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David Guwatudde
ID: UNCST-2021-R008522
 ADDENDUM to the study: THE UGANDA NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCD) RISK FACTOR MOBILE PHONE SURVEY - 2021 (Your ref: HS1738ES).
REFNo: HS1999ES

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF ADDENDUM To determine the level of understanding of the NCD risk factor questions in the main mobile phone questionnaire by participants. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF ADDENDUM The specific objective of this addendum are: i) To determine if participants will be able to easily to understand the questions in the questionnaire of the mobile phone survey (MPS) ii) If found necessary, adjust questions in the MPS study questionnaire
 Uganda 2022-02-21 2025-02-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Catherine Maiteki
ID:
It's (NOT) just blood: Identifying gaps and exploring the intersections of menstrual health, adolescent’s rights, and environmental sustainability
REFNo: HS1594ES

Objective 1: To explore barriers and facilitators to availability and access to MHM for adolescents;
Objective 2: To identify MHM-related threats to adolescents’ rights;
Objective 3: To identify MHM products-related threats to the environment;
Objective 4: To identify and map stakeholders on MHM;
Objective 5: To establish a network of researchers and stakeholders for future research and interventions on MHM

 Uganda 2022-02-21 2025-02-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Mafigiri Kaawa
ID: UNCST-2019-R001276
 LIVED EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF DEMENTIA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN URBAN, KAMPALA
REFNo: SS1152ES

• To assess perceptions of dementia among family caregivers of patients.

• To assess the nature of the lived experiences of family caregivers of patients with dementia.
• To examine the challenges of dementia patients and their family caregivers.
• To identify workable opportunities for mitigating the challenges of dementia patients and caregivers.

 Uganda 2022-02-21 2025-02-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel Biraro
ID:
COVID-19 Vaccine Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences in Uganda (CVKAPU)
REFNo: HS2032ES

Objective 1: Estimate COVID-19 vaccine knowledge, attitudes and practices in a nationally representative sample.

Objective 2: Compare estimates of key health behaviors between UPHIA and mobile phone survey respondents.

Objective 3: Characterize the sociodemographic profile of phone owner respondents and secondary respondents with the UPHIA sample and assess whether secondary respondents improve the representativeness of the survey.

Uganda 2022-02-21 2025-02-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Julius Lutwama Julian
ID: UNCST-2021-R011979
 Surveillance, Control and Prevention of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases in Uganda - A case study of Rift Valley Fever (RVF), Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) and Brucellosis at the Human-Animal-Wildlife Interface in Diverse Agricultural systems
REFNo: HS2053ES

Overall objective
To improve understanding and control of RVF, CCHF and Brucellosis using enhanced surveillance systems and a One Health approach at the human-animal-wildlife interface in the cattle corridor of Uganda.

2.2 Specific Objectives
Five specific objectives will contribute to achievement of the overall objective. The first two will explore the natural history of the three infections while the third will explore socio-cultural factors affecting disease epidemiology. The final two specific-objectives relate to developing interventions based on the findings of specific-objectives 1-3.
2.2.1 Natural History of the Infections
1. Investigate the burden of RVF, CCHF and Brucellosis at the human-animal-wildlife interface.
2. Describe dynamics and drivers of spill-over events/epidemics at human-animal-wildlife interfaces in diverse agricultural systems.
2.2.2 Exploring Socio-cultural Factors relating to disease spread
3. Undertake a gender and inequalities analysis of knowledge, attitude, and practices of transmission dynamics of CCHF, RVF and Brucellosis at the human –animal –wildlife interface.
2.2.3 Developing Interventions
4. Design One Health centered models for the Control and Prevention of RVF, CCHF and Brucellosis in Uganda that can be adapted for other zoonoses of global significance.
5. Develop sustainable One Health disease surveillance and reporting system in order to support need for development a One Health policy

Uganda 2022-02-21 2025-02-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Johannes Haushofer
ID: UNCST-2021-R012087
 Well-being and Experience of Ugandan Students.
REFNo: SS1184ES

To determine the medium-term effects of the Malengo program on the students who attend in terms of labor market outcomes, job choice, income, and country of residence and the effect on their psychological well-being (e.g. homesickness, life satisfaction)
To establish How the demand for ISAs compare to demand for student loans
What are the immediate and medium-term effects of the program on the families of selected students, e.g. in terms of remittances received, psychological well-being (e.g. pride, but also missing a child), aspirations, and/or disappointment of siblings? What are the effects on the home communities of the students, e.g. in terms of aspirations and/or disappointment of friends and neighbors?

 Germany 2022-02-21 2025-02-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi
ID: UNCST-2021-R002777
 Strengthening Women Smallholders’ Resilience to Agricultural Shocks for Enhanced Income Diversification and Empowerment in Uganda
REFNo: A179ES

• Document the characteristics and intensity of agricultural shocks experienced by rural women smallholder farmers in Uganda
• Examine smallholder women farmers’ ability to manage the risks associated with agricultural shocks.
• Design a mix of interventions and explore their complementarities in relation to enhancing women’s financial and agricultural resilience through the provision of good quality seed, fertilizer, improved agroeconomic practices, training and weather-based index insurance.
• Test which intervention mix will contribute to strengthening women’s capacity to adopt more resilient and dynamic farming systems and enhance their income/livelihood diversification.
• Engage rural men and community members to challenge the discriminatory social and gender norms that are against women’s economic autonomy

 Uganda 2022-02-17 2025-02-17 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eddy Walakira Joshua
ID: UNCST-2022-R009077
 Payments in Primary and secondary schools implementing universal education programme in Uganda: Forms, effects and Accountability
REFNo: SS1164ES

The objective of the study is to enhance the evidence base on fees payments in primary and secondary schools implementing free education programmes to support the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) in making evidence-based decisions to streamline, standardise and regulate user fees in the country.

Specific objectives:

(i) Establish the nature and extent of fees payments in schools implementing UPE and USE programmes in Uganda.

(ii) Examine the determination, collection, utilisation and accountability arrangements of the fees collected in public primary and secondary schools in Uganda.

(iii) Determine the willingness of parents/caregivers to pay for public primary and secondary schooling in Uganda

(iv) Analyse how fees payment effects the education prospects of various categories of vulnerable children in Uganda

(v) Provide the MoES with recommendations for revising the UPE and USE financing frameworks, based on the findings of the primary research and analysis of the policy framework for education financing in Uganda.
Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Caroline Asekenye
ID:
Consumption, Phytochemical evaluation and Hypoglycemic effect of frequently eaten vegetables in Ankole and Teso sub-regions of Uganda.
REFNo: HS1840ES

i.To document the most frequently eaten vegetables and household prevalence of hyperglycemia in Ankole and Teso sub-regions of Uganda.
ii. To establish the phytochemical composition of selected most frequently eaten vegetables in relation to soil properties from the two regions
iii. To determine the hypoglycemic effect of crude extracts of the most frequently eaten vegetables per study region
iv. To determine the hypoglycemic phytochemical fractions from the most potent vegetable crude extract
v. To estimate the effective amount of the most active vegetables for prevention and management of hyperglycemia based on the animal (rat) model.

 Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Emojong Emukule
ID:
COVID-19 DISRUPTION OF THE NEWS PRODUCTION PROCESSES – A CASE STUDY OF NEW VISION IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1154ES

To establish how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the processes of news production at New Vision

Establish the measures media houses took to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 disruptions in news production

To describe the challenges faced by journalists during the pandemic as they carried out their work.

Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lino Ika
ID: UNCST-2021-R011810
 A policy advocacy competency framework supporting municipal economic development in Uganda
REFNo: SS1159ES

The following objectives will guide this study. To conceptualise public policy advocacy in the local government setting using the Local Economic Development (LED) policy in public policy research. To discuss the challenges and weaknesses of policy advocacy and examine reasons for these. To analyse how Uganda's local government policy advocacy experience relates to the well-established frameworks that have been used to analyse policy advocacy in other contexts. To identify and examine the competency gaps among policy actors engaged in LED policy advocacy in the policy process in Arua City. To propose the construction of a competency framework for policy advocacy in local government context.
 Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Charles Osingada Peter
ID:
Perspectives of Ugandan patients and healthcare providers about the use of telehealth for follow-up HIV care and treatment
REFNo: HS2028ES

To Identify factors associated with the intention of persons living with HIV to use telehealth for follow-up care and treatment.
To explore perceptions of patients regarding the use of telehealth for follow-up HIV care and treatment.
To explore perceptions of nurses and counselors regarding the use of telehealth for follow-up HIV care and treatment

 Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Pieter Rutsaert
ID:
Next Generation Product Profiles in Maize: Using video descriptions of future products to identify farmers’ preferences
REFNo: SS1173ES

• Understand farmer preferences on the next generation profiles of hybrid maize in East Africa;
• To ensure seed companies can improve their communications by focusing on farmer needs;
• Identify differences in farmer needs based on maturity class, gender, farming practices and socio-demographic profile

 Belgium 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Daniel Kibuuka Musoke
ID: UNCST-2021-R011749
 Endline survey of the Radio Serial Dramas (RSDS) Akakunizo and Sotakai Conducted by population media centre-Uganda. Ref No: SS1165ES
REFNo: SS1179ES

The endline survey will generate endline information on socio-economic, demographic and programmatic indicators that can be used for measuring progress in achieving project objectives and to evaluate the overall impact of Akakunizo and Sotakai radio serial dramas (RSDs) at the end of the project period
 Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Faith Nawagi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013751
 Mapping and Developing an interprofessional education and collaborative practice framework for health professional students within an African international elective learning environment
REFNo: HS2078ES

1. To determine the current practice of IPE/ IPC within the African international elective student learning environment.
2. To explore the perceptions of students, faculty, and other stakeholders regarding IPE/IPC within the African elective learning environment.
3. To develop a framework for promoting IPE/IPC within the African international elective learning environment.
4. To implement the IPE Framework developed and explore the experiences of the students and faculty in using the framework to improve the quality of health care in line with IPE/IPC skills.

Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RITAH KICONCO
ID: UNCST-2021-R013263
 GENE POLYMORPHISMS FOR KIDNEY DISEASE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS1941ES

To determine the gene expression of FURIN, ADAM-17 and TMPRSS2 genes and their association with ACE2 expression for SARS-CoV-2 among hypertensive T2DM patients at MRRH in South Western Uganda. ,To correlate the ACE2 expression implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection with hypertension in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in South Western Uganda ,To determine the factors associated with kidney disease among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ,To determine the relationship between ACE genotypes and the treatment with ACEIs or ARBs on the susceptibility to early kidney disease among hypertensive T2DM patients in south western Uganda. ,To assess the correlation between the ACE genotypes with the plasma ACE levels and the albuminuric status of the T2DM patients in south western Uganda. ,To identify the gene alleles and genotypes of the ACE that are linked with the risk of developing kidney disease among T2DM patients in south western Uganda. ,To determine the gene polymorphisms for kidney disease and susceptibility To Sars-Cov-2 infection among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Southwestern Uganda.,
 Uganda 2022-02-14 2025-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Daniel Kibuuka Musoke
ID: UNCST-2021-R011749
 National Survey on the Extend and Cost of Corruption in the Health and Education Sectors in Uganda
REFNo: SS1176ES

The purpose of the survey is to generate baseline data to determine the extent and cost of corruption in health and education sectors.
Uganda 2022-02-14 2025-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ANITA ARINDA
ID: UNCST-2020-R014158
 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2064ES

General Objective: 1. To determine the impact of COVID-19 on mental health services in Uganda. Specific objectives 1. To explore the changes in mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. To examine the measures that were put in place to deal with the challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health services 3. To explore possible recommendations for improvement of mental health services during COVID-19 pandemic.
 Uganda 2022-02-14 2025-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edward Kakooza
ID:
The Use of Digital Technologies to Support Medication Adherence: Perceptions of Researchers
REFNo: HS1859ES

2. To describe the opinions of researchers’ towards use of digital technologies to support Medication adherence. ,1. To describe, experiences of researchers on the use of digital technologies in supporting medication adherence. ,
 Uganda 2022-02-11 2025-02-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Musa Sekikubo
ID: UNCST-2021-R014010
 A placebo controlled clinical trial investigating the safety and immunogenicity of GBS6 in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and their infants
REFNo: HS1991ES

1. To describe the safety and tolerability of GBS6 when administered at ? 27 0/7 to ? 35 6/7 weeks’ gestation to pregnant women, with and without HIV, aged ? 18 to ? 40 years of age and their infants..
2. To assess the safety of GBS6 in infants born to HIV positive and negative women who were vaccinated during pregnancy.

 Uganda 2022-02-11 2025-02-11 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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