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William Worodria Ofuti
ID: UNCST-2022-R010915
 The effect of household air pollution on lung function recovery in COVID-19 disease
REFNo: SS892ES

Main objective
- The overall aim of the study is to measure the effect of air pollution on lung function recovery after COVID-19 pneumonia.

-Measure the effect of air pollution exposure on lung function recovery after COVID-19.

Specific Objectives

- Measure the effect of mobility on air pollution exposure and lung function recovery after COVID-19.
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 Uganda 2021-06-16 2024-06-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Moses  Mulumba
ID: UNCST-2021-R013832
 An Ethnographic Analysis of the Right to Health Based Monitoring of and Advocacy for the Progressive Realization of Universal Health Coverage in Uganda
REFNo: SS793ES

Study Goal

The goal of the project is to establish the extent to which OPERA plus PAR supports the localization of the right to health

Specific objectives
To build the capacity of civil society and influential academia on the use of the OPERA framework

To explore the current levels of enjoyment of the right to health in Uganda

To assess state commitments and efforts to fulfill the right to health including the use of adequate resources

To examine constraints to the state's compliance to fulfill the right to health.
 Uganda 2021-06-14 2024-06-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine  Wiltshire Sekaggya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000578
 Establishing the prevalence of COVID19 infection among patients attending TB clinic, and the effect of COVID19 on TB clinical care in Kampala
REFNo: HS1304ES

Primary objective: 1. To determine the prevalence of COVID-19 infection amongst adult patients attending TB clinics Secondary objectives 1. To determine the prevalence of previous COVID-19 infection amongst adult patients attending TB clinics 2. To explore the experiences of patients attending TB clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic 3. To explore the experiences of healthcare workers in relation to TB care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic
Uganda 2021-06-11 2024-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Arthur Bagonza
ID:
EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORT GROUPS ON IMPROVING LIVELIHOOD OF PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS882ES

1. To map and profile all PWA and service providers of PWA in three regions (Northern, Western and Central) Uganda.

2. To construct a model of group support for PWA in three regions of Uganda based on views of PWA.

3. To determine the effectiveness of support groups on increasing access to services and inclusion of People with Albinism in mainstream development processes in Uganda.

4. To explore perceptions of key stakeholders on the use of support groups in increasing access to services and inclusion in mainstream development processes for PWA in Uganda


 Uganda 2021-06-11 2024-06-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Romeo Gichohi wahome
ID:
EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVISED CARDBOARD SPLINTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PLASTER OF PARIS IN THE EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF LOWER LIMB FRACTURES
REFNo: HS1357ES

General Objective
1. To determine whether improvised cardboard
splints are a viable effective
alternative to plaster of Paris splints
for lower limb fractures in Mbarara
Regional and Referral
Hospital.
Specific Objectives
1. To compare the clinical effectiveness of immobilization between improvised cardboard
and plaster of Paris splint in lower limb fractures.
2. To compare the time and resource costs between improvised cardboard and plaster of
Paris in splinting of lower limb fractures.
 Kenya 2021-06-11 2024-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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