the lived experiences of the youth in Sub Saharan Africa across health and socio-economic tiers during the COVID-19 pandemic
2. To document coping strategies by the youth on health and socio-economic effects during the COVID-19 pandemic
3. To assess how the coping strategies employed help youth navigate the health and socio-economic effects of the pandemic.
4. To document recommendations that can mitigate health and socio-economic effects of the pandemic for future policies and programmes targeting the youth
Uganda 2021-01-25 2024-01-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
GRACE NAMBATYA KYEYUNE
ID:
A Phase IIa randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to determine the preliminary safety and efficacy of UBV-01N in adult patients infected with SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) in Kampala, Uganda.
REFNo: HS1207ES

a) To evaluate the preliminary safety and of UBV-01N, in adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and treated with UBV-01N
b) To assess the preliminary efficacy of UBV-01N + standard of care, compared to UBV-01N placebo + standard of care, in adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19, in Kampala, Uganda.

Uganda 2021-01-25 2024-01-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Ruth Namazzi
ID: UNCST-2020-R014305
Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of Ugandan children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): A comparative study of HRQoL outcomes in the Zinc for Infection Prevention (ZIPS) trial and at the Nalufenya Sickle Cell Clinic (NSCC)
REFNo: HS1069ES

This proposal is designed as a sub-study nested within the ‘Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle cell anemia (ZIPS) trial, and has 3 specific aims –

Aim 1: To determine, using a SCD-specific testing instrument, if HRQoL outcomes of children with SCD enrolled in a clinical trial (ZIPS) differ from children with SCD who receive standard of care at the Nalufenya Sickle Cell Clinic (NSCC) in Jinja, Uganda

Aim 2: To determine, using an SCD-specific testing instrument, if HRQoL of children with SCD in the ZIPS study differs between those on zinc supplementation vs. those on placebo

Aim 3: To document caregiver perceptions regarding factors influencing HRQoL of children with SCD in the ZIPS study (those on zinc supplementation vs. those on placebo) and those receiving standard of care at the Nalufenya Sickle Cell Clinic (NSCC) in Jinja, Uganda

Uganda 2021-01-25 2024-01-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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