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Chrisostom Oketch
ID: UNCST-2023-R007112
ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: TOWARDS DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR COMBATING CORRUPTION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
REFNo: SS1991ES

To explore the strategies that can help promote sound ethical values so as to strengthen accountability mechanisms in the public sector,To establish the role of citizens in enhancing ethics and accountability in public service delivery ,To examine the effectiveness of the institutional frameworks established by the government to enhance accountability in the public sector,To examine the ethical dilemmas that affect accountability in the public sector,The study will examine the effect of ethics on accountability in the public sector with a view of putting in place strategies that promote effective accountability so as to enhance service delivery to the citizens ,
Uganda 2023-11-16 13:50:30 2026-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alex Abal
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POINT OF CARE TESTING TO REDUCE OVERTREATMENT OF CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA IN HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS IN KUMI, UGANDA
REFNo: HS3157ES

To determine the prevalence of urogenital and anorectal infections other than CT/NG in patients presenting to the ART clinic: Trichomonas vaginalis, herpes simplex virus-1 and 2, CT biovars L1, L2, and L3 causing lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), mpx (monkeypox), and Mycoplasma genitalium.,to determine if adding a CT/NG POCT to the standard of care in the ART clinic reduces overtreatment of CT/NG in symptomatic patients.,To reduce overtreatment of CT and NG in HIV-infected individuals with STI complaints presenting to the ART clinic in Kumi hospital and to determine the prevalence of urogenital and anorectal infections.,
Uganda 2023-11-16 13:49:07 2026-11-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Arpita Khanna
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Detecting commission and account opening overcharging by citizen science approach
REFNo: SS1962ES

? Study the heterogeneity of the propensity of being overcharged across personality traits, gender, education and other demographic factors ,? Conduct an RCT to study the effectiveness of providing incentives to volunteers to register more people as citizen scientists, in data collection,? To compare the data collected by citizen scientists with data collected from trained mystery shoppers to further shed light on the efficacy of the citizen science approach,To study the extent of overcharging by MFS agents in Uganda using the citizen science approach,
India 2023-11-16 13:47:19 2026-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Scovia  Mbalinda Nalugo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014259
Implementation of the International Guidelines for Skin-to -Skin in the First HourAfter Birth: The Ugandan Pilot Study
REFNo: HS3183ES

1.To explore and understand the experience of the staff regarding the barriers and enablers to implementing and sustaining the international guideline for skin-to-skin care in the first hour after birth, and to identify and implement solutions

2. To understand the experience of the newborn after birth with current care, and after the practice change using video-ethnography

3. To assess the breastfeeding latch of the newborn before discharge with routine care in the first hour and after implementation of immediate, continuous, SSC in the hospital

4. To assess the impact of skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth on latch and infant feeding practices at around 6 weeks postpartum.

Uganda 2023-11-16 13:43:44 2026-11-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gökhan  Gönül
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Scripts and Communication: the role of development and cultural differences
REFNo: SS1965ES

Objectives:
To investigate the developmental roots of script formation
To explore cultural similarities and differences in script reading and acquisition
To investigate the role of gaze direction in action and script understanding
To investigate the role of emotional and social cues on scripts
Turkey 2023-11-16 13:42:30 2026-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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