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John Kamulegeya
ID: UNCST-2024-R004775
Understanding School Health Service Provision in Uganda RefNo:IDI-REC-2024-94:
REFNo: HS4331ES

To generate evidence-based recommendations for strengthening the school health service activities, vaccination screening and HPV vaccination delivery in Uganda,To identify facilitators and barriers to HPV vaccination uptake in school-based settings amongst school administrators/teachers, healthcare workers and parents/caregivers, including key behavioral, system and social drivers and barriers.,To identify rationale for, facilitators and barriers to school-based vaccination checks and implementation of catch-up vaccination following these checks,To describe the implementation of school-based vaccination checks among a sample of primary and secondary schools in Uganda.,To generate evidence on facilitators and barriers to planning, implementation and monitoring of school health service activities.,To identify and describe best practices for cross-sectoral collaboration,To document roles of key stakeholders in school-based preventative health activities, including Community Service Organizations ,To understand the current delivery of recommended preventative school health service activities in Uganda, including provision of vaccination, health screening and health education,To understand the extent of implementation, facilitators and barriers to the current school health services in Uganda in order to generate evidence-based recommendations to inform implementation of priority activities, especially school-based vaccination checks and HPV vaccination delivery. ,
Uganda 2024-06-12 14:28:43 2027-06-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Marion Mugisha Mutabazi
ID:
RESEARCH & LEARNING PARTNERSHIP FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (ECD) AND LIVELIHOODS PROJECT IN URBAN KAMPALA AND REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2623ES

1. To assess facilitators and barriers to implementation of proposed interventions and document successes and learnings. 2. To document formal and informal child care practices for children below 3 years adopted by refugee youth involved in the livelihood skilling program. 3. To measure effectiveness of program interventions (childcare, ECD and youth livelihood training) in addressing the needs of refugee youths. 4. To assess the fit of intervention delivery approach to realizing the proposed outcomes for refugee youth and their children.,
Uganda 2024-06-12 14:25:17 2027-06-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kennedy Kassaza
ID: UNCST-2019-R000615
Development of a multiplex mismatch amplification mutation assay and ex-vivo cytokine release analysis to stratify Cryptococcal meningitis infections in Uganda
REFNo: HS3076ES

1. To determine the types of cytokines released in ex-vivo cytokines stimulation assay by antigens prepared from the alternate and reference alleles for the genes: CNAG_04922; CNAG_07837, CNAG_06422 and CNAG_00363.

2. To quantify the IL2 cytokine released and determine the relationship between C. neoformans gene alleles and levels of IL2 cytokine released

3. To design an allele specific PCR assay referred to as mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA PCR) for rapid detection of presence of alternate alleles for C. neoformans genes: CNAG_04922; CNAG_07837, CNAG_06422 and CNAG_00363 in clinical isolates
Uganda 2024-06-12 14:23:42 2027-06-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ucama Patrick ufoymungu
ID: UNCST-2023-R006573
PERFORMANCE OF APRI SCORE COMPARED TO FIBROSCAN IN THE ASSESSMENT OF FIBROSIS AMONG ADULTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B INFECTION AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS4174ES

3. To determine the degree of agreement or disagreement between FibroScan and APRI Score in assessing the presence or absence of liver fibrosis among adults with Chronic Hepatitis B infection at the hepatitis clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,2. To identify the factors associated with liver fibrosis among adults with Chronic Hepatitis B infection at the hepatitis clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,1. To determine the prevalence of liver fibrosis among adults with chronic hepatitis B infection by using FibroScan and APRI Score at the hepatitis clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,To compare the performance of APRI score to Fibroscan in the assessment of fibrosis among adults with chronic hepatitis B infection at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,
Burundi 2024-06-12 14:22:59 2027-06-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Orla Walsh
ID:
Staff Experiences of PAIRS Training
REFNo: HS4309ES

To determine the availability and adequacy of resuscitation equipment and supplies in the selected health centres. ,To explore the experiences of staff who have received PAIRS training and compare responses of staff within these centres who have not participated in PAIRS. ,
Ireland 2024-06-12 14:22:12 2027-06-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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