Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
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IMPACTS OF ENTEBBE HOSPITAL CLOSURE ON THE CLIENTS’ HEALTH STATUS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1425ES
2. To determine the extent of impacts on the health status of the previously registered clients of Entebbe RRH.,1. To understand the options used by patients to cope-up with access to necessary health services during the closure of Entebbe RRH.,To determine the impacts of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital (ERRH) general services closure during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 – April 2022) on registered and non-registered OPD clients in the Entebbe catchment area Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2022-09-12 18:13:58 |
2025-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Rita Nakalega
ID: UNCST-2019-R000599
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A NOVEL VIDEO-BASED INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE OPTIMAL UPTAKE OF MALARIA PREVENTIVE THERAPY: A PILOT STUDY OF A HEALTH EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO MALARIA PREVENTION DURING PREGNANCY
REFNo: NS384ES
1. Develop the PreVent intervention,
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 20:06:17 |
2025-09-08 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Lorenzo Casaburi
ID:
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An Evaluation of Contract Farming for Biofortified Crops
REFNo: SS1416ES
Main objective. The modernization of the agricultural sector is a key process for economic growth. Which organizational forms can foster this modernization? In recent decades, academics, practitioners, and policymakers have looked at contract farming as a promising option to foster commercialization of smallholder-based agricultural sectors and improve farmers’ market access. Compared with spot markets, contract farming can exploit increasing returns to scale in processing, transport, and branding, can overcome failures in credit and information markets, and can reduce demand and supply risk. At the same time, compared with vertical integration, contract farming preserves smallholders’ land property rights and thus avoids the establishment of large plantations. In the proposed project, we will use a randomized experiment to evaluate the impact of contract farming on plot productivity and farmer income, and to study the returns to investment for the contract farming companies, once accounting for any defaults on in-kind input provision. The implementation of the contract farming intervention will be managed by two partner agricultural companies according to their standard business procedures. The research team will be in charge of running farmer surveys to measure the effect of the contract farming. The academic research team is collaborating with Harvest Plus, an international organization whose goal is to develop and promote new, more nutritious varieties of stable food crops with higher amounts of micronutrients.
Specific objectives:
1. First, we will study the impact of contract farming on agricultural production, income, and profits. In order to measure profits, we will collect detailed agricultural labor and wage data. We will also study the impact of the treatment on other income-generating activities, including non-agriculture business activities. Measuring agricultural production and income implies gathering information on total output harvested and output sold, prices, and costs of inputs (seeds, fertilizers, hired work, etc.). Similarly, we will also collect data on other potential non-agricultural activities the household may be involved
2. Second, we will assess the overall extent to which enrollment in the contract farming scheme affects farmer technology adoption and input intensity, both for biofortified beans and for crops not targeted by the contract. Outcomes of interest include land preparation costs, plantlets per acre, fertilizer and manure applications, crop maintenance, and agrochemicals/pesticides. We will collect data on farming tools used by the households, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. to quantify changes on these variables that may occur during the time span of the project.
3. Third, we will study whether joining the contract farming scheme has an impact on food security. There is debate over the impact of a shift to commercial farming, as this may involve focusing production on crops that are not directly consumed in the household (see, e.g., Schneider, 2010). We will collect data on food security in order to assess the impact of the treatment on this outcome. Specifically, we will ask to the farmers on coping strategies deployed during eventual hunger periods the household may suffer o have recently suffered.
4. Fourth, we will try to measure operating costs and benefits of the companies. In particular, we will use companies’ administrative data to measure the prevalence of farmer default and crop side-selling and thus to quantify the return on investment for the companies. Partner companies will provide a detailed dataset with the relevant variables needed to perform this analysis.
5. As an additional contribution, we will also study the determinants of smallholder participation: we will correlate the choice to join the contract farming scheme (in the treatment villages) with baseline characteristics of the farmers. Several scholars have expressed concerns over the contract farming model, suggesting it may exclude households that are less productive and poorer at baseline. The take-up analysis will assess whether this concern holds or not in our setting.
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Italy |
2022-09-08 16:09:36 |
2025-09-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Allan Kalungi
ID: UNCST-2022-R009843
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Unravelling the genetic risk underlying common mental illnesses (major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorders, suicidality and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and alcohol and substance abuse among a rural general population cohort in south-western Uganda
REFNo: SS1404ES
Unravelling the genetic risk underlying common mental illnesses (major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorders, suicidality and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and alcohol and substance abuse among a rural general population cohort in south-western Uganda
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 16:05:10 |
2025-09-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Noel Namuhani
ID:
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EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH CLUB ON THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG FISHING COMMUNITIES IN BUIKWE DISTRICT, CENTRAL UGANDA: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY
REFNo: HS2426ES
To design, implement and evaluate the effect of community health clubs on prevention and control of Schistosomiasis in fishing communities of Buikwe district.
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 16:03:14 |
2025-09-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Senjovu Kaggwa Dan
ID:
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Landscape analysis of health service quality–related information systems and practices and their links to health purchasing in Uganda
REFNo: SS1390ES
The main purpose is to take stock of existing and emerging systems and practices for promoting, measuring, and rewarding health service quality. This will involve conducting a rapid landscaping of quality-related information systems, initiatives, and practices in Uganda’s health system, using the adapted ThinkWell’s Rapid Landscaping Tool. The study is not intended to carry out a quality assessment but rather taking stock of the current systems and their ways.
Specific objectives: The Cooperation for Evaluation Research and Training (CERT) firm, has been hired by ThinkWell to populate the landscaping tool with information on:
a. The current systems and practices that promote, measure and reward quality of health services
b. Existing opportunities for designing purchasing policies in ways that promote the delivery of high-quality services
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 15:59:49 |
2025-09-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2021-R012739
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Management practices and Outcomes of Indrawing Pneumonia in Children Aged 2-59 Months in Kamuli District Primary Health Facilities of Uganda
REFNo: SS1392ES
To examine the management (including oral treatment, which one, for how many days, or hospitalisation, with injectable antibiotics, how many days, and treatment adherence) of children 2-59 months of age with chest indrawing pneumonia presenting at the primary health care facilities in Uganda,To determine the outcome (survival status) by day 15 of children 2-59 months of age with chest indrawing pneumonia who present at the primary health care facilities in Uganda,
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 15:57:50 |
2025-09-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Alison Comfort
ID: UNCST-2022-R011501
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Understanding individual- and social network-level factors affecting infant HIV testing to design social network interventions to increase testing of HIV-exposed infants
REFNo: SS1395ES
Aim 2: Conduct qualitative research to explore the mechanisms linking social networks to infant HIV testing,Aim 1: Estimate individual- and social network-level correlates of infant HIV testing,
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USA |
2022-09-08 15:49:03 |
2025-09-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Pooja Upadhayay
ID:
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Gastro-intestinal parasites, hormones, and behaviors of vervets (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in human-modified habitat.
REFNo: NS349ES
The primary objectives are to investigate I) the possible interspecific parasite transmission by examining the degree of overlap in the parasite communities of vervets, humans, cattle, and dogs and II) the effects of parasites on hormones and behaviors of three neighboring vervet groups (intergroup comparisons) at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda.
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Nepal |
2022-09-08 15:35:09 |
2025-09-08 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Dan Tumusiime
ID:
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Epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in Uganda
REFNo: HS2288ES
(i)To determine the spatial and temporal patterns of RVF and the associated environmental factors influencing its occurrence in Uganda
(ii)To determine the seroprevalence of RVFV antibodies among livestock and humans
and associated risk factors for seropositivity at the farm level
(iii)To determine incidence rate of RVFV in livestock during inter-epizootic/inter-epidemic period
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 15:33:16 |
2025-09-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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