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Robert Waiswa
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The enablers and barriers to remote work for persons with disabilities in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Uganda
REFNo: SS2394ES

To create a deeper understanding of the enablers and barriers to remote work, including impacts on employability, for PWDs in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, principally to inform practice and policy in the design of interventions for disability-inclusive employment in Uganda as the country fast-tracks the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, Sustainable Development Goal 10, and Vision 2040.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:20:40 2027-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sylvester Onzivua
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A Postmortem Study to Explore the Pathological Basis of the Nodding Syndrome
REFNo: HS3048ES

(d) To compare the histological features in the various cases of the NS,c) To determine if there is any evidence of brain infection in NS. ,(b) To characterize the abnormal protein (tau) formation in the brain in NS. ,(a) To determine the main cellular processes occurring in the brain in the NS. ,Main Objective In the study postmortem brain samples will be used to explore the pathological basis of the NS. ,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:17:16 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CHARLES BATUME
ID: UNCST-2021-R013411
Insecticidal and repellent properties of essential oils from catnip (Nepeta cataria) against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae s.s. and culex quinquefasciatus.
REFNo: HS1717ES

To confirm residual activity and application intervals.,To determine the optimum application dosage(s) and the residual activity.,To determine the efficacy of repellent formulations at the selected application rates against the target vector species.,To establish dose–response relations and determine the ED50 and ED95 of the active ingredient for vector repulsion.,To determine effectiveness of catnip (Nepeta cataria) as mosquito repellent for Ae. aegypti, Anopheles gambiae s.s, and Culex quinquefasciatus.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:11:13 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dominic Bagenda K
ID: UNCST-2021-R013132
Predictors of Menstrual Hygiene Management among Adolescent Girls in a Rural Resource-deprived Setting in Bukedea District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS1065ES

iv. To quantify the effect of parental predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,iii. To quantify the effect of socioeconomic predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,ii. To quantify the effect of personal predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,i. To determine the proportion of adolescents practicing adequate MHM in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,Quantify the effects of personal, socioeconomic and parental predictors on MHM practices among adolescent girls in a rural resource-deprived setting in Bukedea District.,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:08:52 2027-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peter Rukundo Milton
ID: UNCST-2020-R014799
Testing efficacy and therapeutic potential of egg powder in prevention and management of moderate acute malnutrition: an intervention trial in drought-prone Karamoja, Northern Uganda
REFNo: HS2324ES

(i) Test the efficacy of powdered egg in the prevention of MAM and other related forms of malnutrition in children 6-59 months old. (ii) Assess the therapeutic potential of egg-based products in the management of MAM in the context of supplementary feeding.
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:04:25 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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