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Mohamed Abouaziza
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Evaluating Impact of Financial Incentives on Agri-Businesses in Uganda
REFNo: A520ES

The specific objectives are to determine whether access to incentivized loans generates increased credit for SMEs, and whether this additional credit subsequently leads to higher revenues, profits, and downstream outcomes for these businesses,The main objective of this research is to examine the effects of financial incentives offered to lenders on agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) while identifying and understanding the challenges these enterprises encounter. Specifically, the study aims to assess whether exposure to these incentives influences the volume of agricultural loans at the bank level and to understand the effects of these incentives on SME growth and performance at the SME level.,
Egypt 2024-10-08 18:11:59 2027-10-08 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Josephine  Prynn Elsie Sunman
ID: UNCST-2024-R002840
Nested case control study of prevalence and aetiology of dementia in a rural Ugandan population, and a situational analysis of services available for affected families.
REFNo: HS4827ES

1) Evaluate the prevalence of dementia. 2) Establish the causes and associated factors of dementia to inform risk reduction strategies. 3) Understand the formal support available for people living with dementia and their families.
UK 2024-10-08 17:59:00 2027-10-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
OKELLO DAMOI JOSEPH
ID: UNCST-2022-R011560
Impact of the Global Laparoscopic Advancement Pro Training Program on the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Test Pass Rate among COSECSA Trainees and Members in Sub-Saharan African Countries
REFNo: HS4898ES

To evaluate the impact the GLAP Pro program on the FLS test pass rates among COSECSA trainees and members in Sub-Saharan African countries,To determine the factors associated with the FLS pass rate among intervention (GLAP Pro) group and the control (conventional training),To determine the FLS pass rate among COSECSA Trainees and members in sub-Saharan African countries, following GLAP pro training reception and conventional laparoscopic training,To evaluate the impact of global laparoscopic advancement pro training program on fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) test passing rate among COSECSA Trainees and members in sub-Saharan African countries,
Uganda 2024-10-08 17:55:54 2027-10-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Madison Lindeman
ID: UNCST-2023-R006228
The Lived Menstrual Experiences of Women in Western Uganda
REFNo: SS3304ES

- To understand how menstruation impacts women in their daily lives to develop solutions and policy interventions rooted in women’s experiences to improve menstrual health in Uganda. - To explore the structural conditions, resources, and sociocultural discourses that surround menstruation and how these impact women’s embodied experiences. - To understand how women in Mbarara, Uganda experience and navigate menstruation in their everyday lives.
USA 2024-10-08 17:52:55 2027-10-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gilbert Akampurira
ID: UNCST-2024-R003558
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EPISIOTOMY EXTENSION INTO THIRD- OR FOURTH-DEGREE PERINEAL TEARS AMONG WOMEN DELIVERING AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5072ES

1. To determine the prevalence of episiotomy extension into third or fourth-degree perineal tears among women delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To determine the factors associated with episiotomy extension into third or fourth-degree perineal tears among women delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

Uganda 2024-10-08 17:49:03 2027-10-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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