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ELIZABETH ACOMO
ID:
Utilization of Education Research in the Development of Government Policies in Uganda: A Case of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) Policy
REFNo: SS1899ES

To explicate criteria used to identify evidence and information sources used in drafting current TVET policy for Uganda.,To classify evidence that informed current TVET policy for Uganda,To describe methods that framers of TVET policy in Uganda used to identify the gap(s),To explore how evidence-based policy like TVET policy can be framed to meet the contextual needs of Uganda,
Uganda 2023-09-25 15:34:21 2026-09-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Yel  Yel Akol Akol
ID:
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SHORT INTER-BIRTH INTERVAL AND IMMEDIATE ADVERSE PERINATAL OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN DELIVERING AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS3043ES

3. To determine factors associate with immediate adverse perinatal outcomes among women delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
South Sudan 2023-09-25 15:32:48 2026-09-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BINAISA DEUS
ID:
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASOCIATED WITH BIRTH ASPHYXIA AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS3051ES

2. To determine factors associated with birth asphyxia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,1. To determine the prevalence of birth asphyxia at Mbarara Regional Regional Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence and factors associated with birth asphyxia at Mbarara Regional Referral hospital.,
Uganda 2023-09-25 15:31:07 2026-09-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
Improving Breast Cancer Early Diagnosis in Uganda through Training Village Health Teams (VHTs)
REFNo: HS2969ES

8. To assess the feasibility and acceptability and feasibility of the Breast Health Card from the point of view of healthcare professionals and patients,7. To design a Breast Health Card to track patients through the health care system. ,6. To evaluate program cost and compare cost between the usual and train-the-trainer models for VHTs,5. To evaluate perceived program feasibility and acceptability among VHTs, UWOCASO volunteers, and patients.,4. To evaluate changes in Breast Health Knowledge and Self-Efficacy among VHTs trained via the usual v train-the-trainer model, as well as among UWOCASO volunteers,3. To compare the time interval from presentation to VHT to diagnostic resolution for patients with breast symptoms who present to VHTs trained via the usual model v train-the-trainer model, including proportion of patients where the interval to imaging or biopsy is < 3 months.,2. To train 50 Village Health Team (VHT) members — including 25 via the train-the-trainer model – on recognizing signs and symptoms of breast disease, and on referral pathways to clinics with the capacity to evaluate, diagnose, and treat breast pathologies including breast cancer.,1. To train 20 UWOCASO volunteers in the breast health referral system and how to support VHT and patients in referring patients with signs/symptoms of breast disease to the UCI Breast Symptom Clinic. ,
Uganda 2023-09-25 15:29:22 2026-09-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kamya Moses
ID: UNCST-2020-R014203
Optimising strategies to reach zero-dose, under-immunized children, and missed communities in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3011ES

1. To characterize the ZDC, UI children, and missed communities in Uganda, and understand the barriers and challenges of reaching them.
2. To determine the implementation outcomes (i.e., acceptability, reach, adoption, fidelity, implementation cost, sustainability, and effectiveness) of existing and planned immunization approaches to reaching ZDC, UI children, and missed communities in Uganda.
3. To evaluate the utility of different data capture platforms for identifying ZDC, UI, and missed communities in Uganda.

Uganda 2023-09-22 15:18:07 2026-09-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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