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ABRAHAM OGWAL
ID: UNCST-2020-R014262
 Thermo-Physical Characterization of Briquettes from Maize cobs and Rice husks in Kole District, Northern Uganda
REFNo: NS457ES

(i). To determine proximate composition of briquette samples produced from blended maize cobs and rice husks.
(ii). To evaluate the efficiency of briquette samples produced from blended maize cobs and rice husks.
(iii). To determine gaseous and black carbon emissions level of briquette samples blended from maize cobs and rice husks.

Uganda 2024-04-19 18:10:37 2027-04-19 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
HENRY KATAMBA STANLEY
ID: UNCST-2024-R004704
 A model to improve the adoption, utilisation and sustainability of digital health initiatives by health workers in Uganda.
REFNo: HS4013ES

The purpose of this study will be to investigate the factors that are barriers to improve performance of electronic health management information systems despite adoption of digital health initiatives in health facilities at Uganda and to develop an integrated support model to improve the adoption and sustainability in the utilisation of digital health initiatives and to strengthen performance of electronic health management information systems by health workers in health facilities at Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-04-18 13:34:22 2027-04-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Baker  Lukwago
ID:
Optimizing Journey Mapping Techniques: Innovating Methods to Better Understand Pregnancy Journeys for Women Living in Uganda Version 1.2 February 2024
REFNo: HS4024ES

? Objective 2.b: Document women’s experience (satisfaction/dissatisfaction) with digital engagement touchpoints along the pregnancy care-seeking decision pathway, noting differences between urban and rural settings. ,? Objective 2.a: Determine the potential of remote data collection to capture key pregnancy care-seeking decisions, (attendance of ANC, referral for conditions/ complications, and childbirth experience) including barriers, facilitators and influencers at decision-making point, noting differences between urban and rural settings; gather data on health expenditure at each pregnancy care-seeking pathway point; and capturing quality of maternal care and client experience data,Phase 2- Objective 1: Investigate how remote engagement mechanisms can be used to collect consumer insights more frequently (relative to traditional journey mapping),? Objective 1.c: Explore women’s preferences for future digital engagement touchpoints along the pregnancy care-seeking and primary care decision pathway, noting differences between urban and rural settings.,? Objective 1.b: Describe the quality of maternal care and client experience, disaggregated by urban and rural settings.,? Objective 1.a: Describe key pregnancy care-seeking decisions, (attendance of ANC, referral for conditions and complications, childbirth experience, follow-up health visits in the post-partum period) including barriers, facilitators, and influencers at decision-making points, noting differences between urban and rural settings and previous pregnancy care experience. ,Phase 1-Objective 1: Use traditional journey mapping techniques to describe the pregnancy care-seeking pathway of women who gave birth in urban and rural settings of Uganda ,
 Uganda 2024-04-18 13:27:52 2027-04-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Doreen Nakimuli
ID: UNCST-2021-R013668
 Evaluation for Maverick Next Project on Male Engagement in Contraceptive Use in Uganda: Wakiso District
REFNo: SS2511ES

3. To understand couple practices and perceptions about couple communication on contraception and family size,2. To monitor perception and practices of men towards modern contraception and partner support to access these services.,1. To understand Knowledge and attitude towards modern contraceptives among men in the pilot areas.,
 Uganda 2024-04-18 13:21:59 2027-04-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
EVYLINE ISINGOMA BARUGAHARA
ID: UNCST-2024-R005434
 EFFICACY OF PERSEA AMERICANA AND HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA CALYX, SEEDS AND LEAVES IN MANAGEMENT OF NUTRITIONAL ANAEMIA USING A MOUSE MODEL.
REFNo: HS3779ES

1. To analyse the nutrient composition of Persea Americana leaves and seeds and Hibiscus Sabdariffa leaves and calyx.
2. To determine the bioavailability of iron in Persea Americana leaves and seeds and Hibiscus sabdariffa leaves and calyx.
3. To assess the phytochemical compounds in Persea Americana leaves and seeds and Hibiscus Sabdariffa leaves and calyx.
4. To assess the impact of feeding on Persea Americana leaves and seeds and Hibiscus Sabdariffa leaves and calyx on the haemoglobin, transferrin saturation and serum ferritin levels using a mouse model.
 Uganda 2024-04-18 13:12:46 2027-04-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CHRISTINE  KARUNGI
ID:
Barriers and facilitators to uptake and utilization of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for dementia assessment and management by non-specialist healthcare providers in rural southwestern Uganda: A case study of Kabale District
REFNo: HS3949ES

1. To characterize the barriers and facilitators to utilization of the mhGAP-IG 2.0 for dementia assessment and management by non-specialist healthcare providers in Kabale district 2. To pilot test and evaluate the feasibility of implementing the mhGAP-IG 2.0 for dementia assessment and management by non-specialist healthcare providers in Kabale district 3. To co-design a culturally tailored implementation strategy to enhance adoption of the mhGAP-IG 2.0 for dementia assessment and management by non-specialist healthcare providers in Kabale district
Uganda 2024-04-18 13:07:40 2027-04-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel  Arinaitwe
ID: UNCST-2021-R011754
 The transmission of artemisinin resistant parasites before and after conventional artemisinin-combination therapy: a longitudinal study
REFNo: HS3716ES

The main objective of the proposed research is to quantify the transmissibility of artemisinin-sensitive and artemisinin- resistant parasite to mosquitoes before and after drug pressure. Secondary objectives include the assessment of drug sensitivity by ex vivo Ringstage Survival Assay (RSA) and parasite clearance following treatment, as will be assessed by microscopy.
 Uganda 2024-04-18 12:57:57 2027-04-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Titus Owing Achika
ID: UNCST-2023-R007102
 UTILISATION OF ICT AND PROPHETIC WITNESS IN SELECTED RELIGIOUS FOUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2300ES

This main study's objective is to analyse how staff in Catholic religious founded schools are harnessing the power of ICT to mould the character of their students. Specifically, this study intends:,To identify strategies of improving ICT use for character formation of students and staff,To find out the challenges teaching staff and students faced in using ICT to promote moral values,To analyses how students use ICT to promote love, compassion and respect for others as a means of witnessing Christ.,To establish how administrators and teaching staff use ICT to promote moral values among learners ,
 Uganda 2024-04-17 18:44:27 2027-04-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
samson katumba
ID: UNCST-2023-R005614
 Managerial Performance of Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda, in the Lenses of a System's Perspective
REFNo: SS2213ES

General Objective
The main objective of the study is to assess the extent to which managerial contribution on a yardstick of internal organizational factors influences the effective performance of Mulago National Referral Hospital.
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of the study are as follows:
1. To analyse how managerial innovations determine the effective administration of medical supplies/items used in Mulago National Referral Hospital.
2. To explain how the managerial work methods adopted determine an effective precision of operations at Mulago National Referral Hospital.
3. To analyse how managerial strategies adopted determine the adequacy of resources to service Mulago National Referral Hospital.
4. To explain how managerial decisions determine the effectiveness of Mulago National Referral Hospital policies adopted by the hospital.
Uganda 2024-04-17 18:40:49 2027-04-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ruth Nsibirano
ID: UNCST-2022-R009062
 GENDER AND DIGITALIZATION ACROSS CONTEXT (GENDIG)” Enhancing the Understanding and Application of Gender Studies for Sustainable Quality Higher Education and Community Development Research
REFNo: SS1643ES

Overall objective:
To integrate an alternative digital mode of delivery by digitalizing the MA Gender Studies Curriculum and enhance supervision by integrating online supervision.

Specific Program Objectives will include:
1. Digitalize existing courses so that there will be a fully-fledged online MA (Gender Studies) program to concurrently run with the physical MA, Gender Studies Program. (Since the UiA does not have a fully-fledged MA Gender studies program, interested learners from Norway can be encouraged to enroll on the Digitalized MA Gender Studies Program at Makerere University and the same is true for UDSM). (Work Package 1).


2. Develop a joint online MA (Gender Studies) course of GS 7205: Gender and Development Management offered at Mak, with the UiA Development Management Course. The two universities then can thereafter continue to offer this course to students. There will be an opportunity for: student and staff mobility, transfer of credits, joint student and staff research and joint supervision. (Work Package 2).

3. Strengthen collaboration with stakeholders so that efforts of promoting gender equality can be felt in the community. (Through collaboration with and mutual capacity building, short term courses will be developed to meet the needs of the civil society, graduate students will work with civil society to enrich the theory with practice - NGOs and private actors with the aim of enriching community understanding and application of gender knowledge, concepts and good gender practices for development). (Work Package 3).

4. Plan for interaction across programs and contexts (understanding gender relations as contextual and influenced by culture) This will be a pillar in the collaborative –comparative research and publication, as well as action research. Both staff and students in UiA, UDSM and Mak will undertake research under themes. It will contribute to knowledge production on gender relations, gendered experiences across context (Work Package 4)

 Uganda 2024-04-17 18:37:33 2027-04-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOSAPHAT KAYOGOZA BYAMUGISHA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001680
 Community survey on the effect of access to water on the maternal and child health of Mutugunda Population
REFNo: HS3505ES

To survey the effect of access to water and women empowerment on maternal and child health of Mutugunda Population,To explore the role of the NCENT group as a potential avenue to improve maternal and child health outcomes.,To describe the impact of water tanks on maternal and child health and community health in Mutugunda,To describe the access and use of maternal and child health services by women and children living in Mutugunda,
 Uganda 2024-04-17 18:30:39 2027-04-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jenifer Atala
ID: UNCST-2021-R012617
 Uptake and implementation of new secondary prophylaxis recommendations for high risk Rheumatic Heart Disease patients: A cross sectional study in Uganda and a Global perspective
REFNo: HS3805ES

III. To determine the current practice in implementation of the AHA presidential advisory recommendations on secondary prophylaxis for RHD patients among expert clinicians in RHD care around the world. ,II. To assess the perception of RHD patients about being switched to oral antibiotic prophylaxis,I. To determine the proportion of those with high-risk RHD disease switched to oral antibiotic prophylaxis,To determine the uptake of new secondary prophylaxis recommendations and its implementation in high risk RHD patients,
 Uganda 2024-04-17 18:22:40 2027-04-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
BYAMUGISHA EDISON
ID:
RETENTION LEVEL AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN MBARARA, RUBIRIZI AND RWAMPARA DISTRICTS: A 15-19 YEAR FOLLOW UP STUDY RefNo: MUST-2023-1183
REFNo: SS2542ES

1. To determine the level of retention of Community Health Workers in Mbarara, Rubirizi and Rwampara Districts after 15 -19 years. 2. To establish factors associated with retention among Community Health Workers in Mbarara, Rubirizi and Rwampara Districts after 15 -19 years
Uganda 2024-04-16 9:15:32 2027-04-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
BYAMUGISHA EDISON
ID:
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF LONG-SERVING (>15 YEARS) COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN MBARARA, RUBIRIZI AND RWAMPARA DISTRICTS. A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY Ref No: MUST 2023-1294
REFNo: SS2538ES

To discover the copying strategies utilized by long-serving (>15 years) Community Health Workers in persisting for their volunteer roles and responsibilities in Mbarara, Rubirizi and Rwampara Districts.,To identify challenges faced by long-serving (>15 years) Community Health Workers when carrying out their roles and responsibilities in Mbarara, Rubirizi and Rwampara Districts.,To explore the motivational factors enabling sustained engagement among long-serving (>15 years) Community Health Workers in Mbarara, Rubirizi and Rwampara Districts,To explore the lived experience of long-serving (>15 years) Community Health Workers regarding their motivations, challenges and coping strategies in carrying out their roles and responsibilities in Mbarara, Rubirizi and Rwampara Districts,
 Uganda 2024-04-16 9:10:48 2027-04-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
James Kiwanuka-Tondo
ID:
Olutindo (loosely translated “THE BRIDGE”): Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Behavior Change among Teenage Girls in Mukono district, through Strategic Communication intervention
REFNo: SS2529ES

The aim of this study is to design a strategic communication intervention to promote effective sexual and reproductive health behavior change,What communication strategies can be used to reduce teenage pregnancies in Mukono District,What specific factors lead to high teenage pregnancies in Mukono District? ,What are the perceptions and attitudes of the teenage girls about the causes of teenage pregnancy in Mukono District? ,
 Uganda 2024-04-16 9:03:57 2027-04-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert MPIIRA
ID: UNCST-2022-R005391
 Economic and Environmental Impacts of Infrastructure Improvement in Kampala and Land Acquisition Frictions
REFNo: SS2510ES

Understand how the frictions and their potential heterogeneity may alter the equilibrium location of infrastructure in Kampala, and what the economic and welfare costs of these frictions are,3. Identify the frictions that hinder the acquisition of the Right of Way for the construction of infrastructure in Kampala and assess whether these frictions are heterogeneous over space,2. Quantify the impact of road improvements in Kampala in terms of (i) changes in land and property value, (ii) changes in air quality and (iii) changes in flood risk,1. Investigate the role of economic market failures and other economic mechanisms in affecting the government’s ability to acquire the land needed to build infrastructures.,
 Uganda 2024-04-16 8:57:43 2027-04-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Douglas Bulafu
ID: UNCST-2021-R011774
 Strengthening Death Notification and Reporting in Kalangala and Buvuma Districts in Uganda
REFNo: HS3966ES

To explore the status of death notification and registration and implement a capacity building intervention to strengthen mortality surveillance systems at health facility and community levels in Buvuma and Kalangala Districts ,6. To strengthen the technical capacity of facility health workers and community health workers to notify and report deaths that occur in health facilities and communities. ,5. To improve the knowledge and awareness of death notification and reporting among facility and community health workers as well as community leaders.,4. To explore the barriers of death notification and reporting among facility and community health workers as well as community leaders. ,3. To explore the facilitators of death notification and reporting among facility and community health workers as well as community leaders. ,2. To explore the individual experiences of community members regarding death notification and reporting in Buvuma and Kalangala districts,1. To describe the process of death notification and reporting among facility and community health workers in Buvuma and Kalangala districts. ,
 Uganda 2024-04-16 8:53:03 2027-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fiona Atim -
ID: UNCST-2020-R015040
 Implementation of Community Engagement In Community-Based Health Research In Uganda: Gatekeepers Perceptions
REFNo: HS3951ES

To evaluate the different proposed community engagement mechanisms,To explore the understanding of gatekeepers on existing national guidelines and frameworks for community engagement,To explore the understanding of gatekeepers and their roles on research and community engagement,To explore the perceptions of gatekeepers towards community engagement during implementation of community-based research in Uganda?,
 Uganda 2024-04-16 8:42:46 2027-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jessica Reemeyer Elizabeth
ID:
Capturing hypoxia avoidance behaviour in wild fish with open-source camera traps
REFNo: NS776ES

The main goal of this project is to document fish behavioural responses to low oxygen in the field using underwater camera traps.
Canada 2024-04-16 8:37:19 2027-04-16 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peter Mukasa Kivunike
ID:
Understanding readiness, barriers and facilitators for effective coverage for obstetric fistula surgery and care in central eastern (Busoga) region of Uganda REF NO: UCUREC-2023-458
REFNo: HS2732ES

4. To estimate the effective coverage for Obstetric fistula surgery and care services in central eastern (Busoga) region of Uganda. ,3. Measure the structural, process and outcome quality of care for obstetric fistula surgery and care in 2 tertiary hospitals in eastern Busoga region. ,2. Explore service provider perspectives on the barriers and facilitators for effective obstetric fistula surgery and care services. ,1. Assess surgical readiness and output for obstetric fistula surgery in the regional referral hospital and general hospitals in central eastern (Busoga) region ,The overall aim of the study is to examine readiness, quality, barriers, facilitators and estimate effective coverage for obstetric fistula surgery and care in central eastern (Busoga) region of Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-04-16 8:36:07 2027-04-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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