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John Baptist Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2021-R013716
The Traditional Medicine Practitioner’s Concept of Cancer, its Care, Herbal medicine use and the Patients Perceived benefits (Clinical outcomes) in Selected Districts of Central Uganda.
REFNo: HS1602ES

1. To establish the prevalence and predictors of the use of herbal medicines’ in cancer
2. To explore the concept of cancer and its care in traditional medicine as perceived by traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) in selected districts of central Uganda
3. To document the herbs used by traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) to manage cancer in selected districts of central Uganda.
4. To determine the clinical outcomes in patients with cancer treated by traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs).

Uganda 2021-09-02 2024-09-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Adriko
ID: UNCST-2019-R001787
Gaining community insights into societal causes of and solutions for schistosomiasis transmission hotspots (InSight-ScHot)
REFNo: HS1616ES

To identify non-mass administration preventative chemotherapeutic control measures for schistosomiasis that members of the community see as implementable
Uganda 2021-09-02 2024-09-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Enock Matovu
ID:
Identification of the Genetic Markers of Trypanotolerance in Indigenous Cattle of Apach District, Northern Uganda
REFNo: NS247ES

Main Objective
To identify genetic markers of Animal African Trypanosomiasis (AAT) tolerance in indigenous cattle

Specific Objectives

i. To set up a panel of phenotypically characterized indigenous cattle with respect to AAT susceptibility

ii. To develop a data base of reference genomes and transcriptomes of indigenous cattle from an AAT endemic region of mid-northern Uganda
iii. To determine the genotypes associated with trypanotolerance in indigenous cattle

Uganda 2021-08-31 2024-08-31 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
Assessment of the Implementation Processes and Outcomes of the HIV Assisted Partner Notification Program, Ministry of Health, Uganda
REFNo: HS1671ES

3.2 General Objective
To assess the Implementation processes and outcomes of the HIV Assisted Partner Notification Program in Uganda
3.3 Study Objectives
1. To determine the current level of uptake of APN services and the factors associated with uptake of these services among HIV index clients.
2. To assess the acceptability and uptake of APN services among a sub-sample of partners of APN clients.
3. To assess the extent to which the existing service delivery environment influences the delivery of APN services.
4. To document the perceptions and experiences of users of APN services, challenges faced in utilizing APN services and concerns those users have regarding the way APN services are provided.
5. To determine the positive and negative outcomes of APN services in Uganda, and the support mechanisms available for those who experience negative outcomes.
6. To document the barriers to and facilitators of successful APN implementation and the challenges implementers face during APN implementation.
7. To document the existing opportunities that can inform the future scale-up of the APN program.

Uganda 2021-08-31 2024-08-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pontiano Kaleebu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013577
A behavioural Science Research to Determine Factors that Facilitate Future Uptake of HIV Prevention Products and Multi-Purpose Prevention Technologies to Prevent HIV and Unwanted Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa Universally Accessible HIV Prevention Technologies for African Girls and Young Women through Knowledge Applied from Behavioural Economics (UPTAKE)
REFNo: HS1540ES

Multi-purpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs) to prevent HIV and unwanted pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa

i. To understand facilitators of and barriers to uptake and retention of injectable and implantable long acting pre-exposure prophylaxis (LA-PrEP) and MPT to inform product development, using formative behavioural research methods
ii. To design interventions to impact the uptake of new biomedical HIV prevention products, as part of a suite of self-care and self-screening products for sexual and reproductive health, using quantitative behavioural research methods
iii. To test the effectiveness of the alternate design/interventions and strategies, using marketed LA contraceptive products as proxies for LA HIV prevention products in development
iv. To estimate the cost of retention interventions and the cost effectiveness of products and delivery methods among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and female sex workers (FSWs) for prevention of pregnancy and/or HIV, using modelling

Uganda 2021-08-31 2024-08-31 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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