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Shevin  Jacob Thomas
ID: UNCST-2022-R010715
Evaluation of Supportive Care Guidelines for Epidemics: Implementation Case Study: Filovirus Diseases (FVDs) and Covid-19 guidelines in Uganda.
REFNo: SS1320ES

Main objective:
to understand implementation practices, challenges and experiences of providing clinical management guidelines (CMGs)/ providing supportive care recommendations for patients with VHFs and/or COVID-19 in Uganda.

specific:

1) implementation of CMGs for a selection of high-risk epidemic prone pathogens
2) factors influencing implementation in different settings and contexts
3) perceived impact of available CMGs and supportive care recommendations on research and development for medical countermeasures and on outcomes
4) experiences of key informants who led CMG development and contributed to the evolution of CMGs in epidemics
5) community-level perceptions in any changing quality of care during the evolution of CMGs.
6) any changing essence and meaning to patient journeys during the expansion and implementation of CMGs

USA 2022-08-08 19:07:46 2025-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
George Aribo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010546
Digital Innovation for Zero Hunger: Developing an Artificial Intelligence enabled mobile application to detect malnutrition in children aged between 6 and 59 months
REFNo: HS2381ES

Create a dashboard for improved access of stakeholders (policy makers, program managers & researchers) to child growth and nutrition data ,Improve the performance of the CGM in terms of its predictive (Machine Learning (ML)) algorithms (accuracy and overall usefulness) for detecting malnutrition by validating it against manual anthropometric measurements in children aged 6-59 months. To develop a validated artificial intelligence based digital solution i.e. the Child Growth Monitor Application (CGM), for detection of malnutrition in children aged 6-59 months,
Uganda 2022-08-08 15:38:41 2025-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Günther Fink
ID:
Estimating the Knowledge and Health Impact of Viamo’s 3-2-1 Service (Viamo Impact)
REFNo: HS2372ES

To assess the impact of the 3-2-1 service on nutritional status, chronic disease and birth spacing,To assess the impact of getting access to the 3-2-1 service on self-reported health behaviors,To assess the impact of getting access to the service on reproductive health knowledge ,To assess the extent to which women invited to use the 3-2-1 service access the provided information initially and over time,The goal of the proposed study is to rigorously assess the impact of the 3-2-1 Service on health knowledge and proactive healthy behavior.,
Austria 2022-08-08 15:34:28 2025-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
MEASURING CONTRACEPTIVE AUTONOMY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PROGRESS TOWARDS FERTILITY GOALS AMONG A LONGITUDINAL COHORT OF WOMEN IN NIGERIA AND UGANDA
REFNo: HS2368ES

Assess the association between contraceptive use (and specifically SI), contraceptive autonomy, and progress towards fertility goals. ,Test and validate a new, two-domain measure of contraceptive autonomy (Domain 1: consciousness of contraceptive rights and preferences, Domain 2: achievement of contraceptive rights and preferences),
Uganda 2022-08-08 15:29:23 2025-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justine  Komunyena Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2023-R008465
Assessing the feasibility and usability of implementing professional use and self-administered COVID-19 Antigen RDTs in Uganda
REFNo: HS2339ES

• To assess the feasibility of using professional and self-administered COVID-19 Ag-RDTs in facility OPDs and community settings in Uganda.

• To determine usability of Ag-RDT COVID-19 self-tests among FSWs, Boda boda drivers, and OPD patients.
Uganda 2022-08-08 15:19:50 2025-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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