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Roy Mayega William
ID: UNCST-2022-R010983
Africa Regional Education System Resilience Observatory (ARESRO) Study - A Case Study of Uganda
REFNo: SS3453ES

General objective
To contribute to the improvement of the education system resilience in Uganda through evidence-informed programming.
Specific objectives
1) To explore the meanings and practices of education system resilience in Uganda
2) To explore the potential impact of future shocks and stressors, risk, vulnerability, and capacities (absorptive, adaptive, and transformative) on the future education ecosystems and outcomes in Uganda
3) To identify effective approaches and planning to address the future shocks and stressors, risks, vulnerabilities, and capacity for better education system resilience in Uganda

Uganda 2024-12-10 16:04:12 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALEX ARIO RIOLEXUS
ID: UNCST-2024-R002455
DEATHS AND INFECTIONS AVERTED, A COST - EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 7-1-7 TARGETS IN UGANDA: A case study of three Priority diseases
REFNo: HS5278ES

1.To estimate the number of deaths and cases from prioritized diseases (EVD, anthrax, Measles and Rift Valley fever disease) averted if 7-1-7 targets are met in Uganda
2.To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis for Uganda’s Ministry of Health implementing the 7-1-7 framework in responding to prioritized diseases (EVD, anthrax, Measles and Rift Valley fever disease) using societal perspective.
3.To explore and profile the factors that influence the adoption and implementation of 7-1-7 targets among different stakeholders in Uganda
Uganda 2024-12-10 16:02:45 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Violet Nkwanzi
ID: UNCST-2024-R002493
Examining the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Human Trafficking Vulnerability and the Long-term Mental Health Outcomes of Women Survivors of Trafficking (18-35 years) in Uganda.
REFNo: SS3451ES

Aim 1: To quantitatively examine the association between ACEs, human trafficking vulnerability, and long-term mental health outcomes (anxiety, depression, PTSD). Aim 2: To determine the factors that moderate the effects of ACEs on human trafficking vulnerability and the long-term mental health outcomes of women survivors of trafficking. Aim 3: To qualitatively explore sources of resilience and gaps in existing policies and services for women affected by human trafficking in Uganda To inform comprehensive survivor centered interventions, this study will collect additional data on quality of life, gender-based violence, substance use and financial capability of survivors of trafficking.
Uganda 2024-12-10 16:01:57 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Akusa Patrice Mawa
ID: UNCST-2024-R015660
Service availability and readiness assessment for establishing biobanks of patient left-over samples from routine healthcare provision in Uganda and Kenya
REFNo: HS5328ES

1. To assess the current practices with left-over samples in hospitals and the attitude, willingness, and acceptability of stakeholders towards biobanking.
2. To audit human resources, laboratory infrastructure, governance, and data systems to understand available resources to support the establishment of left-over sample biobanks in health facilities
3. Undertake a detailed analysis of costs that will be needed to sustain operational activities on a yearly basis for either a federated or centralised approach of biobanking left-over samples in Uganda and Kenya
4. Assess the regulatory environment and engage relevant national regulatory bodies to adapt guidelines for left-over sample biobanking in Uganda and Kenya.


Uganda 2024-12-10 16:00:04 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stephen Tukwasibwe
ID: UNCST-2022-R011535
Surveillance of P. falciparum Drug and Diagnostic Resistance in Refugee Populations
REFNo: HS5230ES

To conduct comprehensive malaria molecular surveillance in refugee populations to generate high quality molecular, epidemiological and entomologic data for monitoring geographic and temporal trends and thereby inform interventions to best protect refugee and local host populations.
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:59:04 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jude  Nicholars Iyke
ID: UNCST-2023-R007962
THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY TRAITS ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF BIOMETRIC CONTROLLED HEALTH INFORMATICS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR430ES

The purpose of this sequential mixed-method design study is to assess the relationship between the personality traits and acceptance of Biometric Controlled Health Informatics in Gulu and Soroti Regional Referal public Hospitals in Uganda that will help health strategists and policy makers evaluate how the personality traits of health workers affect their acceptance of biometric controlled health informatics (BCHI) for secure access for clinical and non-clinical health workers to patient records in public hospitals in Uganda . ,To examine how personality traits affect the acceptance of Biometric Controlled Health Informatics in these public hospitals using the acceptance model that was developed for that purpose,To determine the connection between acceptances of Biometric Controlled Health Informatics and personality traits in these public hospitals.,To establish health workers’ awareness of Biometric Controlled Health Informatics in these public hospitals,
Nigeria 2024-12-10 15:54:44 2027-12-10 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Susan Nayiga
ID: UNCST-2020-R014642
Managing AMR: Everyday experience with antibacterial drug resistant infections in central Uganda
REFNo: SS3469ES

1. To track the trajectories of illness, care, recovery or decline of patients diagnosed with antibacterial drug resistant infections.
2. To link the social, economic and illness histories and opportunities of patients with their onward trajectories with antibacterial drug resistant infections
3. To identify equity dimensions of the how systems manage antibacterial drug resistant infections and points for intervention to support recovery

Uganda 2024-12-10 15:53:27 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francis Kakooza
ID: UNCST-2024-R002803
Evaluation of capture enrichment for viral sequencing in a remote setting in Uganda.
REFNo: HS5270ES

Objective 2: Evaluate Analytical Performance in Uganda. NGS testing of blood samples from confirmed clinical cases and suspected clinical samples will be conducted. This includes de-identified archived blood samples collected from a sepsis cohort among participants who consented for their samples to be used for future research related to sepsis in Fort Portal, Uganda, at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, which has enhanced biosafety capabilities. ,Objective 1: Develop and Optimize NGS Platform To pilot the use of a field-deployed portable next-generation sequencing for testing of archived sepsis blood samples in Uganda to search for hantavirus or bunyavirus infections. The project plans to field test the Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) platform with archived blood samples. Phylogenetic trees will be developed, and virus clades and variants or new viruses will be described. The performance of enriched-NGS to detect the virus will be compared to index testing with RT-PCR when there are 5 or more positive results.,
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:52:01 2027-12-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Anke Weisheit
ID: UNCST-2024-R004890
ETHNO BOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF WOUNDS IN GULU DISTRICT
REFNo: SS2928ES

To investigate the preparation and application methods of these medicinal plants for wound healing purposes.,To identify and document medicinal plants used by the local communities in Gulu district for treating various types of wounds.,The aim of this study is to conduct an ethnobotanical survey to document the traditional knowledge and use of medicinal plants for treating wounds among the communities in Gulu district, Uganda.,
Germany 2024-12-10 15:50:43 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Irene Nakayenga Mutesi
ID: UNCST-2024-R004951
Global Corridor, Urbanisation, Everydaylife and Techno-social Differentiation
REFNo: SS2860ES

2. To explore the everyday assembling of Corridor Urbanization to assess how investment in infrastructure is generating intra-urban and inter-urban relations/material connections between urban regions., To explain the global, urban geography of infrastructural corridors in reshaping the urbanization process in order to set a new agenda for global research,3. To investigate the everyday experiences of Corridor Urbanization within urban regions in order to understand the differentiated ways in which infrastructure is operated and accessed,1. To assess the global, urban geography and selected history of new corridors and the ways these projects are assembled in order to understand the role of urban regions,The aim of GlobalCORRIDOR is to address the challenge of how we understand Corridor Urbanization and to assess how these infrastructure led transformations are shaping urban inequality, as an everyday experience of techno-social differentiation,
Uganda 2024-12-10 15:50:00 2027-12-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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