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Elizabeth Ayebare Ombeva
ID: UNCST-2020-R003666
 EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF A LOW-COST FOETAL HEART RATE MONITOR AND EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE ON MONITORING INTERVALS AND NEWBORN OUTCOMES IN GULU DISTRICT.
REFNo: HS2868ES

1. To assess the effect of a low-cost Foetal Heart Rate Monitoring device (Moyo) on the Foetal Heart Rate monitoring intervals.
2. To assess the effect of a low-cost FHRM device (Moyo) on detection of fetal heart rate abnormalities
3. To evaluate the effect of the intervention package on immediate newborn outcomes
4. To explore health care providers experiences of Foetal Heart Rate Monitoring before and after the intervention.
Uganda 2023-07-06 17:16:36 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nicholas Kilimani
ID: UNCST-2022-R010981
 Supported childcare and women labor market participation in East Africa: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS1689ES

Determine the impact of supported childcare programs on women labor market participation in Uganda.

Specific Objectives

a) Identify which childcare programs are better suited for workers across the different labour market segments.
b) Determine the extent to which supported childcare influences women labour market outcomes.
c) Identify whether supported childcare provides significant spillovers to other community members besides mothers’ participation in paid work.
d) Identify the sociocultural factors that influence women labour market participation.

 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:15:03 2026-07-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bernard Kikaire
ID:
Manifestation of Cardiac & Kidney diseases among Adolescents and Young people living with HIV (MACK study).
REFNo: HS2907ES

General aim:
To assess Prevalence of Cardiac and kidney diseases among Adolescents and Young people living with HIV in Jinja Uganda and Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.
Primary objectives:
1. To determine the prevalence of Cardiac and Kidney diseases among Adolescents and Young people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania
2. To describe the common manifestations of cardiac and kidney diseases among Adolescents and young people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Secondary objectives
1. To determine behavioral risk factors associated with cardiovascular and renal diseases among adolescents and yound people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania
2. To describe the effect of COVID-19 on the prevalence of Cardiac and renal diseases among Adolescents and young people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:13:53 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gerald Businge Bright
ID:
Median time to death and factors associated with post-discharge mortality in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital: A retrospective cohort study
REFNo: HS2948ES

Describe the commonest events preceding post-discharge mortality in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital.,Identify the median time to post-discharge death in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago hospital.,Identify the factors associated with post-discharge mortality among children aged less than 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital.,Identify the factors associated with post-discharge mortality and the median time to death in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital, as well as medical events preceding these deaths.,
 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:12:42 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
William Kollie Saygbah
ID:
AMELIORATION OF SOIL ACIDITY FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION ON FERRASOLS OF CENTRAL UGANDA
REFNo: A272ES

1. To map, sample and evaluate the chemical properties of Ferrasols of Central Uganda.

2. To determine the lime requirements for Ferrasols of Central Uganda.


3. To evaluate the effect of liming and crop performance on Ferrasols of Central Uganda

 Liberia 2023-07-06 17:10:38 2026-07-06 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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