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David Musoke
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Experiences of Village Taskforce members and Community Health Workers in COVID-19 prevention and control in Uganda
REFNo: HS2502ES

To assess the experiences of village task force members and community health workers (CHWs) in response to COVID-19 so as to provide information to strengthen community response to the pandemic in Uganda.
Uganda 2022-10-27 7:35:53 2025-10-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clara HOZER
ID: UNCST-2022-R010004
Inter-individual variation in sleep strategies and consequences for fitness and cognition in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
REFNo: NS433ES

- To assess whether chimpanzees display inter-individual variation in sleep strategies
- To determine if these strategies are driven by endogenous and social factors
- To explore if these sleep strategies have specific fitness consequences
- To investigate if these sleep strategies are in a trade-off relation with cognitive performance

France 2022-10-27 7:33:37 2025-10-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Willy Ssengooba
ID: UNCST-2022-R001801
Feasibility, Usability and Acceptability of stool-based qPCR to diagnose TB in children aged up to 8-years and HIV- positive adults in Mozambique, Eswatini and Uganda: a qualitative study
REFNo: SS1492ES

To identify cultural, socioeconomic and health system barriers and facilitators to the diagnostic tool’s implementation and uptake,To assess healthcare professionals’ perception of usefulness and applicability and related factors,To assess patients’ compliance and satisfaction with the intervention,To assess the participants’ (caretakers and PLWHA)/health professionals’ interpretation of a procedure involving stool collection for TB diagnosis in the light of current information, education communication messages regarding TB transmission,To describe participants’ views on, experiences with, and reactions towards the intervention,To explore participant’s perceptions and attitudes regarding TB in general and diagnosis in particular,To assess the feasibility of stool-based TB diagnostics from the healthcare professionals, patients and caregiver’s perspective in Uganda, Eswatini and Mozambique,
Uganda 2022-10-27 7:29:40 2025-10-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Paul Kiptis Kipyator
ID:
PITYRIASIS ROSEA: PREVALENCE, CLINICAL VARIANTS, AND DERMOSCOPIC FEATURES AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING THE SKIN CLINIC AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UGANDA
REFNo: NS435ES

To describe the dermoscopic features of Pityriasis rosea at MRRH Skin clinic.,To describe the clinical variants of Pityriasis rosea at MRRH Skin clinic.,To determine the prevalence of Pityriasis rosea at MRRH Skin clinic.,To determine the prevalence, clinical variants, and dermoscopic features of Pityriasis rosea among patients attending the Skin clinic at MRRH.,
Kenya 2022-10-27 7:26:09 2025-10-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Allison Ross
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Behavioral Nudges to Encourage Appropriate Antibiotic Use Among Health Professionals in Uganda
REFNo: HS2429ES

Collect immediate post-intervention and follow up data to analyze and assess the short- and medium-term impact of the behavioral intervention. Implement the behavioral intervention developed in Phase II to impact prescribing behaviors. Develop a culturally appropriate behavioral intervention based on findings from Phase I. Gain an improved understanding of the cultural context around prescriptions in Ugandan hospitals to inform intervention development. Additionally, collect baseline data on prescribing behaviors among staff. Increase adherence to national antibiotic prescribing guidelines among hospital-based health care providers in Uganda by implementing a behavioral “nudge” intervention, contributing to the containment of AMR in the country.
USA 2022-10-27 7:21:19 2025-10-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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