Sarah Bridge
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Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Meningitis Registry
REFNo: HS61ES
Our primary goal is to collect clinical, laboratory, demographic, geographic and economic data in real-time on Ugandan meningitis patients and to compile this information into a meningitis registry. Our central hypothesis is that data extracted from this registry can be used to guide meningitis treatment and prevention, improve resource allocation, facilitate treatment distribution networks, improve global data on meningitis and inform health care policy in Uganda and other similar countries in the meningitis belt.
Aim 1: To use the FilmArray ME assay and GenExpert Ultra assays, in conjunction with existing CSF testing, to diagnose etiologies of meningitis in children and adults at MRRH.
-We hypothesize that the use of FilmArray ME and GeneXpert MTB/RIF Ultra assays at MRRH will allow better characterization of meningitis epidemiology in Uganda and streamline care decisions through the creation of a diagnostic algorithm for meningitis patients.
Aim 2: To gather population-based epidemiologic data on meningitis in Mbarara, Uganda, in a centralized meningitis registry.
-We hypothesize that creation of a meningitis registry will guide meningitis treatment and prevention, improve resource allocation, facilitate treatment distribution networks, improve global data on meningitis and inform health care policy in Uganda.
Aim 3: To gather population based data on the economic impact of meningitis and its complications through cost questionnaires to better characterize the financial burden of meningitis to patients in resource-limited settings.
-We hypothesize that the cost burden to patients with meningitis is significant and that a cost-effective analysis will lead to informed recommendations to guide health policy in Uganda.
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USA |
2017-06-13 |
2020-06-13 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Rene Dommain
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Testing Historical Presence of Mountain Gorillas and Elephants in an African Biodiversity Hotspot using Targeted Enrichment of Sedimentary Ancient DNA
REFNo: NS13ES
Reconstructing the floristic and vegetation history of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest for the past ca. 30000 years. Determining the past presence and invasion history of mountain gorillas and elephants at Bwindi Forest. Determining the natural climatic and habitat conditions that enable gorilla survival and predict future gorilla distribution in Uganda.
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Germany |
2017-06-13 |
2020-06-13 |
Natural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Tiffany Atkinson Aria
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Testing the role of turbidity and diet on the reproductive traits in an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae)
REFNo: NS16ES
The goal of the proposed research is to better understand the influence of turbidity and diet on the behavior and development of reproductive traits in an African cichlid fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoriae).
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USA |
2017-06-06 |
2020-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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David HUNT
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Parallel evolution in adaptation to hypoxia in African fishes
REFNo: NS18ES
Objectives of this research project are to measure a number of phenotypic traits (e.g., body shape, gill size) known to be associated with hypoxia adaption in fish across several species in the same environment and look for patterns across different species.
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Canada |
2017-06-06 |
2020-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Colin CHAPMAN Austin
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Climate change and increasing human-wildlife conflict: How to conserve wildlife in the face of increasing conflicts
REFNo: NS17ES
To establish a team who can build a graduate research and training network between Uganda, Canada, and South Africa to address the critical issue of how climate change affects crop production and crop raiding by wildlife
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Canada |
2017-06-06 |
2020-06-06 |
Natural Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Holly Lyne
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What are the current challenges face in continuing care of premature neonates, following discharge, in Eastern Uganda?
REFNo: HS52ES
1. To assess how carers of preterm neonates are prepared to continue providing all aspects of care for their baby following their discharge from the neonatal unit at the MRRH in Mbale.
2. To explore the attitudes of carers, as well as the perceived barriers and facilitators, to those caring for babies born
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UK |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Jimmy Forry Ben
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Prevalence of mental disorders and associated factors among prisoners in Mbarara Municipality
REFNo: HS68ES
To determine the prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners incarcerated in the high and low Security Prisons in Mbarara Municipality.
To identify factors associated with mental illness among prison-inmates and prisoners’ accessibility to mental health services during their confinement.
To establish the association between category of crime and type of mental disorder.
To assess the association between the number of incarcerations and category of mental disorder.
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Uganda |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Degree Award |
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Agnes Kiragga
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Men at Gaming Centers: Point of Care HIV and STI Testing
REFNo: HS70ES
• To test the acceptability and feasibility of same day testing of HIV and syphilis testing, test result notification, prevalence of HIV and syphilis, and proportion linked to care among men attending at gaming/betting centers
• To identify the proportion of men involved in other self-reported risky behaviors such as hazardous alcohol intake, illicit drug use, having sex with men and having multiple sexual partners,
• To test the diagnostic performance of the ChemBio duo HIV-syphilis point of care test.
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Uganda |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Adam Moeller
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A History of Moral Education in Uganda: Tracing Social Values relating to Gender and Sexuality
REFNo: SS82ES
In my research, I seek to understand a history of moral thought in Uganda, by looking at ideas about gender and sexuality, in order to put current contentious issues in their historical context. This context is inextricably linked to the process of national and regional identity making in Uganda, and hence of great importance in understanding society and post-colonial social and political development.
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USA |
2017-05-30 |
2020-05-30 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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CATHERINE ABBO
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SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION: MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS65ES
1) To determine the prevalence and associated factors of emotional and behavioural disorders in adolescents in selected secondary schools in Uganda.
2) To identify and describe the current intervention practices of adolescents with emotional and behavioural disorders in secondary schools in Uganda.
3) To determine whether the current intervention match the mental health needs
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Uganda |
2017-05-23 |
2020-05-23 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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