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orikiiza joshua
ID: UNCST-2023-R005914
ICU-related Out of Pocket Expenses (ICOPE) - a multinational prospective study in African and Asian countries
REFNo: HS5125ES

To identify coping strategies for OOPE and CHE during ICU stay and follow up,To identify risk factors for CHE,To quantify ICU care related OOPE in African and Asian LMICs and the proportion of patients/families facing CHE, comparing patients receiving invasive ventilation to non-ventilated patients,
Uganda 2024-11-12 14:27:15 2027-11-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Muhwezi Reagan
ID: UNCST-2024-R003136
Molecular characterisation and associated factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from milkmen and cows with Sub-clinical mastitis in Kiruhura district, Uganda
REFNo: HS5098ES

i. To determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milkmen and cows with subclinical mastitis in Kiruhura district, Uganda. ii. To determine the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milkmen and cows with subclinical mastitis in Kiruhura district, Uganda. iii. To determine the phylogeny of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from milkmen and cows associated with subclinical mastitis in Kiruhura District iv. To determine the risk factors associated with subclinical mastitis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among milkmen and cows in Kiruhura district, Uganda.
Uganda 2024-11-12 11:41:41 2027-11-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Hilda Kyarisiima
ID: UNCST-2023-R007212
Arpraziquantel for Schistosomiasis control in preschool-aged children in endemic areas in Uganda, with special consideration of dose determination methods: a small-scale public health intervention study in Hoima and Bugiri districts.
REFNo: HS5146ES

1. To assess the performance of different platforms for delivery of arPZQ to PSAC in terms of coverage, feasibility, and required resources.
2. To determine social mobilization and training needs for effective delivery of arPZQ through different platforms
3. To assess the performance in terms of practical acceptability, usability and accuracy of weight estimation methods (PAWPER-XL MAC tape) for arPZQ drug dosing under MDA conditions in preschool-aged children.
Uganda 2024-11-12 11:38:53 2027-11-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
FRANKLIN MUHEREZA T
ID: UNCST-2024-R002858
Determinants of Economic growth and Unemployment (1990-2020)
REFNo: SS3312ES

i.To investigate the determinants of economic growth in East African Community.
ii. To investigate the determinants of unemployment in East African Community.
iii. To evaluate the causality between economic growth and unemployment in East African Community.

Uganda 2024-11-08 9:41:40 2027-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sylvanus  Twinomugisha Rwobusiisi
ID: UNCST-2024-R003582
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ART AND DESIGN CURRICULUM IN ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3284ES

Establish how the learners’ assessment strategies in the Art and Design curriculum enhance students’ employability skills.,Examine how the instructional strategies of Art and Design curriculum enhance students’ employability skills.,Assess how the content of the current Art and Design curriculum incorporates employability skills.,To establish the effectiveness of the Art and Design curriculum in enhancing the employability skills of students for the labour market in Uganda in order to inform Art and Design education in universities.,
Uganda 2024-11-08 9:10:33 2027-11-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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