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ANGELLINE KISAAKYE
ID: UNCST-2026-R023482
 INFLUENCE OF GENDER ROLES ON FOOD AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN KAABONG DISTRICT, UGANDA.
REFNo: SS5216ES

(i) To establish the gender roles terrain in the context of food security in Kaabong West Sub-county, Kaabong district.
(ii) To investigate the influence of gender roles on food availability in Kaabong West sub-county, Kaabong district.
(iii) To analyse how gender roles shape patterns of food accessibility in Kaabong West sub-county, Kaabong district.
(iv) To examine strategies for mitigating gender-based vulnerabilities to enhance food security in Kaabong West sub-county, Kaabong district.

Uganda 2026-06-11 13:35:07 2029-06-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael Byamukama
ID:
Modelling HIV/AIDS Transmission in the Era of Biomedical Prevention: A Policy Oriented Mathematical Approach
REFNo: NS1268ES

1. To develop a deterministic compartmental model incorporating HIV progression and biomedical interventions (ART, PrEP, PEP).
2. To compute and analyse the effective reproduction number under various intervention scenarios.
3. To estimate model parameters using national data, conduct sensitivity and uncertainty analyses in order to determine impactful parameters.
4. To simulate realistic intervention scenarios and project long-term outcomes in prevalence and incidence.
 Uganda 2026-06-11 13:31:21 2029-06-11 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Rujumba Rujumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R011160
 Post-Discharge Malaria Chemoprevention (PDMC) in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM): A Qualitative Study of Acceptability and Use in Malawi and Uganda
REFNo: HS7633ES

1. To explore health workers’ and caregivers’ initial perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes towards PDMC-SAM before full implementation (prospective phase).
2. To examine the experiences of health workers and caregivers during trial implementation, including perceived benefits, burdens, and challenges of PDMC-SAM (retrospective phase).
3. To assess health workers’ and caregivers’ reflections after trial completion regarding the acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of PDMC-SAM, and to identify anticipated adaptations required for scale-up (retrospective phase)

 Uganda 2026-06-11 13:27:59 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Tom Okade
ID: UNCST-2024-R004140
 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) factors and their association with nutritional status of under-five children: A case study of Informal settlements (Slums) in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS7697ES

1. To establish the household Water, Sanitation and Hygiene practices in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda 2. To determine the prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting among under-five children in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda 3. To determine the association between household Water, Sanitation and Hygiene practices and nutritional status (Stunting, Underweight and Wasting) of under-five children in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda
 Uganda 2026-06-11 13:11:06 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
PATRICK KAKANDE
ID: UNCST-2025-R020509
 HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINATION: UPTAKE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS, BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS7400ES

To determine the uptake of HPV vaccination, associated factors, barriers and facilitators among female adolescents living with HIV at Mbarara regional referral hospital.
 Uganda 2026-06-11 12:58:14 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Leonie Gussone
ID: UNCST-2026-R024667
 Mapping the invisible: Primate movement ecology as a window into internal states and external pressures
REFNo: NS1284ES

To test how variation in movement patterns of red-tailed monkeys reflect internal states (measured through a panel of non-invasive biomarkers) and external pressures (food availability and competition)
 Germany 2026-06-11 12:50:42 2029-06-11 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Daisy Kamusiime
ID: UNCST-2025-R020451
 Sign Language Enabled Technology (SLET4TB) for Accessible TB Care in Uganda
REFNo: HS7856ES

i. To assess changes in healthcare providers’ confidence in communicating with Deaf TB patients before and after SLET implementation. ii. To evaluate the impact of SLET on consultation efficiency (duration and activities) for Deaf TB patients in the selected districts of Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono. iii. To determine the usability of SLET among healthcare providers using the System Usability Scale (SUS). iv. To explore acceptability, barriers, and facilitators among Deaf users, providers and stakeholders.
Uganda 2026-06-11 12:43:33 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Ochom
ID: UNCST-2025-R022492
 REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS5076ES

The study will be guided by the following objectives. I. To examine the extent to which grants and donations contribute to revenue diversification and financial sustainability of Uganda’s public universities. II. To assess how tuition and functional fees, as components of revenue diversification, influence the financial sustainability of Uganda’s public universities. III. To analyze the role of research and consultancy services in enhancing revenue diversification and financial sustainability of Uganda’s public universities. IV. To evaluate the contribution of commercial activities and enterprise ventures to revenue diversification and financial sustainability of Uganda’s public universities. V. To examine the mediating role of financial planning in the relationship between revenue diversification and financial sustainability of Uganda’s public universities
Uganda 2026-06-11 12:41:36 2029-06-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Racheal Angom
ID: UNCST-2023-R007485
 Enhancing Pediatric Cancer Care in Uganda with the Uganda Cancer Institute Pediatric Cancer Registry and the Uganda Cancer Institute Pediatric Cancer Dashboard
REFNo: HS7853ES

To Assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of UCI-Ped-Reg and UCI-Ped-DASH.,To assess the barriers and facilitators to implementation and adoption of UCI-Ped-Reg and UCI-Ped-DASH.,To develop and implement an online interactive dashboard (UCI-Ped-DASH) for real-time data visualization from UCI-Ped-Reg.,To implement an adapted hospital-based pediatric cancer registry (UCI-Ped-Reg) at the Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda.,To enhance pediatric cancer care in Uganda by developing and implementing a hospital-based pediatric cancer registry (UCI-Ped-Reg) and an interactive data visualization dashboard (UCI-Ped-DASH) at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI).,
 Uganda 2026-06-11 12:37:21 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
 Understanding and Strengthening Systems of Evidence to Improve Health Policy in Africa: A Comparative Multi-Country Study
REFNo: HS7883ES

4) Development and monitoring of action plans for national stakeholders working to improve evidence systems for health,3) Comparative analysis of the operation of these systems in relation to two contrasting health policy challenges (Universal Health Care and COVID-19),2) Conceptual development of a framework on which to evaluate the structure and function of these systems, co-produced with key stakeholders,1) Mapping national evidence advisory systems, institutional arrangements, and cultures of evidence at national and local government levels,to examine and inform evidence advisory systems that inform health policymaking through a comparative analysis of how these systems function and can be improved in four African countries - Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda,
 Uganda 2026-06-11 12:34:51 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
AbdulAziizi Sekitooleko
ID: UNCST-2025-R019865
 E-Governance and Tax Administration in Local Governments in Uganda: A Study of Bushenyi District
REFNo: SS5201ES

1.3.1 Purpose of the study To examine the effects of e-governance on tax administration in Bushenyi District local government Uganda. Specific objective i. To establish the effects of online tax registration on tax administration in Bushenyi district local government ii. To examine the effects of Automated revenue collection systems on tax administration in Bushenyi district local government iii. To identify the effects of Integrated Financial Management Information system (IFMS) on tax administration in Bushenyi district local government. iv. To assess the moderating effect of Government Policy on the relationship between; online tax registration, Automated revenue collection systems, Integrated Financial Management Information system (IFMS), and tax administration in Bushenyi District Local Government.
 Uganda 2026-06-11 12:29:30 2029-06-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lydia Nakiyingi
ID: UNCST-2022-R010102
 Metformin as the Silver Lining for Diabetics Co-infected with Drug Sensitive Tuberculosis: Understanding the Clinical Aspects of Metformin’s Modification of Tuberculosis
REFNo: HS7668ES

To assess the anti-tuberculous activity of metformin among diabetes
mellitus patients with tuberculosis Kiruddu Hospital and Kisenyi HC IV , through comparing
clinical presentation, rate of symptom resolution, rate of smear conversion and frequency of
successful outcomes among drug susceptible tuberculosis patients receiving metformin for
diabetes mellitus when compared to those not on metformin.
Specific objectives:
1. To describe the clinical and radiological presentation of tuberculosis disease among
drug susceptible tuberculosis patients receiving metformin for diabetes mellitus
treatment and those not receiving metformin at Kiruddu Hospital and Kisenyi HC IV.
2. To evaluate clinical progression (resolution of symptoms and conversion to sputum
smear negativity) among drug susceptible tuberculosis patients receiving metformin
for diabetes mellitus treatment and those not receiving metformin at Kiruddu Hospital
and Kisenyi HC IV.
3. To compare successful tuberculosis treatment outcomes among drug susceptible
tuberculosis patients receiving metformin for diabetes mellitus treatment and those
not receiving metformin at Kiruddu Hospital and Kisenyi HC IV.
Uganda 2026-06-11 12:13:55 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Japheth Noel
ID: UNCST-2021-R013959
 Refugee Students in Uganda’s Higher Education System: A Grounded Theory Study on Conditions for Successful Integration
REFNo: SS5259ES

The main objective of the study is to develop a theoretical model for successful integration of refugee students in the Ugandan higher education system that is based on the attributes, perspectives, experiences and strategies(enablers) and constraints(disablers) for their access, participation and success in Ugandan higher education system.
Uganda 2026-06-11 12:12:13 2029-06-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Pontiano Kaleebu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013577
 Formative Usability Study Protocol of the Panbio™ Dengue Duo test with Fingerstick Sample Collection
REFNo: HS7731ES

The primary objectives of this usability study are
• To evaluate Health Care Professional users’ Panbio™ Dengue Duo test labelling comprehension and the usability of the supplied components as describe in the IFU in a Point of Care setting. This will be assessed through the user questionnaire and observation sheets.
• To assess which lancet generates the correct volume of blood to enable to user to collect two samples from the same fingerstick.
• To identify the optimal instruction and technique for using the plastic capillary tube to collect the 30 µL from a fingerstick and to understand the impact of fingerstick on the usability of the sample collection tools.

 Uganda 2026-06-11 12:06:13 2029-06-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rhona Mijumbi M
ID: UNCST-2023-R006843
 Learning together to advance Evidence and Equity in Policymaking to achieve the SDGs in Africa (Africa LEEPS)
REFNo: SS5344ES

The overall objective is to strengthen evidence pathways at regional and national levels to ensure timely access to relevant, contextualized evidence, including gender analysis, for policymaking that enhances population wellbeing.,4. To build a culture of sustained evaluation, knowledge exchange, and learning within the LEEPS partnership and the partners within the EARESI. ,3. To design a platform structures and processes to support timely access and use of evidence response at regional level for gender equity and inclusion in policymaking to enhance population wellbeing.,2. To strengthen the sustained capacity of individuals and organisations in applying evidence and gender equity and inclusion in policymaking to enhance population wellbeing,1. To strengthen evidence pathways at a regional policymaking to strengthen timely access to relevant and contextualised evidence, including gender analysis, for informing decisions to enhance population wellbeing,
 Uganda 2026-06-11 12:04:48 2029-06-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
ID: UNCST-2019-R001206
 Platform Adaptive Randomised Trial for NEw and Repurposed Filovirus treatmentS
REFNo: HS7849ES

To evaluate the impact of potential treatments on mortality in patients with filovirus disease. ,
 Uganda 2026-06-08 21:31:41 2029-06-08 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Derrick Abila Bary
ID: UNCST-2020-R014563
 Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of childhood cancer survivor-delivered nurse-facilitated peer support model on anxiety and depression among adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer at Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), Uganda
REFNo: HS7533ES

1) To co-design with stakeholders the TOGETHER implementation strategies for adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer at UCI, Uganda,To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and preliminary outcomes of TOGETHER (a peer-support intervention delivered by childhood cancer survivors and nurse facilitators) on anxiety and depression among adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI). 2) To pilot test the TOGETHER implementation strategies among adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer at UCI, Uganda, using a hybrid type II effectiveness implementation trial design. 3) To assess the perceived barriers and facilitators of a childhood cancer survivor (CCS) delivered nurse-facilitated peer support model (TOGETHER) for adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer at UCI, Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-06-08 16:16:30 2029-06-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Derrick Abila Bary
ID: UNCST-2020-R014563
 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM: A CASE OF MBARARA MBARARA/CITY VS GULU DISTRICT/CITY
REFNo: HS7800ES

Main Objective
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening interventions at intervention sites compared with control sites in Gulu City and Gulu District during the same period.

Specific Objectives
1. To determine the number and proportion of precancerous lesions detected among women screened for cervical cancer in the intervention sites and compare these with the control sites.
2. To compare screen-positive treatment rates in the intervention and control sites before and after the intervention.
3. To assess the investments (costs) made to facilitate cervical cancer screening in the intervention sites compared with the control sites.
4. To compare the level of cervical cancer knowledge, awareness, and practices between the women in the communities in the intervention and control sites.
5. To explore stakeholder perspectives on the implementation, acceptability, barriers, facilitators, and sustainability of cervical cancer screening service delivery in the intervention and control sites.
 Uganda 2026-06-08 16:04:57 2029-06-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eve  Namisango
ID: UNCST-2021-R014038
 Piloting the use of sub-Saharan Africa spirituality guidelines and standards to support the integration of spirituality care into routine palliative care services at Kitovu Mobile hospice
REFNo: SS5371ES

2) To build a core team of palliative care and community health workers trained in generalist spiritual care ,1) To co-design a strategy for integrating spiritual care into routine palliative care services at Kitovu Mobile,To undertake a demonstration project on how to integrate spiritual care into routine palliative care leveraging evidence-based recommendations and standards alongside appropriate measures for assessment, management/support and measuring outcomes,
 Uganda 2026-06-05 16:41:18 2029-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Hannah Kibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014355
 Development of Host Biomarker-Guided Approaches to Mitigate Endemic and Emerging Biothreats
REFNo: HS7512ES

To conduct comprehensive host transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of biospecimens previously collected under IRB approved protocols meeting clinical definitions of the syndromes Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Sepsis and Meningoencephalitis
 Uganda 2026-06-05 16:30:22 2029-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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