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victoria nakibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014741
The impact of oxygen management and ROP Screening on the prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Sub-Saharan Africa
REFNo: HS2674ES

To describe the characteristics of premature infants meeting the ROP screening criteria (July 2019 to July 2021) and (August 2022 to August 2024)

b)To describe the characteristics of premature infants referred for ROP follow-up during July 2019 to July 2021 period

c)To examine the relationship between infants’ prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal health characteristics and the onset and severity of ROP.

d) To examine the relationship between the receipt of blended and regulated oxygen regulation on the onset and severity of ROP development, oxygen-related comorbidities, and neonatal survival.

e)To examine the relationship between ROP screening, examinations, and treatment on the onset and severity of ROP.

Uganda 2023-09-27 16:50:50 2026-09-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
TUMUSHABE INNOCENT KAJUBA
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DETERMINING SAFE WATER SUPPLY SOURCES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACCESS IN BWAMBARA SUB-COUNTY, RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT. A CASE STUDY OF KIKONGI PARISH
REFNo: SS1636ES

The general objective of this research is to determine the safe water supply sources and rural communities access in Bwambara Sub-County, Rukungiri District with a focus on Kikongi Parish.

This research is guided by the following objectives:
i. To map the spatial and temporal distribution of safe water supply sources in Kikongi Parish.
ii. To determine the number of households with access to safe water supply sources in Kikongi Parish.
iii. To determine the most feasible portable water supply system in the provision of safe water to the residents of Kikongi Parish.

Uganda 2023-09-27 16:45:18 2026-09-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Herbert Kamusiime
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"Measures For Advancing Gender Equality (Magnet): Testing New Tools to Measure Women’s Agency in Uganda.”
REFNo: SS1998ES

MAGNET is seeking to test seven new agency measurement tools in Uganda as part of the MAGNET portfolio:
1. Administration of vignettes (stories depicting the extent to which husbands and wives engage in different modes of joint decision-making over large household purchases).
2. Administration of a few open-ended questions to capture women's decision-making should be recorded with high-quality audio.
3. Survey module to capture persuasion behaviours in the household.
4. Group-level module to capture women’s collective agency
5. Automatic cognition test on an electronic tablet to capture respondents' internalized beliefs about the suitability of women vs men engaging in certain occupations.
6. The critical consciousness scale captures respondents' critical reflection, critical action and motivation regarding household decision-making, work outside the household, and political participation.
7. Survey module to capture benefits from asset ownership.
These tools have been newly developed by MAGNET. In addition, we also plan to ask enumerators a series of questions on their background and attitudes before enumerator training to understand better how enumerator characteristics relate to measured outcomes.

Uganda 2023-09-26 9:31:17 2026-09-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rogers Kajabwangu
ID: UNCST-2022-R010077
Cervical cancer and metabolic syndrome among women utilizing cervical cancer prevention and treatment services at Mbarara regional referral hospitals
REFNo: HS3053ES

To describe the disease burden and trends of cervical cancer, and its relationship with Metabolic syndrome among women at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
Uganda 2023-09-26 9:29:37 2026-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
ULTRA Covi-Catch Ag. Laymen Study including Usability. "Clinical Performance Study Plan - CPSP nr. BSS-CPH 22-054"
REFNo: HS2933ES

Part 3: Observed untrained user study o Evaluation of test results and interpretations when performed by laymen in a self-testing environment while being observed by healthcare providers. These observations will be captured using a questionnaire-based survey.,art 2: Results interpretation study o Reading and interpretation of 6 contrived devices by a minimum of 100 laypersons while being supervised by a neutral healthcare provider. The contrived devices should reflect the different ranges of reactivity: − non-reactive (x 1) − reactive (x 1) − weak reactive (x 2) − invalid (x 2).,Part 1: Labelling comprehension study o Questionnaire-based-survey to assess whether the key messages and instructions from packaging and labelling are understandable and easy to follow.,The objective of this laymen study is to establish the usability of the ULTRA Covi-Catch Ag in a self-testing environment. More specifically, the study will assess whether the instructions for use and labels are clear and understandable and whether the test can be performed correctly by laypersons.,
Uganda 2023-09-26 12:24:11 2026-09-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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