Stephen Okoboi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001356
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Anti-Retroviral Therapy Adherence Measurement Methods and Virological Failure in HIV infected Ugandans on long-term ART
REFNo: HS1949ES
1a. To describe incidence of virological failure in patients enrolled in the long-term ART cohort and assess the relationship between adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) measured either by patient self-report, appointment keeping and pill count and having virologic failure among HIV-infected Ugandan adults receiving long-term first line.
1b. To examine overall adherence measurement methods as a predictive test for VF among long term ART patients using a case control design taking patients confirmed with VF as cases and use incidence density sampling to sample for controls matched with time and age.
2. Determine the barriers and facilitators of ART adherence among patients on long-term ART at adult Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) ART clinic using the Theoretical-Domains-Framework with 16 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with both people experiencing VF and those without VF, and ART providers (Medical Officers, Nurses, and counsellors)
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Uganda |
2021-12-15 |
2024-12-15 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Hella Peter Eszter
ID:
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The effects of water shortage on female chimpanzee social behaviour in the Budongo Forest Reserve
REFNo: NS278ES
This research examines the space use and social behavior of female chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda. In the forest, there are two habituated chimpanzee communities – Waibira, where habituation started in 2011, and Sonso, where habituation started in 1990. While both groups have high year-round food availability, the Waibira group faces an unusual ecological pressure during the annual dry season, when, despite being a rainforest-dwelling group, all permanent water sources within their home range dry up, with the exception of one waterhole. Describing how the female chimpanzees of the community are affected by this annually recurring water scarcity will help us understand the ecological pressures influencing chimpanzee social and ranging behavior. The project aims to provide a detailed description of the ranging of Waibira females, as well as their association patterns, levels of aggression, and gregariousness, and investigate whether any seasonal changes due to water availability are present. Other aims are to determine the dominance hierarchy of the females of the group, and to investigate whether individual factors influence strategies used to deal with water scarcity, such as increasing daily travel, or consuming more water-rich food.
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Hungary |
2021-12-13 |
2024-12-13 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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ANGELLA MUSIIMENTA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013297
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Ethics of Using Digital Adherence Monitoring Technologies to Support Tuberculosis Medication (DATs Ethics Study)
REFNo: HS1692ES
Develop an initial framework for research and implementation of DATs in TB in Uganda, drawing from the ethical opportunities and challenges identified in Aim 1. ,Assess ethical opportunities and challenges associated with experienced DATs (electronic pill bottles, SMS) and emerging DATs (cell phone-based dose reporting, video calls, ingestion sensors) using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. ,
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Uganda |
2021-12-13 |
2024-12-13 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Michael Schwartz William
ID:
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A Comprehensive Study of Human-Carnivore Conflict Mitigation and Prevention Measures in Queen Elizabeth National Park’s Unique Context of Human and Large Carnivore Ecology
REFNo: NS309ES
The following management-driven research proposal seeks to investigate human-carnivore conflict challenges in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda through five interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary retro- and prospective studies (conservation sociology, community ecology, ecosystem services, wildlife ecology, and conservation biology) in the hopes of making informed, integrated, and strategic mitigation and prevention efforts. This includes 1) a compound cost-benefit analysis of fencing as a human-carnivore conflict (HCC) prevention and carnivore conservation measure; 2) a critical review of Uganda Carnivore Program’s (UCP) carnivore conflict mitigation and prevention efforts (with special emphasis on safe husbandry, experiential tourism, and compensation of genuine losses); 3) a brief review of large carnivore ecology, its resources needs, and current impacts of anthropogenic activity on large carnivore viability in Queen Elizabeth National Park; 4) competition-strategies and tactics of human ecology with wildlife ecology in Queen Elizabeth National Park and its impacts on ecosystem productivity and services; and 5) a critical cultural context review of local custodianship concepts vis-à -vis integrated management approaches (Resource Sharing Agreements, compensation, livelihood support etc.).
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USA |
2021-12-13 |
2024-12-13 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo Wambui
ID:
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Understanding and informing the Development of Institutional Strategies for educational Resilience in online teaching and learning for undergraduate nursing and midwifery programs in Pandemic Times in East Africa (U-DISRUPT study)
REFNo: HS1923ES
1. Explore the perceptions of faculty and students towards online teaching and learning due to COVID-19
2. Determine students' and faculty preparedness with the transitioning to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
3. To establish the relationship between the online teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence among the faculty staff and students with the transitioning to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
4. To assess the effects of the online teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence among the students with the transitioning to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
5. Describe how to optimize the quality of online learning for the faculty and students in the university.
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Kenya |
2021-12-13 |
2024-12-13 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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HINDRAH AKISIIMIRE
ID:
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KNOWLEDGE ACCESS AND SHARING THROUGH CULTURAL ASTRONOMY IN UGANDA’S REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS AND HOST COMMUNITIES.
REFNo: SS1116ES
To facilitate introduction of astronomy to the community of refugees.,To create an avenue of usefulness of institutional cultural astronomy knowledge in areas that may need purchase and use of physical gadgets,To provide a formal structure for knowledge storage and sharing,To catalogue cultural astronomy from refugees who are likely to lose this knowledge due to varying cultures and communities in the settlement camp.,To introduce astronomy to refugee settlements and gather information on the subject from the target communities. The gathered data from this project will be incorporated in a mobile astronomy lab for replication in other regions of Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2021-12-13 |
2024-12-13 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Barbara Castelnuovo
ID: UNCST-2019-R000802
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Sero-prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 antibodies
amongst non-vaccinated People Living with HIV attending the Infectious Diseases
Institute clinic
REFNo: HS1956ES
General Objective
The objective of this study is to determine the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in non-vaccinated PLWHIV at high risk. This will generate information on the exposure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in this population
Specific Objectives
1. To determine the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
amongst non-vaccinated PLWHIV at high risk.
2. To determine risk factors for the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies amongst non-vaccinated PLWHIV at
high risk
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Uganda |
2021-12-13 |
2024-12-13 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Yang Jae Lee
ID: UNCST-2021-R012449
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Destigmatization of Mental Illness Through Theater
REFNo: HS1764ES
1. Primary Objective
Effectiveness of a community theater-based destigmatization program to combat stigma and increase care-seeking habits as measured by KAP (knowledges, attitudes, and practices) survey and focus groups at the beginning and the end of the intervention
2. Secondary Objective
1) Assess the general prevalence of mental health conditions for patients attending outpatient visits for general medical conditions
2) Assess KAP towards mental health of healthcare providers to shape future interventions in mental health destigmatization
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USA |
2021-12-10 |
2024-12-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Simon Kasasa
ID:
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Evaluating the effectiveness of grouped intensive adherence counselling sessions in improving viral load re-suppression in Uganda
REFNo: HS1850ES
The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of grouped intensive adherence counselling sessions in improving viral load re-suppression in Uganda.
The specific primary objectives of our study are as follows:
1. To compare the proportion of patients who have suppressed HIV viral load between those who have undergone grouped IAC relative to individualized IAC.
2a. To establish the PLHIV’s beliefs, and perceptions about receiving IAC using small patients groups relative to individual level.
2b. To establish the perceptions and experiences of HIV counselors about using grouped intensive adherence counseling scheme relative to the individualised scheme to deliver IAC messages.
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Uganda |
2021-12-10 |
2024-12-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Loduk Michael
ID:
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Assessing the effect of patients’ health literacy levels on post-operative early surgical care outcomes at four rural-based hospitals in Western Uganda
REFNo: HS1907ES
MAIN OBJECTIVE:
to assess the effect of patients’ level of health literacy on early post-operative surgical care outcomes in (KIU-TH, Ishaka Adventist hospital, Comboni hospital Kyamuhunga, and Kitagata general hospital) the four rural-based hospitals in western Uganda.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
1. To assess the health literacy levels among patients receiving surgical care at the rural-based hospitals of KIU-TH, Ishaka Adventist hospital, Comboni hospital Kyamuhunga, and Kitagata general hospital.
2. To determine the early post-operative surgical outcomes of pain, wound infection at the surgical site, and patient’s well-being among the study population.
3. To establish the relationship between health literacy levels and early post-operative surgical outcomes among the study population.
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Uganda |
2021-12-10 |
2024-12-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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