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MILTON NUWABIMPA RWIITA
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THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYABILITY OF GRADUATES FROM SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1275ES

1. To determine the relationship between the quality of curriculum and the employability of graduates from selected Universities in South Western Uganda.
2. To establish the relationship between the quality of students enrolled in the University and the employability of graduates from selected Universities in South Western Uganda.
3. To establish the relationship between the quality of teaching and the employability of graduates from selected Universities in South Western Uganda.

Uganda 2022-05-03 13:06:09 2025-05-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Sendaula
ID: UNCST-2020-R014767
Utility of the interRAI Check-Up Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Tool: Evaluating Check-Up Acceptability in Assessing Frailty and Care Needs of Older Adults with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Kampala District of Uganda
REFNo: HS2229ES

- determine the acceptability and perceptions of using a standardized instrument for assessment and care planning for older persons living with HIV,- identify specific care needs of older adults living with HIV,- estimate the association between HIV status and (i) one primary outcome; activities of daily living, and (ii) two secondary outcomes; health stability and cognitive function in older persons,- characterize the sociodemographic, clinical, neuropsychiatric, and functional characteristics of older persons living with and without HIV,
Uganda 2022-05-03 13:04:16 2025-05-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Mukuru
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A LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF THE LOCAL CONTEXT, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIGITIZED HEALTH WORKER PAYMENTS IN AFRICA
REFNo: HS2216ES

7. To develop a research and policy reform agenda for digital Payment for health workers during implementation of ng health programs Africa.,6. To explore the influence of gender on digital payment for health workers in Uganda,5. To describe successes and challenges encountered in using health worker digital payments in Africa,4. To describe contextual factors influencing e-payment uptake and use in Africa. ,3. To determine the availability of the technical tools needed to implement digital payments in Africa,2. To describe access to existing digital payment systems and modalities for health workers (formal/informal workers) in Africa. ,1. To map the key stakeholders and programs, their influence, and their role in digital payment for health workers in Africa,The overall objective of this landscape analysis is to synthesize evidence on existing digital payment systems in Africa with a focus on policies/laws, technology, actors/stakeholders, programs, challenges/barriers, enablers, and benefits/impact of digital payment for health workers. ,
Uganda 2022-05-03 12:57:24 2025-05-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joshua Parker Allen David Franz
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HIV in Epidemiologyland: the politics of transnational research in the age of global health
REFNo: SS1262ES

(1) understand the perspectives of those working in public health research partnerships on research design, implementation, analysis, and findings-dissemination in the context of transnational collaborations; (2) to generate ideas of how research collaborations can be made more equitable; (3) to understand how the social sciences feature in scientific public health research.
UK 2022-05-03 12:54:51 2025-05-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
IBRAHIM KASIRYE
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Evaluating the Refugees in East Africa: Boosting Urban Innovations for Livelihoods Development (Re:Build) Program, Uganda
REFNo: SS1243ES

The overall goals of the RCT will be to test the effectiveness of a mentorship program for microentrepreneurs. The RCT will be informed by previous and ongoing activities undertaken by IRC as part of their regular programming. We will (i) measure the economic and psychological impacts of this intervention; (ii) measure whether a “shared fate” structure encourages mentors to invest additional effort in the mentees’ business and/or disclose valuable information or techniques, by giving mentors a stake in the mentees’ business; and (iii) evaluate whether matching between mentors and microenterprise participants across different demographics (Ugandans, refugees, men, women, etc.) confers greater benefits to participants than matching within demographics.
Uganda 2022-05-03 12:52:39 2025-05-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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