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Semitala Fred
ID: UNCST-2020-R014202
PULESA-Uganda: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of implementation strategies to integrate hypertension care into HIV clinics of Kampala and Wakiso District, Uganda
REFNo: HS2398ES

To determine the effectiveness of HTN-BASIC and HTN-PLUS strategies to improve hypertension cascade metrics
To determine implementation outcomes of HTN-BASIC and HTN-PLUS strategies
To evaluate the economic and financial sustainability of the HIV-HTN integrated care strategies

Uganda 2023-01-18 18:13:10 2026-01-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Enoch Asiimwe Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2022-R010482
The significance of Social Capital and Livelihoods of Urban Refugees “A Study of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Refugees in Kampala city”
REFNo: SS1311ES

1. To investigate how Congolese refugees living in urban setting build their social capital
2. To explore how urban refugees, use social capital to sustain their livelihoods
3. 1.3.1.3 To investigate the impact of Covid 19 on the urban refugees’ social networks and livelihoods.
Uganda 2023-01-18 17:59:42 2026-01-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Martin Kizito -
ID:
A framework for enhancing the influence of evaluation in the implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
REFNo: SS1568ES

i. To assess the role of the APRM evaluation process (inputs, activities, and outputs) in influencing the type of use or non-use in Uganda’s public policy. ii. To examine the contribution of participating stakeholders in determine the type of use of APRM data within Uganda’s public policy. iii. To analyse the extent to which the political context of the APRM system influences the type of use or non-use in Uganda’s public policy. iv. To generate strategies for enhancing the APRM framework so it that can positively influence integration of APRM finding into public policy at the National level of AU member states.
Uganda 2023-01-18 17:55:15 2026-01-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Cynthia Moffitt
ID: UNCST-2022-R011033
Improving Adherence to Malaria Treatment Guidelines in Children at a Ugandan Regional Hospital
REFNo: HS2633ES

1. To determine the current level of adherence to severe malaria treatment protocols at MRRH. 2. To determine the factors responsible for poor adherence to severe malaria treatment protocols. 3. To assess the treatment outcomes at the current severe malaria treatment protocol adherence. 4. To design an adherence improvement intervention
USA 2023-01-18 17:51:42 2026-01-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Naohiko Omata
ID:
Refugee Economies Programme in Uganda: Mobility, Shocks, and Livelihoods
REFNo: SS1584ES

How can refugees’ ability to cope with shocks be strengthened?,What are the main coping strategies used by refugee households in case of negative shocks? ,What types of shock do refugees face and what is the impact of these shocks? ,How do these movements contribute to refugees’ livelihood strategies and self-reliance, and thereby determine socio-economic outcomes? ,What are the patterns and drivers of refugees’ mobility? ,
Japan 2023-01-13 13:57:27 2026-01-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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