Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
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GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN EAST AFRICA.
REFNo: SS1672ES
General objective: To establish the prevailing landscape of gender equality in universities in East Africa. Specific objectives: (1) To assess entry and completion rates of women in selected academic programs in universities in East Africa for the period 2012-2022. (2) To establish the status of female academic staff engagement in academia and research (e.g., publishing rates) and leadership in universities in East Africa for the period 2012-2022. (3) To examine existing mechanisms for promoting gender equity and women leadership (e.g., university-wide policies, practices, services) as well as success factors, challenges and barriers to gender equality in universities in East Africa.
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Uganda |
2023-04-26 11:12:07 |
2026-04-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Abel Kakuru
ID: UNCST-2022-R009193
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The immune response to malaria within the germinal center
REFNo: HS2717ES
Comprehensively map the germinal center immune landscape during malaria infection.
Identify key cells and processes required for and/or disrupting the induction of malaria germinal center and antibody responses.
Identify key cells and processes required for germinal center and antibody induction to vaccines that are disrupted by malaria.
Identify and test drugs that can boost germinal center responses appropriate for use in malaria exposed children.
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Uganda |
2023-04-26 11:08:15 |
2026-04-26 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Michael Galvin
ID:
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Improving HIV Outcomes through Collaborative Mental Health Interventions
REFNo: SS1642ES
To assess the perspectives of traditional and faith healers and biomedical mental health professionals on mental health treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS who have mental illness using a qualitative approach. We will interview 5-10 traditional healers and 5-10 faith healers over 2-4 months in early 2023. They will be recruited from the local area based on their experience working with people with HIV/AIDS and mental illness. These interviews will aid in characterizing the different conceptions of mental illness etiology and treatment strategies among both traditional healers in the African tradition and faith healers/pastors in the Christian tradition, and examine if collaboration between traditional and faith healers, and biomedical service providers can be developed to best serve people living with HIV/AIDS and improve health outcomes.,Objective 1b - To determine the characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS and mental illness using a quantitative approach. We will collect cross sectional data on this population regarding of mental illness and HIV disease severity and duration, sociodemographics, and traditional and biomedical care history.,Objective 1a – To examine the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS with mental illness in the Psychiatric Unit at Mbarara Hospital and traditional healer clinics using a qualitative approach. We will interview 15-25 patients living with HIV/AIDS and mental illness over 2-4 months in early 2023. They will be recruited from the psychiatric unit at Mbarara hospital. By interviewing mental health patients living with HIV, we can better understand how they view their illness, how local beliefs inform mental health care utilization, as well as their pathway to care and ultimately treatment outcomes.,To develop an intervention in which biomedical professionals collaborate with local traditional and faith healers to provide mental health services which will ultimately improve viral suppression, increase longevity, and reduce preventable morbidity and mortality.
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USA |
2023-04-26 11:03:04 |
2026-04-26 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Julian Adong
ID: UNCST-2021-R013487
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An mHealth intervention to address the burden of depression and anxiety among perinatally-infected adolescents and young adults with HIV in Uganda.
REFNo: HS2691ES
Pilot U-SMART Voices among PAYWH with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression ,Adapt the group-based psychosocial mental health intervention, Sauti Ya Vijana (SYV; voice of the youth), to create the Uganda Social Media intervention to improve ART and Treatment outcomes (U-SMART)-Voices,Characterize the symptoms of depression and anxiety among PAYWH and correlation with quality of life.
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Uganda |
2023-04-26 10:51:31 |
2026-04-26 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Phiona Bukirwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009880
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Self-reported knowledge about palliative care offers and access to morphine by patients with cancer in Kyadondo County, Uganda
REFNo: HS2738ES
1. To assess patient knowledge of palliative care services.
2. To assess patient access to morphine and investigate the reasons for poor access
3. To describe the barriers to the intake of morphine,
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Uganda |
2023-04-26 10:44:36 |
2026-04-26 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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