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Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
ConfiSign HIV Self-Test: Evaluation of Clinical Performance and Usability in the hands of untrained users.
REFNo: HS5545ES

The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance and the usability of the ConfiSign HIV Self-Test in the hands of untrained users from a low prevalence HIV region and having no experience in HIV self-testing (HIVST).
The following specific studies will be conducted:
Part 1: Results Interpretation Study
Part 2: Observed untrained user study

Uganda 2025-02-14 17:33:35 2028-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stephen Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000059
Clinical Spectrum and Societal Impact of Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Among People with HIV in Uganda
REFNo: HS5493ES

1. Determine the prevalence and classification of MCI/ADRDs (1A) and compare trajectories of cognitive performance (1B) between older PWH in Uganda and demographically similar HIV-negative individuals.
2. Identify pathophysiologic contributors to MCI/ADRDs in older adults in Uganda by performing deep phenotyping with novel plasma biomarkers and neuroimaging.
3.Discover and validate novel, multilevel mechanistic models of MCI/ADRDs among older PWH by employing ML methods.
Uganda 2025-02-14 17:30:42 2028-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Laura Keihäs Anna Maria
ID: UNCST-2024-R015717
Exploring the Role of Expressive Arts in the Emancipation and Well-being of Girls. Case Study from Kabale, Uganda
REFNo: SS3612ES

- to gather new information on the relationship between expressive arts, emancipation and well-being of youth, especially Ugandan girls in vulnerable life situations
- to gain a better understanding of the Ugandan and African approaches to well-being and emancipation
- to get new decolonial, Ugandan and African perspectives on global youth research and critical social pedagogy
The study aims to contribute to planetary social pedagogy and global youth research. It will provide new insights and African perspectives on the potential of creative expression to support youth well-being in Uganda and beyond.
Finland 2025-02-14 17:24:47 2028-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samuel Mugisha
ID: UNCST-2024-R002496
VICARIOUS TRAUMA AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF WORKERS IN SELECTED HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3592ES

1. To examine the effects of emotional distress on job performance of workers in humanitarian
organizations of Southwest Uganda.
2. To explore effects intrusive thoughts on job performance of workers within humanitarian
organizations of Southwest Uganda
3. To investigate the moderating effects of social support on job performance of workers in
humanitarian organizations of Southwest Uganda.
4. To analyze the moderating effects of self-esteem and gender on the relationship between vicarious
trauma and job performance of workers in humanitarian organizations of Southwest Uganda.
5. To establish the relationship between vicarious trauma and job performance of workers in
humanitarian organizations of Southwestern Uganda
Uganda 2025-02-14 17:21:36 2028-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mark Jordans
ID: UNCST-2020-R014861
POPULATION-LEVEL EVALUATION OF A MENTAL HEALTH CARE PACKAGE FOR CHILDREN IN SELECTED REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS IN UGANDA (PAMOJA TUNAWEZA): A CLUSTER RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (cRCT)
REFNo: SS3571ES

To evaluate the impact of a mental health care system on improving population level mental health of children in refugee settlements, with the following guiding research questions and hypotheses:
Netherlands 2025-02-14 16:25:24 2028-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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