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Dreck Ayebare
ID: UNCST-2025-R019088
 Delivery and use of poultry vaccines in Uganda: A systems mapping and field-level study
REFNo: A655ES

Overall Aim To map and analyse the poultry vaccine supply system in Uganda, examining both upstream supply chain structures and downstream use behaviours, in order to identify institutional, logistical, and behavioural barriers to effective, equitable, and sustainable vaccine-based disease prevention. Specific Objectives Part A: Systems mapping 1. To map the structural and logistical flow of poultry vaccines in Uganda, from importation through distribution to the point of administration. 2. To examine institutional roles, interdependencies, and governance arrangements that influence vaccine regulation, quality control, and coordination. 3. To assess inequities in vaccine availability, cold chain access, pricing, and service delivery across geographic regions, institutional levels, and actor groups. 4. To co-develop stakeholder-informed recommendations for improving supply chain efficiency, regulatory coordination, and equitable vaccine access. Part B: Field-level practices 1. To identify the most used poultry vaccines and their sourcing patterns at the farm level. 2. To evaluate compliance with recommended vaccine handling and administration practices among farmers, veterinary workers, and agro vets. 3. To explore behavioural drivers—including knowledge, perceptions, motivations, and decision-making—that influence vaccine uptake and misuse. 4. To assess the role of agro-vet shop interactions, veterinary advice, packaging/labelling, and social norms in shaping field-level behaviours. To quantify key knowledge gaps, operational challenges, and access barriers that limit effective poultry vaccine use at the farm level.
Uganda 2025-10-17 19:09:27 2028-10-17 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lydia Mwikali
ID: UNCST-2021-R012798
 PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN SOURCE AND TREATED DRINKING WATER, AND THEIR REMOVAL USING CORNCOB-DERIVED BIOCHAR
REFNo: NS1042ES

vi. To elucidate the adsorption mechanisms of PFAS removal by corncob-derived biochar and MOFs, v. To determine the adsorption capabilities of the corncob biochar and MOFs for PFAS removal,iv. To prepare, synthesize and characterize corncob-derived biochar and MOFs for PFAS removal,iii. To estimate exposure and human health risk assessment of PFNA, PFHxS, PFOS and PFOA,ii. To determine spatial distribution of PFAS in water sources.,i. To determine the concentration of PFAS in source and treated drinking water,To determine the occurrence and human health risk assessment of PFAS in source and treated drinking water and evaluate the efficacy of corncob-derived biochar, and metal organic frameworks (MOFs) in PFAS removal.,
 Kenya 2025-10-17 19:08:34 2028-10-17 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Judith Owokuhaisa
ID: UNCST-2022-R011528
 ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIOPHAGES FROM WASTE WATER WITH BACTERICIDAL EFFECT ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT ESKAPEE PATHOGENS IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6636ES

1.) To determine the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of bacteriophages isolated from surface and waste water in south western Uganda.
2.) To identify antibiotic resistance genes in bacteriophages and antibiotic resistant ESKAPEE pathogens.
3.) To assess the effect of isolated bacteriophages on antibiotic resistant ESKAPEE isolates.


Uganda 2025-10-17 19:07:48 2028-10-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ombeva  Malande Oliver
ID: UNCST-2024-R004335
 Determinants and Strategies for Childhood Immunization among Populations Facing Rural and Low-Income Vulnerabilities in Uganda
REFNo: HS6548ES

1.To identify the barriers to and facilitators of childhood routine immunization programs among populations facing low-income urban and rural vulnerabilities in Uganda; 2.To determine how the most significant facilitators and barriers to vaccination perceived by knowledge holders could be enhanced and mitigated, respectively; 3.To understand current vaccination strategies used to address barriers and to enhance facilitators for childhood vaccination programs; and 4.To highlight opportunities for enhancing current implementation strategies and map out priority areas based on knowledge holders’ perspectives.
Kenya 2025-10-17 19:06:55 2028-10-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
 HPV subtypes and pap smear findings among women screened for cervical cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), Uganda
REFNo: HS3830ES

To determine the association between demographic characteristics, HPV positivity, and Pap smear findings among women seeking cervical cancer screening services in Uganda,4) To describe the findings from Pap smear among women seeking cervical cancer screening in Uganda,3) To determine the prevalence of HPV positivity among women living with HIV, seeking cervical cancer screening in Uganda,2) To determine the prevalence of HPV subtypes among women seeking cervical cancer screening in Uganda.,1) To describe the demographic characteristics of women seeking cervical cancer screening in Uganda,To determine the prevalence of HPV subtypes, and the association with demographic characteristics and Pap smear findings among women attending cervical cancer screening in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2025-10-17 19:05:45 2028-10-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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