Fred Ssewamala
ID: UNCST-2020-R014060
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Youth Health SMS: Using mobile technology to prevent HIV and related Youth Health problems: Sexual health, Mental health, and Substance use in southwest Uganda
REFNo: SS969ES
This study will result in the development of one of the first mobile phone-based interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) in East Africa that begins to address the co-morbid HIV risk factors of sexual health, mental health, and alcohol use. AYA is a developmental period associated with the increased importance of peers, increased technology use, increased mobility, initiation of sex, emergence of mental health disorders (if at risk), and initiation of alcohol use. Consequently, AYA is a critical time for preventive interventions. Poor mental health and alcohol abuse are associated with increased risk for HIV infection. Thus, the proposed research will attempt to address these areas concurrently.
The proposed research will evaluate if adapting and updating the existing free and nationally available text message and interactive voice recognition (IVR) service included in *161 that was initially developed by FHI 360. Our work will test and tailor messages for AYA to disseminate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) information and pilot specific mental health and hazardous alcohol use screens. Symptomatic AYA will be referred to behavioral health counselors for further assessment and treatment as needed. AYA today rely heavily on mobile phones for information and services, thus we believe the proposed intervention could be applied and adapted across the region, and potentially in other under-resourced settings.
We will conduct formative research to evaluate and adapt an existing text-message and interactive voice recognition (IVR) platform. We will then pilot the new menus and examine if using this platform promotes HIV prevention (pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV testing, safer sexual behaviors) and increases mental health and alcohol use screening and linkage to counselors as needed for adolescents and young adults (AYA) in a rural Ugandan region with high HIV seroprevalence and limited resources.
2. State the study objective(s) and research question(s)
Aim 1: To adapt an evidence-based mobile phone-delivered sexual health program, to include PrEP information and deliver mental health and alcohol use assessments with the goal of increasing screening and referral, as well as linkage to counselors for AYA at HIV risk.
Aim 2: Evaluate through a pilot RCT (N=126 AYA, 15-19 years) intervention (a) acceptability and feasibility, and (b) impact on uptake of HIV prevention strategies, as well as screening and linkage to mental health and alcohol use school-based counselors.
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Uganda |
2021-10-12 |
2024-10-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Adeodata Rukyalekere Kekitiinwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000799
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Mortality Surveillance Activity Protocol
All-cause Mortality Surveillance in Bunyangabu, Kabarole and Kyenjojo districts, Uganda
REFNo: HS1755ES
the objective of establishing a mortality surveillance system is to enumerate and document all-cause mortality in the 3 districts of Bunyangabu, Kabarole, and Kyenjojo in Uganda. Specifically this will; a) determine HIV/AIDS related and proportionate mortality rate in the three districts, b) determine maternal and neonatal mortality rates in the three districts c) identify causes of death among HIV patients and causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the three districts and d) document the implementation process of mortality surveillance in order to inform future scale up.
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Uganda |
2021-10-12 |
2024-10-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Waruiru Kolff Kayla Tinie
ID: UNCST-2021-R012291
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Turn-taking interactions in Eastern male Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
REFNo: NS295ES
Understanding the turn-taking systems of chimpanzees and how this relates to human language and it's origins. Hence, whether the turn-taking systems of chimpanzees are influenced by interpersonal contexts (social bonds & dominance rank).
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Netherlands |
2021-10-12 |
2024-10-12 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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ALEX NDYABAKIRA
ID:
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Assessing use of SolarSack for treatment of safe drinking water in Uganda
REFNo: HS1680ES
1. To determine the willingness to buy and acceptability of SolarSack water treatment device
2. To determine the most appropriate cost per unit for SolarSack for rural, peri-urban and urban settings
3. To explore user preferences for the SolarSack device
4. To determine the effect of SolarSack use on prevalence of waterborne diseases
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Uganda |
2021-10-11 |
2024-10-11 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Phyllis Kisa
ID: UNCST-2023-R007952
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SURGICAL NEONATES IN A LOW-RESOURCE SETTING: AN AUDIT OF NUTRITION AND OUTCOME
REFNo: HS1736ES
To audit our current the nutritional regime among newborns with gastro-intestinal anomalies admitted to the Paediatric Surgical Unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital(MNRH).
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Uganda |
2021-10-11 |
2024-10-11 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Tukwasiibwe Moses
ID:
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Impact of forced displacement on labour markets in Uganda
REFNo: SS1039ES
Objective 1) Provide strong empirical evidence of the direct and indirect impacts. Against the backcloth of a comprehensive literature survey, and investigating non-camp urban refugee populations in Kampala and as well as camp based refugees in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda.
Objective 2) Identify the mechanism(s?) through which impacts occur. Analyzing the empirical evidence we will: i) explore direct and indirect (partial equilibrium) impacts and outcomes on the dynamics of labor market and business behavior, assessing impact-attribution and correlating variables such as labor supply and wages, capital investment/ labor trade-offs and demand side factors, productivity and skills, national and international investment patterns; ii) assess the role of political economy, regulatory and policy frameworks; iii) generate qualitative analysis of household and individual livelihood/life course experiences in relation to labor market outcomes, iv) generate local, national and comparative findings.
Objective 3) Support the development of evidence-based, effective, and context-specific jobs policy advice. The analytical outputs will provide a robust evidence base for jobs policy advice envisaged at different levels (local, national, and international), and for different stakeholders (e.g. municipal and national governments, donors, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, private sector investors, entrepreneurs and SME sector, and displaced and host populations). Policy advice will include, inter alia: finance and investment strategies, regulatory framework e.g. rights to work/rights at work and employer conditions for decent work), spatial planning, training and skills, role of investment incentives, socio-economic policies for displaced and host populations vis à vis labor markets.
Objective 4) Generate new data that will be in the public domain for use in further research. The proposed study will generate new statistical (survey) data sets for three of the four case countries: Colombia, Ethiopia and Uganda. In Jordan, the study team is already in possession of sufficient data through previous surveys conducted by Fafo and partners. When designing the new surveys, special attention will be given to establish robust baselines that can be applied in future impact analyses. Responding to this objective and the general TOR requirements, we shall place all the data generated in the proposed project in the public domain.
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Uganda |
2021-10-11 |
2024-10-11 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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PETER OMASWA
ID:
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Relevance and Factors Affecting Exchange of Plant Material and Data to Conservation
REFNo: NS156ES
General Objective
To assess the importance of plant material and data exchange between African and European Institutions for conservation.
Specific Objectives
1. To review the extent to which plant material and data are exchanged between African and European institutions.
2. To evaluate the opportunities and constraints to plant material and plant data exchange between African and European Botanical Institutions.
3. To evaluate the proportion of exchanged plant material and data translated into conservation applications.
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Uganda |
2021-10-08 |
2024-10-08 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Carolyn Nakisige
ID:
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Preventing cervical cancer in HIV-infected Kenyan and Ugandan women
REFNo: HS1372ES
1. To evaluate HR-HPV DNA testing of self-collected vaginal swabs combined with VIA in screening for cervical cancer in HIV-infected women.
2. Determine if aflatoxin is a risk factor for cervical cancer among HIV-infected Kenyan and Ugandan women.
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Uganda |
2021-10-08 |
2024-10-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Alice Emasu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013920
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EXPERIENCES OF LIVING WITH OBSTETRIC FISTULA AMIDST COVID -19
PANDEMIC IN EAST AND CENTRAL UGANDA: Qualitative study.
REFNo: HS1464ES
General Objective
To document the experiences of living with fistula amidst the COVID-19 pandemic among women who developed OF during corona virus pandemic, those who had fistula and had started seeking for care, those who were repaired and were at the stage of reintegration and those declared as incurable between 15-49 years of age from Eastern and Central Uganda
Specific objectives
1) To document participant’s awareness about COVID 19 Pandemic
2) To explore the perceptions of women living with OF amidst COVID 19 Pandemic
3) To explore the effect of COVID -19 on the livelihood of women with OF.
4) To explore experience in accessing fistula services among women reintegrating and screened for surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Uganda |
2021-10-08 |
2024-10-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Scovia Mbalinda Nalugo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014259
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Aging with HIV: Experiences and challenges of older adults 50 years and above living with HIV
REFNo: HS1759ES
3. To explore determine the challenges faced by older adults 50 years and above aging with HIV.,2. To describe the experiences of older adults 50 years and above aging with HIV.,The goal of this study is to explore the experiences, perceptions, and challenges of older adults 50 years and above aging with HIV.,
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Uganda |
2021-10-08 |
2024-10-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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