Moses Ssebuliba Kiwanuka
ID:
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NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AS A SCREENING TEST FOR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN HIV INFECTED PATIENTS UNDER INFECTIOUS DISEASE INSTITUTE CARE, UGANDA
REFNo: HS353ES
General objective.
1.To determine the accuracy of neck circumference as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease among HIV patients.
Specific objectives.
1.To determine the accuracy of using neck circumferences compared to Framingham cardiovascular risk scores as a screening tool for increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV patients presenting at urban clinic.
2.To determine the cutoff point of neck circumference diameter that indicates increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
3.To determine the factors (socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory) associated with a large neck circumference or a high Framingham CVD risk score in HIV patients attending care in an urban clinic.
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Uganda |
2019-06-06 |
2022-06-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Robert Kairania
ID:
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Reassessing the HIV and STI syndemic in Rakai, Uganda after scale-up of combination HIV prevention interventions: a population-based study
REFNo: HS364ES
Aim 1: To measure population-level prevalence of syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) among ~2000 RCCS participants aged 18-49.
Aim 2: To assess the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant mutations among individuals with PCR-confirmed gonococcal infection
Aim 3: To assess the association between individual-level and partner use of CHIs and STI prevalence.
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Uganda |
2019-06-06 |
2022-06-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
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Evaluating Narrative As An Intervention For Upscalling Screening Of Cancer Of The Cervix Among Countryside Residents In Kenya And Uganda
REFNo: HS378ES
1. To find out the level of awareness and knowledge on cervical cancer screening among women aged 30 years and above
2. To determine the use of cervical cancer screening services among women aged 30 years and above
3. To examine the effect of narration on use of cervical cancer screening services among women aged 30 years and above
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Uganda |
2019-06-06 |
2022-06-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Marie Vollbrecht Luise
ID:
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The effect of hypoxia on brain cell proliferation, neurogenesis and cognitive performance of weakly electric fish
REFNo: NS91ES
To understand how weakly electric fish from a low oxygen habitat vary in their cognitive performance.
To show how low oxygen influences sensory performance, behavior and anatomy in the wild.
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Germany |
2019-06-06 |
2022-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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James Ditai
ID:
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The BabySaver Kit: development and evaluation of a novel device for affordable neonatal resuscitation in a low-income region in Africa
REFNo: HS349ES
• To evaluate the usability of the BabySaver kit for providing neonatal resuscitation by describing the range of resuscitation procedures performed on a group of babies,
• To assess whether the Kit allows resuscitation with intact umbilical cord based on the proportion of babies successfully resuscitated on the kit with an intact cord.
• To assess the safety of the BabySaver kit from post-resuscitation temperature measurements and serious adverse event reports
• To assess its acceptability to health workers compared with the routine resuscitation equipment, based on a questionnaire,
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Uganda |
2019-05-30 |
2022-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Sam Ononge
ID: UNCST-2020-R000328
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Tranexamic acid for the prevention of postpartum bleeding in women with anaemia: an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial.
REFNo: HS346ES
To determine the effects of Tranexamic acid on postpartum bleeding and other health outcomes in women with moderate or severe anaemia.
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Uganda |
2019-05-28 |
2022-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Ahmed Ddungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000944
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THE ROLE OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1 AS A PREDICTOR OF COPD IN A COHORT OF POST-TB HIV INFECTED PATIENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS350ES
Primary objective:
• To assess for long term respiratory outcomes of TB in HIV infected adults by determining the burden of COPD and associated factors among members in the Study on Outcomes related to Tuberculosis and HIV drug concentrations’ (SOUTH) TB-HIV cohort at IDI at 0 and 24 months after enrolment in the TGFbeta study.
Secondary objectives
• To assess the association between serum TGFβ1 levels and burden of COPD amongst post-TB patients in the IDI ‘(SOUTH) TB-HIV cohort.
• To assess for an association between chest X-ray abnormalities at the end of TB treatment and COPD in post-TB HIV infected adults in the SOUTH study TB-HIV cohort at IDI.
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Uganda |
2019-05-28 |
2022-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Jackline Kampire
ID:
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PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LOCAL PIG POPULATIONS IN SOUTH WESTERN AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONE (SWAEZ): THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND PORK QUALITY
REFNo: A44ES
1.To map the abundance and distribution of the local pig populations in SWAEZ.
2.To determine the phenotypic features of local pig breeds in SWAEZ.
3.To determine the genetic relationship between local pig populations and exotic breeds in SWAEZ.
4.To determine the pork quality of the local pig populations in SWAEZ.
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Uganda |
2019-05-28 |
2022-05-28 |
Agricultural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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joseph mwizerwa
ID:
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Strengthening academic advancement for enrolled nurses: Developing a new program framework for enrolled nurses in Uganda.
REFNo: HS375ES
1.Explore experiences, aspirations and needs of ENs in Uganda with respect to advancing their nursing careers.
2.Identify the barriers and facilitators for academic advancement of ENs within Uganda.
3.Examine the suitability of Ugandan EN advancement programs in meeting EN education needs.
4.Critically examine international educational programs developed for ENs (or similar level nurses) career progression, to assess their applicability to the Ugandan context.
5.Develop a new academic advancement framework for ENs in Uganda and generate consensus for it.
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Uganda |
2019-05-28 |
2022-05-28 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Annabel Morales-Smith
ID:
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Assessing local attitudes towards tourism and conservation at Bwindi Impenetrable national park, Uganda
REFNo: SS302ES
This master’s research aims to investigate if park tourism can improve attitudes of residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises towards protected area conservation, by delivering economic development; using Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in Uganda as a case study.
The research objectives are:
• Measure expectations of residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises based on their experiences of park tourism.
• Evaluating if recent interventions to enhance small-scale tourism enterprises have increased economic benefits from park tourism and if this has improved attitudes towards PA conservation.
• Assess the sustainability of these interventions.
The research hypothesis is: ‘Local attitudes towards protected area conservation improve when residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises receive benefits from park tourism’.
And the research questions I will ask to test this hypothesis & achieve the aim of this project are:
• What expectations do residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises have of park tourism?
• Do local attitudes towards protected area conservation improve when residents involved in small-scale tourism enterprises receive benefits from tourism?
• Do people feel they are sufficiently trained to continue without further interventions?
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UK |
2019-05-21 |
2022-05-21 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Henry Kajumbula Mawerere
ID: UNCST-2019-R001531
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IDENTIFICATION OF VIRULENCE FACTORS, TRANSMISSION PATTERNS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE MECHANISMS OF EAST AFRICAN Vibrio cholerae ISOLATES BY WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING
REFNo: HS338ES
Aim: To obtain whole genome sequences (WGS) of Vibrio cholera O1 isolated in various parts of Uganda from 2014 to 2018 and use the data to determine the evolution, spread, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and pathogenesis of the isolates
Specific objectives:
1. Determine patterns of spread of V.cholerae O1 in Uganda and within the East African region using WGS
2.Infer relatedness and evolution of strains of V.cholerae O1 isolated in Uganda and the East African region from WGS data
3.Identify any uniqueness in virulence genes or their expression among strains of V.cholerae isolated in Uganda and the East African region from WGS data
4.Identify genes of antimicrobial resistance and infer prevailing mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance among V. cholerae O1 isolated in Uganda
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Uganda |
2019-05-14 |
2022-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Catriona Waitt John
ID: UNCST-2019-R001068
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INVESTIGATION OF THE PHARMACOKINETICS OF ATAZANAVIR IN PREGNANT WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS AT EXTREMES OF BMI, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY NESTED WITHIN THE VIRTUAL CONSORTIUM
REFNo: HS351ES
Primary Objectives
1. To describe the pharmacokinetic parameters of ATV currently used in the clinical care of HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women, children and adolescents, and individuals with obesity or malnutrition.
2. To compare these parameters to those observed in non-pregnant HIV-infected adults on second-line ART who enter a dose escalation study of ATV/r + RIF as WP2 of the VirTUAL programme
Secondary Objectives
1. To use nonlinear mixed-effects modelling to describe sources of variability on the pharmacokinetics of ATV
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UK |
2019-05-14 |
2022-05-14 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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PALLAVI PRABHAKAR
ID:
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Reproductive and maternal health care provision for refugees and host populations in Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS296ES
This study aims to undertake:
1.A policy analysis to examine access and health financing arrangements for Sexual
, Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare (SRMH) and the delivery of these services for refugees and host populations in Uganda, in the context of transition from an acute emergency to a development response model.
2.An impact , process and economic evaluation of the BRAC ELA programme which aims to train the adolescent girls on issues related to health, nutrition, financial literacy, and life skills.
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India |
2019-05-14 |
2022-05-14 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Daniel Atwine Warren
ID:
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Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Active Contact Tracing and Preventive Therapy - A Cluster Randomized Study (CONTACT)
REFNo: HS329ES
To compare the proportion of household child TB contacts eligible for PT (<5 years and HIV-infected children 5-14 years without active TB) who initiate and complete PT using facility-based and decentralized community-based models of care for contact screening and management.
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Uganda |
2019-05-07 |
2022-05-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Shallon Atuhaire
ID:
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Self-fulfilling Prophecies and Self-efficacy: Association with Community Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Obstetric Fistula Patients in Kitovu Hospital, Uganda
REFNo: HS361ES
i. To identify self-fulfilling prophecies among repaired and unrepaired obstetric fistula patients in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
ii. To assess the highest level of self-efficacy among repaired and unrepaired obstetric fistula patients in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
iii. To determine the role played by self-fulfilling prophecies in community reintegration and rehabilitation of obstetric fistula in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
iv. To measure the association between obstetric fistula patients’ levels of self-efficacy and their rehabilitation in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
v. To explore the extent to which obstetric fistula patients of different fistula repair statuses are involved in rehabilitation in Kitovu Mission Hospital.
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Uganda |
2019-05-07 |
2022-05-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Musa Kayondo
ID:
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PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA: PATTERNS, IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND THE PREDICTING FACTORS, OF PATIENTS ATTENDING MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS368ES
1. To determine the patterns of POP in the Gynecology department of MRRH.
2. To establish the quality of life (physical, social, emotional and sexual function) before and after surgery among women with POP at MRRH.
3. To determine the outcomes of surgical treatment and related prognostic factors of POP at MRRH.
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Uganda |
2019-05-07 |
2022-05-07 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Katia Peterson
ID:
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A quasi-experimental study of Interpersonal Group Therapy (IPT) treatment attribution on decreasing depression severity among depressed women in Iganga District, Makuutu Sub County and Mukono District, Kimenyedde Sub Counties
REFNo: SS297ES
General objective
To establish a baseline prevalence of depression and determine the period and treatment effects of depression severity between depressed women in Iganga (Makuutu Sub County) and Mukono District (Kimenyedde Sub Counties).
Specific objectives
1. Determine the prevalence of depression in Makuutu Sub County (Iganga) and Kimenyedde Sub Counties (Mukono).
2. Determine the change in depression severity, as measured by the PHQ-9, within control subjects at six months and one year follow up.
3. Determine the change in depression severity, as measured by the PHQ-9, between control and treatment subjects at six months and one-year follow up.
4. Determine the change in well-being as measured by the “Well-being Indicator Survey†within control subjects and between control and treatment subjects at six months and one year follow up.
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USA |
2019-05-07 |
2022-05-07 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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NICHOLAS BARI NDAHURA BARI
ID:
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EFFECTIVENESS OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON GLYCAEMIC CONTROL IN PEDIATRIC TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS186ES
1. To assess the level of knowledge of nutrition management of T1DM among caregivers of T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda.
2. To determine the dietary intake and adequacy of T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda.
3. To develop a nutrition education training module for caregivers and T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda.
4. To determine the effectiveness of nutrition education on HbAlc levels, knowledge of nutrition management of T1DM and dietary practices among caregivers and T1D children (3-12 years) at selected T1DM clinics in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2019-04-30 |
2022-04-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Isaac Kimbowa
ID:
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ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES AND QUALITY OF ANTIBACTERIAL USE IN CHILDREN UNDER-FIVE IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS339ES
1. To determine the structure and functional roles of MTCs in optimizing antibacterial use in management of childhood infections in under-five children in selected RRHs and PNFP health facilities in Uganda (sub-study I).
2. To determine stewardship practices guiding optimizing antibacterial use in management of infections in under five children in selected Health facilities in Uganda (sub-study II)
3. To determine extent of off-label and unlicensed use of antibacterial among children -five in paediatrics wards of selected RRHs and PNFPs in Uganda (Study III)
4. To determine the extent of antibacterial exposure to neonates during perinatal period among women delivering in selected regional referral hospitals in Uganda (Study IV).
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Uganda |
2019-04-24 |
2022-04-24 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Julia Downing
ID:
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Children’s, Adults and Health Professionals Understanding Illness, Death and Dying in Uganda
REFNo: HS276ES
The study aims to gain an understanding of children, adults and health professionals understanding of illness, death and dying in order to inform the provision of palliative care services in Uganda. The objectives of the study are to understand the following questions:
I. What are Ugandan adults understanding of illness, death and dying?
II. What are Ugandan children’s understanding of illness, death and dying?
III. What is the understanding of Ugandan health professionals with regards to illness, death and dying?
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UK |
2019-04-16 |
2022-04-16 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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