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Faith Nawagi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013751
Mapping and Developing an interprofessional education and collaborative practice framework for health professional students within an African international elective learning environment
REFNo: HS2078ES

1. To determine the current practice of IPE/ IPC within the African international elective student learning environment.
2. To explore the perceptions of students, faculty, and other stakeholders regarding IPE/IPC within the African elective learning environment.
3. To develop a framework for promoting IPE/IPC within the African international elective learning environment.
4. To implement the IPE Framework developed and explore the experiences of the students and faculty in using the framework to improve the quality of health care in line with IPE/IPC skills.

Uganda 2022-02-15 2025-02-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RITAH KICONCO
ID: UNCST-2021-R013263
GENE POLYMORPHISMS FOR KIDNEY DISEASE AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS1941ES

To determine the gene expression of FURIN, ADAM-17 and TMPRSS2 genes and their association with ACE2 expression for SARS-CoV-2 among hypertensive T2DM patients at MRRH in South Western Uganda. ,To correlate the ACE2 expression implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection with hypertension in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) in South Western Uganda ,To determine the factors associated with kidney disease among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ,To determine the relationship between ACE genotypes and the treatment with ACEIs or ARBs on the susceptibility to early kidney disease among hypertensive T2DM patients in south western Uganda. ,To assess the correlation between the ACE genotypes with the plasma ACE levels and the albuminuric status of the T2DM patients in south western Uganda. ,To identify the gene alleles and genotypes of the ACE that are linked with the risk of developing kidney disease among T2DM patients in south western Uganda. ,To determine the gene polymorphisms for kidney disease and susceptibility To Sars-Cov-2 infection among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Southwestern Uganda.,
Uganda 2022-02-14 2025-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Daniel Kibuuka Musoke
ID: UNCST-2021-R011749
National Survey on the Extend and Cost of Corruption in the Health and Education Sectors in Uganda
REFNo: SS1176ES

The purpose of the survey is to generate baseline data to determine the extent and cost of corruption in health and education sectors.
Uganda 2022-02-14 2025-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ANITA ARINDA
ID: UNCST-2020-R014158
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2064ES

General Objective: 1. To determine the impact of COVID-19 on mental health services in Uganda. Specific objectives 1. To explore the changes in mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. To examine the measures that were put in place to deal with the challenges caused by COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health services 3. To explore possible recommendations for improvement of mental health services during COVID-19 pandemic.
Uganda 2022-02-14 2025-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edward Kakooza
ID:
The Use of Digital Technologies to Support Medication Adherence: Perceptions of Researchers
REFNo: HS1859ES

2. To describe the opinions of researchers’ towards use of digital technologies to support Medication adherence. ,1. To describe, experiences of researchers on the use of digital technologies in supporting medication adherence. ,
Uganda 2022-02-11 2025-02-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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