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Daniel Zaake
ID: UNCST-2019-R000923
Infertility in Uganda: The Burden, quality of Life, lived experiences of individuals Diagnosed with infertility and Availability of services for Diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
REFNo: HS3901ES

1. To determine the prevalence and determinants of infertility in Uganda.
2. To evaluate the quality of life among individuals with infertility seeking fertility treatment in Kawempe National Referal Hospital (KNRH) and St Francis Hospital Nsambya(SFHN) in Kampala
3. To explore the lived experiences of couples and individuals diagnosed with infertility at KNRH and SFHN in Kampala
4. To assess the availability of services for diagnosis and treatment of infertility in Uganda.
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:37:00 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert Waiswa
ID:
The enablers and barriers to remote work for persons with disabilities in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda
REFNo: SS2394ES

To create a deeper understanding of the enablers and barriers to remote work, including impacts on employability, for PWDs in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, principally to inform practice and policy in the design of interventions for disability-inclusive employment in Uganda as the country fast-tracks the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Sustainable Development Goal 10, and Vision 2040.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:20:40 2027-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sylvester Onzivua
ID:
A Postmortem Study to Explore the Pathological Basis of the Nodding Syndrome
REFNo: HS3048ES

(d) To compare the histological features in the various cases of the NS,c) To determine if there is any evidence of brain infection in NS. ,(b) To characterize the abnormal protein (tau) formation in the brain in NS. ,(a) To determine the main cellular processes occurring in the brain in the NS. ,Main Objective In the study postmortem brain samples will be used to explore the pathological basis of the NS. ,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:17:16 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CHARLES BATUME
ID: UNCST-2021-R013411
Insecticidal and repellent properties of essential oils from catnip (Nepeta cataria) against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae s.s. and culex quinquefasciatus.
REFNo: HS1717ES

To confirm residual activity and application intervals.,To determine the optimum application dosage(s) and the residual activity.,To determine the efficacy of repellent formulations at the selected application rates against the target vector species.,To establish dose–response relations and determine the ED50 and ED95 of the active ingredient for vector repulsion.,To determine effectiveness of catnip (Nepeta cataria) as mosquito repellent for Ae. aegypti, Anopheles gambiae s.s, and Culex quinquefasciatus.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:11:13 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dominic Bagenda K
ID: UNCST-2021-R013132
Predictors of Menstrual Hygiene Management among Adolescent Girls in a Rural Resource-deprived Setting in Bukedea District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS1065ES

iv. To quantify the effect of parental predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,iii. To quantify the effect of socioeconomic predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,ii. To quantify the effect of personal predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,i. To determine the proportion of adolescents practicing adequate MHM in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,Quantify the effects of personal, socioeconomic and parental predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:08:52 2027-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peter Rukundo Milton
ID: UNCST-2020-R014799
Testing efficacy and therapeutic potential of egg powder in prevention and management of moderate acute malnutrition: an intervention trial in drought-prone Karamoja, Northern Uganda
REFNo: HS2324ES

(i) Test the efficacy of powdered egg in the prevention of MAM and other related forms of malnutrition in children 6-59 months old. (ii) Assess the therapeutic potential of egg-based products in the management of MAM in the context of supplementary feeding.
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:04:25 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Violet Korutaro
ID: UNCST-2019-R000618
IMPAACT Early Career Investigator Award entitled, “Breastmilk Biomarkers of Inflammation, Immune Activation, and Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) in Women with vs. without Vertical Transmission During Breastfeeding
REFNo: HS4086ES

1. Determine the concentrations of total and various composition of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) (lacto-N-fucopentaose; lacto-N-neotetraose; lacto-N- tetraose; 2#-fucosyllactose; 3-fucosyllactose; and three #-sialyllactose); Immunoglobulin isotypes and subclasses (IgG1, IgG2b, IgG2c, and IgG3) in breastmilk of WWH at delivery (up to 5-days) and 4-6 weeks postpartum.

2. Assess the associations of HMO composition and immunoglobulin subclasses with breastmilk-associated HIV transmission.


Uganda 2024-04-26 9:53:07 2027-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sylvia Nabukenya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000906
Developing a guide for ethical review of AI-related research proposals involving human participants
REFNo: SS2558ES

I. To identify the gaps and challenges experienced by research ethics committees during review of AI-related health research projects
II. To examine the ethical considerations of health research involving human participants in AI research
III. To develop a guide for the review of AI-related research projects involving human participants.

Uganda 2024-04-26 9:51:55 2027-04-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Richard Sanya Edwin
ID: UNCST-2023-R006836
Pathways to gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis: a pilot study Identifying health system barriers and facilitators to improve care in rural Uganda.
REFNo: HS4077ES

To investigate the availability of diagnostic services, guidelines, human resources, and financing for GDM care in Kagando HDSS,To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare providers in detecting and managing GDM in Kagando HDSS,To explore experiences of women with current or previous GDM in Kagando HDSS about the diagnosis and management of GDM,To determine, using facility records, the burden of GDM in primary care facilities in the Kagando Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS),The main objective of this study is to identify barriers and facilitators to the diagnosis of GDM in rural Uganda.,
Uganda 2024-04-26 9:47:15 2027-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alexander Kagaha
ID: UNCST-2024-R004967
REIMAGINING MALARIAL INFECTION CONTROL IN TERMS OF PLANETARY HEALTH BOUNDARIES
REFNo: HS4005ES

To examine the performances through which regimes of malaria and malaria control consciousness conceal and privilege specific human and nonhuman elements.,To examine the shifting terrain of consciousness on malaria control and the conditions that underpin their rise. ,To explore and examine human and nonhuman elements constituted by and within consciousness boundaries of malaria and malaria control interventions. ,To investigate the boundaries of consciousness of malaria and malaria control interventions in Uganda. The boundary of consciousness here denotes the dominant forms of collective and institutional consciousness that guides, regulates, informs and mediates malaria control.,
Uganda 2024-04-26 9:45:31 2027-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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