Population-Level Prevalence, Determinants, and Barriers to HIV Testing Among Refugees in Uganda (RUPHIA)
Cross-sectional secondary analysis of RUPHIA 2021, the first population-representative bio-behavioural survey of Uganda's gazetted refugee settlements. Survey-weighted logistic regression, multinomial models and CART applied to 2,770 adults find 31.0% have never tested for HIV, that only 3.0% of never-tested health facility visitors were offered a test, and that most respondents citing low perceived risk met behavioural criteria for actual risk.
EnerGrow's MECS-SC2 Phase II Project: Financing eCooking Adoption through Strategic Partnerships and Microfinance
Documents EnerGrow's approach to financing electric cooking adoption in Uganda through microfinance and strategic partnerships, drawing on portfolio and repayment evidence from the MECS-SC2 Phase II programme.
Exploring the Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of OCT Data in Multiple Sclerosis Using Machine Learning Techniques
Supervisors: Prof. dr. Dirk Valkenborg; dr. Axel-Jan Rousseau
Machine learning models (Random Forest, SVM, XGBoost, KNN) applied to optical coherence tomography features from 230 MS patients to classify disease severity by EDSS threshold, alongside a review of OCT measurement variability across device manufacturers.
Solar Cookers for All: Towards a Sustainable Future
VLIR-UOS collaboration between Hasselt University and the University of Lubumbashi developing low-cost solar cookers from locally recycled materials. Prototypes reached roughly 50% of commercial cooker performance at 10% of production cost, with field testing in the DRC in July 2023.