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Dean Karlan
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Sustainable Market Inclusive Livelihood Pathways to Self-Reliance (SMILES)
REFNo: SS1737ES

Leverage community knowledge to improve program impacts by allocating asset transfers to groups instead of individuals,Evaluate the impact of asset transfers on program participants,Evaluate the impact of MSD on households who are targeted by MSD but not eligible for the graduation program,Evaluate the impact of the graduation program with MSD on program participants,Integrate market system development within the graduation program,Improve cost-efficiency of interventions,Improve efficiency of allocation of capital,
USA 2023-07-19 11:08:08 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DAPHIN  NAHIKIRIZA
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'SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND POVERTY REDUCTION AMONG THE SACCO MEMBERS IN GREATER BUSHENYI, UGANDA'
REFNo: SS1853ES

1. To establish the influence of Sacco financial services on poverty reduction among the Sacco members in Greater Bushenyi 2. To examine the influence of Sacco non-financial services on poverty reduction among the Sacco members in Greater Bushenyi. 3. To establish the mediating effect of government policies on the relationship between Sacco services and poverty reduction among the Sacco members in Greater Bushenyi.
Uganda 2023-07-19 11:03:41 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael Byamukama
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Mathematical Models for Co-infection Dynamics of HIV/AIDS and Pneumonia
REFNo: NS570ES

To formulate and analyse a stochastic mathematical model that incorporates treatment against pneumonia and antiretroviral therapatic effect in indiviuals coinfected with HIV/AIDS and pneumonia.,To derive and analyse an optimal control policy of various intervention measures of HIV/AIDS and pneumonia co-infection.,To determine the combined effect of vaccination and treatment against pneumonia and antiretroviral therapatic effect against HIV/AIDS in the transmission dynamics of HIV/AIDS and pneumonia co-infection.,To formulate and analyze a deterministic mathematical model that incorporates treatment of pneumonia and antiretroviral therapatic effect in indiviuals coinfected with pneumonia and HIV/AIDS.,To develop, analyze and compare mathematical models for the transmission dynamics of HIV/AIDS and pneumonia co-infection.,
Uganda 2023-07-18 8:33:15 2026-07-18 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lazaaro Mujumbusi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007470
Developing a contextualized Health Education program to reduce persistent Schistosomiasis transmission in Ugandan rural fishing communities.
REFNo: SS1819ES

Main Objective
1. To develop, pilot, and evaluate a contextualized participatory community schistosomiasis health education program.
Specific Objectives
1. To develop a set of education interventions and roll them out.
2. To increase awareness about Schistosomiasis and how it affects the internal organs.
3. To explore the views and opinions of various stakeholders about suggested health education programs, acceptability, feasibility and outcome of the health education program.
4. To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability and outcome of the health education programs.
Uganda 2023-07-14 9:57:34 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joyce Nalunga
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GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, AND SOCIETAL IMPACT ON REFUGEES IN UGANDA. A CASE OF BIDIBIDI CAMP, YUMBE DISTRICT, WEST NILE UGANDA
REFNo: SS1816ES

To main objective of the study is to investigate the Impact of Gender based Violence 0n society among refugees in Uganda so as to develop an inclusive model for improvement in refugee settlements

The specific objectives are as follows:
i) To analyse the influence of gender based violence on public health consequences among refugees in BidiBidi camp in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
ii) To assess the relationship between public consequences and societal impact among refugees in BidiBidi camp in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
iii) To examine the fit between gender based violence and societal impact among refugees in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
iv) To investigate the mediating effect of gender based violence on the fit of publi health consequences and societal impact in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
Uganda 2023-07-14 9:52:07 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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