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Dorit Stein Talia
ID: UNCST-2022-R010349
 Policy Lessons from the COVID-19 Response in Uganda: Exploring Subnational Variation in the Maintenance of Essential Health Services for Women and Children
REFNo: SS1386ES

1. Measure and assess variation in district-level implementation of national guidelines to maintain delivery of essential health services in the context of COVID-19 across key health systems functions
2. Assess whether implementation of guidelines explains variation in performance for maintaining essential RMNCH services during the first year of the pandemic
3. Develop policy recommendations to improve governance of essential service delivery during emergencies

 USA 2022-08-12 13:58:11 2025-08-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Moureen Nanteza
ID:
Languages in Contact and Conflict: A Diachronic Appraisal of Luganda in contact with other indigenous languages of Uganda
REFNo: SS1341ES

The main objective of this study is to examine the use of Luganda as well as the attitudes and ideologies towards Luganda in the day-day interactions of speakers of other indigenous languages of Uganda.
Specifically, this study intends;
1. To trace the spread of Luganda to other parts of Uganda, specifically Mbale and Gulu
2. To establish the patterns of the use of Luganda in the linguistic repertoires of speakers of other indigenous languages of Uganda.
3. To ascertain the forms in which Luganda is used in the daily interactions of speakers of other indigenous languages.
4. To establish the attitudes and ideologies of speakers of other Ugandan Indigenous languages towards Luganda.

 Uganda 2022-08-12 13:43:23 2025-08-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kenneth Katumba Rogers
ID:
The Role of Structural Factors and Behavioural Traits in HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in an urban setting in Uganda.
REFNo: HS2386ES

1. To investigate the structural factors that female sex workers in Kampala operate within
2. To identify the important heterogeneity in individual characteristics of female sex workers in Kampala


 Uganda 2022-08-11 19:57:46 2025-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
 Evaluating the accuracy of spatial interpolation methods for estimating residential ambient PM2.5 exposure concentrations in Kampala, Uganda.
REFNo: HS2396ES

General objective 1. To determine the accuracy of estimating residential ambient PM2.5 exposure concentrations in urban Uganda when using various spatial interpolation methods, and to test if certain factors collected from a household survey and neighborhood checklist are correlated with ground level PM2.5 concentrations. Specific objectives 1. To estimate concentrations of outdoor PM2.5 for parishes in Kampala, Uganda using low-cost air sensors and multiple spatial interpolation models. 2. To measure ground-level outdoor PM2.5 concentrations in selected urban residences in Kampala, Uganda and compare these measurements to modelled estimates. 3. To measure indoor PM2.5 concentrations in selected Kampala households and compare against outdoor PM2.5 concentrations using measurements collected at the same residence. 4. To determine household activities that are significantly related to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 concentrations. 5. To determine neighbourhood characteristics that are significantly related to indoor and outdoor PM2.5 concentrations
Uganda 2022-08-11 18:23:42 2025-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jane Achan Edwin
ID: UNCST-2023-R005498
 Determining the prevalence of malaria and long-term complications following SARS-CoV-2 infection and assessing health care pathways for the management of fever and other long-term complications following SARS-CoV-2 infection
REFNo: HS2354ES

Primary Objectives:
1. To compare the prevalence of and risk factors for malaria infection among individuals with and those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and Uganda 2. To describe the association between previous malaria exposure and risk of SARSCoV-2 infection

Secondary Objectives:
1. To compare the clinical presentation of malaria infection among individuals with and those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and Uganda
2. To describe malaria parasite kinetics among individuals with and those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Uganda only
3. To compare the prevalence of fever among individuals with and those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and Uganda
4. To determine the prevalence of long-term complications of COVID-19 and describe the clinical spectrum of long-term complications of COVID-19 among individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and Uganda
5. To describe the predictors of and risk factors for long-term complications of COVID-
19 among individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and Uganda
6. To describe the association between previous malaria exposure and the development of long-term complications of COVID-19 among individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and Uganda

Tertiary Objectives:
1. To describe health care pathways for the management of fever and malaria among individuals with and those without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and
Uganda
2. To describe health care pathways for the management of long-term complications of COVID-19 among individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in Ethiopia and
Uganda


Uganda 2022-08-11 18:22:28 2025-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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