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David Lubogo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014473
Metabolic Syndrome among Females of Reproductive age in Wakiso district, Central Uganda: Risk factors and Effectiveness of a Community based Nutrition Education Intervention
REFNo: HS1281ES

General objective: To investigate the prevalence of, and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and evaluate the effect of a community based nutrition education intervention among females of reproductive age with MetS in Wakiso district, Central Uganda in order to contribute information for the design of interventions for MetS.
Specific objectives
1. To determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome.
2. To determine optimal WC cut off points for MetS.
3. To determine the effectiveness of a 12 -week community-based nutrition education and counseling intervention for metabolic syndrome on selected cardiovascular outcomes (BP), biochemical outcomes (HDL, TGS, blood sugar), anthropometric measures (WC, weight), behavioral outcomes (dietary intake, physical activity), and on knowledge as an outcome.
4. To explore the female and health care provider perceptions/perspectives towards the nutrition promotion intervention on MetS among female of reproductive age in South Central Uganda.

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Tom Eliatu
ID:
Assessment of Injection Safety Practices in Rural Health Facilities in Apac District,Uganda.
REFNo: HS1417ES

-To determine how re-capping the needles/syringe influences the safety of the provider
in rural health facilities in Apac District.
• To identify how the used needles/syringes affect the safety to the communities living
near to rural health facilities in Apac District.
• To examine how re-using the needle/syringe influences the safety to the recipients in
rural health facilities in Apac Distric
Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Muwagga  Anthony Mugagga
ID:
Adapting assessment into policy and learning (ADAPT): Adolescent 21st Century skills in Uganda
REFNo: SS983ES


The study will be guided by the following research objectives
Obj.1 To identify the national data-driven decision making from past national and regional learning assessments in Uganda.
Specifically, to establish :
i) how demographic and equity differences have been measured in the past national and regional learning assessments.
ii) how decisions about curriculum design/delivery and teacher support at the national level have been affected by these demographic and equity differences?

Obj. 2. To identify how learnings from past assessment experiences can be used to establish and strengthen a dynamic learning community in Uganda

Obj.3 To Identify the best ways in which to support policy makers at the national level to integrate the ALiVE learning assessment into data-driven decisions to improve curriculum design and delivery

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Maureen Mayanja Nanziri
ID:
LIVESTOCK PEST AND DISEASE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL INNOVATIONS: INFORMATION PATHWAYS AND PROSPECTIVE TECHNOLOGY UPTAKE AMONG TRANSHUMANT PASTORALISTS IN KARAMOJA
REFNo: SS994ES

1) Describe the status of livestock pest and disease biocontrol technologies and innovations, developed through research within the last 30 years and relevant to East Africa

2) Describe the information needs that shape the effective transfer and integration of livestock pest and disease biocontrol technologies and innovations within transhumant pastoralist communities

3) Assess transhumant pastoralists’ knowledge about livestock pest and disease biocontrol technologies as well as factors that enhance, limit and impede uptake in Karamoja

4) Determine the factors that could influence or augment the choice of biocontrol technologies and innovations by diverse transhumant pastoralist clusters in Karamoja
Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JIM ARINAITWE
ID: UNCST-2021-R012572
Quit4Life: Adapting and Evaluating a Phone-Based Tobacco Uses Cessation Program for People Living with HIV in Uganda and Zambia.
REFNo: HS1762ES

The goal of the study is to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of a phone-based tobacco cessation intervention for PLWH in Uganda and Zambia in five years. The primary objective of the study is to promote smoking cessation among HIV infected persons. Specifically, 1) adapt a standard short message service (SMS) for tobacco cessation program, 2) Nicotine Replacement Therapy, 3) compare the efficacy of our SMS-based program tailored to meet the needs of PLWH (Quit4Life+) to the current standard of care.
Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey Ejuu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013978
Child to Child learning approach: Scaling up inclusive play based learning for smooth transition from pre-primary to early grades of primary school
REFNo: SS1129ES

Mobilize policy uptake of home and community based child to child approaches for improved school transition from preprimary to early grades of primary school for children in marginalized communities,Strengthen capacity of young facilitators, parents, teachers, and policy makers by actively engaging them as co-creators and leaders in the child to child model to improve transition from preprimary to early grades of primary school.,Generate contextually relevant knowledge on strategies to scale up play based learning through child to child model to improve transition of all children including those with disabilities from preprimary to early grades of primary school,The project’s overall objective is to use a child to child approach to improve the quality of early learning, including the transition between preprimary and early grades of primary school,
Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Florence Nabwire
ID:
IMPACTS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND ADHERENCE TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1099ES

1. To assess prevalence of household food insecurity employed by PLHIV during the ongoing COVID pandemic in Uganda.
2. To identify coping strategies for food insecurity employed by households during the COVID pandemic
3. To investigate associations between household food insecurity and ART adherence within the past four weeks in PLHIV during the ongoing COVID pandemic in urban (Kampala) and rural settings (Yumbe and Kalangala districts).
4. To explore the impacts of COVID pandemic on household food security, livelihoods and ART adherence among PLHIV among PLHIV in urban (Kampala) and rural settings (Yumbe and
Kalangala districts).
5. To identify and document potential strategies for improving food security among PLHIV in urban (Kampala) and rural settings (Yumbe and Kalangala districts).
6. To explore experiences and lessons learned of using CFL-Nutrition phone-survey platform by participants, study staff and stakeholders in urban (Kampala) and rural settings (Yumbe and Kalangala districts).
Kenya 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patrick Kazooba
ID:
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
ID:
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
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