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Daniel  Atwine Warren
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Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Active Contact Tracing and Preventive Therapy - A Cluster Randomized Study (CONTACT)
REFNo: HS329ES

To compare the proportion of household child TB contacts eligible for PT (<5 years and HIV-infected children 5-14 years without active TB) who initiate and complete PT using facility-based and decentralized community-based models of care for contact screening and management.
 Uganda 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Shallon  Atuhaire
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Self-fulfilling Prophecies and Self-efficacy: Association with Community Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Obstetric Fistula Patients in Kitovu Hospital, Uganda
REFNo: HS361ES


i. To identify self-fulfilling prophecies among repaired and unrepaired obstetric fistula patients in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
ii. To assess the highest level of self-efficacy among repaired and unrepaired obstetric fistula patients in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
iii. To determine the role played by self-fulfilling prophecies in community reintegration and rehabilitation of obstetric fistula in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
iv. To measure the association between obstetric fistula patients’ levels of self-efficacy and their rehabilitation in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
v. To explore the extent to which obstetric fistula patients of different fistula repair statuses are involved in rehabilitation in Kitovu Mission Hospital.

 Uganda 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Musa Kayondo
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA: PATTERNS, IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND THE PREDICTING FACTORS, OF PATIENTS ATTENDING MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS368ES

1. To determine the patterns of POP in the Gynecology department of MRRH.
2. To establish the quality of life (physical, social, emotional and sexual function) before and after surgery among women with POP at MRRH.
3. To determine the outcomes of surgical treatment and related prognostic factors of POP at MRRH.

 Uganda 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Katia  Peterson
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A quasi-experimental study of Interpersonal Group Therapy (IPT) treatment attribution on decreasing depression severity among depressed women in Iganga District, Makuutu Sub County and Mukono District, Kimenyedde Sub Counties
REFNo: SS297ES

General objective

To establish a baseline prevalence of depression and determine the period and treatment effects of depression severity between depressed women in Iganga (Makuutu Sub County) and Mukono District (Kimenyedde Sub Counties).

Specific objectives
1. Determine the prevalence of depression in Makuutu Sub County (Iganga) and Kimenyedde Sub Counties (Mukono).
2. Determine the change in depression severity, as measured by the PHQ-9, within control subjects at six months and one year follow up.
3. Determine the change in depression severity, as measured by the PHQ-9, between control and treatment subjects at six months and one-year follow up.
4. Determine the change in well-being as measured by the “Well-being Indicator Survey” within control subjects and between control and treatment subjects at six months and one year follow up.

 USA 2019-05-07 2022-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
NICHOLAS BARI NDAHURA BARI
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EFFECTIVENESS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON GLYCAEMIC CONTROL IN PEDIATRIC TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS186ES

1. To assess the level of knowledge of nutrition management of T1DM among caregivers of T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda. 2. To determine the dietary intake and adequacy of T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda. 3. To develop a nutrition education training module for caregivers and T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda. 4. To determine the effectiveness of nutrition education on HbAlc levels, knowledge of nutrition management of T1DM and dietary practices among caregivers and T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda.
Uganda 2019-04-30 2022-04-30 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
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