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Matteo Saino Calabretta
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Do the white and rufous morphs of the African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis have different preferences regarding their ecological niche?
REFNo: NS633ES

Understand how the two morphs of this bird species can cohabit in the forest of Budongo and assess their respective ecological niches. A fortiori, the methodology is meant to find differences (other than morphological) between this two morphs.
 Italy 2023-09-05 14:07:02 2026-09-05 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Mutebi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007422
 CONTROL OF TUNGIASIS IN NAPAK DISTRICT, UGANDA, USING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH PROJECT PHASE 2: ENABLING SUSTAINABLE CONTROL IN THE FUTURE
REFNo: HS3030ES

The goal of the project is to integrate tungiasis diagnosis, control and treatment in the school routine hygienic practices and routine public health activities of Napak district. Specifically: i.To reduce the prevalence of tungiasis in three selected schools in Napak district to less than one percent in the dry season ii.To eliminate severe tungiasis (>30 lesions/individual) in three selected primary schools in Napak district iii.To reduce the average intensity of tungiasis infection to zero in school children of three target schools iv.To demonstrate the effectiveness of a school-based tungiasis control strategy involving use of Nyda® for tungiasis treatment combined with WASH
 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:05:42 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stavia Turyahabwe Stavia
ID: UNCST-2022-R011373
 ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR FINDING MISSING PEOPLE WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2945ES

This study aims to assess the impact of strategic innovations for finding and treating missing people with TB and document best practices with the aim of suggesting improvement in the design and implementation of the interventions.
The specific objective of this project are:
1. To assess the extent of implementation of the elements of the various CFIs
2. To determine the impact of implemented interventions on TB notifications and treatment outcomes in areas of implementation
3. To document best practices of implementation and challenges faced during implementation of the interventions
4. To gather views for interventions improvement from providers and receivers of the interventions
5. To estimate the costs of the implemented interventions.
6. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the implemented interventions.
 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:04:52 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MIRIAH KEMIGISHA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009927
 When Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is Unfit for Definitive Surgical Diversion: A single Institution Experience from 2001 to 2022.
REFNo: HS2927ES

1.3.1 Primary Objective
To describe the evolution of care of hydrocephalus patients with CSF unfit for definitive surgery treated at CCHU from January 2001 to December 2022.
1.3.2 Specific Objectives.
1. To describe the different temporary/non definitive forms of management of hydrocephalus when CSF is un fit for definitive surgery.
2. To describe and characterize the patient populations that benefitted from each temporary/non definitive form of management.
3. To describe the complications of each temporary/non definitive form of management of hydrocephalus when CSF is un fit for definitive surgery.
4. To evaluate the changes in brain volume in hydrocephalus patients after temporary/non definitive forms of management.

 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:02:43 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sentrine Nasiima
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Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorders and Work Performance Among Health Care Workers in Uganda: A Case Study from Central and South-Western Uganda (Rescue Study)
REFNo: HS3134ES

a) To investigate the pattern, prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders/problems among health workers in public health care facilities in south-western Uganda. b) To investigate the prevalence and risk factors (including mental disorder) and protective factors for poor work performance among health workers in public health care facilities in south-western Uganda; c) To explore health workers’ experience of stress including work related-stress, its impact on mental health and work performance and associated coping mechanisms. d) To explore how the COVID-19 global pandemic impacted the mental health and work performance of health workers in health facilities in south-western Uganda and how they coped with these.
Uganda 2023-09-05 14:01:30 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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