NURTURE 3rd Cohort
NAMES | RESEARCH TITLE | THEMATIC GROUP | MENTORS | |
1. | Allan Lugaajju | Development and function of Plasmodium falciparum immunoglobulin responses to GLuRP and MSP3 during infancy | Other infectious diseases including malaria | Richard Idro |
2. | Andrew Kintu | Prevalence of thrombocytopenia and its correlation with organ dysfunction in Preeclampsia. | Maternal Health | Joseph Lubega |
3. | Anthony Batte | Chronic kidney disease and metabolic bone disease among children with sickle cell disease receiving care at Mulago hospital | Blood/Lung | Joseph Lubega Robert Kalyesubula |
4. | Innocent Kabahena Besigye | Audit and improvement of Hypertension care in Primary Health Care Tororo District, Eastern Uganda |
Cardiovascular | Achilles Katamba |
5. | Edrisa Mutebi | Diabetes Nephropathy among patients attending Mulago Hospital Diabetes clinic: Role of ceruloplasmin, N-acetyl B-glutaminase and d-dimers in early detection and control of DM in Uganda. |
Cardiovascular | Fred Nakwagala |
6. | Edith Nakku Joloba | Sexual Networks and N.gonorrhea and C.Trachomatis Infection in STD Clinic Attendees | HIV/AIDS and its associated comorbidities | Noah Kiwanuka |
7. | Francis Ocheng | Essential oils from Ugandan medicinal plants: Formulation of products for treatment of dental diseases | Cancers/Dental | Harriet Mayanja-Kizza Paul Waako |
8. | Haruna Muwonge | Development of a serum microRNA PCR assay for early detection of Epidemic Kaposi Sarcoma in at risk HIV-positive patients. |
HIV/AIDS and its associated co-infections/morbidities | Damalie Nakanjako David Kateete |
9. | Miriam Nakalembe | Screen and treat triage strategies for cervical cancer screening among Ugandan women | Maternal Health | Josaphat Byamugisha Harriet Mayanja-Kizza |
10. | Moses Ocan | Antimalarial resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Assessing spread of artemisinin resistance and chloroquine resistance reversal among Plasmodium falciparum parasites |
Other infectious diseases including malaria | Moses Kamya |
11. | Musa Sekikubo | Puerperal sepsis: causative organisms, antimicrobial susceptibility and role of vaginal microbiota |
Maternal Health | Steve Reynolds Moses Joloba |
12. | Sarah Nakubulwa | Genital herpes Simplex type 2 shedding among pregnant Ugandan women intheir third trimester | Maternal Health | Damalie Nakanjako Steve Reynolds |
13. | Hussein Oria | ARV (Anti retro viral) medicines usage in fattening of farm animals (chicken) and its implications on health outcomes in HIV/AIDS patients in Uganda: a case for Arua and Wakiso districts | HIV/AIDS and its associated co-infections/morbidities | Elly Katabira Nelson Sewankambo |
14. | Charles Osingada | Optimizing uptake of HIV testing and treatment services by men using the allure of premier and champions league football | HIV/AIDS and its associated co-infections/morbidities | Noah Kiwanuka |
15. | Richard Muhindo | Regular STI/HIV screening Intentions and Practices among Female Sex Workers (FSW) in Uganda: The effects of peer educational support and mobile phone SMS reminders | HIV/AIDS and its associated co-infections/morbidities | Edith Nakku-Joloba |
16. | Ronald Kiguba | Pharmacoepidemiology of missed Day 1 dosing of prescribed antimicrobials in paediatric inpatients at Mulago Hospital | Other infectious diseases including malaria | Sheila Bird Pauline Byakika |
17. | Sam Ononge | Management of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia: Quality of care and use of Springfusor pump for delivery of Magnesium Sulphate | Maternal Health | Josaphat Byamugisha Annettee Nakimuli |
18. | Catherine Mwesigwa | Integrating oral health in comprehesive care: cross-sectional study on dental treatment needs and challenges of access to dental care among children attending HIV-care clinics in Kampala district | Dental and craniofacial health | Philippa Musoke Sabrina Kitaka-Bakeera |
19. | Joy Louise Gumikiriza – Onoria | Quality of life, Perceptions of change and psychological wellbeing of the elderly population. A Comparison between urban and Rural elderly in Central Uganda | Mental Health | Noeline Nakasujja Dickens Akena |
20. | Pakoyo Kamba | Burden, aetiology and health aspects of prescription drug abuse in Kampala City | Others | Pauline Byakika Richard Odoi Adome |
21. | Arabat Kasangaki | The prevalence and incidence of early childhood carries among preschool children in Kampala district | Dental and craniofacial health | James Tumwine |
22. | Deogratius Munube | Preventing stroke triggers in children with sickle cell anaemia in Mulago Hospital, Kampala | Blood / Lung | James Tumwine |
23. | Juliet Nabbaale | Prevalence of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and its associated risk factors at Mulago Hospital, Uganda |
Cardiovascular | Emmy Okello James Kayima |
24. | Zhang Wan Zhu Mondo | Detecting and treating subclinical anthracycline therapy related cardiac dysfunction in resource limited setting | Cardiovascular | Emmy Okello James Kayima |