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Joaniter Nankabirwa Immaculate
ID: UNCST-2021-R012896
Optimising dissemination mechanisms for Malaria clinical practice guidelines in the evidence ecosystem. (MARC-SE-MAGIC)
REFNo: HS5591ES

To study different dissemination mechanisms, customized to health care professionals or other end users of clinical practice guidelines.
Uganda 2025-03-04 13:11:00 2028-03-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kayabula  Alex
ID: UNCST-2023-R005649
Leaders' Personality, Leadership Styles, and Employee Retention in Selected Universities in Central Uganda
REFNo: SS3673ES

Specific Objectives

1. To examine the relationship between introversion and employee retention in in selected universities in central Uganda.

2. To investigate the influence of extroversion on employee retention in selected universities in central Uganda

3. To explore the impact of democratic leadership style on employee retention in selected universities in central Uganda

4. To assess the combined effect of leaders’ personality and leadership styles on employee retention in selected universities in central Uganda

5. To analyze the moderating role of work environment on the relationship between leaders’ personality, leadership styles, and employee retention in selected universities in central Uganda.

Uganda 2025-03-04 13:03:54 2028-03-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Joloba Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2022-R011558
Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Strengthening in the Karamoja Sub-region (ARSK)
REFNo: HS5566ES

2.2.1 To determine the patterns and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Napak and Moroto districts of Uganda.
2.2.2 To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antibiotic use, and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) among healthcare workers (HCWs), patients, and their caretakers in Napak and Moroto districts.

Uganda 2025-03-04 13:01:32 2028-03-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lorna Atikoro
ID: UNCST-2024-R002527
Improving diagnostics of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Sub-Saharan Africa- A multicenter project of the COMBAT AMR in Africa network
REFNo: HS5555ES

. To determine the concordance of the point of care tests NG-Test CTX-M MULTI©, NGTest CARBA 5© and NG Test MCR-1© in the diagnosis of extended spectrum beta
lactamases, carbapenemases and colistin resistant bacteria respectively with conventional
phenotypic culture.
• To determine the 28- day clinical outcomes of patients with multi drug resistant gram negative bacteria.
• To identify the mechanisms leading to inconsistent results between the POCTs and
conventional phenotypic culture.
Uganda 2025-03-04 12:23:18 2028-03-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jenny Löfgren
ID: UNCST-2024-R005428
Orthopaedic trauma, infections and cancer care in Uganda - Disease panorama, management and barriers to care
REFNo: HS5535ES

Investigate complication rates after orthopaedic surgery performed in the study hospitals.,To investigate the proportion of patients with traumatic, infectious and malignant orthopaedic conditions that receive surgical versus non-surgical treatment in the study hospitals,The main objective of the study is to study the management and outcomes of a variety of traumatic, infectious and malignant orthopaedic conditions that are common in secondary and tertiary level hospital settings,To identify current health care gaps in the provision of management of traumatic, infectious and malignant orthopaedic conditions in Uganda. ,To investigate barriers and promoting factors to accessing care for pathological fractures ,Identify rates of complications (revision due to malalignment, infection, technical error) from surgery performed in low-resource settings.,Compare patient functional outcomes if the patient is treated non-surgically, treated surgically within 2 weeks of injury or treated surgically later than 2 weeks after the injury.,
Sweden 2025-03-04 11:09:42 2028-03-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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