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Priscilla Namaganda
ID: UNCST-2019-R001653
Oncogenic viral proteins associated with lymphomas at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Uganda, a comparison between HIV-associated and non-HIV-associated lymphomas.
REFNo: HS4342ES

To describe the oncogenic viral protein patterns among lymphomas at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), comparing HIV-associated and non-HIV-associated lymphomas.,To determine the effect of oncogenic viral proteins on treatment outcomes of lymphoma among patients, HIV infected and uninfected at the UCI. ,
Uganda 2024-11-13 17:04:50 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rosalind  Parkes-Ratanshi Parkes
ID: UNCST-2019-R000717
CROWDSOURCING A TRAINING DATASET OF QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PAIRS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED HEALTH INFORMATION TOOLS ON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
REFNo: HS5173ES

To provide to the public, an open-access, contextualized training dataset of question-and-answer pairs (Q&A pairs) on sexual health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in English. ,To process and curate and the question-and-answer pairs into a training dataset for AI-enabled sexual health information tools.,To provide accurate, evidence-based answers, based on the World Health Organization Guidelines, to questions collected on sexual health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) from the general public in English in Sub-Saharan Africa.,To collect contextualized English questions on sexual health and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) from the general public using the internet and public events in Sub-Saharan Africa over a period of six months.,The study’s main objective is to engage communities so as to develop an open-access, contextualized question-and-answer-pair training dataset on sexual health in English for AI-enabled health information tools.,
UK 2024-11-13 16:57:49 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Onyango
ID: UNCST-2024-R004067
Stress Coping Mechanism and Trauma of Poverty among Adolescent in Information Settlements Tororo Municipality Tororo District Uganda
REFNo: SS2799ES

To investigate stress coping mechanisms and trauma of poverty among adolescents living in informal settlements in Tororo Municipality, Tororo District, Ugandan,
Uganda 2024-11-13 16:54:19 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Patrick Kyamanywa Edrin
ID: UNCST-2024-R004239
Burden, access to care and health seeking behaviour for surgical diseases among refugees in Uganda
REFNo: HS4764ES

iii. To explore the health seeking behavior among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,ii. To assess the drivers and barriers of access and utilization of surgical care among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,i. To estimate the burden (prevalence, nature, mortality) due to of surgical conditions among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,To describe the surgical disease burden, assess access to surgical care and explore the health seeking behavior for surgical care and the social determinants of health influencing access to surgical care among refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-11-13 16:50:43 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert Bagumisiriza
ID: UNCST-2024-R003812
Evaluating the effectiveness of collaborations between TVET institutions and industry in the enhancement of employability in Uganda
REFNo: SIR447ES

To evaluate the effectiveness of collaborations between TVET institutions and industry on the enhancement of employability skills of TVET graduates.,To determine the impact of collaboration on the training opportunities for TVET trainers.,To determine the influence of collaboration in promoting sharing of training resources between industry and TVET training institutions.,To assess the impact of collaboration on enhancement of participation of industries in practical training in TVET training institutions.,To evaluate the extent of collaboration in curriculum development between TVET training institutions and industry on the enhancement of the employability skills of TVET graduates.,
Uganda 2024-11-13 16:43:59 2027-11-13 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2024-R003962
A Randomized Clinical trial: Supplemental choline to prevent and treat learning and memory deficits of early iron deficiency. The SupCHO study
REFNo: HS4915ES

Conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to test whether nine months of daily choline supplementation improves hippocampus-dependent neurobehavioral outcomes in 6-month-old infants with iron deficiency anemia.,
Uganda 2024-11-13 16:35:35 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Birungi Edwin Mutahunga Rwamatware
ID: UNCST-2021-R004880
Bantu Social Networks and Health-Seeking Behaviours: Semi-Structured Interviews on Practices and Substantive Beliefs in the Buganda and Kigezi Communities of Uganda
REFNo: SS3337ES

The second objective of the study is to use the scientifically-gathered local information to ensure future clinical tools used in hospitals and by village health workers fit the communities studied in the regions of Buganda and Kigezi; the tool we have in mind is for stroke patients,The purpose our study is to gather first-hand accounts of practices and substantive beliefs that shape what actions people take when they face health challenges so that communities can be healthier.,The first objective is to gather local knowledge with rigor and systematic data-gathering practices so that communities can better understand themselves through their health/life-seeking behaviours and thereby better assist one another when facing health challenges.,
Uganda 2024-11-13 16:32:43 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Akol
ID: UNCST-2024-R003662
Framing the Policies and Strategies for Accountability to Beneficiaries of Relief Service Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Uganda: A cross-case study of Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) And Lutheran World Federation
REFNo: SS3086ES

General Objective:
The study seeks to generate Knowledge on the policies and strategies Relief Service NGOs in Uganda use for accountability to their project beneficiaries.
1.4.2 Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of the study are to:
1. Assess policies used by Relief Service NGOs for accountability to beneficiaries.
2. Determine how Relief service NGOs implement their policies for accountability to their beneficiaries.
3. Establish how accountability policies and strategies of Relief Service NGOs promote the effectiveness and relevance of interactions between them and their project beneficiaries.
4. Characterize the benefits of accountability to Relief Service NGOs and their project beneficiaries in Uganda.

Uganda 2024-11-13 14:12:50 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
Strengthening accountability in Strategic Health Purchasing arrangements for Primary Health Care in Uganda to promote effective resource utilization: A Case study design
REFNo: SS3419ES

• To assess effectiveness of the accountability arrangements in strategic health purchasing between purchasers and providers on service delivery in the context of PHC,• To explore the key accountability arrangements and contextual factors in strategic health purchasing functions between purchasers and providers in the context of PHC,The overall aim of the study is to enhance accountability in strategic health purchasing mechanisms for PHC in Uganda.,
Uganda 2024-11-13 14:09:10 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
orikiiza joshua
ID: UNCST-2023-R005914
ICU-related Out of Pocket Expenses (ICOPE) - a multinational prospective study in African and Asian countries
REFNo: HS5125ES

To identify coping strategies for OOPE and CHE during ICU stay and follow up,To identify risk factors for CHE,To quantify ICU care related OOPE in African and Asian LMICs and the proportion of patients/families facing CHE, comparing patients receiving invasive ventilation to non-ventilated patients,
Uganda 2024-11-12 14:27:15 2027-11-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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