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Jennifer Ross
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Modeling Approaches to Prioritize TB Prevention in Uganda
REFNo: HS1981ES

1. Estimate national, regional- or district-level patterns in prevalence, incidence, and mortality of TB and TBHIV using a geospatial model to identify geographic areas with higher versus lower infection burden.

2. Quantify the potential impact in disease burden and cost for PT scale-up in regionalized versus uniform implementation.

3. Engage stakeholders to inform model development and evaluate strategies to improve the acceptability and feasibility of modeled strategies for TB prevention.

 USA 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bernard Kikaire
ID:
Utility of using C - reactive protein (CRP) in identifying bacteremia in children below five years presenting with fever at the Kawempe National Referral hospital.
REFNo: HS2038ES

1. To assess the performance of CRP in identifying bacterial infection among children less than 5 five years presenting with fever Kawempe National Referral Hospital
2. To assess the performance of Neutrophilia in identifying bacterial infection among children less than 5 five years presenting with fever Kawempe National Referral Hospital
3. To compare the two diagnostic criteria in identifying children with bacteremia at Kawempe National Referral Hospital

 Uganda 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HARRIET NANKYA
ID:
Toward effective community engagement for genomics research in Uganda
REFNo: SS1172ES

1. To assess Genomics Researchers’ perspectives and practices on CE for genomics research in Uganda.
2. To explore Community Stakeholders’ experiences and perspectives on CE for genomics research in Uganda.
3. To assess research regulators’ perspectives on what constitutes effective community engagement for genomics research in Uganda.
4. To develop a framework for effective community engagement for genomics research in Uganda.

 Uganda 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Raymond Tweheyo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014507
 Development and validation of a Medical Internship Experience Scale (MIES) for low- and middle-income countries.
REFNo: HS2062ES

4.2 General Objective
To develop and validate the Medical Internship Experiences Scale in Uganda, so as to contribute to the understanding of internship experiences for the health workforce in low- and middle-income countries.
4.3 Specific Objectives
1) To draft a Medical Internship Experiences Scale (MIES) for testing in Uganda alongside other LMICs.
2) To develop and test the Medical Internship Experiences Scale (MIES) among intern doctors in Uganda.
3) To evaluate the experiences of intern doctors and 3-year post internship doctors with their medical internship, using the MIES in Uganda.
4) To explore the perceptions of intern doctors, and intern doctor supervisors regarding the wellbeing of intern doctors during the medical internship training in Uganda.

UK 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ANITA ARINDA
ID: UNCST-2020-R014158
 AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN HIV KNOWLEDGE FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN ENTEBBE, UGANDA
REFNo: HS2159ES

To estimate the retention of HIV knowledge and change in attitudes to HIV of adolescents with mild-to-moderate ID at 3 months following an HIV education program.,To estimate the change in HIV knowledge and attitudes of adolescents with mild-to-moderate ID following an HIV education program education intervention.,To determine the feasibility and acceptability of the HIV education program for adolescents with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability in Entebbe.,To conduct a pilot study of an HIV education intervention program for adolescents with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability (ID) and to assess its feasibility, acceptability and ability to increase HIV knowledge at baseline and 3 months.,
 Uganda 2022-03-30 2025-03-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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