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Patrick Kazooba
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Disruptions in Health Services Delivery in Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa and Uganda Due to Infection Prevention and Control Limitations in the Context of COVID-19
REFNo: HS1969ES

5. To describe the extent to which AMR surveillance systems and processes may have been disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 4. To estimate the potential contribution of IPC-related service disruptions on facility attendance across different service delivery points such as OPD, ANC, facility deliveries, childhood immunization clinic, HIV clinic, TB clinic and other non-communicable disease clinics (diabetes, hypertension, etc.) by establishing baseline rates of facility attendance during the period preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.,3. To describe the specific types of service disruptions reported to be driven by IPC limitations or commitments in terms of polices, resources, or supplies, IPC training, availability of PPE, available staff, SARS-CoV-2 exposure procedures and others, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. ,2. To describe the frequency of service disruptions reported to be driven by IPC limitations or commitments versus non-IPC-related reasons, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.,1. To determine the percent of health services modified or disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to describe the types and duration of these disruptions within participating facilities.,To assess the extent to which IPC limitations and gaps in terms of resources, personnel, or policies may have contributed to health service disruptions, including AMR surveillance, between March 2020 and August 2021.,
Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Richard BALIKOOWA
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The Aftermath of COVID-19 School Closures: Exploring the Re-entry of Pregnant Girls and Teenage Mothers into Schools
REFNo: SS1119ES

1. To elicit perspectives of the teenage mother/pregnant girls, their teachers and parents, other students as well as crisis pregnancy organizations as regards the re-entry of pregnant girls and teenage mothers into schools.
2. To document the lived experiences of teenage girls who got pregnant during the COVID-19 school closures.
3. To establish how the teenage mothers/pregnant girls, other students, teachers, parents and crisis pregnancy organizations would like to be supported to facilitate re-entry of the girls in schools.
4. Review and provide recommendations towards enriching the policy and practices on the management and re-entry of pregnant girls and teenage mothers into schools.

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fred Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2021-R012063
Safety Evaluation of the Type 2 Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine (nOPV2) during a Supplemental Immunization Activity (SIA) in Uganda
REFNo: HS1972ES

Objective 1. Identify and characterize safety events associated with nOPV2 vaccination following a supplemental immunization activity (SIA) for children under 5 years old during Emergency Use Listing (EUL) in Uganda

2. Support the country EPI/National Drug Authority in strengthening overall surveillance for adverse events following immunization (AEFI) in the country
3. Describe lessons learned from safety surveillance systems for nOPV2 administration during EUL in Uganda to inform the implementation of nOPV2 in other countries

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isiko Mohammed
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ASCERTAINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL TO ENHANCE TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IGANGA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS1133ES

a) To establish availability of indicators for implementation of self-assessment appraisal to enhance teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
b) To ascertain evidence of implementation of appraisal by pupil academic progress to promote teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
c) To confirm implementation of appraisal by differentiated supervision to influence teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
d) To ascertain the evidence of implementation of appraisal by feedback to enhance teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
e) To design a model for effective implementation of performance appraisal to enhance teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Halid Kirunda
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of ACARINOR® in tick and tsetse fly control in Uganda
REFNo: HS1989ES

1. Determine the in vitro efficacy of ACARINOR® on the main cattle tick and tsetse fly species in Uganda.
2. Determine the “knockdown” effect of ACARINOR® on tick and tsetse infestation on cattle.
3. Enumerate any adverse effects of ACARINOR® among experimental cattle.

Uganda 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justine Bukenya Nnakate
ID: UNCST-2021-R012503
ARISE ADOLESCENT HEALTH SURVEY: HARNESSING LONGITUDINAL DATA AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE ADOLESCENT HEALTH
REFNo: HS1906ES

Evaluate the feasibility of digitally engaging with adolescents using Short Message Service (SMS), Email, and other social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, or locally relevant social media platforms,Establish a framework for longitudinal data collection in adolescents to track changes in key adolescent health indicators and nutrition status over time and inform interventions to improve adolescent health across low- and middle-income countries.,Implement a standardized survey instrument among adolescents (aged 10-19 years) in Iganga Mayunge DSSs (IMDSSS) to collect key adolescent health indicators related to nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, physical health, health services utilization and substance use.,To conduct a multi-site longitudinal adolescent health surveillance study in Africa, in order to track adolescents’ health changes over time by implementing two survey rounds and incorporating easy-to-implement simple interventions that can be easily scaled up. ,
Uganda 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Amina  Abubakar Ali
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Assessing and Supporting Mental Health Outcomes among Adolescents in Kenya and Uganda in the Context of COVID-19
REFNo: HS1939ES

1. Formative study with the aims of
a) To quantify the burden of mental health among adolescents in Kenya and Uganda in the context of COVID-19
b) To carry out a scoping review to identify evidence-based mental health programmes that can be scaled up
c) To map out the CSOs providing services to adolescents that can be capacity built to provide mental health services to adolescents
2. To co-design a package of intervention such as peer to peer support group and persuasive games in collaboration with CSOs working with adolescents in Kenya and Uganda
3. To build capacity for CSOs to be able to implement these packages of interventions.
4. To evaluate the implementation process and outcomes of the mental health intervention among adolescent in Kenya and Uganda.

Kenya 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ivan Busulwa Gabriel
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Addressing Social Determinants of Health for a Noncommunicable Disease in Ddundu Parish, Mukono District, Uganda
REFNo: HS1943ES

To support the Integrated Community Wellness and Development project in Ddundu parish, Mukono district, to identify the social determinants of health associated with hypertension and propose interventions to address them
Uganda 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Catherine Birabwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R012851
Examining the pathways, organization, delivery and governance of institutional maternal healthcare in an African city – the case of Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS1952ES

General objective: To investigate the pathways, organization, delivery and governance of maternal healthcare in relation to institutional mortality in Kampala City. Specific objectives 1) To examine the burden of institutional maternal mortality in Kampala city. 2) To assess the care-seeking pathways among women admitted with obstetric emergencies and how the pathways affect delivery outcomes. 3) To examine the service delivery processes for EmOC in selected facilities in Kampala city and how they influence delivery outcomes. 4) To explore the influence of selected governance functions on the delivery and utilization of EmOC in Kampala city.
Uganda 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Wasswa Senoga Asaph
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An Exploration of financial control practices in the central dioceses of the church of the Province of Uganda
REFNo: SS720ES

i. To explore the types of financial control practices used in the central dioceses of the Church of the Province of Uganda.
ii. Analyze effective are the financial control practices identified in (I) above.
iii. Examine does the Church of Uganda's central dioceses comply with the standards set by the Committee of Tread way Sponsoring Organizations (COSO).

Uganda 2021-12-22 2024-12-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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