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Keneth Kananura
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Hematological Recovery among People Living with HIV after Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis discontinuation at Infectious Diseases Institute in Uganda
REFNo: HS1908ES

1.To determine the proportion of PLHIV with hematological complications of anemia and neutropenia who experience hematological recovery following discontinuation of CTX prophylaxis. 2. To determine the factors associated with hematological recovery among PLHIV after discontinuation of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis.
Uganda 2022-01-20 2025-01-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JAMES MULEME
ID: UNCST-2021-R012263
Reservoirs, transmission and antibiotic resistance profiles of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase-producing Escherichia Coli at the human-animal-environment interface among farming communities in Wakiso district, Uganda
REFNo: HS1919ES

General Objective
To decipher the reservoirs and transmission pathways for ESBL-PE at the human-animal-environment interface among farming communities in Wakiso district

Specific Objectives
1. To determine the comparative distribution of ESBL-PE from humans, animals and environment among selected households in Wakiso district.

2. To describe the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of the ESBL-PE isolates obtained from humans, animals and their immediate environment among selected households in Wakiso district

3. To assess the pathways and drivers of transmission of the ESBL-PE among humans, animals and environment in selected households of Wakiso district.  

4. To explore factors influencing occurrence, transmission and management of AMR caused by ESBL-PE at the human-animal-environment interface in Wakiso district, Uganda


Uganda 2022-01-20 2025-01-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Cole Harris
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Pentecostalism and Development: Explaining the Variation of Church-Led Community Programs in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS1151ES

Complete program observation at the community programs of the three selected case study churches.,Create three Pentecostal-Charismatic church case studies that situate the churches within the broader Pentecostal movement.,Conduct interviews with church leaders regarding the availability of community programs and their selection of those programs.,Better understand Pentecostal leaders’ decision-making process in the selection of community programs.,Take an inventory of the availability of community programs offered by Pentecostal-Charismatic churches in Kampala, Uganda.,
USA 2022-01-19 2025-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Susanne Guidetti Gittel Eleonora
ID: UNCST-2021-R012422
Participation in everyday life - A randomized controlled trial of mobile phone-supported and family-centred rehabilitation after stroke in Uganda
REFNo: HS1528ES

General objective (Overall aim)
To implement and evaluate the effects a mobile phone supported and family-centred rehabilitation intervention F@ce 2.0 aiming to enable performance in daily activities and participation in everyday life among persons who have had a stroke and their family members both in urban (Kampala and its surroundings) and rural (Greater Masaka) areas.

Specific objectives
• To describe the perceived impact of stroke and perceived participation in everyday life in a sample of people with stroke in rural Uganda. (Study 1)
• To evaluate the effects of F@ce in comparison with ordinary rehabilitation among persons with stroke in urban and rural Uganda regarding a) self-efficacy b) perceived performance and participation in everyday activities c) independence in ADL, d) healthcare utilization and e)their families´ perceived participation in everyday activities.(Study 2)
• To explore and describe the experiences of people with stroke and family members of participating in the F@ce (Study 3)
• To evaluate the implementation process of F@ce and to gain knowledge on the mechanisms of impact as well as the contextual factors that might influence the implementation process and its outcome. (Study 4)
• To determine the cost of delivering the F@ce intervention in comparison with the usual rehabilitation (Study 5)

Sweden 2022-01-19 2025-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Churchill Akena
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; RECALL ASSESSMENT STUDY; HOW EFFECTIVE IS IT TO CARRY OUT RECALL OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR? A CROSS SECTIONAL CASE ASSESSMENT OF GYNOZOL, EPICEPHIN AND APIDONE
REFNo: HS1916ES

1. To determine the extent of distribution of common pharmaceutical products in Uganda using examples of epicephin, gynozol and apidone.
2. To find out the percentage of distributors/customers who respond in time to class I, class II and class III recall alerts for all levels of recall.
3. To find out the percentage of wholesalers and retailers who keep adequate record of the medicines they distribute/dispense to facilitate a successful recall.

Uganda 2022-01-19 2025-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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