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Mercy Nwankwo Chinenye
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DEVELOPING A MODEL FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND RAPID RESPONSE TO HEALTH CHALLENGES OCCASIONED BY ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER
REFNo: HS2267ES

i. Explore common environmental and climate change disasters and their effects in Kigezi regions and effects.
ii. Assess community and institutional level preparedness to address and mitigate the impacts of environmental disasters.
iii. Develop a community disaster response capacity to tackle any future environmental disasters in the Kigezi region.

 Nigeria 2022-06-27 15:51:51 2025-06-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Racheal Naturinda
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UNDERSTANDING THE RURAL COMMUNITY BELIEFS AND BARRIERS AFFECTING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SNAKEBITE ENVENOMING IN YUMBE DISTRICT.
REFNo: HS2243ES

The main objective of the study is to understand the community belief and barriers affecting the management of snakebite envenoming in Yumbe district. Specific objectives of the study 1. To determine the current prevalence of snake bite envenoming in Yumbe district. 2. To explore the community beliefs related to the management of snake bite envenoming in Yumbe district Northern Uganda. 3. To explore the barriers affecting management of snake bite envenoming in Yumbe Northern Uganda.
Uganda 2022-06-27 14:48:19 2025-06-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Tonny Ssekamatte
ID: UNCST-2022-R010961
 Exploring stakeholders’ views on integrating secondary distribution of HIV self-testing by FSW, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) starter packs, and enhanced handoffs to promote PrEP uptake and persistence among high-risk men in Kampala, Uganda. A qualitative study
REFNo: HS2154ES

1. Explore the awareness, willingness, barriers and facilitators to PrEP uptake and persistence among FSW and male clients
2. Elicit feedback on the concept of a combined intervention engaging FSW to reach their male clients with HIV testing self-testing and subsequent linkage to PrEP or ART uptake and persistence.

 Uganda 2022-06-23 10:37:33 2025-06-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Asega Pam Charles Aggrey
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Factors influencing utilization of routine health information for decision making among health workers at health facilities in Moyo District, Uganda.
REFNo: HS2147ES

Broad Objective
The “broad objective of the study will be to establish the factors influencing utilization of routine health information for decision making among health workers” at health facilities in Moyo District, Uganda.
Specific Objective
The study will be guided by the following objectives:
i. To “determine the level of utilization of health information for decision making among health workers at health facilities in Moyo District, Uganda”
ii. To “establish the influence of technical factors among health workers on utilization of routine health information for decision making at health facilities” in Moyo District, Uganda.
iii. To assess the influence of organizational factors among health workers “on utilization of routine health information for decision making at health facilities” in Moyo District, Uganda
iv. To examine the influence of behavioral factors among health workers “on utilization of routine health information for decision making at health facilities” in Moyo District, Uganda.


Uganda 2022-06-23 10:34:58 2025-06-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Florence Ayebare
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Health care seeking among people living with HIV and hypertension during the first and second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic in Uganda: A qualitative study of experiences, patterns of resort, facilitators and barriers in Wakiso district
REFNo: HS2186ES

• Explore health care provider experiences of service provision to PLHIV with Hypertension during the first two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Uganda,• Gain understanding of patterns of resort, decision making and priority setting for care seeking during the first two waves of COVID-19 in Uganda,• Explore health care seeking experiences of PLHIV with Hypertension during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda,
 Uganda 2022-06-23 10:33:20 2025-06-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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