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Frank Kutensa
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Health care workers\' and mothers\' perspectives on the experiences and challenges with maternal health care services in rural areas of Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative study.
REFNo: HS2134ES

1. To explore the mothers’ experiences and challenges with utilization of maternal health care services during COVID-19.

2. To explore health care providers’ perspectives and challenges regarding the delivery and mothers’ use of maternal health care services during COVID-19
Uganda 2022-04-04 2025-04-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
twinamasiko nelson
ID: UNCST-2021-R013346
MULTIDRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA CONTAMINATION OF CLINICAL ATTIRE OF MEDICAL DOCTORS IN MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS2177ES

Primary objective
1. To determine the prevalence of pathogenic bacteria on clinical attires of medical doctors in Mulago National referral hospital.
Secondary Objectives
1. To determine the prevalence of multidrug resistant bacteria on clinical attires of medical doctors in Mulago National referral hospital.
2. To determine the level of knowledge and attitudes on IPC among medical doctors in Mulago National referral hospital.
3. To determine the level of practice of IPC measures among medical doctors in Mulago National referral hospital.

Uganda 2022-04-04 2025-04-04 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damian Kajunguri
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Assessing the effectiveness of alternative science education teaching methods during and after COVID-19 lockdown in Kigezi region, Western Uganda
REFNo: SS928ES

The main objective of the research is to determine how the different learning approaches impacted science education during and after COVID-19 induced lockdown. The specific objectives are to: i) Establish the type and extent of coverage of the science-based learning that took place during and after lockdown. ii) Determine how practical aspects were handled in the alternative learning processes that were provided during and after lockdown. iii) Ascertain the uniformity of syllabus coverage of science subjects before-during- and after lockdown. iv) Assess students’ responses towards the various science-based learning processes during and after lockdown in respect of gender, age groups and school status.
Uganda 2022-04-02 2025-04-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Michael Mutyaba
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The Politics of Uganda's Refugee Policy
REFNo: SS1066ES

To investigate the political economy of the relationship between Uganda's refugee policy and its political system
To understand the needs, incentives and logics behind Uganda's liberal refugee policy
To examine how liberal Uganda's refugee policy is, compared with her neighbours Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya
To explore the constraints that politic imposes upon the implementation of Uganda's refugee policy in the context of decentralisation
Uganda 2022-04-02 2025-04-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Miriam Nakalembe
ID: UNCST-2021-R014040
Simplified Treatment for Eclampsia Prevention using Magnesium sulfate: A phase III, randomized, open label, active controlled, multicountry, multicentre, non-inferiority trial of simplified magnesium sulfate regimen for eclampsia prophylaxis (The STEP-Mag Trial).
REFNo: HS2076ES

The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate non-inferiority of magnesium sulfate 10g IM administered 12 hourly x 2 doses compared with a standard IV (Zuspan) or IM (Pritchard) magnesium sulfate regimen1 in the prevention of maternal eclamptic seizure.

The secondary objective of this trial is to evaluate superiority of magnesium sulfate 10g IM administered 12 hourly x 2 doses compared with a standard IV (Zuspan) or IM (Pritchard) magnesium sulfate regimen in the proportion of women experiencing adverse events indicative of magnesium toxicity.
Uganda 2022-04-02 2025-04-02 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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