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DAVID KITYA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009620
ENHANCING PATIENT TRIAGE FOR NEUROSURGICAL CARE: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
REFNo: HS4184ES

3. To design a patient triage model that accounts for criticality, resource availability, and healthcare costs.,2. To determine the key factors affecting patient triage decisions in neurosurgical care.,1. To assess the current patient triage system in neurosurgical care and identify its strengths and weaknesses.,The general objective of this research is to assess the current patient triage system in neurosurgical care, identifying its strengths and weaknesses in Uganda and Nigeria. ,
Uganda 2024-07-02 12:52:48 2027-07-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elliott Collins
ID: UNCST-2024-R005211
Measuring the Impact of Group Loans and Digitized Ledgers on Savings Group Participants in Uganda
REFNo: SS2731ES

Measure the impact of savings group ledger digitization on savings group efficiency, savings behavior, and social cohesion.,Measure the impact of FAST loans on savings group participants’ access to financial services and livelihood outcomes.,
USA 2024-07-02 12:50:51 2027-07-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Juliet Mpendo
ID: UNCST-2024-R004147
Long-Term Follow-Up of CAB LA for Participants in HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 CAB PrEP Studies at Risk of HIV Acquisition
REFNo: HS4092ES

• To describe new HIV infections in adult and adolescent participants at risk of HIV acquisition included in the HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 studies and their associated sub-studies.
Endpoints
• Number and characteristics of new HIV infections, including detection of resistance to CAB while on study. Secondary.
Secondary Objectives
• To describe any serious adverse events (SAEs), Grade 3 and Grade 4 ISRs, and AEs leading to withdrawal in adult and adolescent participants included in the HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 studies and their associated sub-studies.
Endpoints
• Incidence and severity of serious adverse events, Grade 3 and Grade 4 ISRs, and any clinical or laboratory adverse events leading to discontinuation of CAB while on study.

Uganda 2024-07-02 12:49:10 2027-07-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rebecca Nandutu
ID:
EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS IN THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2566ES


1. To assess mathematics tutor’s understanding of science process skills in teacher training institutions
2. To find out science process skills developed by mathematics tutors in teacher training institutions
3. To examine the role of mathematics tutors in developing science process skills among teacher trainees in teacher training institutions

Uganda 2024-07-02 12:46:47 2027-07-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SABRINA KITAKA BAKEERA
ID: UNCST-2020-R014290
SEARCH2: A Randomized Control Trial of Telephonic Reminders for HPV Vaccination among Adolescent Girls in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS3929ES


General Objective
To conduct a randomized control trial to assess the impact of text message and automated phone reminders on HPV vaccination.

Specific Objectives:
1.To assess the impact of text message and automated phone reminders on HPV vaccination.
Sub-objectives include:
1) To assess if text message and automated phone reminders were equally effective
2) To examine subgroup effects (girl: age, site, school status [in or out of school], grade, relationship with caregiver; caregiver: age, education, employment, income, marital status, distance to health facility, language), when possible depending on the degree of variability observed
3) to assess for possible additive or subtractive effects of receiving two series of message for families of girls who may have been in the intervention for both initiation and completion

Uganda 2024-07-02 12:45:18 2027-07-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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