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Lorna Atikoro
ID: UNCST-2024-R002527
 REDUCING THE BURDEN OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) INFECTIONS IN UGANDAN PATIENTS RECEIVING HAEMODIALYSIS
REFNo: HS7485ES

1. To estimate the prevalence of MRSA carriage among patients receiving chronic haemodialysis at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital.
2. To determine the factors associated with MRSA carriage among patients receiving chronic haemodialysis at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital.
3. To determine the success rate of mupirocin ointment in eradicating nasal carriage of MRSA among patients receiving chronic haemodialysis at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital

 Uganda 2026-05-28 15:23:03 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Frank Kaharuza Mugisha
ID: UNCST-2025-R022389
 ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SAFE BIRTH AFRICA (SBA) PROJECT IN UGANDA: AN IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH STUDY ON HEAT-STABLE CARBETOCIN AND TRANEXAMIC ACID FOR POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
REFNo: HS7496ES

The General objective is to generate evidence on the implementation effectiveness and contribution of the Safe Birth Africa project in improving equitable access to and utilization of HSC and TXA for postpartum haemorrhage prevention and treatment in Busoga region and Kampala, Uganda. The specific objectives are 1. To assess the implementation fidelity of SBA interventions (HSC and TXA) across different health facility levels in Busoga region and Kampala. 2. To explore the facilitators and barriers to implementation of the SBA interventions across the pilot sites and regions. 3. To understand health worker experience in the use of HSC for prevention and TXA for treatment of PPH.
Uganda 2026-05-28 15:11:40 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Russell Morton
ID: UNCST-2026-R024044
 Born Safe or Made Safe? The Role of Market Organization in Uganda's Informal Transit Sector
REFNo: SS5155ES

Main Objective 1. To examines how market organization affects safety provision in Uganda\'s informal motorcycle taxi (boda boda) sector. 2. To evaluate the feasibility of experimental design and data collection procedures. 3. To measure stage selection of drivers by analyzing how stage managers\' rankings of potential entrants correlate with driver safety characteristics 4. To Estimate driver self-selection into organized boda stages by measuring the relationship between baseline driving behavior and drivers\' willingness to join stages 5. To Estimate the causal treatment effect of stage membership on driving behavior using randomized subsidies for stage entry fees Specific Objectives 1. Our specific objectives of this program include learning about the safety of boda drivers, how stages affect boda driver behaviors, how boda drivers of different safety sort into joining stages or working as lubyanza drivers, and how passengers think about boda safety and associated implications for incentives for drivers to behave safely. We also analyze how stage organization and behaviors are related to safety at the stage
 United States of America 2026-05-28 15:05:57 2029-05-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damari Atusasiire
ID: UNCST-2024-R002645
 Evaluation of the Building Tomorrow NRD Program in Uganda
REFNo: SS5321ES

The primary objective of this study is to assess changes in learners’ numeracy scores and determine the extent to which these changes can be attributed to the BT NRD intervention. ,
 Uganda 2026-05-28 15:03:18 2029-05-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Davies Otieno
ID: UNCST-2025-R021802
 Development of a maternal sepsis model using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic approach
REFNo: HS7463ES


 Kenya 2026-05-28 15:00:25 2029-05-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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