Joseph Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2020-R008323
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Exploring strategies to improve cervical cancer prevention in women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda
REFNo: HS2954ES
To evaluate the care cascade of cervical cancer screening, and completion of the steps of this cascade, in WLHIV pre- and post-integration with HIV healthcare services in Uganda.
To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the ScreenFire® HPV assay (Atila Biosystems, Inc., Mountain View, California) to detect HPV infection compared to Gene Xpert HPV assay (Cepheid, Inc, Sunnyvale, California).
To understand country-level perspectives of integration of cervical cancer screening
strategies within routine HIV healthcare services
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Uganda |
2023-09-11 10:36:35 |
2026-09-11 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Dickens Akena Howard
ID: UNCST-2019-R000179
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NeuroGAP follow up study on Anhedonia, OCD, Discrimination, and Suicidality
REFNo: HS3158ES
1.Characterize anhedonia, OCD, stigma, and suicidality using diagnoses and item-level data collected across the NeuroGAP samples. 2. Generate high-quality harmonized phenotype data across psychiatric conditions in the study population, and 3. Conduct genetic analyses aimed at identifying genes linked to anhedonia, OCD, stigma and suicidality in the NeuroGAP-Psychosis the Ugandan populations, develop population-valid polygenic risk scores and contribute data to global meta-analyses aimed at identifying genes for these psychiatric conditions in African and trans-ethnic populations.
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Uganda |
2023-09-08 14:00:44 |
2026-09-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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DAVID NONO
ID:
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ESTIMATION OF STANDARD HEIGHT OF OCCLUSAL RIM BLOCK FOR COMPLETE DENTURE FABRICATION AMONG UGANDAN POPULATION ATTENDING MAKERERE UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL IN KAMPALA, UGANDA: KNOWLEDGE,
EXPERIENCES, AND PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENTS AND DENTAL
PRACTITIONERS.
REFNo: HS3092ES
iv.To evaluate the suitability of the established standard occlusal rim block height among the dental clinicians in Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda.,iii.To establish the standard occlusion rim block height among patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda. ,ii.To explore the experiences, knowledge, and perceptions of the dental clinicians and technologists in denture fabrication procedures. ,i.To explore lived experiences, knowledge, and perceptions among the complete denture wearers attending Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda. ,To establish the patients’ and clinicians’ experiences, knowledge, and perceptions on complete denture usage and estimate the standard height of occlusal rim block among Ugandan edentulous patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital, Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:10:54 |
2026-09-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Faith Nawagi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013751
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Expansion of LactaMedia’s Image Collection on LactaHub to Africa with Uganda as a Pilot Country
REFNo: HS3028ES
To expand LactaMedia’s image collection to include women from African ethnicities. ,LactaMedia’s goal is to curate a robust, ever growing media resource, rich with contributions that reflect communities around the globe.,
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:09:24 |
2026-09-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Victoria Namuggala Flavia
ID: UNCST-2019-R000991
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Identity and Belonging: Indigenous Perspectives to Teenage Parenthood in Uganda
REFNo: SS1920ES
Overall, the study intends to explore from an indigenous perspective the influence of teenage parenthood on identity formation and belonging among young people in central Uganda.
Specifically, the study will;
1. Explore the gendered experiences relating to identity and belonging encountered by teenage parents in Kampala.
2. Examine the forms of resistance and agency teenage parents adopt in claiming their individual and collective identity as members of indigenous groups.
3. Explore indigenous community perceptions relating to teenage parenting in Kampala.
4. Examine social norms and language relating to teenage parenthood in Kampala
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:08:13 |
2026-09-05 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Matteo Saino Calabretta
ID:
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Do the white and rufous morphs of the African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis have different preferences regarding their ecological niche?
REFNo: NS633ES
Understand how the two morphs of this bird species can cohabit in the forest of Budongo and assess their respective ecological niches. A fortiori, the methodology is meant to find differences (other than morphological) between this two morphs.
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Italy |
2023-09-05 14:07:02 |
2026-09-05 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Francis Mutebi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007422
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CONTROL OF TUNGIASIS IN NAPAK DISTRICT, UGANDA, USING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH PROJECT PHASE 2: ENABLING SUSTAINABLE CONTROL IN THE FUTURE
REFNo: HS3030ES
The goal of the project is to integrate tungiasis diagnosis, control and treatment in the school routine hygienic practices and routine public health activities of Napak district. Specifically:
i.To reduce the prevalence of tungiasis in three selected schools in Napak district to less than one percent in the dry season
ii.To eliminate severe tungiasis (>30 lesions/individual) in three selected primary schools in Napak district
iii.To reduce the average intensity of tungiasis infection to zero in school children of three target schools
iv.To demonstrate the effectiveness of a school-based tungiasis control strategy involving use of Nyda® for tungiasis treatment combined with WASH
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:05:42 |
2026-09-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Stavia Turyahabwe Stavia
ID: UNCST-2022-R011373
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ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR FINDING MISSING PEOPLE WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2945ES
This study aims to assess the impact of strategic innovations for finding and treating missing people with TB and document best practices with the aim of suggesting improvement in the design and implementation of the interventions.
The specific objective of this project are:
1. To assess the extent of implementation of the elements of the various CFIs
2. To determine the impact of implemented interventions on TB notifications and treatment outcomes in areas of implementation
3. To document best practices of implementation and challenges faced during implementation of the interventions
4. To gather views for interventions improvement from providers and receivers of the interventions
5. To estimate the costs of the implemented interventions.
6. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the implemented interventions.
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:04:52 |
2026-09-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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MIRIAH KEMIGISHA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009927
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When Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is Unfit for Definitive Surgical Diversion: A single Institution Experience from 2001 to 2022.
REFNo: HS2927ES
1.3.1 Primary Objective
To describe the evolution of care of hydrocephalus patients with CSF unfit for definitive surgery treated at CCHU from January 2001 to December 2022.
1.3.2 Specific Objectives.
1. To describe the different temporary/non definitive forms of management of hydrocephalus when CSF is un fit for definitive surgery.
2. To describe and characterize the patient populations that benefitted from each temporary/non definitive form of management.
3. To describe the complications of each temporary/non definitive form of management of hydrocephalus when CSF is un fit for definitive surgery.
4. To evaluate the changes in brain volume in hydrocephalus patients after temporary/non definitive forms of management.
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:02:43 |
2026-09-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Sentrine Nasiima
ID:
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Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorders and Work Performance Among Health Care Workers in Uganda:
A Case Study from Central and South-Western
Uganda (Rescue Study)
REFNo: HS3134ES
a) To investigate the pattern, prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders/problems among health workers in public health care facilities in south-western Uganda.
b) To investigate the prevalence and risk factors (including mental disorder) and protective factors for poor work performance among health workers in public health care facilities in south-western Uganda;
c) To explore health workers’ experience of stress including work related-stress, its impact on mental health and work performance and associated coping mechanisms.
d) To explore how the COVID-19 global pandemic impacted the mental health and work
performance of health workers in health facilities in south-western Uganda and how they coped with these.
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Uganda |
2023-09-05 14:01:30 |
2026-09-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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