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Joeri Smits Smits
ID: UNCST-2021-R013841
Reducing comparison frictions in the Ugandan credit market
REFNo: SS733ES

• To evaluate the source of comparison frictions for borrowers in the Ugandan credit market: cognitive cost of calculating the total cost of credit versus a lack of information on cost (components).
• To elicit valuations (Willingness-To-Pay (WTP))
• To evaluate the effectiveness of three types of interventions in terms of the extent to which they can help (potential) borrowers’ access cheaper and/or larger loans:
- Price aggregator tool, requiring the user to collect the pricing data him/herself
- Information provision, in the form of a table showing the potential borrower the interest rate, its calculation method, and the various fees and charges associated with a comparable loan from different institutions.
- A price aggregator that at once provides the Total Cost of Credit for a comparable loan across institutions.
Netherlands 2021-07-30 2024-07-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Obot Obot
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Uptake of Public Health Practices for Prevention of COVID-19 among Refugees, Pastoralist Communities, Truck Drivers and Slum Dwellers in Uganda
REFNo: SS838ES

1) Establish how culture, information, attitudes and practices unique to targeted communities influence the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
2) Promote culturally sensitive radio and mobile phone communication to enhance awareness of the COVID-19 prevention; specifically, the relevance and the importance of community engagement and local solutions.


3) Examine the role of trust in health organization with the aim to build local community capacity to respond to pandemics, and to gather local evidence that can inform health policy and humanitarian response.

Uganda 2021-07-30 2024-07-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Semulimi Weil Matabi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013568
SERUM BIOMARKERS OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL ACTIVATION AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV ON LONG-TERM ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS1468ES

• To describe the serum levels of biomarkers associated with vascular endothelial cell activation among PLWHA on long term ART.
• To determine the factors associated with vascular endothelial cell activation among PLWHA on long term ART.

Uganda 2021-07-30 2024-07-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adrian Muwonge
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Tracking Haulage in East Africa to support COVID-19 surveillance- THEA-C19
REFNo: HS1565ES

The objectives of this study is to develop and test a digital track and trace system(DTTS) tailored to haulage in Uganda which is at the centre of the East African haulage network. By consultatively doing this, we ensure it meets the recommended standards of DTTS but also examine its impact on sector, public benefit, as well as the legal, ethical and individual rights boundaries.
Uganda 2021-07-30 2024-07-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Susan Babirye
ID: UNCST-2021-R013201
Expert Clients’ delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Reducing Self-Stigma among HIV positive Pregnant Young Women and Adolescent Girls Living in Slums Areas of Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS1488ES

This research broadly aims to provide evidence about expert client-delivered CBT model for reducing HIV Self-stigma in a resource limited setting.To achieve this, four interrelated questions are proposed;
1) How effective is the expert client-delivered CBT model in reducing or influencing self-stigma?
2) Can trained expert clients effectively provide CBT sessions?
3) Can expert client-delivered CBT model be accepted by clients and implementers?
4) What are the factors that contribute to acceptance of CBT delivered by expert clients?
5) What are the contextual factors that favor or hinder implementation of the expert client-delivered CBT model?

Uganda 2021-07-30 2024-07-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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