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Mandela Wangoola Robert
ID:
FACTORS INFLUENCING TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE STABILITY IN CATTLE RESERVOIR IN LANGO SUB REGION
REFNo: NS135ES

General Objective
• Evaluate the factors influencing Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infections persistence and stability in the cattle reservoir in Lango sub region
Specific objectives
(i) To determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomiasis in Lango sub region.
(ii) Assess the stability of T. b rhodesiense in naturally infected cattle in Lango sub region
(iii) Evaluate risk factors leading to continued cattle trypanosomiasis infection in Lango sub region

Uganda 2020-10-16 2023-10-16 Natural Sciences Degree Award
Sara Nsibirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R012889
Antimicrobial resistance in trauma and burn patients with blood stream or wound infections – an observational cohort study from Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS815ES

The primary aims:
• To determine the prevalence of blood stream due to specific bacterial and fungal pathogens resistant to first choice empirical treatment in trauma and burn patients.
• To determine the prevalence of wound infections due to bacterial and fungal pathogens resistant to first choice empirical treatment in trauma and burn patients
The secondary aims:
• To describe the proportion of burns and trauma patients requiring a switch of antibiotic or antifungal treatment following wound swab and blood culture results.
• To describe the clinical outcomes of trauma and burn patients with blood stream and wound infections due to bacterial and fungal pathogens resistant to first choice empirical treatment
• To identify risk factors for the development of wound and blood stream infections due to resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens among trauma and burn patients.


Uganda 2020-10-15 2023-10-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Gusango Humphrey
ID:
Constructivist informed teaching and preparation of students in Primary Teachers Colleges of South Eastern Region in Uganda
REFNo: SS498ES

i. Explore the constructivist principles used in the instruction of students in Primary Teachers Colleges.
ii. Examine the constructivist practices applied to the school practice supervisory process in Primary Teachers Colleges.
iii. Examine the implementation of coaching in the preparation of students’ professional growth.

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Robert Tweyongyere
ID:
Optimizing SMART Dairy Technologies for Efficient Sustainable Productivity of Dairy Farmers in Uganda
REFNo: A80ES

Specific objectives
1. Determine the dairying problems and constraints, current solution options and priority list of solutions which are gender sensitive across age and space.
2. Determine the dairy farmers’ cattle feeding and breeding practices in the milk sheds of Uganda
3. Determine local feed ingredients nutrient profile for optimal dairy feed ration formulation
4. Develop a farmers’ community based breeding program
5. Increase Farmers’ access to elite genetics by artificial breeding technologies (artificial insemination(AI) and Embryo transfer(ET))
6. Determine the nutritional-metabolic profiles among the dairy cattle in selected DaFaN clusters to Optimize cost-effective forage production, preservation and utilization
7. Determine animal health and breeding profile parameters generated by ruminal or collar sensor technology for effective monitoring of individual animals on farms in Uganda

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Robert Newton Edward
ID: UNCST-2023-R006537
Community surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in high risk and general populations.
REFNo: HS823ES

1. To measure the changing incidence and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 over time and, associated mortality. 2. To assess the impact of co-morbidities on acquisition and survival of SARS-CoV-2. 3. To examine in greater depth the public understanding of COVID-19 and the experience of the surveillance exercise.
UK 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Robert Tweyongyere
ID:
EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTHELMINTICS IN CATTLE AND GOATS IN MIXED FARMING COMMUNITIES IN MBARARA, KIRUHURA SEMBABULE AND NAKASONGOLA DISTRICTS
REFNo: A83ES

General Objective:
To assess effectiveness of dewormers and generate information that would support decision on improving management of anthelmintics in Uganda

Specific objectives:
1. To document the knowledge, attitude and deworming practices of selected livestock farmers in Mbarara, Kiruhura, Sembabule and Nakasongola districts
2. Determine the worm burden among cattle and goats on the selected farms
3. To determine the ‘clinical efficacy’ of five identified dewormers commonly available to the farmers

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Agricultural Sciences Non-degree Award
Simon Peter Kibira Peter Sebina
ID: UNCST-2019-R000492
Improving quarantine in Uganda as a key measure to combat COVID-19: Compliance, experiences, gaps and opportunities
REFNo: HS832ES

1. To determine compliance with COVID-19 quarantine measures among self and institutional quarantined persons in Uganda.

2. To determine factors associated with compliance with COVID-19 quarantine measures among self and institutional quarantined persons in Uganda.

3. To explore experiences and coping mechanisms among self and institutional quarantined persons in Uganda.

4. To identify gaps in the management and opportunities for improvement of the quarantine process in Uganda.
 

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Victoria Nankabirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R011871
A multicenter, phase III, double-blind, randomised, active-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VPM1002 in comparison to BCG in prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in newborn infants
REFNo: HS838ES

Primary objectives
1. To demonstrate that VPM1002 is non-inferior to BCG SII in providing protection against incident Mtb infection
2. To demonstrate that vaccination with VPM1002 is superior to BCG SII in providing protection against incident Mtb infection

Secondary objectives
1. To compare the safety and tolerability profile of VPM1002 and BCG SII administered as a single dose to newborn infants
2. To compare the protective efficacy of VPM1002 versus BCG SII against TB disease
3. To compare the protective efficacy of VPM1002 versus BCG SII against sustained Mtb infection

Exploratory objectives
1. To evaluate the immunological response to vaccination with a single dose of VPM1002 compared to BCG SII in a subset (immunogenicity cohort) of HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed newborn infants in terms of the following parameters:
o Concentration of Interferon (IFN)-γ in the supernatant after antigen re-stimulation as determined by ELISA
o CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells after antigen stimulation as determined by Fluorescence-activated cell staining/Intracellular cytokine staining (FACS/ICS)
o Transcriptomics
o Antibody production
2. To evaluate occurrence of QuantiFERON® Gold Plus In-tube test (QFT) conversion, where conversion is defined using alternative QFT thresholds (e.g. > 4 IU/ml); and sustained QFT conversion, where sustained conversion is defined as QFT ≥ 4IU /ml maintained for approximately 6 months following initial QFT conversion, compared across trial arms in all participants.
3. To determine the mortality rate in children receiving VPM1002 compared to BCG SII

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Victoria Nankabirwa
ID: UNCST-2021-R011871
SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in women and their infants in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS915ES

Overall aim
To describe how the COVID-19 epidemic and Uganda's countermeasures affect women and their newborns, especially newborns of HIV-1 positive mothers, and to test whether BCG vaccination offers protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19.

Specific objectives
1. To investigate if BCG vaccination of HIV-1 exposed infants at birth or at 14 weeks of age protects them against SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 until 14 weeks of age or against COVID-19 between 15 and 52 weeks of age, respectively.
2. To estimate the evolving prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and of COVID-19 among HIV-1 positive as well as among HIV-1 negative women who have recently given birth, and describe their association with hospitalization on the day of birth, complications during delivery, low birth weight, and other adverse outcomes
3. To estimate the evolving 14-week cumulative incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection and of COVID-19 among mothers and babies, and evaluate whether maternal HIV-1 infection affects maternal and infant risk of developing COVID-19 of varying severity
4. To evaluate the impact of wide-ranging preventive measures to control COVID-19 on women giving birth during the epidemic, their children, and their families

Uganda 2020-10-14 2023-10-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Emanuel  Peter L
ID:
Development of Standardized Herbal Formulation: Synergy between Momordica charantia, Aloe vera and Abelmoschus esculentus for Glycemic Control
REFNo: NS119ES

Objectives
1. To establish ethnomedical use of M. charantia and A. esculentus among indigenous community in Tanzania.
2.To establish physicochemical and stability parameters of freeze dried aqueous extracts of the three plant species separately in pre-formulation studies.
3. To evaluate efficacy of combined freeze dried extracts in different ratios of doses of M. charantia, A. esculentus and A. vera in vivo.
4. To establish safety profile of best optimal dose combination of M. charantia, A. esculentus and A. vera on healthy Wistar female rats.
5. To design a solid pharmaceutical dosage form of the optimal dose combination and evaluate its stability, safety and efficacy in vivo.

Tanzania 2020-10-12 2023-10-12 Natural Sciences Degree Award
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