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Catriona  Waitt John
ID: UNCST-2019-R001068
INVESTIGATION OF THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF ATAZANAVIR IN PREGNANT WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS AT EXTREMES OF BMI, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY NESTED WITHIN THE VIRTUAL CONSORTIUM
REFNo: HS351ES

Primary Objectives
1. To describe the pharmacokinetic parameters of ATV currently used in the clinical care of HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women, children and adolescents, and individuals with obesity or malnutrition.
2. To compare these parameters to those observed in non-pregnant HIV-infected adults on second-line ART who enter a dose escalation study of ATV/r + RIF as WP2 of the VirTUAL programme
Secondary Objectives
1. To use nonlinear mixed-effects modelling to describe sources of variability on the pharmacokinetics of ATV

UK 2019-05-14 2022-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
PALLAVI PRABHAKAR
ID:
Reproductive and maternal health care provision for refugees and host populations in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS296ES

This study aims to undertake: 1.A policy analysis to examine access and health financing arrangements for Sexual , Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare (SRMH) and the delivery of these services for refugees and host populations in Uganda, in the context of transition from an acute emergency to a development response model. 2.An impact , process and economic evaluation of the BRAC ELA programme which aims to train the adolescent girls on issues related to health, nutrition, financial literacy, and life skills.
India 2019-05-14 2022-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Daniel  Atwine Warren
ID:
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
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