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Damari Atusasiire
ID: UNCST-2024-R002645
Evaluation of the One Acre Fund project - making 34,000 coffee farmers more resilient by 2027
REFNo: A560ES

To establish whether all household members are equally benefiting from the impacts of the project and how? ,To determine which pursued pathways of change are the main drivers in delivering outcome and impact? ,To establish the causal effects of the project for direct project participants? ,
Uganda 2025-02-07 18:04:15 2028-02-07 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Michelle Brown
ID: UNCST-2022-R009670
Describing the vocal repertoire of L’Hoest’s monkeys
REFNo: NS410ES

To test whether L’Hoest’s monkeys (Allochrocebus lhoesti) contradict the ‘social complexity hypothesis’ by determining whether they communicate in frequencies too low for human hearing.
USA 2025-02-07 18:02:59 2028-02-07 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damari Atusasiire
ID: UNCST-2024-R002645
Incidence and economic impacts of bovine mastitis in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya and Uganda
REFNo: A564ES

To assess knowledge of bovine mastitis, its control and treatment among smallholder dairy farmers.
To assess the effectiveness of using cell phone technology as a method of disseminating information on udder health to farmers.
To estimate the incidence rate of clinical and subclinical mastitis among recently-calved dairy cows (≤4 weeks prior to baseline data collection).
To determine the drivers of bovine mastitis among sampled dairy cows.
To estimate the monthly and annual financial losses attributed to clinical and subclinical mastitis.
Uganda 2025-02-07 18:01:56 2028-02-07 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Benard Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002324
Assessment of the functionality of health unit management committees in primary healthcare health facilities in Uganda: a case of health center IIIs
REFNo: HS5407ES

a) To determine the presence and functionality of HUMCs in HCIIIs
b) To determine the factors influencing the functionality status of HUMCs in HCIIIs
c) To identify any interventions needed to strengthen the performance of HUMCs in HCIIIs.

Uganda 2025-02-07 17:59:08 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Benard Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002324
Factors influencing the Functionality of Medicines and Therapeutic Committees in Public Health Facilities in Uganda: A Longitudinal Assessment
REFNo: HS5391ES

a) Provide the current functionality of MTCs in public HFs
b) Determine the factors associated with the functionality of MTCs in public HFs

Uganda 2025-02-07 17:56:57 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eve Nakabembe
ID: UNCST-2024-R015226
PReparing for OptimalPhase III/IV maTErnal Group B StreptococCal vaccine Trials in Africa
REFNo: HS5463ES

1. To generate longitudinal cohort data on pregnancies, deliveries and infant outcomes for maternal Group B Streptococcus vaccine safety assessment
2. To develop and strengthen capacities for Group B Streptococcus disease surveillance in infants less than 90 days old at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, using microbiological and molecular detection methods.
3. To explore the perceptions of pregnant women, health care providers, community members and other relevant stakeholders about the barriers and drivers for pregnant women to participate in Group B Streptococcus vaccine trials.
4. To co-create a communication/education toolkit to enhance understanding of the importance of maternal Group B Streptococcus vaccine trials and improve enrolment of pregnant women in vaccine trials in Uganda.

Uganda 2025-02-07 17:52:29 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Tonny Okecha
ID: UNCST-2022-R011105
CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PROFILE OF MALE BREAST CANCER AT THE UGANDA CANCER INSTITUTE
REFNo: HS5435ES

2. To describe the mutational profile of male breast cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute.,1. To describe the clinico-pathological features of male breast cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute,To describe the clinicopathological and molecular profile of male breast cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute.,
Uganda 2025-02-07 17:49:22 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrea Spray Lynn
ID: UNCST-2023-R007304
Maternal mental health and early childhood development in Kawempe
REFNo: HS5448ES

PRIMARY: To assess the associations between symptoms of common MMH conditions (depression and anxiety) and child care practices and outcomes (physical growth and ECD) in the Kawempe Division of Kampala, Uganda.
SECONDARY: To assess the associations between symptoms of common MMH conditions (depression and anxiety) and underlying individual, interpersonal, and household factors.
SECONDARY: To explore what "mental health" means to mothers of children under two years of age currently living in Kawempe, how their mental health effects their daily life; the activities they do that contribute to "good" and "bad" mental health.
TERTIARY / EXPLORATORY: To determine the prevalence of common MMH conditions (depression and anxiety) in the KYC catchment area.
TERTIARY / EXPLORATORY: To create Luganda versions of the CREDI, GSED, RSES, PSS, and CFAT.
TERTIARY / EXPLORATORY: To compare the CREDI and GSED tools for measuring ECD in this context.
USA 2025-02-07 17:47:50 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MIRIAH KEMIGISHA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009927
Evaluating Ventricle Size and Shunt Failure Rates in Ugandan Children Shunted Early in Life
REFNo: HS5382ES

General objective
To study proximal shunt obstruction and its predictors among patients with hydrocephalus secondary to myelomeningocele or encephalocele at CCHU from 2010 to 2023.

Specific Objectives.

1.To determine the rate of proximal obstruction among shunted patients with hydrocephalus secondary to myelomeningocele or encephalocele.
2.To determine the incidence of small ventricles among shunted patients with hydrocephalus following myelomeningocele or encephalocele closure.
3.To assess if ventricle size and catheter environment can predict proximal shunt failure in shunted patients with hydrocephalus secondary to myelomeningocele or encephalocele.

Uganda 2025-02-07 17:46:28 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOYCE NAMWASE
ID: UNCST-2024-R005002
ACCEPTABILITY, FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF INVOLVING LAY HEALTH WORKERS IN RECOGNIZING AND LINKING PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL USE DISORDER TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
REFNo: HS5364ES

1.
To explore the perceived capability, opportunities, and motivation of LHWs to identify AUD in Ibanda district, southwestern Uganda.
2.
To implement a strategy of training lay health workers in the use of CAGE screening tool to identify AUD in Ibanda district, southwestern Uganda.
3.
To evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of involving LHWs in screening for AUD in the community of Ibanda district, southwestern Uganda
Uganda 2025-02-07 17:44:48 2028-02-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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