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Agaba Winston David
ID: UNCST-2026-R023332
TRANSFORMATION LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN UGANDA’S PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING SECTOR
REFNo: SS4916ES

Aligned with the main objective, this study seeks to achieve the following: i. To examine the association between Idealized Influence and Organizational Performance in Uganda’s public and commercial broadcasting sectors. ii. To assess the relationship between Inspirational Motivation and Organizational Performance in Uganda’s public and commercial broadcasting sectors. iii. To analyze the influence of Intellectual Stimulation on Organizational Performance in Uganda’s public and commercial broadcasting sectors. iv. To evaluate the effect of Individualized Consideration on Organizational Performance in Uganda’s public and commercial broadcasting sectors. v. To investigate the moderating role of Organizational Culture on the relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Performance in Uganda’s public and commercial broadcasting sectors. vi. To empirically develop and validate a conceptual model that integrates transformational leadership practices with supportive organizational culture to enhance organizational performance in Uganda’s public and commercial broadcasting sectors.
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:46:36 2029-04-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
HARRIET NAMBUYA NIL
ID: UNCST-2021-R013414
Implementation of WHO minimum Maternal and Newborn Health data set in standardized Intrapartum care register and case notes at Jinja Regional Referral and Kamuli General Hospitals in Uganda
REFNo: HS7185ES

1.4 General objective
The aim of the study is to test improvement in the quality of routinely collected data elements necessary to monitor intrapartum maternal and immediate newborn health in hospitals from settings with high burden of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidities, upon implementation of a designed IPC register and obstetric CN.
1.5 Specific objectives of the study

1. To Design a globally standardized IPC register and selected obstetric CN for interprofessional teams involved in RHIS data collection and use in healthcare facilities
2. Test the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the designed IPC register and selected designed obstetric CN in selected healthcare facilities
a) Measure the completeness of intrapartum and immediate postnatal care data elements (including mMNHDS), documented before and after implementation of the designed register and CN.
b) Assess user-experience of the designed IPC register and CN.
c) Assess completeness and quality of the data elements required to inform the mMNHDS during intrapartum care depending on the level of care (lower level versus referral hospital).
3. Identify barriers and challenges encountered by health staff in implementing the standardized IPC register and obstetric case notes.

Uganda 2026-04-10 15:40:35 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Aggrey Semeere Semwendero
ID: UNCST-2019-R001648
PATIENT AND PROVIDER PERCEPTIONS, EXPERIENCES, AND INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS AFTER HIV/AIDS CARE FUNDING REDUCTIONS
REFNo: HS7138ES

To characterize comprehension of U.S. funding reduction for HIV/AIDS care and the implications on care among persons living with HIV.
2. To determine the initial impact of U.S. funding reductions for HIV/AIDS care by eliciting the experiences of persons living with HIV and their healthcare providers.
3. To understand perceptions regarding proposed or enacted interventions to maintain care after U.S. HIV/AIDS care funding reduction among providers and persons living with HIV.
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:36:15 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sserwadda Godfrey
ID: UNCST-2025-R021680
DIVERSITY OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH TOMATOES AND THEIR CONTROL USING SELECTED PLANTS IN WAKISO DISTRICT
REFNo: NS1144ES

To determine the different agricultural management practices used by tomato farmers in Namayumba Subcounty district To determine diversity of plant parasitic nematodes infesting tomatoes in Namayumba Sub county; Wakiso district To determine efficacy of Tagetes patula L., Parthenium hysterophorus. Ricinus communis L., and Allium sativa ethanol, methanol, acetonitrile, and aqueous extracts against plant parasitic nematodes associated with tomatoes
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:24:25 2029-04-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RaidaAli Mudei Ahmed
ID: UNCST-2025-R020851
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ABNORMAL CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO AND ADVERSE NEONATAL OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN WITH POSTDATE PREGNANCIES DELIVERING AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS7137ES

To determine the association between abnormal cerebroplacental ratio and adverse neonatal outcomes among women with postdate pregnancies delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
Somalia 2026-04-10 15:20:19 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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