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Allan Kalungi
ID: UNCST-2022-R009843
Genetic, Biological and Psychosocial predictors of Incident and Persistent Internalizing Mental Disorders among Ugandan Children and Adolescents living with HIV: A Machine Learning Approach.
REFNo: HS4521ES

1. To build a machine learning model for prediction of prevalent, incident, and persistent cases of Internalizing Mental Disorders among Ugandan children and adolescents living with HIV.
2. To evaluate the performance of the machine learning model (developed in 1 above) based on each of genetic, biological, and psychosocial factors respectively.
3. To evaluate the performance of the machine learning model based on the combination all the three factor domains of genetic, biological, and psychosocial factors.

Uganda 2024-07-15 8:22:11 2027-07-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sheila Balinda Nina
ID: UNCST-2021-R013804
Advancing Vaccine Development: Harnessing Multiple Antigenic Epitopes for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Humans and Animals
REFNo: HS4493ES

Overall objective To develop and evaluate an adenovector CCHFV vaccine candidate. Sub-study general objectives i) To design the CCHFV immunogens and construct an adenovector CCHF vaccine candidate by conjugating the immunogens into the adenovector backbone. ii) To conduct preclinical studies of the CCHF vaccine in mice and non-human primates (animal models). iii) To translate knowledge products into formats that are accessible and usable by key stakeholders to enhance CCHF vaccine discovery and scale up.
Uganda 2024-07-15 8:16:36 2027-07-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jolly  Kamugisha G.K.
ID: UNCST-2023-R005715
Evaluation of The Early Childhood Nutrition Programme In The Karamoja Region, Uganda. RefNo: JCRC-2024-78:
REFNo: HS4490ES

To assess ECD centre readiness to implement integrated early childhood nutrition interventions in order to inform programming that fosters early childhood development in the Karamoja regionTo determine the early childhood developmental status of children aged 0-24 months in the Karamoja region. To determine the contextual barriers and facilitators to implementation of comprehensive nutrition interventions in ECD centres and their catchment communities in the Karamoja region To determine the effect of comprehensive early childhood nutrition interventions on Early Childhood Developmental status among children aged 24-59 months in the Karamoja region
Uganda 2024-07-12 14:50:24 2027-07-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mamerito Nturanabo
ID: UNCST-2024-R004377
Social Equity Interventions and Maternal health outcomes in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS2781ES

To establish the effect of legislation on the maternal Health in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda,To establish the civic education effect on maternal health in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda.,To establish Health provision effect on maternal health in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda,To assess the relationship between social equity interventions and maternal health outcomes in Bugiri District, Eastern Uganda.,
Uganda 2024-07-10 13:41:35 2027-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Shamirah Najjinda
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Family support, entrepreneurial resources, resilience and entrepreneurial wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda
REFNo: SS2842ES

To determine the levels of understanding of entrepreneurial wellbeing by women entrepreneurs in Uganda.To establish the relationship between family support and entrepreneurial wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda.To examine the relationship between entrepreneurial resources and entrepreneurial wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda.To explore the influence of entrepreneurial resilience on the entrepreneurial wellbeing of women entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industry of Uganda.
Uganda 2024-07-10 13:40:22 2027-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lucas Ampaire
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DIGITIZED CBC RESULTS TRANSMISSION TO SHORTEN TURN AROUND TIME AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL (dCRT STUDY)
REFNo: HS4264ES

To design a mobile app as an intervention to shorten delay for CBC results transmission from the Mbarara Regional referral hospital Laboratory to the requesting clinician,To determine the perceived contributing factors to CBC results delay at Mbarara regional referral Hospital,To establish the prevalence of CBC results delays at Mbarara regional referral Hospital:,
Uganda 2024-07-10 13:38:14 2027-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patricia Nabwami Esther
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Evaluating the Health Systems Preparedness for Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Mubende and Kassanda Districts in Uganda
REFNo: SS2828ES

3. To establish the existing capacities for management of EVD outbreaks containment at the local health facilities. ,To determine the status of stock piling levels for Ebola Virus Disease in health facilities.,1. To establish the level of preparedness among health care workers’ for containment of Ebola Virus Disease.,To evaluate the preparedness levels of health system for Ebola outbreak response in Mubende and Kassanda Districts in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-07-10 13:37:12 2027-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ellen Forsman Larsson
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“Have you been saved?” Ecstatic exorcism as therapeutic healing
REFNo: SS2494ES

This project focuses on the Balokole church, aiming to produce an ethnographic analysis of the movement. The purpose of this research is to understand how the movement interacts with global Christianity while simultaneously inflecting local practices. In particular, It will look at the types of worship undertaken in the church, and how they are experienced within the congregation. The members of this movement commonly experience so-called ‘deliverances’ - where congregants are exorcised and cleansed of demons and evil spirits. Those who undergo deliverances tell of its healing effects. The ultimate aim of the project is to understand what deliverance is, and what happens to a person when they undergo it. It will also explore the personal transformation that happens when a person is ‘born again’, to better understand the therapeutic effects which conversion, deliverance and other rituals can have.
Sweden 2024-07-10 13:35:12 2027-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jonathan Kitonsa
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Assessing the knowledge, perceptions, and uptake of HPV vaccine and evaluation of vaccine delivery strategies among non-school-going girls in southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS4559ES

Quantitative study objectives 1. To assess knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about the HPV vaccine among non-school going girls between 9 and 20 years. 2. To determine HPV uptake, willingness, and barriers to use HPV vaccines among nonschool going girls between 9 and 20 years. 3. To determine favourable vaccine delivery strategies for non-school going girls. Qualitative study objectives 1. To explore the willingness and acceptability of taking up an HPV vaccine among nonschool going girls between 9 and 20 years. 2. To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about HPV vaccine among nonschool going girls, parents/care givers, and healthcare providers. 3. To describe the facilitators and barriers to the uptake of HPV vaccine among non-school going girls, parents/care givers, and healthcare providers.
Uganda 2024-07-10 13:31:20 2027-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Solomon Nsumba
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Intelligent wearable systems for detecting medication errors at CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital
REFNo: SIR360ES

To design and implement a low-power, real-time wearable system that seamlessly integrates with existing medical equipment, facilitating continuous monitoring and detection of medication errors during surgical procedures.,To prototype a software system capable of providing real-time feedback to medical personnel and generating automated records based on detected medication errors, integrating insights from the developed computer vision models.,To develop advanced computer vision models tailored to accurately detect and classify drug delivery events and associated errors, leveraging insights from the curated dataset,To curate a comprehensive video/image dataset capturing diverse medical drug events and errors in real-time during surgical procedures.,Overall Goal is to develop machine learning models that can detect medical drug events and errors in real-time during surgery.,
Uganda 2024-07-10 13:29:17 2027-07-10 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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