Aggrey Semeere Semwendero
ID: UNCST-2019-R001648
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PATIENT AND PROVIDER PERCEPTIONS, EXPERIENCES, AND INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS AFTER HIV/AIDS CARE FUNDING REDUCTIONS
REFNo: HS7138ES
To characterize comprehension of U.S. funding reduction for HIV/AIDS care and the implications on care among persons living with HIV.
2. To determine the initial impact of U.S. funding reductions for HIV/AIDS care by eliciting the experiences of persons living with HIV and their healthcare providers.
3. To understand perceptions regarding proposed or enacted interventions to maintain care after U.S. HIV/AIDS care funding reduction among providers and persons living with HIV.
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Uganda |
2026-04-10 15:36:15 |
2029-04-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Sserwadda Godfrey
ID: UNCST-2025-R021680
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DIVERSITY OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH TOMATOES AND THEIR CONTROL USING SELECTED PLANTS IN WAKISO DISTRICT
REFNo: NS1144ES
To determine the different agricultural management practices used by tomato farmers in Namayumba Subcounty district
To determine diversity of plant parasitic nematodes infesting tomatoes in Namayumba Sub county; Wakiso district
To determine efficacy of Tagetes patula L., Parthenium hysterophorus. Ricinus communis L., and Allium sativa ethanol, methanol, acetonitrile, and aqueous extracts against plant parasitic nematodes associated with tomatoes
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Uganda |
2026-04-10 15:24:25 |
2029-04-10 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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RaidaAli Mudei Ahmed
ID: UNCST-2025-R020851
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ABNORMAL CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO AND ADVERSE NEONATAL OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN WITH POSTDATE PREGNANCIES DELIVERING AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS7137ES
To determine the association between abnormal cerebroplacental ratio and adverse neonatal outcomes among women with postdate pregnancies delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
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Somalia |
2026-04-10 15:20:19 |
2029-04-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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HARRIET NANKYA
ID:
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Ethical Issues in Adopting Artificial Intelligence for Health Management in a Low
Resource Setting: A case of AI-based TB Diagnosis in Uganda
REFNo: HS7022ES
1. To investigate the ethical challenges faced by AI developers at Makerere University in
developing AI-based tools for TB diagnosis.
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2. To examine the ethical challenges faced by healthcare workers in Kampala in applying AI
based tools for TB diagnosis.
3. To analyze the views of AI developers and health workers on the measures to address the
ethical challenges in adopting AI for TB diagnosis in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2026-04-10 15:17:34 |
2029-04-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Joweria Nambooze
ID: UNCST-2019-R001118
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THE EFFECT OF CONSUMING MEALWORM ENRICHED FLOUR ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS AT BUJUBULI SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KYEGEGWA DISTRICT
REFNo: HS6905ES
To determine the effect of providing mealworm enriched meals on the nutritional status of adolescents in Bujubuli secondary school in Kyegegwa district,To assess the nutritional status of children at Bujubuli Secondary School in Kyegegwa District. ,To develop a nutritious mealworm-enriched flour suitable and acceptable for school adolescents at Bujubuli secondary school in Kyegegwa district ,To assess the effect of consuming mealworm-enriched flour on the nutritional status of adolescents 12-19 at Bujubuli secondary school in Kyegegwa District through a randomized controlled trial.,
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Uganda |
2026-04-10 15:09:16 |
2029-04-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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JOEL KASIBANTE ALBERT
ID: UNCST-2025-R022443
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MIXED-METHODS IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE DIMITRA CLUBS PROJECT IN UGANDA’S AMOLATAR DISTRICT
REFNo: SS4697ES
Main Objective / Purpose
The impact evaluation seeks to understand how participation in Dimitra Clubs influences women’s empowerment and social inclusion. It will assess changes in social cohesion—such as trust, community participation, collective problem-solving, and conflict resolution. The evaluation will further examine how the Clubs strengthen women’s agency, confidence, decision-making power, and access to social and economic resources, while also observing shifts in gender norms among both women and men. Lastly, the study aims to determine whether involvement in the Clubs reduces experiences of intimate partner violence.
Specific Objectives (Polished & Summarised)
1. To evaluate how the Dimitra Clubs enhance women’s intrinsic agency, including autonomy over income decisions and overall self-efficacy.
2. To explore changes in intra-household gender dynamics, including men’s engagement in domestic roles and how household resources are controlled or allocated.
3. To determine whether participation in the Clubs is associated with a reduction in intimate partner violence.
4. To assess the influence of the Clubs on participants’ social cohesion, focusing on trust, relationships, community participation, and confidence in local institutions.
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Uganda |
2026-04-10 14:58:12 |
2029-04-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Robert Anguzu John
ID: UNCST-2024-R015949
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Development of cassava agro-industrialization in Uganda: An innovation systems perspective.
REFNo: A531ES
1. Establsih the roles and interactions of key actors in the context of cassava agro-industrialization in Uganda.
2. Examine how the systemic bottlenecks in cassava innovation system affect the development of cassava agro-industrialization.
3. Explore the effectiveness of linkages between agro-industries and community- based value addition actors in promoting cassava agro-industrialization.
4. Establish the suitability of existing policy context and incentive systems in promoting the development of cassava agro-industrialization.
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Uganda |
2026-04-10 14:51:58 |
2029-04-10 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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DOROTHY EGO AKAO
ID: UNCST-2026-R023556
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ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF UNDERGROUND WATER CONSUMED BY GULU UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY USING WATER QUALITY INDEX
REFNo: NS1211ES
1. To identify anthropogenic factors that affect the quality of underground water in Gulu University community.
2. To determine physico-chemical parameters (DO, COD, BOD, pH, temperature, electrical conductivity, nitrates, turbidity, phosphates and hardness) in the underground water consumed by Gulu University community.
3. To determine the microbiological parameters in the underground water consumed by Gulu University community.
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 18:01:31 |
2029-04-02 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Justine Nakintu
ID: UNCST-2019-R001223
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Nutrient enrichment of Maize Flour for a Dietary Balanced Breakfast: Fortification
with Jackfruit
REFNo: A747ES
i. To determine concentrations of proteins, vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals in the different varieties of jackfruit
ii. To fortify maize flour with different proportions of jackfruit and determine the concentrations of proteins, vitamins, mineral and other phytochemicals in un-fortified maize flour and jackfruit-fortified maize flour
iii. To establish the sensory acceptability of porridge made from jackfruit fortified maize flour
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2026-04-02 18:00:32 |
2029-04-02 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Lynn Tar Janet Gutu
ID:
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An AI system to assist the visually and auditory impaired by generating speech from text queries and vice versa for Uganda’s local languages
REFNo: SIR633ES
To pen source the collected linguistic datasets and baseline models to support future research, foster collaboration, and create a foundation for broader AI innovation in low-resource languages.,To develop and deploy a user-friendly platform that enables easy and inclusive access to the system for impaired and non-impaired users alike.,To build and train multilingual TTS and LLM models for at least five Ugandan languages. ,To develop and deploy a locally managed AI system with multilingual TTS and LLM capabilities that supports Uganda’s most widely spoken indigenous languages, with a particular focus on enhancing accessibility for visually and auditory impaired communities, while promoting inclusivity, education, and digital innovation.,
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:59:20 |
2029-04-02 |
Engineering and Technology |
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Non-degree Award |
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Ekom Etukudo Monday
ID: UNCST-2025-R021054
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Neuroprotective Potential of Syzygium aromaticum Against Mercuric Chloride-Induced Brain Toxicity in Mice
REFNo: HS7231ES
General Objective
To evaluate the neuroprotective potential of Syzygium aromaticum against mercuric chloride-induced brain toxicity in mice.
Specific Objectives
This study's specific objectives will be to:
(i) Phytochemically characterize Syzygium aromaticum and predict the pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties of its major metabolites using computational tools.
(ii) Determine molecular interactions between the key phytometabolites of Syzygium
aromaticum and neuronal receptors (NMDA and GABA-A) implicated in mercuric chloride-induced neurotoxicity through molecular docking.
(iii) Evaluate the neurobehavioral and biochemical effects of Syzygium aromaticum pretreated and mercuric chloride-exposed mice, focusing on motor coordination, memory performance, oxidative stress, and lipid peroxidation biomarkers.
(iv) Demonstrate histological alterations in the cerebellar cortex and hippocampus of Syzygium aromaticum pretreated and mercuric chloride-exposed mice, by assessing cellular forms.
(v) Demonstrate astroglial activation and neuronal injury in the cerebellar cortex and hippocampus of Syzygium aromaticum pretreated and mercuric chloride-exposed mice using immunohistochemical markers for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Neuronal Specific Enolase (NSE).
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:56:12 |
2029-04-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Joseph Mugisha Okello
ID: UNCST-2022-R009461
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Feasibility of using telephone interviews for health surveillance in an open
population cohort: A cluster randomised non-inferiority trial.
REFNo: HS7309ES
Study aim
To assess the feasibility of using telephone interviews in conducting survey data collection that includes the assessment of family planning needs in the Kyamulibwa General Population Cohort.
Specific objectives
To evaluate the acceptability of telephone interviews among GPC participants, including interview completion rates, and willingness to participate via phone.
To compare data quality and completeness between telephone interviews and face-to-face interviews, focusing on key demographic and health indicators.
To identify logistical and operational challenges associated with conducting telephone-based data collection, such as mobile phone access, network coverage, call success rates, and duration.
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To explore the economic and financial cost of using telephone interviews for running health surveillance compared to traditional face-to-face interviews.
To understand demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing completion rates, such as age, gender, education level, or social economic status.
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:54:29 |
2029-04-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Naomi Nabami
ID: UNCST-2025-R018998
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Women vendors: A history of female commercial activities across the Uganda-Congo border during the 20th century.
REFNo: SS4964ES
The first objective of this project is to contribute to women’s empowerment in the subregion by looking at their historical trajectory. It will also allow for historicizing ICBT between the DRC and Uganda, recentering female agency, and bringing in the Congolese perspective. The project fills in an important blank spot in our historical understanding of the Uganda-Congo border’s economic development by connecting the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial contexts in which this trade took place. By recentering the overlooked role of women as commercial actors throughout the history of ICBT, the project investigates how trade connections evolved in times of war and forced displacement, but also in pre-conflict decades. This will result in a dissertation that focuses on the 20th century to the present.
Here are the specific objectives of the research:
RO1 – Historicizing ICBT between the DRC and Uganda: According to Titeca (2009), informal trade activities between DRC and Uganda must be understood through the lens of a complex history that includes ethnic interconnections and refugee fluxes. Yet they also build on historical relations and exchanges that predate the context of conflict or the Structural Adjustment Programs. The project fills in an important blank spot in our historical understanding of this border’s economic development by connecting the precolonial, colonial and postcolonial contexts in which this trade took place. By recentering the overlooked role of women as commercial actors throughout the history of ICBT, the project investigates how trade connections evolved in times of war and forced displacement, but also in pre-conflict decades. This will result in a dissertation that focuses on the period 1850 to present.
RO2 – Recentering female agency: Public discourse about the border area under study, particularly the Congolese side, often portrays women as mere victims of a conflict-prone context. While sexual violence is indeed used as a weapon of war in this region, with cases dating back to colonial abuses (see Mertens 2023), it is crucial to also pay attention to the ways in which these women have shaped their livelihoods, generated forms of economic autonomy, and evaded male control (see for example Obbo 1980, MacGaffey 1988). Because of its informal character, ICBT generates specific regulatory dynamics, which not only require negotiation with state officials, but also with the broader population (see Titeca 2012). However, we know very little about the ways in which women have navigated this commercial ecosystem. Therefore, their agency is the starting point of this research project (see Thomas 2016). By applying an interdisciplinary approach and using a variety of sources, the project tackles the methodological challenges that have hitherto played a role in the overlooking of Central African female histories.
RO3 – Bringing in the Congolese perspective :Informal export from Uganda to the DRC continues to grow rapidly, with the DRC making up 49,4% of Uganda’s total informal exports in 2018, in comparison to 27,1% in 2010 (Titeca 2020: 3). While this project does not have the ambition to add quantitative data from the Congolese side to the debate, it is innovative in its historical attention to the activities, experiences and livelihoods of Congolese female experiences in this border area. The informality of their activities and the lack of control over mobility was a general source of distress for the colonial government, especially in border areas (see for example Mathys forthcoming). Recent doctoral research by Aurélie Bouvart (2024) even suggests that Congolese women who were brought to court in the Belgian Congo were mostly convicted for “crimes” related to unauthorized mobility. This project, therefore, contributes a critical new perspective by foregrounding the agency of Congolese women and by highlighting the historical continuities in their strategies for navigating both economic and social landscapes across the Congolese-Ugandan border.
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
2026-04-02 17:52:15 |
2029-04-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mohamed Sesay
ID:
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Traditional authorities in contemporary governance systems in Africa: Uganda, Ghana, and Sierra Leone in comparative perspectives
REFNo: SS5086ES
The main purpose of this comparative study of Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Ghana is to compare and contrast how traditional rulers relate with the state in contemporary governance systems.
The specific objectives of this study include the following:
• Compare the nature and strength of traditional authority in Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Ghana so as to understand how they have evolved and adapted to changes in contemporary governance
• Examine how chiefs exercise their authority in relations to other powerholders in specific contexts taking into account changing political, socioeconomic, and cultural
circumstances
• Trace the evolution of chiefs' relations with other authorities in contemporary times both at the national and subnational levels of governance.
• Analyze the comparative effect of reform policies on chiefs, including initiatives intended to liberal-democratic standards of governance
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Sierra Leone |
2026-04-02 17:45:23 |
2029-04-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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CHRISTINE JOYCE ANGIMA
ID: UNCST-2025-R022785
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EFFICACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY INTERVENTION AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS: A CASE OF KATAKWI DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: SS5028ES
General Objective:
To assess the efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapy interventions in improving self-esteem among pregnant adolescents attending Katakwi District General Hospital in Uganda.
Specific Objectives:
1. To determine the level of self-esteem among pregnant adolescents attending Katakwi District General Hospital.
2. To assess the effectiveness of psychotherapy interventions in improving self-esteem among pregnant adolescents.
3. To examine the acceptability of psychotherapy interventions among pregnant adolescents receiving care at Katakwi District General Hospital.
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:43:08 |
2029-04-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Matthias Miti
ID: UNCST-2025-R021994
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Gendered Effects of Land Documentation on Agricultural Livelihoods in Busoga Sub-Region
REFNo: SS4812ES
i. To establish the nature of gender disparities in the ownership of documented land in Busoga sub-region
ii. To investigate the socio-cultural barriers that limit women’s ownership of documented land for agricultural livelihoods in Busoga sub-region
iii. To assess how land documentation influences agricultural livelihoods differently for women and men in Busoga sub-region.
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:41:54 |
2029-04-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
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Modeling the Economic Benefit of Low-Cost Laparoscopic vs. Open Surgery for Chest and Abdominal Cancers in Uganda
REFNo: HS6245ES
Aim 2: Measure the economic outcomes of laparoscopic surgery using KeyScope versus the standard of care (open surgery or open biopsy), including pre- and post-operative costs, among a simulated cohort of patients with cancer needing biopsy or resection.,Aim 1: Measure the risk of CHE and impoverishment due to medical and non-medical costs among individuals seeking surgical care for cancers in the chest and abdomen at the Uganda Cancer Institute.,
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:39:02 |
2029-04-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Thomas Buyinza
ID: UNCST-2025-R016827
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MINIMIZING AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN MAIZE ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH FARMER–LED PARTICIPATORY TRAINING IN KAMULI, EASTERN UGANDA: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
REFNo: A743ES
General Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of farmer-led participatory training in improving farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices and reducing aflatoxin contamination in maize across the supply chain in Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda.
Specific Objectives
i. To enhance farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices on Aflatoxin contamination and its health risks in Kamuli District, Uganda.
ii. To minimize Aflatoxin levels in maize to within acceptable limits set by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards in Kamuli District, Uganda.
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:36:12 |
2029-04-02 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Doreen Nakagaayi
ID: UNCST-2023-R006587
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Assessment of a Novel Dual-Screen Model for Rheumatic Heart Disease Diagnosis: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study
REFNo: HS7123ES
To assess the inter-rater reliability between the two ADUNU-trained non-expert providers within the dual-provider diagnostic model, and to evaluate factors associated with discordant interpretations. ,To optimize the diagnostic performance of the dual-provider diagnostic model by using a receiver operating curve to identify optimal cutoff values for mitral and aortic regurgitation jet lengths that maximize its sensitivity and specificity for RHD diagnosis.,Secondary Aims To compare the diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy) among three distinct echo models and the current diagnostic gold standard. ,Primary Aim To determine the diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy) of the dual-provider diagnostic model compared to the current diagnostic gold standard of expert clinician interpretation using a fully functional echocardiography machine and comprehensive diagnostic protocol.,
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 17:34:59 |
2029-04-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Victor Musiime
ID: UNCST-2021-R013794
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Experiences of caregivers and healthcare providers regarding post-discharge mortality and health-seeking behavior in life-threatening scenarios for children living with HIV in Uganda, Africa: a qualitative study
REFNo: HS7286ES
1. To explore experiences of caregivers and healthcare providers regarding PDM among children living with HIV after discharge from hospital.
2. To describe the role of social, cultural, economic and environmental context in health-seeking behavior after discharge for children living with HIV.
3. To explore perceived risk factors for post-discharge mortality among children living with HIV from the perspective of caregivers and health workers.
4. To describe strategies to prevent PDM among children living with HIV from the perspective of caregivers and health workers.
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Uganda |
2026-04-02 12:46:45 |
2029-04-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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