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Rachel Kawuma Mary Kagawa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009107
 Understanding digitally driven risk networks to inform user-centric target product profiles (TPP) for next-generation HIV vaccines (DigiTaPP Study)
REFNo: SS1519ES

Objective 1: To understand HIV prevention product development pipeline and potential vaccine attributes through scientific consultations with vaccine experts and product developers
Sub-objectives:
1. To understand current status of HIV vaccine development pipeline and potential HIV vaccine candidates along with potential product attributes;
2. To explore how communities are being involved in the development process, especially whether the preferences of potential end-users are being considered in TPP development.

Objective 2: To understand the nature and characteristics of HIV risk networks (or sexual networks of target populations at risk for HIV), across digital and physical spaces to inform strategies for engaging all potential end-users
Sub-objectives:
1. To identify the nature and types of physical and virtual platforms used by relevant target populations, explore their stated reasons for using them, and their interconnections;
2. To explore the differences in risk behaviours, current prevention practices and preference for prevention products (including vaccines) among the end-users from physical and digital networks.

Objective 3: To understand preferences of potential end-users (from digital and physical networks) through elicitation research towards informing HIV vaccine target product profile
Sub-objectives:
1. To understand end-users’ preferences for product characteristics and delivery sites;
2. To understand perceived benefit, perceived burden and self-efficacy that may influence product attribute preferences and delivery options;
3. To understand interpersonal and social influences that may influence product attribute preferences and delivery options.
 Uganda 2023-02-02 11:58:48 2026-02-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Peter Kisaakye
ID:
Measuring the incidence of abortion and the quality of postabortion care in refugee settings in Uganda
REFNo: SS1589ES

1. To measure the incidence of abortion in refugee settings in Uganda
2. To determine the severity of abortion-related complications in refugee settings in Uganda
3. To assess the capacity of the health system to offer post-abortion care to people living in refugee settings in Uganda

Uganda 2023-02-01 12:38:01 2026-02-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JANE  AMUGE
ID:
Implementing the Cooperative Resilience Measurement Index (CRMI) for Cooperatives in Uganda
REFNo: SS1592ES

1. Build the capacity of the cooperatives to establish prioritisation and ownership of the resilience investment.
2. Interrogate the value proposition of the CMRI to enhance cooperative sustainable resilience and competitiveness in Uganda.
3. To test the value proposition of the Coop Profiler to ensure adoption of the CMRI amongst cooperatives in Uganda
4. Publish a paper on the resilience capacity of agribusiness cooperatives in Uganda with policy recommendations

Uganda 2023-02-01 12:17:53 2026-02-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Margaret Lubwama
ID: UNCST-2019-R000636
 Gastrointestinal colonization with drug resistant bacteria in Ugandan patients with cancer and HIV
REFNo: HS2437ES

The overall purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of ESBL and CRE gastrointestinal colonization in patients with newly diagnosed cancer at the time of chemotherapy initiation and determine how colonization changes over the first month after chemotherapy is initiated. The aims of the study are; 1. To define the association between HIV status and prevalence of gastrointestinal colonization with multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) among patients with cancer in Uganda. 2. To assess the factors associated with incident MDRO colonization in the first 30-days after initiation of chemotherapy. 3. To investigate whether gastrointestinal colonization with an MDRO is associated with an increased risk of developing a bacterial bloodstream infection with that organism.
Uganda 2023-01-31 12:02:29 2026-01-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Annet Mbabazi
ID:
A mixed-methods study exploring the effect of workplace environment on the well-being of academic staff at Makerere university.
REFNo: SS1548ES

i. To assess the effectiveness of the perceived work climate on the well-being of academic staff at Makerere University.
ii. To explore the perception of supervisory relationships on the well-being of academic staff at Makerere University.
iii. To investigate the effect of peer group interaction on the well-being of academic staff at Makerere University.


 Uganda 2023-01-30 15:16:32 2026-01-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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