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Massy Mutumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R011366
 Obuvumu: Improving Health Service Uptake for Survivors of Sexual Violence (SV)
REFNo: HS2364ES

This study seeks to inform the future development of culturally appropriate, feasible, acceptable and effective interventions to increase health service utilization among female survivors of sexual violence. The specific goals of this study are to:
Aim 1: Conduct formative qualitative research to inform a discrete choice experiment (DCE) that will generate systematic information on health service utilization for female survivors of sexual violence (SV) in Uganda;
Aim 2: Using a DCE approach, assess the factors that influence women’s decisions to seek services after experiencing SV among; and
Aim 3: Based on findings from the DCE, apply user-centered design principles to co-design an intervention that addresses barriers and preferences identified in Aims 1 and 2.
 Uganda 2022-10-03 17:35:46 2025-10-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emma Riley-Green
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A VILLAGE-LEVEL POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1431ES

Can poverty be alleviated effectively if everyone within a community is eligible for a graduation program, rather than only the poorest? Are the causes of persistent poverty specific to individual households, requiring individualized training and coaching, or are there common elements that can be addressed at the village level within group trainings?,
 UK 2022-10-03 10:45:53 2025-10-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Henry Lugobe Mark
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Cardiometabolic characteristics of women in Southwestern Uganda from pre-pregnancy to the postpartum period: a feasibility study
REFNo: HS2452ES

1. To examine the feasibility of recruiting to, conducting and completing a prospective cohort study on cardiometabolic characteristics from before pregnancy to the postpartum period among women in southwestern Uganda
2. To describe the cardiometabolic changes from pre-pregnancy to 3 months postpartum among women in southwestern Uganda
3. To determine the association between pre-pregnancy cardio-metabolic characteristics and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women in southwestern Uganda
4. To determine the association between pre-pregnancy cardio-metabolic characteristics and persistent hypertension at 3 months post-partum among women in southwestern Uganda

 Uganda 2022-09-30 14:44:02 2025-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fumi Okamoto
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Availability of essential medicines and health supplies for primary care facilities in an eastern district of Uganda
REFNo: HS2390ES

This study objects to the supply of essential medicines in primary health care services in Uganda by investigating the availability of essential medicines in health facilities under local government to define the following. 1. Identify medicines and health supplies with low availability in primary care facilities. 2. Identify the characteristics of facilities with high availability of essential medicines in a district.
Japan 2022-09-30 14:42:10 2025-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lydia Asiimwe Kyoma
ID:
Current Practices and Barriers to Prevention of Nosocomial Infections among Severely Acute Malnourished children at Mwana mugimu Nutrition Unit, Mulago National Referral Hospital.
REFNo: HS2308ES

1. To identify currently used prevention measured against nosocomial infections.
2. To find out the barriers that hinder compliance with health guidelines provided against nosocomial infections.
3. To determine what factors predispose SAM children to nosocomial infections.

 Uganda 2022-09-30 14:41:19 2025-09-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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