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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
Muhwezi Reagan
ID: UNCST-2024-R003136
Molecular characterisation and associated factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milkmen and cows with Sub-clinical mastitis in Kiruhura district, Uganda
REFNo: HS5098ES

i. To determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milkmen and cows with subclinical mastitis in Kiruhura district, Uganda. ii. To determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milkmen and cows with subclinical mastitis in Kiruhura district, Uganda. iii. To determine the phylogeny of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from milkmen and cows associated with subclinical mastitis in Kiruhura District iv. To determine the risk factors associated with subclinical mastitis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among milkmen and cows in Kiruhura district, Uganda.
Uganda 2024-11-12 11:41:41 2027-11-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Hilda Kyarisiima
ID: UNCST-2023-R007212
Arpraziquantel for Schistosomiasis control in preschool-aged children in endemic areas in Uganda, with special consideration of dose determination methods: a small-scale public health intervention study in Hoima and Bugiri districts.
REFNo: HS5146ES

1. To assess the performance of different platforms for delivery of arPZQ to PSAC in terms of coverage, feasibility, and required resources.
2. To determine social mobilization and training needs for effective delivery of arPZQ through different platforms
3. To assess the performance in terms of practical acceptability, usability and accuracy of weight estimation methods (PAWPER-XL MAC tape) for arPZQ drug dosing under MDA conditions in preschool-aged children.
Uganda 2024-11-12 11:38:53 2027-11-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
FRANKLIN MUHEREZA T
ID: UNCST-2024-R002858
Determinants of Economic growth and Unemployment (1990-2020)
REFNo: SS3312ES

i.To investigate the determinants of economic growth in East African Community.
ii. To investigate the determinants of unemployment in East African Community.
iii. To evaluate the causality between economic growth and unemployment in East African Community.

Uganda 2024-11-08 9:41:40 2027-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sylvanus  Twinomugisha Rwobusiisi
ID: UNCST-2024-R003582
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ART AND DESIGN CURRICULUM IN ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3284ES

Establish how the learners’ assessment strategies in the Art and Design curriculum enhance students’ employability skills.,Examine how the instructional strategies of Art and Design curriculum enhance students’ employability skills.,Assess how the content of the current Art and Design curriculum incorporates employability skills.,To establish the effectiveness of the Art and Design curriculum in enhancing the employability skills of students for the labour market in Uganda in order to inform Art and Design education in universities.,
Uganda 2024-11-08 9:10:33 2027-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BYARUHANGA DAVIS
ID: UNCST-2024-R004638
Land Conflict Resolution through Land Policy Mechanisms Implementation in the Greater Mubende District, Uganda
REFNo: SS3303ES

To examine the implications of Land policy mechanisms’ implementation on land conflict resolution in the greater Mubende District.,To examine the effectiveness of the implementation process of land policy mechanisms in resolving land conflict in the greater Mubende District.,To analyze the land policy mechanisms used to resolve land conflict in the greater Mubende District.,To examine the influence of Policy Mechanisms Implementation on land conflict resolution in the greater Mubende District, Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-11-08 9:07:51 2027-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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