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Catherine Mwesigwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000988
Commercial Baby Food Consumption and Complementary Feeding Practices in Kampala
REFNo: HS1784ES

To explain the motivations for use of commercial baby foods among caregivers of infants and young children between 6-36 months in Kampala,To determine the proportion of caregivers that use commercial baby foods among infants and young children between 6-36 months in Kampala ,To determine the level of commercial baby food use for complementary feeding and the associated factors in an urban/peri-urban Ugandan sub-population of caregivers of infants and young children between 6-36 months in Kampala. ,
Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
Assessment of the HIV/AIDS legal, regulatory, and policy environment for key populations in Uganda
REFNo: HS1925ES

5 To develop recommendations on how the legal and policy framework affecting Key Populations can be improved to promote an enabling legal environment for the national response to HIV, particularly for key populations. ,4 To determine the extent to which the legal framework protects rights and promotes an enabling legal environment for the national response to HIV, particularly for people living with and affected by HIV and key populations. ,3 To analyze access to justice and law enforcement on HIV and human rights among key population and key service providers, access to legal support services, and law enforcement mechanisms. ,2 To assess the critical human rights issues affecting key populations and the extent to which the current environment addresses these.,1 To analyze existing HIV, health, and other related laws, regulations, and policy initiatives that impact the HIV response among key and priority populations in Uganda.,
Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Ssekitoleko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001716
Laparoscopic Cases Database
REFNo: HS1909ES

The second aim of the study is to use this data in a future project examining new low-cost laparoscopic equipment. ,The first aim of the study is to compare laparoscopic practices in several countries. ,This study aims to examine current laparoscopic practices in Uganda and the United States.,
Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eugene Ruzagira
ID: UNCST-2023-R008282
Validating a 10-minute instrument-free prototype HIV p24/p37 assay for early infant diagnosis
REFNo: HS1854ES

Objectives of the research project:

Primary objectives
1. To determine the sensitivity of a novel instrument-free HIV p24 PoC assay
2. To determine the specificity of a novel instrument-free HIV p24 PoC assay
3. To determine the accuracy of a novel instrument-free HIV p24 PoC assay
4. To determine the positive predictive value of a novel instrument-free HIV p24 PoC assay
5. To determine the negative predictive value of a novel instrument-free HIV p24 PoC assay

Secondary objective
1. To determine the agreement of the novel instrument-free HIV p24 PoC assay results between two independent laboratory technicians.

15. Brief outline of research study design/methods:

Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ayiorwoth Harriet
ID:
Exploring academic-practitioner knowledge sharing in higher education institutions: A study of Uganda Management Institute
REFNo: SS1102ES

1. Explore the benefits that UMI academic staff and practitioners gain from sharing knowledge. ,1. Find out how UMI academic staff and practitioners address the challenges that they face in sharing knowledge. ,Establish the challenges that UMI academic staff and practitioners face in sharing knowledge,Explore how UMI academic staff and practitioners share knowledge,The purpose of this study is to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of academic-practitioner knowledge sharing at UMI,
Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alfred Ecega Guli
ID:
HUMANITARIAN FOOD ASSISTANCE AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS IN UGANDA: A CASE OF SELECTED REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS IN WEST NILE.
REFNo: HS1912ES

1. What is the effect of food in-kind assistance on the nutrition outcomes among children under five years in selected refugee settlements in West Nile? 2. What is the effect of the cash-based transfer on the nutrition outcomes among children under five years in selected refugee settlements in West Nile? 3. What is the influence of agricultural inputs support on the nutrition outcomes among children under five years in selected refugee settlements in West Nile? 4. What is the effect of nutritional factors on humanitarian food assistance and nutrition outcomes among children under five years of age in selected refugee settlements in West Nile?
Uganda 2021-12-02 2024-12-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
michael taylor halford
ID:
Dry Rifting in the Albertine -Rhino graben (DRIAR)
REFNo: NS260ES

To conduct geological investigation of faulting associated with continental rifting in the magma poor rift environment in the northernmost western branch of the East African Rift System.
USA 2021-12-01 2024-12-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
David  Sam Lackland
ID:
The psychological well-being of school-age South Sudanese children living in a refugee camp in Uganda
REFNo: SS938ES

RATIONALE
To the best of our knowledge, there are few studies trying to understand how South Sudanese refugee children thrive in settlements in Uganda, limiting the insight into their overall psychological well-being. Therefore, this study seeks to obtain a better understanding of how South Sudanese school-age refugee children experience their life in a refugee settlement in Northern Uganda.
The forced displacement of children implicates coping with and adapting to scenarios and situations that can be detrimental to a child’s normal development and well-being. To understand how children cope with the overall forced migration experience can contribute to find solutions to mitigate or reduce the potentially negative impact it has on children’s psychological well-being and mental health. By improving the knowledge about children’s experiences in refugee settlements, this study ultimately wishes to contribute with evidence that can facilitate the design and implementation of children friendly activities and environments in refugee settlements.
OBJECTIVES
In order to achieve the overarching aim mentioned before, this study plans to:
• observe how children play and socialize with each-other;
• understand how children learn in the refugee camp;
• explore how children cope emotionally with the different challenges caused by forced migration.
Norway 2021-12-01 2024-12-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Macreen Mudoola
ID:
HRL Mid term and end of program evaluation protocol
REFNo: HS1701ES

to assess the progress of the project
Uganda 2021-12-01 2024-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2021-R012739
Enhancing Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition with Family MUAC and Implementation Science in West Nile Region in Uganda - Implementation Guideline Research Proposal
REFNo: HS1828ES

5. To assess the impact of IMAM Family MUAC on access, coverage of OTC and ITC and quality of care.,4. To determine the retention level of family caregivers and VHTs in detection and referral of children with acute malnutrition.,3. To determine the effectiveness of IMAM Family MUAC in detection and referral of acute malnutrition ,2. To assess the barriers and facilitators of IMAM Family MUAC implementation in in health facilities and communities in five districts in West Nile,1. To determine the uptake of IMAM Family MUAC in health facilities and communities in five districts in West Nile,To establish the feasibility and evaluation of the implementation process and effectiveness of IMAM Family MUAC to improve access, coverage, and quality of care in OTC and ITC services,
Uganda 2021-12-01 2024-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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