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Sarah Juster
ID: UNCST-2023-R007855
Tree-Based Interventions in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Uganda
REFNo: NS544ES

Gain additional perspective on the role of NGO Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi from staff of UNCHR, OPM through additional interviews and attending settlement Refugee Welfare Council and Local Council meetings,Gain additional perspective on the role of NGO Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi from staff of UNCHR, OPM through additional interviews and attending settlement Environment and Livelihood sector meetings,Gain additional perspective on the role of NGO Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi from Refugee Welfare Council and Local Council members,Gain overarching context for Tree-Based Intervention implementation in Imvepi ,Specifically code transcripts to synthesize themes related to NGO staff perspectives on the challenges of Tree-Based Intervention implementation and recommended programming adjustments,Employ content-analysis coding and axial coding of transcripts of staff interviews and organizational documents for qualitative synthesis of organizational activities and characteristics,Use a comparative table to specifically assess patterns in terms of overlap between Tree-Based Intervention activities and characteristics of the promoting NGO,Synthesize the characteristics and activities of four NGOs promoting Tree-Based Interventions in Imvepi,Compare the environmental characteristics of Tree-Based Interventions across four NGOs in Imvepi, including species choice and integration of TBI activities with local ecological features,Compare social dimensions of Tree-Based Interventions across four NGOs in Imvepi, including the integration of local perspectives and staff, focus on socioeconomic benefits of trees to participants, and inclusion of women as staff and program participants,Compare the nature, source, and duration of Tree-Based Intervention funding across four NGOs in Imvepi,Compare Tree-Based Intervention characteristics across four NGOs in the Imvepi refugee settlement,Identify which specific tree-based intervention activities (in the categories of conserving, planting, and facilitated re-sprouting trees) each of four NGOs in Imvepi are engaged with,Compare Tree-Based Intervention activities among four non-governmental organizations in the Imvepi refugee settlement,
USA 2023-05-04 16:39:21 2026-05-04 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michio Matsuba Kyle
ID: UNCST-2022-R009027
Wang Oo Relit Project (WORP) Evaluation Study
REFNo: SS1716ES

1. To determine if youth who participate in the WORP program show improvement on measures of well-being, 2. To monitor the level of engagement of youth in WORP lessons and activities 3. To understand the benefits and challenges associated with the WORP program from the perspective of youth participants.
Canada 2023-05-02 22:28:11 2026-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fredrickson B Wasswa
ID: UNCST-2022-R008765
MINION WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING OF BLOOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGITIS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UGANDA
REFNo: NS528ES

To determine the use of MinION WGS to identify antimicrobial resistant genes, virulence enzymatic genes and Single Nucloetide polymorphisms (SNPs) among patients with CM and TBM at MRRH, To compare the performance of full MinION flow cells with Flongle flow discs designed for smaller samples for detection of CM and TBM at MRRH. To determine the suitability of blood as an alternative to CSF for the detection Cryptococcus and MTB in patients CM and TBM using MinION WGS at MRRH,To compare Cryptococcus and TB detection from blood and CSF using MimION WGS from patients with CM and TBM at MRRH.,
Uganda 2023-05-02 22:27:01 2026-05-02 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nathan Kenya-Mugisha
ID: UNCST-2021-R013752
Smart Discharges for Vulnerable Refugee Children: A Cohort Study to Validate Prognostic Algorithms for Post-discharge Readmission and Mortality among Children Living in Refugee Settings.
REFNo: HS2755ES

Primary Objective:

1. To validate, calibrate, and refine the Smart Discharges risk-prediction algorithm in a representative cohort of refugee children.

Secondary Objectives:

1. To describe the epidemiology of, and risk factors for, post-discharge mortality of children in the context of refugee settings.
2. To describe the post-discharge health seeking patterns of children in the context of refugee settings.

Uganda 2023-05-02 22:24:41 2026-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
James Davis KATUMBA
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Uncontrolled asthma among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Kampala City: Prevalence, associated factors, in-school needs, pathways to care and effectiveness of an mHealth Self-management app
REFNo: HS2791ES

To determine the effectiveness, acceptability and feasibility of the KmAsthma self-management app in improving the control of asthma among day scholar secondary school adolescents 12-19 years old in Kampala City Uganda.,To examine pathways to asthma care and their influence on asthma control among secondary school adolescents with asthma in Kampala City Uganda ,To establish the in-school needs associated with asthma control among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Kampala City Uganda ,To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with uncontrolled asthma among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Kampala City Uganda ,To establish the prevalence of and factors associated with uncontrolled asthma, in-school needs, pathways to asthma care, and effectiveness of KmAsthma Self-management app intervention to control asthma among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Kampala City Uganda,
Uganda 2023-05-02 22:22:49 2026-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
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