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Irene Ayakaka
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PATIENT AND HEALTH WORKER EXPERIENCES WITH COMMUNICATION ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS (TB) AND CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE (CLD) IN HOSPITALS AROUND KAMPALA, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS407ES

Overall objective

The overall aim of this project is to improve understanding of the practice context for patient-centred communication and to explore effective, feasible and sustainable ways to improve its frequency and effectiveness for CLD management in the routine public health system in Uganda.
Specific objectives

Specifically, the study will seek to elicit patient and health worker perspectives of communication during CLD diagnosis and treatment and to understand the impact of this on patient choices for disease management and for disease coping strategies.
Objective 1: To explore patients’ perceptions of their illness and how this affects their quality of life and coping strategies.
Objective 2: To characterize the practice context for communication about CLD at public health care facilities in Uganda.
Objective 3: To describe how health workers, perceive and prioritize communication.
Objective 4: To explore patient priorities and preferences for improved communication around CLD.

Uganda 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Fenella Hayes Marion
ID:
A qualitative research project to explore healthcare providers and program managers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of the role of international medical volunteers
REFNo: HS389ES

Overall Study Aim: To assess the relationship between the non-government organisation (NGO) volunteers from VSO Uganda and their in-country partners (healthcare providers and program managers) to improve the development and sustainability of the programs in Uganda. Objectives: 1) To explore the attitudes and perceptions of International Medical Volunteers by healthcare providers and program managers in-country. 2) To identify the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare providers and programme managers when working with International Medical Volunteers. 3) To investigate what recommendations could be made to improve the Volunteer Partner Relationships between International Medical Volunteers and their in-country partners (healthcare providers and programme managers) to improve the development and sustainability of VSO Uganda and therefore other NGO projects
UK 2019-07-01 2022-07-01 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Silvia Awor
ID: UNCST-2019-R000591
Using ultrasonography and maternal characteristics to predict preeclampsia and adverse pregnancy outcomes at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor
REFNo: HS258ES

General Objective To determine Doppler ultrasonography indices and maternal characteristics that predict preeclampsia and adverse pregnancy outcomes at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor Specific objectives 1. To determine the cut-off second trimester uterine artery Doppler Sonography PI and RI with potential to predict PE by the time of delivery at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor 2. To determine the maternal characteristics taken during the second trimester of pregnancy with potential to predict PE by the time of delivery at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor 3. To determine if selected Laboratory findings taken during the second trimester of pregnancy predict PE by the time of delivery at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor.
Uganda 2019-06-24 2022-06-24 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Mackenzie Carlson
ID:
Investigating the prevalence and practices of herbal medicine use in antenatal care in Mukono District, Uganda
REFNo: HS386ES

Specific Aim 1: Collect qualitative data using a standardized questionnaire to evaluate the prevalence of herbal medicine use in pregnancy, including which herbs are taken for what purposes.
Specific Aim 2: Identify ways in which herbal medicines are obtained and prepared for use in pregnancy.
Specific Aim 3: Identify the concordance between what recommendations and medications are given to pregnant women to prepare for labor and delivery by traditional birth attendants versus government midwives.
Hypotheses: We hypothesize that most pregnant women in the Mukono District use herbal medicine during pregnancy and that the exact preparations of herbal medications vary by traditional birth attendant preparing them and by village.
USA 2019-06-24 2022-06-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jennifer Davis
ID: UNCST-2019-R000218
Reliable handpumps at scale? Evaluating costs and benefits of, and demand for, professionalized preventative maintenance services in rural Uganda
REFNo: SS309ES

(1) Characterize common models of infrastructure maintenance for rural boreholes with handpumps in Uganda.
(2) Assess rural communities’ willingness and ability to pay for professionalized preventative maintenance service designed to enhance handpump reliability.
(3) Estimate the costs and benefits of providing handpump maintenance services to communities in Apac and Kwania districts
USA 2019-06-24 2022-06-24 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Norbert  Kaggwa
ID:
Factors influencing the utilization of postabortion contraception at the Gynecology ward Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS379ES

1. To determine the proportion of women seeking PAC services at the Gynecology ward MRRH, that accept a postabortion family planning method.
2. To establish the factors influencing post abortion family planning uptake at Gynecology ward MRRH


Uganda 2019-06-11 2022-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Moses Tetui
ID:
Prevalence of modern contraceptive use among the urban poor, and stakeholder perceptions on family planning services in slums. The case of Kira municipality, Wakiso district, Uganda
REFNo: HS382ES

1. To conduct a landscape analysis of the existing family planning services in Kira municipality, Wakiso district, Uganda
2. To determine the prevalence of modern contraceptive use and the unmet need among the urban poor in Kira municipality, Wakiso district
3. To explore the provider and urban poor perceptions towards existing family planning services in Kira municipality, Wakiso district
4. To make recommendations of strategies for improving the uptake of family planning services among the urban poor in Kira municipality

Uganda 2019-06-11 2022-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Samson Okello
ID: UNCST-2019-R001580
Experiences and Perspectives of Patients with Hypertension in Mbarara, Uganda
REFNo: HS343ES

To understand the patient experience of hypertension, including diagnosis, understanding of disease, medical adherence, and treatment regimens.

Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Moses Ssebuliba Kiwanuka
ID:
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AS A SCREENING TEST FOR RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN HIV INFECTED PATIENTS UNDER INFECTIOUS DISEASE INSTITUTE CARE, UGANDA
REFNo: HS353ES

General objective.
1.To determine the accuracy of neck circumference as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease among HIV patients.
Specific objectives.
1.To determine the accuracy of using neck circumferences compared to Framingham cardiovascular risk scores as a screening tool for increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV patients presenting at urban clinic.
2.To determine the cutoff point of neck circumference diameter that indicates increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
3.To determine the factors (socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory) associated with a large neck circumference or a high Framingham CVD risk score in HIV patients attending care in an urban clinic.

Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Robert Kairania
ID:
Reassessing the HIV and STI syndemic in Rakai, Uganda after scale-up of combination HIV prevention interventions: a population-based study
REFNo: HS364ES

Aim 1: To measure population-level prevalence of syphilis, Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) among ~2000 RCCS participants aged 18-49.

Aim 2: To assess the prevalence of antimicrobial resistant mutations among individuals with PCR-confirmed gonococcal infection

Aim 3: To assess the association between individual-level and partner use of CHIs and STI prevalence.

Uganda 2019-06-06 2022-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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