Dao Ho
ID:
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Palliative Care Needs Assessment in the Emergency Department in Kiruddu Hospital
REFNo: SS796ES
Objective 1: Describe the prevalence of palliative care needs among emergency care patients. In order to assess this objective, we will conduct a palliative care needs survey with patients and health care workers in the Kiruddu Hospital Emergency Department. Objective 2: Explore and illustrate identifiable strengths as well as barriers to delivery of palliative care in the emergency department. In order to assess this objective, we will conduct one-on-one interviews with health care workers in the Emergency Department to further explore this topic.
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USA |
2021-05-24 |
2024-05-24 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Gilbert Sendugwa Sendugwa
ID:
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Towards Gender Balance: Understanding the Barriers and Solutions to Include Women-Led Businesses in East Africa
REFNo: SS712ES
This research will document policies and practices that exclude and include women-led businesses in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Specifically, it aims to:
- Understand the participation of and challenges facing women-led businesses and sole proprietorships in the five countries and regionally.
- Identify measures being implemented or tested to improve fairness and inclusion of women in public procurement in the selected countries.
- Assess the effectiveness of the measures put in place by specific governments to improve fairness and inclusion.
- Recommend actionable changes to improve the current situation, based on the findings of the research and international best practice.
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Uganda |
2021-05-21 |
2024-05-21 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Joannah Nalwoga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002651
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GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS GENITAL COLONIZATION PATTERNS AMONG NON- PREGNANT WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE AT KAWEMPE NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS728ES
General objective
To determine how colonization with GBS changes over time among non-pregnant women of reproductive age and how the changes correlate with the host immunity
Specific objectives
1. To describe how the GBS colonization status changes over a three months period among non-pregnant women who were uncolonized at baseline
2. To describe how the GBS colonization status changes over a three months period among non-pregnant women who were colonized at baseline
3. To determine whether the concentration of GBS IgG in serum correlates with the concentration of GBS IgG at the vaginal mucosa
4. To determine whether we can predict colonization from GBS IgG concentration in blood
5. To determine whether we can predict colonization from GBS IgG concentration in the vaginal mucosa
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Uganda |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Hellen Kinyi Wambui
ID:
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“Effect of varying ratios of dietary macronutrients on immune system function of Swiss albino mice”
REFNo: NS159ES
i. To assess the effects of varying macronutrient ratios on the nutrition status of Swiss albino mice
ii. To evaluate the effects of varying macronutrients ratios on leucocyte count, neutrophil adhesion and cytokine production of Swiss albino mice
iii. To determine the effects varying ratios of macronutrients on the production of pro-inflammatory (TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines in Swiss Albino mice challenged with lipopolysaccharide
iv. To evaluate the effects of varying macronutrients ratios on delayed -type hypersensitivity and antibody titers of Swiss albino mice challenged with cow red blood cells (CRBC)
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Kenya |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Enock Matovu
ID:
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Development and Evaluation of Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike and Membrane Protein-Based Sub-Unit Vaccines
REFNo: NS146ES
(i) To express recombinant subunits of the RBD region of the spike protein and the M protein
(ii) To characterize the humoral and cell mediated immune response generated by the RBD region and the M protein in mouse models
(iii) To determine the safety of the vaccine candidates in mouse models
(iv) To determine the efficacy of the potential candidate vaccine in mice
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Uganda |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Natural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Lena Mpalampa
ID:
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVISION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MAKINDYE DIVISION IN KAMPALA
REFNo: SS768ES
5. To establish the school related factors associated with insufficient physical activity offered by the primary schools in Kampala during the school term?,4. To establish the class related factors associated with insufficient physical activity offered by the primary schools in Kampala during the school term?,3. To ascertain the teacher related factors associated with insufficient physical activity offered by the primary schools in Kampala during the school term?,2. To describe the various types of physical activity offered in primary schools in Kampala during the school term,1. To determine the proportion of schools offering sufficient time for PA among primary schools in Kampala during the school term,To analyse the factors associated with insufficient physical activity offered in primary schools in Makindye Division in Kampala during the school term.,
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Uganda |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Degree Award |
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Katelin Wilton
ID:
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Supporting Families through Community Health Workers during COVID: A feasibility and acceptability study
REFNo: SS752ES
Main objective/ purpose
The main objective of this study is to better understand coping strategies of frontline health workers, feasibility and acceptability indicators of messaging success.
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of this study are to:
• Understand frontline health workers perspective on their stress and psychosocial wellbeing
• Understand the feasibility and acceptability of behaviorally-informed SEL and MHPSS messaging targeted at adult and child clients delivered through frontline health workers
• Determine whether such messaging targeted at clients may also improve frontline health worker coping strategies
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USA |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Paul Atherton
ID:
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Girls’ Education Challenge Phase II: Continued Access and Learning during Covid-19 in GEC-II PEAS treatment and control schools in Uganda
REFNo: SS764ES
The final research questions for the proposed study are listed below:
a) How have PEAS sought to provide continued access to learning opportunities during school closures?
b) How are the PEAS supporting girls to return to school, and with what effects on girls’ access to learning opportunities?
c) How are PEAS identifying which girls are most at risk of not returning to school? Can a scorecard approach help projects identify those most at risk within projects in a cost-effective way?
d) How have girls’ learning levels changed during the COVID-19 period?
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UK |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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WINNIE NAMBATYA
ID:
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Evaluation of the complexity of medicine regimens and drug therapy problems among children with sickle cell anemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital: A prescription audit
REFNo: HS1299ES
• To determine the complexity of medication regimens prescribed to the patients with SCA.
• To determine the incidence of DTPs among medications prescribed to children with SCA.
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Uganda |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
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ALERT – ACTION LEVERAGING EVIDENCE TO REDUCE PERINATAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
REFNo: HS1324ES
To develop and evaluate a multifaceted intervention to i) strengthen the implementation of evidence-based interventions and responsive care and ii) reduce in-facility perinatal mortality and morbidity through a multidisciplinary approach in Benin, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Uganda |
2021-05-20 |
2024-05-20 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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