Francis Xavier Kasujja, MSc

Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics

PhD topic: Type 2 Diabetes testing in eastern Uganda: a contextualized evaluation of available point-of-care tests

Description: Francis’ work will focus on assessing the performance of the Fasting Plasma Glucose test (FPG), the gycated haemoglobin test (HBA1C), and the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) in screening for type 2 diabetes. The study will also evaluate the association between the FPG and HBA1C levels with asymptomatic malaria.

Supervisors:

1. Dr. Fred Nuwaha Ntoni, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda
2. Dr. Roy William Mayega, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda
3. Dr. Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Uganda
4. Dr. Meena Daivadanam, Department of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Sweden