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Gumisirizah Nicholus
ID: UNCST-2021-R011816
 Effect of problem based learning on students' academic achievement in physics at lower secondary school level in Sheema District
REFNo: SS1304ES

To compare the improvement in students' academic achievement in physics after implementation of Problem based learning instruction and those with traditional approach
To assess the improvement in students' critical thinking skills developed after the implementation of problem based learning instruction and those traditional approach
To assess the improvement in problem solving skills developed after implementation of problem based learning and those with traditional approach
To determine variations in students' academic achievement in physics for government and private lower secondary schools in Sheema
 Uganda 2022-06-15 18:47:56 2025-06-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Esther Nanfuka Kalule
ID:
MENTAL RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL IDEATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1307ES

Study Purpose
The study will examine mental resilience among ALHIV in Uganda in regard to how they manage psychosocial risk posed by anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation to realise what they consider a normal and full life for adolescents within their socio-cultural settings.

Specific objectives
1.To explore ALHIV’s conceptualisations of a normal and full adolescence within their socio-cultural settings.

2.To examine the psychosocial constraints that suffering from anxiety and/or, depression and suicidal ideation pose to the realisation of a normal and full life as defined by ALHIV in Uganda.

3.To examine the protective factors that enable ALHIV in Uganda to manage the psychosocial risk posed by the mental health conditions of anxiety and/or depression and suicidal ideation to realise a normal and full life within their socio-cultural context.

 Uganda 2022-06-15 18:46:25 2025-06-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clare Kaijabwango
ID:
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS’ AID-FUNDED PROJECTS AND VALUE FOR MONEY IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1305ES

To assess how effective NGO aid-funded projects have been in Uganda;
ii) To establish how relevant NGO aid-funded projects have been in Uganda;
iii) To examine the cost of NGO aid-funded projects in Uganda;
iv.) To assess how efficient NGO aid-funded projects have been in Uganda.

 Uganda 2022-06-15 18:44:15 2025-06-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BRENDA GATI MIREMBE
ID: UNCST-2021-R013390
 A cohort for evaluation of open-label PrEP delivery and PrEP preferences among African women. Protocol version 1.0 dated 02 February 2022
REFNo: HS2274ES

1. Estimate HIV incidence using the recency testing on samples from women who screen out due to HIV infection, as well as assess HIV incidence prospectively in the cohort.

2. Assess the characteristics of women who initiate PrEP compared to those who do not initiate PrEP.

3. Evaluate young women’s preferences for attributes of long-acting formulations of PrEP, using a discrete choice experiment.

4. Assess the acceptability of a patient-facing PrEP decision support tool to provide young women more informed choice about PrEP options.
 Uganda 2022-06-15 18:42:27 2025-06-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SSEMBATYA RENNY
ID:
Quasi Experimental Study to Determine the Association Between the Provision of Prenatal Ultrasound and Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes in Rural Uganda
REFNo: HS1994ES

1) To assess the relationship between US program at rural Health Centers in an LMIC rand the need for neonatal resuscitation in the form of bag-mask ventilation at delivery.
2) To determine the relationship between an US program at rural Health Centers in an LMIC setting and the number of maternal hemorrhage cases.
3) To estimate the effect of an obstetric US program in a rural LMIC setting on stillbirth, neonatal mortality and maternal death within the first 28 days post-delivery.
4) To determine the relationship between an US program and referral and management decisions at rural Health Centers in an LMIC setting.
5) To compare the effect of an US program in the rural LMIC setting with the effect in a refugee camp setting.

 Uganda 2022-06-15 18:39:46 2025-06-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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