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Franklin Higenyi
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Gender and Public Health Space:A case of Female Doctor's career progression in Uganda Public Medical Services
REFNo: SS732ES

The study will investigate the factors that determine FDs’ career progression in UPMS.
1.4.1. Specific Objectives
1.4.1.1. To assess gender differences in career progression of female and male doctors in UPMS.
1.4.1.2. To analyze the socio-cultural and institutional factors that influence career progression of FDs in UPMS space.
1.4.1.3. To asses lived experiences of those who have managed to have career progression.
 Uganda 2021-07-12 2024-07-12 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Cosmas Mwikirize
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Efficacy of a Deep Learning-aided Platform for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer using Ultrasound Images in the Ugandan Population
REFNo: SIR57ES

General Objective: To develop and evaluate the efficacy of a deep learning-based computer-aided platform for screening of breast cancer in the Ugandan population. Specific Objectives: 1. To collect, and curate and label breast US data from ECUREI Radiology department. 2. To develop deep learning models for lesion detection and pixel-wise segmentation in breast US images. 3. To integrate the learned models in an offline computer-aided detection platform for breast cancer, and clinically evaluate its performance. 4. To develop and integrate learned models for breast cancer detection, in a real-time portable ultrasound imaging platform.
Uganda 2021-07-12 2024-07-12 Engineering and Technology Non-degree Award
Onesmus  Ahabwe Magezi
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COMMON CAUSES OF ABNORMAL VAGINAL DISCHARGE AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING THE GYGAECOLOGICAL OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS1456ES

1.To determine the common bacterial isolates among women with abnormal vaginal discharge attending the gynecological outpatient clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2.To describe the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial isolates among women with abnormal vaginal discharge attending the gynecological clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
3.To identify the factors associated with antibiotic resistance to commonly used antibiotics among women with abnormal vaginal discharge attending the gynecological outpatient clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

 Uganda 2021-07-12 2024-07-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Josylin Ekochu Arimpa Bananuka
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Corporate Governance Practices and Performance of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms in Uganda
REFNo: SS571ES

i. To analyze the effect of corporate leadership on the performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Uganda
ii. To assess the effect of boards of directors on the performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Uganda
iii. To investigate the consequences internal control systems have on the performance of pharmaceutical manufacturing firms in Uganda

Uganda 2021-07-09 2024-07-09 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Francis Ocheng
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Helichrysum odoratissimum: Isolation and identification of bioactive compounds and their effects on oral bacteria
REFNo: HS1441ES

2-To determine whether the isolated and purified compounds from Helichrysum odoratissimum maintain their antibacterial effects on oral bacteria,1-To isolate and identify the bioactive compounds in the plant Helichrysum odoratissimum plant extracts ,The general objective of the study is to isolate and identify the bioactive compounds in the Helichrysum odoratissimum plant extracts and also further investigate the effects of the isolated compounds on oral bacteria ,
 Uganda 2021-07-09 2024-07-09 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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