Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
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CLINICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE ALINITY M HIV-1 ASSAY USING DBS FOR WHO PREQUALIFICATION
REFNo: HS4873ES
To describe the operational characteristics and ease of use of the assays and their suitability for use in countries with limited infrastructure. ,To assess the Alinity m HIV-1 assay’ s agreement with the Cobas HIV-1 assay on clinical specimens on Misclassification above or below the clinical threshold.,To assess the Alinity m HIV-1 assay’ s agreement with the Cobas HIV-1 assay on clinical specimens on Quantitative assessment of bias limits of agreement and correlation. ,The overall objective of the performance evaluation is to evaluate the clinical performance and operational characteristics of Alinity m HIV-1 assay intended for the quantification of HIV viral load in HIV-infected individuals using DBS samples. ,
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 12:07:38 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Boyenge Eddie Francis
ID:
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Barriers and enablers of psychosocial stimulation support delivered through the care group strategy for malnourished children of 6 to 35 months in the Kyaka II refugee settlement
REFNo: HS4820ES
• To compare the developmental status of malnourished children exposed to the integrated intervention of psychosocial stimulation and nutritional support delivered through the care group model before and after the intervention.
• To explore the factors that influence the adoption of this integrated intervention delivered by trained care group volunteers
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:56:25 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Richard Muhindo
ID:
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Integrating Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis into HIV services for sex workers in Uganda
REFNo: HS4747ES
2. To describe the CAB-LA PrEP service delivery attributes, and preferred delivery models among MSW and FSW. ,To identify the facilitators of and barriers to integrating CAB-LA PrEP into existing HIV services for MSW and FSW,To examine the barriers to and facilitators of integrating CAB-LA PrEP into existing HIV prevention services and describe the PrEP service delivery attributes and preferred delivery models among MSW and FSW,
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:43:32 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Felix Oyania
ID: UNCST-2021-R013492
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STEPWISE INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND INCLUSION FOR CHILDREN WITH STOMAS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS4879ES
Aim 1: Perform a qualitative study to understand the stigma faced by patients and their families, the coping mechanisms they have tried, and the degrees of success or failure they have met with current interventions.
Aim 2: Develop and Pilot a stepwise psychological & stoma care intervention based on theories of cognitive behavioral therapy, coping models, and stoma resources available in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:41:59 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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HADIJAH NAMYALO-GANAFA
ID: UNCST-2022-R010694
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The Identification Gap: Exploring Intersectional Exclusions and Disconnections in Digital Identification for Health in Uganda
REFNo: SS2863ES
Understanding the nexus between digital IDs and healthcare access
To find out the institutions and power relations that shape the identification ecosystem in postcolonial Uganda and who benefits from it.
Exploring the role of the law in defining the eligibility for acquisition of IDs and their use in accessing services in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:37:48 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Betty Adoch
ID: UNCST-2024-R003825
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Role of Social Capital in Facilitating Access to Livelihoods among Refugees in Post-Conflict Gulu City, Uganda
REFNo: SS2820ES
3. To establish the barriers and opportunities for social capital formation and utilization among refugees in post-conflict Gulu city.,2. To assess the influence of social capital on refugees’ access to livelihoods in post-conflict Gulu city.,1. To examine the forms of social capital experienced by refugees in post-conflict Gulu city. ,To examine the forms of social capital among refugees and how these influences access to livelihoods. This will inform policies and interventions geared towards urban refugees’ livelihoods and integration in post-conflict Gulu city. ,
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:27:24 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Winnie Muyindike R
ID: UNCST-2021-R013558
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The Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Results Communication (PERC) Study
REFNo: HS4449ES
Main Objective: To develop and pilot strategies for using PEth results communication to boost alcohol brief interventions for PWH and explore their acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility for a future large-scale Randomized Controlled Trial.
AIM 1: Develop approaches for adding PEth results communication to alcohol brief interventions.
AIM 2. Explore the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of adding PEth results communication to an alcohol brief intervention in a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT).
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:23:21 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige
ID: UNCST-2020-R014529
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Digital Evidence Communication for Intelligent Decisions: how PHC managers support community health worker to screen chronic disease (DECIDE PHC)
REF NO;SBS-2024-545
REFNo: SS2773ES
2. To describe the outputs and outcomes resulting from the use of performance information by health assistants in supporting VHTs’ decisions around screening of NCDs (diabetes and epilepsy) in Buikwe district. ,1. To characterize the contextual barriers and facilitators influencing the use of digital data by health assistants in providing performance feedback to VHTs in Buikwe district.,To explore how Primary Health Care (PHC) managers (particularly health assistants) use digital evidence to support Village Health Team (VHT) members to improve processes for screening non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the community in Buikwe district.,
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:13:46 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Philippa Musoke
ID: UNCST-2021-R013523
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Neo-EPIC: A Study to Explore Preferences for Informed Consent processes in Neonatal Sepsis Research, version 2.0 April 17, 2024
REFNo: SS2682ES
Primary Objectives
• To characterize parents, guardians, and clinical staff’s knowledge about informed consent
(IC) processes for involvement of neonates in trials.
• To determine parents, guardians, and clinical staff’s preferences for an optmal informed
consent model for enrolment of neonates in trials by utlizing example scenarios of
different Informed consent models.
• To explore parents, guardians’ and clinical staff concerns about enrolment and informed
consent processes for trials in neonates to facilitate involvement of neonates in future
trials.
Secondary Objectves
• To understand regulators’ perspectves of Informed Consent models preferred by parents,
guardians, and clinical staff for enrollment of children with neonatal sepsis in research
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:11:49 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Morgan Andama
ID:
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Safeguarding Common Drinking Water Sources for Improved Health and Educational Performance in Selected Schools in Arua District
REFNo: NS781ES
1. To establish the common drinking water sources used by pupils in selected primary schools in Vurra subcounty, Arua District and the health and educational impacts they pose to them.
2. To determine the water sources, water use and its challenges in communities surrounding selected primary schools in Vurra sub county, Arua District.
3. To carry out sanitary risk assessment of selected commonly used water sources (boreholes, springs and shallow wells, tap water, harvested water) used by pupils in the selected primary schools in Vurra subcounty.
4. To determine the suitability of water from the selected commonly used water sources (boreholes, springs and shallow wells, tap water, harvested water) for human consumption.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:05:59 |
2027-09-12 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Lawrence Osuwat Obado
ID: UNCST-2023-R008389
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CHARACTERIZATION OF PHENOTYPES AND MOLECULAR GENOTYPES OF BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY AT HISTOPATHOLOGY CENTRES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS4751ES
To establish the prevalence of mutations and the clinical significance of the identified variants ,To characterize gene variants from DNA of the sampled materials,To categorize the molecular subtypes of the tumors from retrieved tissues,To determine the demographics and histological phenotypes of BC from archived materials,Overall, this study seeks to use archived breast tissues and clinical notes for the investigation of underlying gene mutations and the relationship between demographics, pathological phenotypes, and intrinsic molecular sub-types of BC in Uganda, done through four sub-studies.,
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:02:37 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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SABASTIAN SEMPALA
ID:
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STRATEGIES FOR ENHANCING CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TVET TRAINERS IN INSTRUCTOR TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3179ES
(i) Establish the current strategies to enhance CPD for TVET trainers in instructor training institutions.
(ii) Assess strategies that facilitate identifying the training needs of TVET trainers in Instructor Training Institutions in Uganda.
(iii) Determine the adoptable, innovative strategies that can be employed to enhance CPD programmes for TVET trainers.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 11:01:03 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mary Gorreth Nabukenya Mudiope
ID: UNCST-2023-R008256
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Analysis of routinely collected clinical data to evaluate patient and program outcomes at health facilities supported by the USAID LPHS TB Activity in Uganda.
REFNo: HS4604ES
To assess and quantify the uptake of standard guidelines for TB prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment and to determine the effect of variations in uptake on important program and patient outcomes in line with the End TB Targets.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 10:54:51 |
2027-09-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Frederick Bwire Ouma
ID: UNCST-2023-R006281
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SELF-FINANCING AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF
SELECTED NGOs IN EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2940ES
General Objective of the Study
To examine the relationship between self-financing and financial sustainability in Non-Governmental Organizations, taking operations of selected NGOs engaging in self-financing activities in eastern Uganda as a case study.
Specific Objectives of the Study
To achieve the general objective, the research focuses on the following specific objectives:
1. To establish the relationship between programme revenues and financial sustainability
2. To determine the role of related spin-offs on financial sustainability
3. To establish the role of asset down time on financial sustainability
4. To examine the contribution of unrelated extension to financial sustainability
5. To establish whether financial management practices mediates the relationship between self-financing and financial sustainability.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 10:43:06 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Rose Nakasi
ID: UNCST-2022-R010805
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Mobile Microscopy and Surveillance of Cervical Cancer in Uganda
REFNo: SIR374ES
Overall objective: To develop and evaluate a machine learning-aided platform for automated detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer in underserved populations.
Specific objectives
1. Develop predictive Machine Learning models based on pap, biopsy, clinical and demographic data to diagnose cervical cancer and make appropriate and timely intervention recommendations.
2. To integrate the ML models in the image processing pipeline of a mobile smartphone and web-based system.
3. To evaluate the efficacy of the predictive and diagnostic models in cervical cancer
detection.
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Uganda |
2024-09-12 10:41:31 |
2027-09-12 |
Engineering and Technology |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Sarah Kabay
ID:
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Time allocation to childcare by caregivers participating in an integrated livelihood improvement program in the West Nile region of Uganda
REFNo: SS2960ES
2. To compare time allocation to childcare and quality of caregiver-child interactions among participating and non-participating households in the UPG programs.,1. To describe caregiver time allocation to all daily activities and childcare among households participating and non-participating households in the UPG programs.,
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USA |
2024-09-12 10:25:30 |
2027-09-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Miranda Lambert I
ID:
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War, Abduction, and Bilateral Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS3085ES
The outcomes of this study will help us to under the enduring impact of childhood exposure to violence and bilateral intimate partner violence (IPV) in adulthood and how household violence moves beyond spouses and is (or is not) projected onto children
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USA |
2024-09-11 14:18:11 |
2027-09-11 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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ANNET KYAKUNZIRE MITCHEL
ID:
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN UGANDA: A CASE OF AGRO-PROCESSING SMES IN ANKOLE SUB REGION REfNo: KABREC-2024-199
REFNo: SS3089ES
The main purpose of this study is to examine the influence of financial management practices on the business performance of agro-processing SMEs in Ankole sub-region of Uganda.,vi). To assess the overall impact of age, size, and location of the SME on the relationship between financial management practices and business performance of agro-processing SMEs in the Ankole sub-region.,v). To determine how the analysis and reporting of finances affect the agro-processing SMEs in the Ankole sub region\'s company performance. ,iv). To evaluate the effect of investment practices used on the business performance of agro-processing SMEs in Ankole sub region ;,iii). To analyze the effect of financing decisions on business performance of agro-processing SMEs in Ankole sub region ;,ii). To investigate how working capital management affects the Ankole sub region\'s agro-processing SMEs\' business performance;,i). To determine the financial management strategies used by the Ankole sub region\'s SMEs engaged in agro-processing;,
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Uganda |
2024-09-11 14:16:30 |
2027-09-11 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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JAMES OJOM
ID: UNCST-2022-R009900
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Prevalence and assocaited factors of anaemia in pregnancy among women receiving antenatal care at Kabale Regional Referal Hospital
REFNo: HS4619ES
Determine significant risk factors associated with anaemia in pregnancy among these pregnant women.,Determine the prevalence of pregnant women with anaemia (Hb <11.0g/dl) among mothers coming to attend ANC in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. ,To determine the prevalence of anaemia and determine the more significant associated factors for anaemia among pregnant women who come to receive antenatal care in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital,
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Uganda |
2024-09-11 14:14:06 |
2027-09-11 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Cissy Kityo
ID: UNCST-2021-R013663
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ACTG NEW WORK CONCEPT SHEET (NWCS) 575:
Evaluation of biomarkers to predict TB-IRI
REFNo: HS4876ES
1. Determine whether higher levels of a set of biomarkers in people with HIV and tuberculosis prior to ART initiation may predict the development of TB-IRIS, particularly severe IRIS requiring corticosteroid treatment
2. Assess whether these biomarkers decrease between study entry and ART initiation in the deferred arm (i.e. with more prolonged anti-tuberculous therapy duration)
3. Determine whether these biomarkers can be predictive of other severe outcomes especially deaths.
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Uganda |
2024-09-11 14:10:40 |
2027-09-11 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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