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David Aderu
ID: UNCST-2023-R008280
Mainz II Pouch: A viable option for the incurable fistula in Uganda
REFNo: HS3247ES

3. To assess the quality of life of recipients of the Mainz II pouch in clients with fistula deemed incurable at SRRH from 2009 to 2018.,2. To describe sonographic characteristics of the upper urinary tract in recipients of the Mainz II pouch procedure at SRRH from 2009 to 2018.,1. To determine the biochemical profile of patients with fistula deemed incurable who have undergone Mainz II pouch procedure at SRRH from 2009 to 2018.,To evaluate the viability of the Mainz II urinary diversion for women with Fistula deemed incurable in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-07-22 16:53:11 2027-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Aisha Nanyiti
ID: UNCST-2021-R013489
Electric cooking in the energy transition: how much subsidization is needed?
REFNo: SS2896ES

To assess the willingness to pay for modern electronic cooking technology within the grid connected urban and peri-urban areas. To assess the effect of benchmark goods on the willingness to pay for modern electronic cooking technology. To assess the impact of information provision towards the demand for modern electronic cooking technology within the grid connected urban and peri-urban areas.
Uganda 2024-07-22 16:52:07 2027-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOSELYN RWEBEMBERA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013915
Identifying the Essential Elements of Case Managers and Peer Support Groups for Prophylaxis Adherence in Rheumatic Heart Disease” (CAMPS Plus)
REFNo: HS4346ES

Objective 1: Determine the difference in 1-year SAP adherence rates of children newly diagnosed with RHD in Uganda receiving one of two support strategies: case manager only (CM) and case manager plus peer support group (CM + PG).

Objective 2: Explore implementation determinants among case managers, participants, and participant families to inform deployment of program at scale.
Uganda 2024-07-22 16:49:34 2027-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ronald Kiguba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000844
Understanding adverse drug reactions to dolutegravir and isoniazid in people living with HIV in Uganda: incidence, risk factors, management and patient reporting
REFNo: HS3364ES

To determine the incidence, characteristics and risk factors of ADRs to DTG/ IPT in PLHIV in Uganda,To identify barriers and facilitators of using the app to report ADRs by PLHIV in Uganda,To determine the rate of ADR-reporting by PLHIV at selected ART-sites in Uganda,To implement the Med Safety app to promote ADR-reporting by PLHIV in Uganda,To identify genetic polymorphisms associated with DTG-induced weight gain and hyperglycaemia, and isoniazid-related hepatotoxicity, using the GWAS approach among PLHIV in Uganda,To investigate the prevention, monitoring, management of ADRs to DTG/ IPT in PLHIV in Uganda,
Uganda 2024-07-22 16:37:17 2027-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elisa  Macchi
ID: UNCST-2023-R004097
Pressure to Hire, Technology Adoption, and Productivity: Experimental Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS2013ES

1. The project aims at contributing to several strands of the literature. First, an emerging literature
hasshown how social- and self-image concerns affect the labor market through changesin the labor
supply

2. Our evidence suggests that the reputational concerns associated to hiring and technology
adoption decisions are induced by resource-sharing practices with kin and neighbors.

3. Finally, our work links to the literature on cross-country differences in productivity. Lewis et al.
(1954) observed that developing economies have a large “traditional sector” where marginal
productivity is low and where workers may be compensated above their marginal product through
informal arrangements (see Gollin (2014) for a recent discussion). When wages do not equal
marginal product, workers may be employed in relatively less-productive tasks, resulting in
misallocations. Gollinetal
Italy 2024-07-22 16:32:03 2027-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Patience Atuhaire
ID: UNCST-2023-R007423
TORCHES (TOXOPLASMOSIS, RUBELLA, CYTOMEGALOVIRUS, HERPES AND OTHER AGENTS LIKE SYPHILIS) and relation to Preterm Delivery and Low birth weight among pregnant women living with HIV and their babies in the IMPAACT 1077BF trial
REFNo: HS4352ES

Assess/evaluate the associations between select peripartum infections with risk of PTD and LBW, across the ART groups reported in PROMISE,assess the prevalence of select peripartum co-infections (TORCH infections) among PROMISE 1077BF women living with HIV and their HEU babies at the MU-JHU CRS in Kampala Uganda using stored plasma specimens obtained at delivery,
Uganda 2024-07-22 15:03:09 2027-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Douglas Bulafu
ID: UNCST-2021-R011774
From COVID-19 to Ebola: How did lessons on Maintaining Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic inform the Ebola response in Uganda?
REFNo: HS4422ES

5. To compare disruption to essential health services due to COVID-19 and Ebola in Mubende and Kassanda districts of Uganda.,4. To estimate the effect (disruption) of COVID-19 and Ebola in Mubende and Kassanda districts of Uganda.,3. To explore the challenges faced during implementation of public health and social measures during the Ebola epidemic in Uganda.,2. To document how lessons from previous pandemics informed the application of public health and social measures during the Ebola epidemic in Uganda.,1. To document how lessons from previous epidemics informed the health system adaptations to ensure the continuity of essential health services during the Ebola epidemic in Uganda.,To compare disruption to essential health services during COVID-19 and the 2022 Ebola outbreak and document how lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic informed the Ebola response in Uganda to inform how to prevent and respond to future epidemics.,
Uganda 2024-07-22 15:02:01 2027-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Abbey Kato
ID:
Child art: a meaning-making mechanism for children about their gender[ed] experiences and perceptions
REFNo: SS2341ES

To interrogate children’s visual art expression as a model for gender sensitization.,To examine the gender[ed] narratives that emerge from the child art experiences and perceptions expressed in the child art.,To explore children’s experiences and perceptions of their day to day life expressed through child art.,The main objective of the study is to explore how child art can be used as a meaning-making mechanism by children to express their everyday life gender[ed] experiences and perceptions.,
Uganda 2024-07-22 14:57:37 2027-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Daniel Mwandah Chans
ID: UNCST-2022-R008880
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care: Prevention of the Transmission of Multi-Drug Resistant Superbugs in the Intensive Care Unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (AMSICU)
REFNo: HS4682ES

6. Develop an IPC protocol for the ICU.,5. Provide training on the role of pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) in managing critically ill patients in order to optimize antimicrobial therapy.,4. Develop a treatment algorithm for the selection of the initial antibiotic therapy and antimicrobial therapy de-escalation in the ICU.,3. Establish the use of biomarkers for rapid identification of ICU patients with bacterial infections.,2. Document the baseline antimicrobial resistance patterns for the ICU.,1. Establish a structured antibiotic stewardship program in the ICU at MRRH involving intensivists, microbiologists, nurses, specialists, clinicians, clinical pharmacists, hospital administrators and support staff.,The overall aim of the project is to prevent transmission of multi-drug resistant (MDR) superbugs in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) through building capacity of clinicians for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control (IPC) for improved patient outcomes,
Uganda 2024-07-22 14:52:09 2027-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
KYARIKUNDA MONICA
ID: UNCST-2023-R005922
Community Based Tourism Enterprises’ appraisal and community conservation outcomes amidst changing demographics around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
REFNo: SS2416ES

To determine strategic initiatives for enhancing CBTEs’ performance for better community conservation outcomes in the digital era amidst changing demographics,To explore how the changing demographics have affected the implementation and performance of CBTEs around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park,To establish the CBTEs’ performance and community attitudes’ trend towards conservation of BINP,To characterize and map the spatial and temporal distribution of community Based Tourism Enterprises around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. ,To determine barriers and facilitators of CBTEs’ performance and resultant community conservation outcomes of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park amidst changing demographics,
Uganda 2024-07-22 14:46:50 2027-07-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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