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Patrick Kyamanywa Edrin
ID: UNCST-2024-R004239
 Burden, access to care and health seeking behaviour for surgical diseases among refugees in Uganda
REFNo: HS4764ES

iii. To explore the health seeking behavior among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,ii. To assess the drivers and barriers of access and utilization of surgical care among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,i. To estimate the burden (prevalence, nature, mortality) due to of surgical conditions among refugee populations in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda ,To describe the surgical disease burden, assess access to surgical care and explore the health seeking behavior for surgical care and the social determinants of health influencing access to surgical care among refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 16:50:43 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert Bagumisiriza
ID: UNCST-2024-R003812
 Evaluating the effectiveness of collaborations between TVET institutions and industry in the enhancement of employability in Uganda
REFNo: SIR447ES

To evaluate the effectiveness of collaborations between TVET institutions and industry on the enhancement of employability skills of TVET graduates.,To determine the impact of collaboration on the training opportunities for TVET trainers.,To determine the influence of collaboration in promoting sharing of training resources between industry and TVET training institutions.,To assess the impact of collaboration on enhancement of participation of industries in practical training in TVET training institutions.,To evaluate the extent of collaboration in curriculum development between TVET training institutions and industry on the enhancement of the employability skills of TVET graduates.,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 16:43:59 2027-11-13 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2024-R003962
 A Randomized Clinical trial: Supplemental choline to prevent and treat learning and memory deficits of early iron deficiency. The SupCHO study
REFNo: HS4915ES

Conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to test whether nine months of daily choline supplementation improves hippocampus-dependent neurobehavioral outcomes in 6-month-old infants with iron deficiency anemia.,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 16:35:35 2027-11-13 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Birungi Edwin Mutahunga Rwamatware
ID: UNCST-2021-R004880
 Bantu Social Networks and Health-Seeking Behaviours: Semi-Structured Interviews on Practices and Substantive Beliefs in the Buganda and Kigezi Communities of Uganda
REFNo: SS3337ES

The second objective of the study is to use the scientifically-gathered local information to ensure future clinical tools used in hospitals and by village health workers fit the communities studied in the regions of Buganda and Kigezi; the tool we have in mind is for stroke patients,The purpose our study is to gather first-hand accounts of practices and substantive beliefs that shape what actions people take when they face health challenges so that communities can be healthier.,The first objective is to gather local knowledge with rigor and systematic data-gathering practices so that communities can better understand themselves through their health/life-seeking behaviours and thereby better assist one another when facing health challenges.,
 Uganda 2024-11-13 16:32:43 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Akol
ID: UNCST-2024-R003662
 Framing the Policies and Strategies for Accountability to Beneficiaries of Relief Service Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Uganda: A cross-case study of Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) And Lutheran World Federation
REFNo: SS3086ES

General Objective:
The study seeks to generate Knowledge on the policies and strategies Relief Service NGOs in Uganda use for accountability to their project beneficiaries.
1.4.2 Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of the study are to:
1. Assess policies used by Relief Service NGOs for accountability to beneficiaries.
2. Determine how Relief service NGOs implement their policies for accountability to their beneficiaries.
3. Establish how accountability policies and strategies of Relief Service NGOs promote the effectiveness and relevance of interactions between them and their project beneficiaries.
4. Characterize the benefits of accountability to Relief Service NGOs and their project beneficiaries in Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-11-13 14:12:50 2027-11-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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