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Ibrahim Twinomujuni
ID: UNCST-2024-R001873
Facilitators and barriers for enrollment of Non-suppressing Children and Adolescents living with HIV into Integrated Community Service Delivery Model (ICSDM) and its treatment outcomes in rural public HIV clinics – East central region Uganda.
REFNo: HS7088ES

To determine enrollment, retention, viral load suppression, and associated factors among non -suppressing CALHIV enrolled on ICSDM in rural public HIV clinics between October 2023 to date.
To explore facilitators and barriers to enrollment of non-suppressing CALHIV into the ICSDM in rural public HIV clinics between October 2023 to date

Uganda 2026-04-10 18:28:02 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ibrahim Ali Fauzi
ID: UNCST-2022-R010478
Assessing Snakebite Envenoming in Rural Gulu, Uganda: Prevalence, Impact, and Climate Change Implications
REFNo: HS7325ES

Main Objective: To determine the burden and prevalence of SBE and to determine the extent of community understanding and awareness regarding climate change as a potential driver of snakebite incidence in rural Gulu District, Uganda Specific Objectives: 1. To determine the prevalence and health outcomes of SBE in rural Gulu District. 2. To determine the burden associated with SBE at the individual and community level. 3. To determine community knowledge, attitudes, and awareness regarding SBE and climate change as a potential driver of its incidence.
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:26:00 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
BONIFACE OJOK
ID: UNCST-2023-R006075
Youth Futures: Youth-led initiatives for gender justice & peacebuilding in Uganda
REFNo: SS5048ES

4.4. General Objective

The general objective of the Youth Futures project is to use video documentation and participatory video approaches to identify, document, assess, and amplify the needs of children born of war in the Acholi sub-region, and to provide them with necessary livelihood skills in filmmaking, knowledge production, and advocacy.

4.5. Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of the project are:

1. To document and analyze the experiences of children born of war in the Acholi sub-region, including their challenges, needs, and aspirations.

2. To assess the impact of humanitarian, health, and education interventions on the well-being of children born of war in the Acholi sub-region.

3. To enhance youth engagement in research and peacebuilding processes, promoting the participation and empowerment of children born of war.

4. To provide livelihood skills in filmmaking, knowledge production, and advocacy to youth participants, enabling them to become agents of change in their communities.
Uganda 2026-04-10 18:24:09 2029-04-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Paul Lobe
ID: UNCST-2025-R022156
UNSYSTEMATIC RISK FACTORS, AUDIT COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4998ES

1-To establish the effect of credit risk on the financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda
2-To examine the effect of liquidity risk on the financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda
3-To determine the effect of operational risk on the financial performance of Commercial banks in Uganda
4a. To investigate the moderating effect of audit committee effectiveness on the relationship between credit risk and the financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda
4b. To determine the moderating effect of audit committee effectiveness on the relationship between liquidity risk and the financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda
4c. To examine the moderating effect of audit committee effectiveness on the relationship between Operational risk and the financial performance of commercial banks in Uganda

Uganda 2026-04-10 18:21:31 2029-04-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Daniel  Emoru Reagan
ID: UNCST-2025-R020048
Adaptation and Validation of the Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale Among Older Persons Living with HIV At the Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala.
REFNo: HS7239ES

General Objective: To culturally adapt and validate the standard Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale(self-assessment) against the Fried Frailty Phenotype Scale for frailty screening among OPLWH aged ?50 years at the Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala.

Specific Objectives
To culturally adapt and validate the standard Pictorial Fit-Frail Scale(self-assessment) against the Fried Frailty Phenotype Scale for frailty screening among OPLWH aged ?50 years at the Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala.
1.4.2. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
(i) To culturally adapt the PFFS among OPLWH aged ? 50 years at the infectious disease institute, Kampala, by assessing comprehension of its 14 pictorial domains and modifying images as needed for the Ugandan context.
(ii) To determine the diagnostic validity of the PFFS compared to FFP scale for frailty screening among OPLWH aged ?50 years at the Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala.
(iii) To determine the level of agreement between frailty classifications obtained using the PFFS and FFP among OPLWH aged ?50 years at the Infectious Disease Institute, Kampala.


Uganda 2026-04-10 18:20:22 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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