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Hillary Kuteesa
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PROFILES, REFERRAL PATHWAYS AND REASONS FOR REFERRAL FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED TO BUTABIKA NATIONAL REFERRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS3412ES

1. To describe the socio-demographic characteristics of patients admitted to BNRH
2. To describe the referral pathways of patients admitted to BNRH
3. To describe the reasons for referral to BNRH

Uganda 2024-01-25 18:41:36 2027-01-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine Nabirye
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Hand hygiene interventions in Kampala's informal settlements: public health imaginaries local health realities.
REFNo: SS2188ES

1. To trace and characterise the framing of hand hygiene messaging by public health actors in Uganda since 1980.
2. To explore and describe the factors that maintain the preference for hand hygiene messaging among public health actors in Uganda.
3. To understand and compare the lived experiences informal settlement residents with the factors that maintain the preference for hand hygiene messaging by public health actors.

Uganda 2024-01-25 18:40:37 2027-01-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Juliet Kyayesimira
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Development of Governor’s Plum (Flacourtia indica) Herbal Formulation for the Management of Microbial Infections in Humans
REFNo: NS661ES

4. To determine the appropriate propagation method and conditions for domestication and conservation of F. indica,3. To evaluate the efficacy of formulated prototypes Flacourtia indica extracts for the management of microbial infections,2. To quantify the major phytochemicals of medicinal value in methanolic extracts of F. indica,1. To assess the indigenous uses, genetic diversity and habitat range of Flacourtia Spp. in Uganda,
Uganda 2024-01-25 18:38:49 2027-01-25 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
Utility of a Liquid Biopsy in the Detection of Metastatic Breast Cancer in Uganda
REFNo: HS3277ES

To determine whether ctDNA can be used as a sensitive and specific measure of tumor burden and response to therapy among women with breast cancer undergoing treatment at UCI,To evaluate the feasibility, sensitivity, and specificity of the liquid biopsy, via ctDNA, to detect and quantify tumor-specific molecular characteristics in patients with metastatic breast cancer at UCI,
Uganda 2024-01-25 18:37:59 2027-01-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bosco Buruga Apparatus
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Use of information and communication technologies by farmers to enhance the management of agricultural knowledge and information in West Nile Sub-Region of Uganda
REFNo: SS2084ES

Propose an ICT model for enhancing the management of agricultural and knowledge in developing countries using a case of West Nile sub-region, Uganda.,Identify the effects of challenges farmers face in the use of these ICTs for the management of agricultural knowledge.,Determine the challenges faced by farmers in the use of ICT in enhancing the management of agricultural knowledge.,Examine the factors influencing farmers in adopting and using ICTs for enhancing the management of agricultural knowledge in the West Nile sub-region, Uganda.,Find out agricultural stakeholders’ perception of the use of ICT in the management of agricultural knowledge.,Establish the status of managing agricultural knowledge management processes in the West Nile sub-region.,The purpose of the study is to investigate ways in which ICTs can be used to enhance the management of agricultural knowledge in West Nile sub-region of Uganda and to further propose a model to be adopted for enhancing access to agricultural knowledge by stakeholders. ,
Uganda 2024-01-25 18:35:59 2027-01-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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