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Jenna  Wozniak Marie
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Community Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Around Individual Blackfly Control and the Diseases They Transmit in Northern Uganda
REFNo: HS200ES

The objective of this research project is to determine what individual level control efforts are being used to protect against blackfly biting within communities. Although large-scale control efforts have been implemented in onchocerciasis endemic regions, individual level control efforts are not well recorded or understood. Through the use of a KAP (knowledge, attitudes, and practices) survey it is hoped that this will be understood. Demographic data will also be collected to find correlations between knowledge and education level. Future application of this information can be used to either modify existing methods or to suggest personal control methods for communities where onchocerciasis and nodding syndrome are endemic. This project will take place in the district of Kitgum and Lamwo in northern Uganda were both onchocerciasis and nodding syndrome have been observed. Over a five-week period, I will travel to several communities within each district to conduct my survey. The research question of this project is what do individuals in communities where onchocerciasis and nodding syndrome are observed know as well as perceive about blackflies and what practices do they use to prevent blackfly biting?
USA 2018-05-04 2021-05-04 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Pakoyo Kamba Fadhiru
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Elucidating the mechanism of interaction of mycobacteria rhomboid proteases with their specific substrates
REFNo: NS49ES

The goal is to elucidate the mechanism(s) of interaction of mycobacteria rhomboid proteases with their specific native substrates. There are three specific objectives: • To identify the native peptide substrates for mycobacteria rhomboid proteases. • To elucidate the substrate residues essential in interaction with mycobacteria rhomboid proteases. • To elucidate the mycobacteria rhomboid protease residues essential in interaction with their substrates.
Uganda 2018-04-30 2021-04-30 Natural Sciences Non-degree Award
Andrea  Calcagno
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Using Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound (cQUS) and urine Retinol Binding Protein to screen HIV-infected cART-treated patients for reduced bone mineral density: a pilot study
REFNo: HS204ES

Primary objective: To compare DEXA and cQUS in predicting reduced BMD in a population of Ugandan HIV-infected individuals on long-term cART. Secondary objective: To assess the prevalence of abnormal RBP/Cr and the correlation between abnormal RBP/Cr and reduced BMD.
Italy 2018-04-30 2021-04-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Michael Juma
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EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF SERVICE DELIVERY FACTORS ON TIMELY INITIATION OF TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT WITHIN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS205ES

The study goal is to examine the association between service delivery factors and timeliness of Tuberculosis treatment initiation within accredited primary care facilities in Uganda. Here service delivery factors are characteristics relating to HF structure and care delivery. The specific aims are: Aim 1: To explore the association between service-delivery factors (structural and care delivery characteristics) and process timeliness (diagnosis time, laboratory turnaround time and treatment initiation time) Aim 2: To measure the association between process timeliness and Tuberculosis treatment initiation Aim 3: Describe perspectives of healthcare workers (in-charges of outpatient departments, heads of clinical teams and heads of laboratories) within each accredited health facility on preventing delays in diagnosis and initiation of Tuberculosis treatment.
Uganda 2018-04-30 2021-04-30 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Jack  Horowitz Rosengarten
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Community-Driven Financial Solutions to Human-Wildlife Conflict in Uganda's Albertine Rift Eco-Region
REFNo: SS176ES

1. Policy objective: Uncover and clearly illustrate any institutional challenges of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Resilience Fund (HWCRF) project that may exist which are unique to Uganda’s Albertine rift region (UAR) in order to (a) strengthen the long-term implementation of the HWCRF project and (b) provide lessons learned for other governments and communities looking to implement human-wildlife conflict (HWC) financial instruments within similar geographies. 2. Academic objective: Contribute to the literature by bridging HWC insurance research outside of Sub-Saharan Africa with previous studies on HWC within UAR which have yet to formally analyze HWC financial instruments.
 USA 2018-04-25 2021-04-25 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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