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Phiona Bukirwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009880
Self-reported knowledge about palliative care offers and access to morphine by patients with cancer in Kyadondo County, Uganda
REFNo: HS2738ES

1. To assess patient knowledge of palliative care services. 2. To assess patient access to morphine and investigate the reasons for poor access 3. To describe the barriers to the intake of morphine,
Uganda 2023-04-26 10:44:36 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eriab Kapuru Asinja
ID: UNCST-2022-R011430
Title: Uptake of modern contraceptive methods and birth outcomes among women with caesarian sections in Kasese district, Uganda: leveraging innovative digital technology for empowering community health workers in delivering family planning services
REFNo: HS2639ES

4- To investigate the feasibility of using mobile phone health text messaging to women through CHWs and estimate the effect on contraception uptake among women in Kagando (sub-study IV),3- To explore women’s knowledge, attitudes and practices with various methods of contraception and evaluate the perceived benefits and satisfaction with contraception services, comparing those who had CS births and those who never had CS births (sub-study III),2- To estimate the frequency of repeat caesarian sections and factors associated with birth outcomes (sub-study –II).,1- To determine if CHWs can accurately document and follow households in defined geographical areas assigned to them (demographic surveillance area) using mobile phones and the feasibility of linking these data with hospital records (sub-study I).,The main objective of this study is to build the capacity of community health workers to accurately register households, including pregnant mothers and follow them with targeted health messages to improve birth outcomes,
Uganda 2023-04-26 10:40:21 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simon Walusimbi
ID:
Impact of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) on Tuberculosis incidence and all-cause mortality among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Receiving Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) in Uganda
REFNo: HS2772ES

To determine how long after TPT completion does TB incidence begin to rise again in patients who have completed TPT,To compare TB incidence and all-cause mortality among PLHIV who received TPT as 6-month INH versus 3HP regimen,To establish the risk factors for developing TB among PLHIV who have completed TPT,To compare TB incidence and mortality among PLHIV in Uganda who have completed TPT with PLHIV who have not completed TPT,To determine the incidence of all-cause mortality among PLHIV in Uganda who have completed TPT, at 12, 24, and 36 months of TPT completion.,To determine the incidence of newly diagnosed TB disease among PLHIV in Uganda who have completed TPT, at 12, 24, and 36 months after TPT completion,To evaluate the impact of TPT on TB incidence and all-cause mortality among PLHIV in Uganda,
Uganda 2023-04-26 10:39:06 2026-04-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Charles  Kajubi
ID: UNCST-2022-R008989
Baseline Study for Safe and Inclusive Cities Project -Uganda.MAKSHSREC-2022-420
REFNo: SS1582ES

To measure the long-term impact of the intervetions on the project participants and formulate recommendations for Plan International Uganda to further strengthen research.,To determine the baseline values for outcome indicators from the onset of the project.,
Uganda 2023-04-26 10:37:49 2026-04-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patrick Muinda Emmanuel
ID:
An Information Technology Governance Framework for Improved Success of Digital Transformation Projects for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
REFNo: SIR180ES

To test and evaluate the designed ITG Framework for Improved Success of Digital Transformation Projects in TVET institutions,To design and develop an ITG Framework for Improved Success of Digital Transformation Projects in TVET institutions,To determine the factors for improved success of Digital Transformation Projects in TVET institutions,To establish the effectiveness of Information Technology Governance applied in TVET institutions,The General Objective of this study is to develop an Information Technology Governance (ITG) framework for improved success of Digital Transformation Projects in the TVET subsector,
Uganda 2023-04-26 10:31:45 2026-04-26 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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