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Musa Sekikubo
ID: UNCST-2021-R014010
A placebo controlled clinical trial investigating the safety and immunogenicity of GBS6 in pregnant women with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and their infants
REFNo: HS1991ES

1. To describe the safety and tolerability of GBS6 when administered at ? 27 0/7 to ? 35 6/7 weeks’ gestation to pregnant women, with and without HIV, aged ? 18 to ? 40 years of age and their infants..
2. To assess the safety of GBS6 in infants born to HIV positive and negative women who were vaccinated during pregnancy.

Uganda 2022-02-11 2025-02-11 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Aisha Nanyiti
ID: UNCST-2021-R013489
A Randomized Control Trial (RCT) on the Adoption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cooking Technology among Fast Food (Chapati) Vendors in Uganda
REFNo: SS1017ES

This study seeks to establish the impact of hire purchase schemes and health and safety information on adoption of LPG cookstoves by chapati vendors.

This study will achieve the following specific objectives:
1) The impact of learning from LPG use in grace period before purchase armotisation on adoption of LPG cookstoves by chapati vendors for their businesses and households.
2) The impact of hire purchase on adoption of LPG cookstoves by chapati vendors for their businesses and households.
3) The impact of information on safety and health benefits of LPG on adoption of LPG cookstoves by chapati vendors for their businesses and households.
4) The impact of peer learning from other vendors using LPG cookstoves on adoption of LPG cookstoves by chapati vendors for their businesses and households.
Uganda 2022-02-10 2025-02-10 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Kalyesubula
ID:
Effectiveness of a community health worker delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial.
REFNo: HS1917ES

To assess the effectiveness of a CHW-delivered intervention for hypertension control in Uganda.,
Uganda 2022-02-10 2025-02-10 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Abner Tagoola
ID: UNCST-2021-R013446
Acute Pediatric Critical Illness in Resource-Limited Settings: A Novel Point Prevalence Study
REFNo: HS1968ES

To undertake a prospective, observational, multicenter, multinational point prevalence study to measure the burden of acute pediatric illnesses in low and middle income countries. ,To determine the current resources available to provide acute critical care across low and middle income countries.,To determine hospital resource utilization by children with acute critical illness ,To measure hospital outcomes (hospital mortality, length of stay) in children with acute critical illness in resource-limited settings.,To determine the etiology and prevalence of pediatric acute critical illness amongst children presenting to participating hospitals in resource-limited settings.,
Uganda 2022-02-10 2025-02-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Abel Wilson Walekhwa Wilson
ID: UNCST-2021-R011571
Ecological niche modelling for Rift Valley Fever Disease Transmission in selected districts in Uganda
REFNo: HS2019ES

1.To describe the epidemiological characteristics of RVF outbreaks in Uganda for 2013-2021
2.To Profile the clinical presentation of previous RVF cases at farm level
3.To build the epidemiological Livestock network predictive model for RVF outbreaks
4.To build an ecological niche model for next RVF outbreaks in Uganda
5.To build a model for a one health cost effective intervention suitable for Uganda in mitigating RVF outbreaks.
6.To build a cost benefit Analysis for introduction of RVF vaccination programme in Uganda

Uganda 2022-02-10 2025-02-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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