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Richard BALIKOOWA
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The Aftermath of COVID-19 School Closures: Exploring the Re-entry of Pregnant Girls and Teenage Mothers into Schools
REFNo: SS1119ES

1. To elicit perspectives of the teenage mother/pregnant girls, their teachers and parents, other students as well as crisis pregnancy organizations as regards the re-entry of pregnant girls and teenage mothers into schools.
2. To document the lived experiences of teenage girls who got pregnant during the COVID-19 school closures.
3. To establish how the teenage mothers/pregnant girls, other students, teachers, parents and crisis pregnancy organizations would like to be supported to facilitate re-entry of the girls in schools.
4. Review and provide recommendations towards enriching the policy and practices on the management and re-entry of pregnant girls and teenage mothers into schools.

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fred Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2021-R012063
Safety Evaluation of the Type 2 Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine (nOPV2) during a Supplemental Immunization Activity (SIA) in Uganda
REFNo: HS1972ES

Objective 1. Identify and characterize safety events associated with nOPV2 vaccination following a supplemental immunization activity (SIA) for children under 5 years old during Emergency Use Listing (EUL) in Uganda

2. Support the country EPI/National Drug Authority in strengthening overall surveillance for adverse events following immunization (AEFI) in the country
3. Describe lessons learned from safety surveillance systems for nOPV2 administration during EUL in Uganda to inform the implementation of nOPV2 in other countries

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isiko Mohammed
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ASCERTAINING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL TO ENHANCE TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IGANGA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS1133ES

a) To establish availability of indicators for implementation of self-assessment appraisal to enhance teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
b) To ascertain evidence of implementation of appraisal by pupil academic progress to promote teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
c) To confirm implementation of appraisal by differentiated supervision to influence teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
d) To ascertain the evidence of implementation of appraisal by feedback to enhance teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District?
e) To design a model for effective implementation of performance appraisal to enhance teacher performance in public primary schools in Iganga District

Uganda 2021-12-28 2024-12-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Halid Kirunda
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of ACARINOR® in tick and tsetse fly control in Uganda
REFNo: HS1989ES

1. Determine the in vitro efficacy of ACARINOR® on the main cattle tick and tsetse fly species in Uganda.
2. Determine the “knockdown” effect of ACARINOR® on tick and tsetse infestation on cattle.
3. Enumerate any adverse effects of ACARINOR® among experimental cattle.

Uganda 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justine Bukenya Nnakate
ID: UNCST-2021-R012503
ARISE ADOLESCENT HEALTH SURVEY: HARNESSING LONGITUDINAL DATA AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE ADOLESCENT HEALTH
REFNo: HS1906ES

Evaluate the feasibility of digitally engaging with adolescents using Short Message Service (SMS), Email, and other social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, or locally relevant social media platforms,Establish a framework for longitudinal data collection in adolescents to track changes in key adolescent health indicators and nutrition status over time and inform interventions to improve adolescent health across low- and middle-income countries.,Implement a standardized survey instrument among adolescents (aged 10-19 years) in Iganga Mayunge DSSs (IMDSSS) to collect key adolescent health indicators related to nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, physical health, health services utilization and substance use.,To conduct a multi-site longitudinal adolescent health surveillance study in Africa, in order to track adolescents’ health changes over time by implementing two survey rounds and incorporating easy-to-implement simple interventions that can be easily scaled up. ,
Uganda 2021-12-23 2024-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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