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Casey Crow Lynn
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Exploring Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Amongst Refugees with Disabilities in Uganda
REFNo: SS1611ES

4. To identify barriers and facilitators to accessing SRHR-related services with the aim of improving uptake and informing future service provision.,3. To explore how disability, migration, and access to sexual and reproductive health influence lived experience from micro (individual, family, intimate relationships), to meso (school, community, NGOs, healthcare), to macro (societal, policy) levels. ,2. To describe how refugees with disabilities navigate and resist violence, stigma, and marginalisation of their sexual and reproductive health and rights.,1. To explore the ways disability and migration interact in the process of seeking sexual and reproductive health services.,To explore the SRHR-related lives, needs, contexts, and access to services amongst refugees with disabilities in Uganda.,
USA 2023-02-14 17:15:17 2026-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JOHNBAPTIST BWANIKA
ID:
A Research study to understand the impact and cost-effectiveness of a digital health platform for iCCM in Uganda
REFNo: HS2645ES

Specific objectives
1.Determine the impact of the eCHIS intervention on OPD attendance (due to malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea) among children under five,
2.Determine the impact of the eCHIS intervention on hospitalisation (due to malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea) among children under five,
3.Determine the impact of the eCHIS intervention on malaria related mortality in the community and health facilities among children under five,
4.Determine if translating the eCHIS into the local language improves VHTs’ service delivery (satisfaction, confidence, accuracy, interpretation, and quality),
5.Determine the cost-effectiveness of implementing the eCHIS intervention.

Secondary objectives
1.To assess the data quality of VHT monthly digital reports,
2.To assess use of digital dashboards for decision-making at HF and district level,
3.To assess the proportion of the devices still functioning each month throughout the study and document reasons why they malfunctioned,
4.To assess maintenance requirements

Uganda 2023-02-14 16:58:01 2026-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ham Wasswa Matovu
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ASSESSMENT OF POST INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OUTCOMES AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH 90-DAY MORTALITY AMONG ADULT PATIENTS
REFNo: HS2143ES

1. To determine the factors associated with 90-day mortality of patients discharged from three tertiary hospital ICUs in Kampala.,2. To determine the physical functional status of ICU survivors at 90 days following discharge from three tertiary hospital ICUs in Kampala.,1. To determine the 90-day mortality rate of patients discharged from three tertiary hospital ICUs in Kampala.,To determine the 90-day mortality rate, functional status and risk factors for mortality among patients discharged from 3 tertiary hospital ICUs in Kampala.,
Uganda 2023-02-14 14:38:03 2026-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Elvaida Agnes Tagulwa Twesigye
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICES AND STUDENTS’ EMPLOYABILITY IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA: A CASE OF KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
REFNo: SS868ES

1. To analyse the curriculum review process and students’ employability.
2. To assess the role of career education in promoting students’ employability.
3. To measure the extent to which Industrial training enriches students’ employability.
4. To evaluate employability skills and competences students need within the changing expectations of the labour market.
5. To assess Institutional Leadership and the functioning of Quality Assurance practices at Kyambogo University.

Uganda 2023-02-14 14:23:34 2026-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jerome  Kabakyenga Kahuma
ID: UNCST-2021-R013729
A Process Evaluation of an Adolescent and Youth Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Intervention in Bushenyi and Rubirizi Districts, UGANDA
REFNo: HS1003ES

The ultimate project outcome is improved comprehensive sexual and reproductive health for adolescents and youth in southwest Uganda through delivery of an adolescent SRHR package using the MamaToto Approach.
The primary objectives of the project are:
1) To strengthen district health systems so they can improve provision of genderresponsive and adolescent-friendly comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services in target district(s) in SW Uganda.
2) To strengthen health center service delivery in order to increase utilization of genderresponsive and adolescent-friendly comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services in target district(s) in SW Uganda.
The immediate project outcomes are:
1. Increased readiness of districts to govern, plan, manage, supervise, and report on adolescent and youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health and rights (AYSRHR)
2. Increased readiness of health facilities to deliver AYSRHR activities
3. Increased readiness of districts, health facilities, and communities to train, supervise, and monitor a network Village Health Teams (VHTs) and community AYSRHR activities
4. Increased readiness of community agents (VHTs) to promote AYSRHR

Uganda 2023-02-14 14:06:36 2026-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Paul Alele Erasmus
ID: UNCST-2022-R009266
Postgraduate medical trainees’ perceptions of their learning environment and characteristics associated with career engagement in a resource-limited setting
REFNo: SS1615ES

To identify, using a focus group discussion, the contributions of postgraduate medical trainees’ perceptions of the learning environment to their engagement during training,To examine, using the Postgraduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM), how postgraduate medical trainees in a resource-limited setting perceive their learning environment,The main objective of this proposal is to examine postgraduate medical trainees’ perceptions of the learning environment in relation to their emotional climate (wellness, burnout and other negative behaviors) and career engagement.,
Uganda 2023-02-13 11:16:19 2026-02-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Polycarp Omara
ID: UNCST-2022-R011110
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION AND TEACHER COMPETENCE ENHANCEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ARUA, UGANDA
REFNo: SS1598ES

To propose teacher competence profile for secondary school teachers in Uganda.,To examine the relationship between non-directive supervision and teacher competence enhancement in secondary schools in greater Arua.,To examine the relationship between collaborative supervision and teacher competence enhancement in secondary schools in greater Arua.,To establish the relationship between directive supervision and teacher competence enhancement in secondary schools in greater Arua. ,To explore the status of teacher competence in secondary schools in Arua, Uganda.,To establish the different dimensions of instructional supervision employed in secondary schools in Arua, Uganda.,This study aims to explore the impact of instructional supervision on the enhancement of teacher competence in secondary schools in Arua, Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-02-13 11:12:24 2026-02-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Maxensia owor
ID: UNCST-2021-R014003
IMPAACT 2036: Phase I/II Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Acceptability, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine in Virologically Suppressed Children Living with HIV-1, Two to Less Than 12 Years of Age. Version 1.0, 22 September 2022. DAIDS study protocol ID: 38932
REFNo: HS2599ES

iii. Cohort 2: To describe the maintenance of viral suppression and immunologic activity of 48 weeks of CAB + RPV (oral and injectable) or 44 weeks of CAB LA + RPV LA (injectable only),iv. Cohort 2: To describe HIV-1 genotypes and phenotypes for children who experience virologic failure during 48 weeks of CAB + RPV (oral and injectable) or during 44 weeks of CAB LA + RPV LA (injectable only),ii. Cohort Cohort 2: To describe the safety and repeat-dose pharmacokinetics of 48 weeks of CAB + RPV (oral and injectable) or 44 weeks of CAB LA + RPV LA (injectable only),i. Cohort 2: To describe tolerability and acceptability of 48 weeks of CAB + RPV (oral and injectable) and 44 weeks of CAB LA + RPV LA (injectable only),ii Cohort 1: To assess the safety of the oral lead-in of CAB + RPV, and the safety of CAB + RPV (oral and injectable) through Week 24,i.Cohort 1: To describe the repeat-dose pharmacokinetics of CAB + RPV (oral and injectable) through Week 24,
Uganda 2023-02-13 11:10:13 2026-02-13 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Josphat Muchangi Martin
ID: UNCST-2022-R010507
Impact of the intervention ‘Financial Inclusion Improves Sanitation and Health 2022-2024’. A randomized controlled trial in Kenya and Uganda
REFNo: SS1587ES

To determine the cost-effectiveness of the FINISH model (creating earning opportunities, job market participation) and amount of leverage funds generated. ,To explore the perspectives, attitudes, and practices of various stakeholders (communities, governments, entrepreneurs, and financiers) regarding the FINISH model.,To estimate the impact of the FINISH model on health (diarrhoea occurrence, hygienic behaviour) and social (school attendance, sanitation) outcomes. ,To evaluate the impacts of the FINISH interventions in Kenya and Uganda.,
Kenya 2023-02-13 11:06:11 2026-02-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Denis Bwayo
ID:
Risk factors, genetics and mortality among patients with dilated cardiomyopathy in Uganda
REFNo: HS2444ES

1. To investigate risk factors, genetics, and moratlity among patients diagnosed with DCM in Uganda Delete
2.To determine the underlying genetics and inheritance characteristics of DCM in Uganda Delete
3. To determine the incidence and predictors of all-cause mortality 12 months after DCM diagnosis in Uganda
Uganda 2023-02-13 11:04:24 2026-02-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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