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Jane Nabwowe -
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ALLELE FREQUENCY DATABASE FOR 21 SHORT TANDEM REPEATS IN THE UGANDAN POPULATION
REFNo: NS716ES

To establish the Ugandan population Y-Chromosome haplotype frequency database,To develop Ugandan population specific 21 autosomal STR markers and Y- chromosome haplotype markers allele frequency data ,To determine population genetic homogeneity among the selected tribes in Uganda ,To determine the genetic diversity of the 21 STRs in a Ugandan population by calculating the forensic and paternity efficiency parameters ,
 Uganda 2024-01-23 18:56:08 2027-01-23 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MARY AJIKO MARGARET
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Prevalence of Paediatric burn injuries Admitted to a hospital in Teso sub-region Eastern Uganda: lessons for prevention
REFNo: HS3484ES

The main objective of this study is to investigate the causes, characteristics, patterns, geographic determinants of paediatric burns and identifying the barriers and enablers to their prevention in a home. Specific Objective of the Study 1. To examine the typical patterns and causes of paediatric burn injuries leading to hospitalization. 2. To establish care givers’ understandings of the injury to their children, considering both injury determinants and preventive means. 3. To assess the effects of various characteristics of the living area on paediatric burn injuries. 4. To determine the enablers and barriers to the creation of safe environment, the implementation of safe practices and the use of products that control or prevent childhood burn injuries in the home.
Uganda 2024-01-23 16:58:07 2027-01-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Margaret Mangheni Najjingo
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Women empowerment, normative influence and project outcomes in Central Uganda
REFNo: SS1942ES

To identify factors that influence women’s economic empowerment within farming communities.

To explore the community construction of femininities and how it influences women’s economic empowerment within agricultural project intervention areas.

To explore the community construction of masculinities and how it influence women’s economic empowerment within agricultural project intervention areas

To find out the factors that influence women’s economic empowerment and household food security within agricultural project intervention areas

 Uganda 2024-01-22 11:38:01 2027-01-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARTNER-LED IMPLEMENTATION IN IMPROVING DIGITAL PAYMENT AND CAMPAIGN QUALITY DURING THE YELLOW FEVER CAMPAIGN IN UGANDA: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
REFNo: SS2221ES

To determine gender norms and relations and their influence on health workers’ response to payment systems (cash vs mobile money) and how these affect the health workers’ performance and motivation in yellow fever vaccination campaigns,To explore the effect of implementing a partner-led digital payment system on the Motivation, Satisfaction, and performance of vaccination campaign health workers,To establish the vaccination coverage of yellow fever in different geographies (equity),To document partner-led implementation process of the Yellow Fever Mass Vaccination campaign,To assess the effectiveness of partner-led Yellow Fever campaign and its effect on digital health worker payments and campaign coverage in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-01-22 11:26:43 2027-01-22 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Susan  Nabadda Ndidde
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
 OUTCOMES OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS DIAGNOSED BY MORPHOLOGY ALONE VERSUS FLOW CYTOMETRY PLUS MORPHOLOGY: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
REFNo: HS3352ES

To compare the treatment outcomes between patients diagnosed with the help of flow cytometry with those diagnosed without the help of flow cytometry.,To determine the accuracy of diagnosis of acute leukemia between patients diagnosed with the help of flow cytometry with those diagnosed without the help of flow cytometry.,To assess the time to treatment initiation among patients diagnosed with the help of flow cytometry and those diagnosed without the help of flow cytometry,
 Uganda 2024-01-22 11:25:41 2027-01-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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