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Samson Okello
ID: UNCST-2019-R001580
 Epidemiology of cardiac dysfunction in sub-Saharan Africa: Heart Failure Registry of HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected persons in Uganda and Zambia
REFNo: HS788ES

1. To describe the clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes, and predictors of all-cause and CV mortality among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected heart failure adults hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (Mbarara, Uganda) and University of Zambia Hospital (Lusaka, Zambia).
2. To describe echocardiographic etiology of heart failure among HIV-infected and uninfected adults hospitalized at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (Mbarara, Uganda) and University of Zambia Hospital (Lusaka, Zambia).
3. To determine the differences in the serum markers of cardiac fibrosis, cardiac injury, oxidative stress, and hypercoagulability in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals hospitalized with heart failure at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital and the University of Zambia Hospital.

 Uganda 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Jennifer Ross
ID:
Modeling Approaches to Prioritize TB Prevention in Uganda
REFNo: HS1981ES

1. Estimate national, regional- or district-level patterns in prevalence, incidence, and mortality of TB and TBHIV using a geospatial model to identify geographic areas with higher versus lower infection burden.

2. Quantify the potential impact in disease burden and cost for PT scale-up in regionalized versus uniform implementation.

3. Engage stakeholders to inform model development and evaluate strategies to improve the acceptability and feasibility of modeled strategies for TB prevention.

 USA 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bernard Kikaire
ID:
Utility of using C - reactive protein (CRP) in identifying bacteremia in children below five years presenting with fever at the Kawempe National Referral hospital.
REFNo: HS2038ES

1. To assess the performance of CRP in identifying bacterial infection among children less than 5 five years presenting with fever Kawempe National Referral Hospital
2. To assess the performance of Neutrophilia in identifying bacterial infection among children less than 5 five years presenting with fever Kawempe National Referral Hospital
3. To compare the two diagnostic criteria in identifying children with bacteremia at Kawempe National Referral Hospital

 Uganda 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HARRIET NANKYA
ID:
Toward effective community engagement for genomics research in Uganda
REFNo: SS1172ES

1. To assess Genomics Researchers’ perspectives and practices on CE for genomics research in Uganda.
2. To explore Community Stakeholders’ experiences and perspectives on CE for genomics research in Uganda.
3. To assess research regulators’ perspectives on what constitutes effective community engagement for genomics research in Uganda.
4. To develop a framework for effective community engagement for genomics research in Uganda.

 Uganda 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Raymond Tweheyo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014507
 Development and validation of a Medical Internship Experience Scale (MIES) for low- and middle-income countries.
REFNo: HS2062ES

4.2 General Objective
To develop and validate the Medical Internship Experiences Scale in Uganda, so as to contribute to the understanding of internship experiences for the health workforce in low- and middle-income countries.
4.3 Specific Objectives
1) To draft a Medical Internship Experiences Scale (MIES) for testing in Uganda alongside other LMICs.
2) To develop and test the Medical Internship Experiences Scale (MIES) among intern doctors in Uganda.
3) To evaluate the experiences of intern doctors and 3-year post internship doctors with their medical internship, using the MIES in Uganda.
4) To explore the perceptions of intern doctors, and intern doctor supervisors regarding the wellbeing of intern doctors during the medical internship training in Uganda.

UK 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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