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Simon Kigozi Peter
ID: UNCST-2022-R009813
Studying Incidence of Malaria from Routine Health Facility Reporting to Assess Impact of Targeted Control Interventions: Transforming Surveillance for Malaria Control
REFNo: HS2783ES

4. Investigate the level of residual burden of malaria missed by routine surveillance using randomised surveys.,3. Estimate the impact of targeted control intervention on incidence of malaria within health-facility-catchments.,2. Describe population spatial access to routinely reporting health facilities and estimate health facility catchments.,1. Evaluate the quality of routine HMIS data generated through the national surveillance system (DHIS-2) against facility register records.,To investigate the effectiveness of HMIS-based incidence in assessing the impact of targeted control interventions on malaria burden, through the following objectives.,
Uganda 2023-05-11 14:50:40 2026-05-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Arthur  Mpimbaza
ID: UNCST-2022-R008866
Malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) capture and reporting assessment (MaCRA): Uganda protocol
REFNo: HS2747ES

Primary
1. Measure agreement between HCW and panel RDT results in Uganda.
Secondary
2. Measure the association between key characteristics of HCWs, RDT guidelines, health systems, malaria epidemiology and patient demographics and type of agreement/disagreement between the HCW and panel RDT results.
3. Understand how characteristics of HCWs, RDT guidelines, health systems, malaria epidemiology, and patient demographics affect the ability of HCWs to accurately implement, interpret, use, record and report RDT results.
4. Assess the fidelity of data entry from health facility registers to the health management information system (HMIS).
5. Determine the degree of over- and under- treatment for malaria and associations with characteristics of HCWs, RDT guidelines, health systems, malaria epidemiology and patient demographics.
6. Determine whether there is an observer impact of the study on monthly test positivity rates (TPRs).
7. Develop a database of photos of results from various RDT brands that can be used to train an artificial intelligence application to automate the interpretation and reporting of RDTs.
8. Classify common unusual RDT results that appear in RDT photos and assess patterns of errors to guide NMP and PMI on issues related to RDT administration and case management practices.
9. Calculate the accuracy of HealthPulse (Audere, Seattle, WA), a smartphone-based application that uses artificial intelligence to interpret RDT results, compared to the panel RDT results after training on a random selection of RDT photographs.
10. Compare agreement of RDT results read at one week and one month after administration with the initial read to determine the durability of RDT results over time.

Uganda 2023-05-11 14:45:16 2026-05-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dominik Biesalski
ID:
The Drivers, Effects and Measurement of Time Use Among the Urban Poor: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS1674ES

Get insights into the time use patterns of urban workers and understand their effects on productivity and well-being.
Germany 2023-05-11 14:41:00 2026-05-11 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
Anthony  Batte
ID: UNCST-2022-R011127
Malaria Associated Pathogenesis of Chronic Kidney Disease (MAP-CKD) Study
REFNo: HS2794ES

To define the impact of AKI and persistent kidney disease on morbidity, mortality, and health-related quality of life. ,To define host pathways associated with maladaptive kidney repair following severe malaria associated AKI. To determine risk factors for short-term and long-term kidney disease following severe malaria,
Uganda 2023-05-11 14:33:58 2026-05-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ruth Obaikol
ID: UNCST-2021-R012513
FACILITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR VICTIMS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: CURRENT PRACTICE, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF AN ICT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
REFNo: HS2669ES

1. To establish the type and nature of psychological care offered to GBV victims reporting to hospitals in Kampala describe the current practice of mental health care for post-violence victims and test a novae approach in a Hospital setting in Ugandan. ,To determine the user satisfaction of patients and caregivers with TSM,To assess the feasibility and the effectiveness of a Hospital-Based Technology supported mental health care intervention (TSM) in management of mental Health effects of violence among adult women. To determine the experiences of healthcare providers in integrating psychological care in the case management of GBV victims who are receive care in Kampala.
Uganda 2023-05-11 14:18:19 2026-05-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
John Bosco Alege
ID: UNCST-2020-R014831
Effectiveness of Integrated Viral Hepatitis B, C, and HIV Care Model to Optimize Screening Uptake among mothers and newborns at health facilities in West Nile Region, Uganda
REFNo: HS2706ES

The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated viral hepatitis B, and C Care Model to Optimize screening among mothers and newborns at health facilities in West Nile region, Uganda.
Uganda 2023-05-11 13:53:29 2026-05-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Isabelle Clark Rae
ID: UNCST-2022-R010329
Social development of infant and juvenile chimpanzees in two communities following permanent fission at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda
REFNo: NS413ES

To determine the demographic, social and individual-level factors shaping social development in two adjacent communities of different size and composition following a rare permanent fission.
USA 2023-05-11 13:52:27 2026-05-11 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joshua Musinguzi Bazaale
ID:
HIV Case Surveillance of Newly Diagnosed People Living with HIV at the time of diagnosis in Uganda
REFNo: HS2171ES

1)Identify and describe geographic locations associated with newly-diagnosed cases including recent infections to inform geographic prioritization of HIV prevention interventions;
2)Monitor and describe epidemiological trends in newly-diagnosed HIV cases by demographics, behavior, mode of transmission, and recency of HIV infection to inform prioritization of HIV prevention interventions to specific populations;
3)Monitor and describe trends of clinical status (WHO Stage, initial CD4, other opportunistic infections) at the time of diagnosis; and
4)Monitor and describe trends in linkage to services (e.g., same-day ART) at the time of diagnosis.

Uganda 2023-05-11 13:50:47 2026-05-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sarah Juster
ID: UNCST-2023-R007855
Tree-Based Interventions in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Uganda
REFNo: NS544ES

Gain additional perspective on the role of NGO Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi from staff of UNCHR, OPM through additional interviews and attending settlement Refugee Welfare Council and Local Council meetings,Gain additional perspective on the role of NGO Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi from staff of UNCHR, OPM through additional interviews and attending settlement Environment and Livelihood sector meetings,Gain additional perspective on the role of NGO Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi from Refugee Welfare Council and Local Council members,Gain overarching context for Tree-Based Intervention implementation in Imvepi ,Specifically code transcripts to synthesize themes related to NGO staff perspectives on the challenges of Tree-Based Intervention implementation and recommended programming adjustments,Employ content-analysis coding and axial coding of transcripts of staff interviews and organizational documents for qualitative synthesis of organizational activities and characteristics,Use a comparative table to specifically assess patterns in terms of overlap between Tree-Based Intervention activities and characteristics of the promoting NGO,Synthesize the characteristics and activities of four NGOs promoting Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi,Compare the environmental characteristics of Tree-Based Interventions across four NGOs in Imvepi, including species choice and integration of TBI activities with local ecological features,Compare social dimensions of Tree-Based Interventions across four NGOs in Imvepi, including the integration of local perspectives and staff, focus on socioeconomic benefits of trees to participants, and inclusion of women as staff and program participants,Compare the nature, source, and duration of Tree-Based Intervention funding across four NGOs in Imvepi,Compare Tree-Based Intervention characteristics across four NGOs in the Imvepi refugee settlement,Identify which specific tree-based intervention activities (in the categories of conserving, planting, and facilitated re-sprouting trees) each of four NGOs in Imvepi are engaged with,Compare Tree-Based Intervention activities among four non-governmental organizations in the Imvepi refugee settlement,
USA 2023-05-04 16:39:21 2026-05-04 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michio Matsuba Kyle
ID: UNCST-2022-R009027
Wang Oo Relit Project (WORP) Evaluation Study
REFNo: SS1716ES

1. To determine if youth who participate in the WORP program show improvement on measures of well-being, 2. To monitor the level of engagement of youth in WORP lessons and activities 3. To understand the benefits and challenges associated with the WORP program from the perspective of youth participants.
Canada 2023-05-02 22:28:11 2026-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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