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Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
Improving Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis in Uganda through Training Village Health Teams (VHTs)
REFNo: HS2969ES

8. To assess the feasibility and acceptability and feasibility of the Breast Health Card from the point of view of healthcare professionals and patients,7. To design a Breast Health Card to track patients through the health care system. ,6. To evaluate program cost and compare cost between the usual and train-the-trainer models for VHTs,5. To evaluate perceived program feasibility and acceptability among VHTs, UWOCASO volunteers, and patients.,4. To evaluate changes in Breast Health Knowledge and Self-Efficacy among VHTs trained via the usual v train-the-trainer model, as well as among UWOCASO volunteers,3. To compare the time interval from presentation to VHT to diagnostic resolution for patients with breast symptoms who present to VHTs trained via the usual model v train-the-trainer model, including proportion of patients where the interval to imaging or biopsy is < 3 months.,2. To train 50 Village Health Team (VHT) members — including 25 via the train-the-trainer model – on recognizing signs and symptoms of breast disease, and on referral pathways to clinics with the capacity to evaluate, diagnose, and treat breast pathologies including breast cancer.,1. To train 20 UWOCASO volunteers in the breast health referral system and how to support VHT and patients in referring patients with signs/symptoms of breast disease to the UCI Breast Symptom Clinic. ,
Uganda 2023-09-25 15:29:22 2026-09-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kamya Moses
ID: UNCST-2020-R014203
Optimising strategies to reach zero-dose, under-immunized children, and missed communities in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3011ES

1. To characterize the ZDC, UI children, and missed communities in Uganda, and understand the barriers and challenges of reaching them.
2. To determine the implementation outcomes (i.e., acceptability, reach, adoption, fidelity, implementation cost, sustainability, and effectiveness) of existing and planned immunization approaches to reaching ZDC, UI children, and missed communities in Uganda.
3. To evaluate the utility of different data capture platforms for identifying ZDC, UI, and missed communities in Uganda.

Uganda 2023-09-22 15:18:07 2026-09-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Julian Bagyendera Kobutungi
ID:
Sustainable Development Goals Partnership: Impact Evaluation
REFNo: SS1966ES

To provide insights and evidence of the approaches and strategies applied by the SDGP. ,
Uganda 2023-09-21 12:47:50 2026-09-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nabulya Jesca
ID:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN UGANDA: WHAT ARE THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES?
REFNo: SS1939ES

General Objective:
To examine the relationship between project management and performance in the institutions of higher learning in Uganda.
Specific Objectives:
(i) To examine the effect of project organization on performance in the institutions of higher learning in Uganda?
(ii) To examine the use of planning on project performance in the institutions of higher learning in Uganda.
(iii) To assess the use of monitoring and control on project performance in the institutions of higher learning in Uganda
(iv) To examine the use of learning organization on project performance in the institutions of higher learning in Uganda

Uganda 2023-09-21 12:44:51 2026-09-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
James Kaconco
ID: UNCST-2021-R012270
MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULING, TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND BLOOD PRODUCTION TOWARDS TRANSFUSION SUSTAINABILITY IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR244ES

a) To determine MPS effect on BTS of blood banks in Uganda.
b) To determine BP mediating effect on relationship between MPS and BTS of blood banks in Uganda.
c) To determine TQM mediating effect on relationship between MPS and BTS of blood banks in Uganda.
d) To determine TQM and BP serial mediating effect on relationship between MPS and BTS of blood banks in Uganda.
e) To explore opinion of experts on influencing factors of BTS of blood banks in Uganda.

Uganda 2023-09-21 12:44:00 2026-09-21 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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