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CHRISTINE MBABAZI -MPYANGU
ID:
“Thriving Together” - Northern Ugandan Women Project
REFNo: SS1930ES

Purpose
The main purpose of the study is to quantitatively investigate the reintegration experiences of women who were abducted not for the purpose of war fighting, but primarily to be married to combatants, or to be used as servants when too young to be married, and examined the impact of war-driven abduction on human capital development, attitudes, and psychological well-being.

Research Questions
The following four primary research questions will be pursued/answered during the study:
1. What are the long-term effects (15-20 years after the abduction experience) of severe trauma on women’s psychological well-being, cognitive functions, social preferences and other individual attitudes and preferences, such as competitiveness, grit and social shyness, which are likely to affect their participation in economic and social activities?
2. Is there evidence of intergenerational transmission of trauma from the abducted mothers to their children’s psychological well-being?
3. Could a novel program centered around the creation of women support groups and the shared formulation and attainment of short-term goals, benefit women – and in particularly formerly abducted women – by improving psychological well-being, positively affecting preferences and aspirations, and/or encouraging the pursuit of economic opportunities?
4. Could mental health intervention in the form of either group therapy or individual therapy improve women psychological well-being?

Uganda 2023-09-19 8:00:26 2026-09-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ERIC WOBUDEYA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001047
 Factors associated with Lung Function after Completed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Ugandan Children: A cross-sectional comparative study
REFNo: HS3019ES

1 Primary Objectives
To determine factors associated with impaired lung function after completed pulmonary TB treatment in children in Ugandan.
2 Secondary Objectives
• To determine the prevalence of impaired lung function among children who completed pulmonary TB treatment.
• To determine health-related quality of life among children who completed pulmonary TB treatment.
• To describe the chest radiograph abnormalities among children who completed pulmonary TB treatment.
• To describe the inhaled exposures among children who completed pulmonary TB treatment.

Uganda 2023-09-19 7:56:44 2026-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
FADUMO MOHAMED ABDULLAHI
ID:
PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF HELLP SYNDROME AMONG WOMEN WITH PREECLAMPSIA/ ECLAMPSIA AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS3171ES

2. To determine the factors associated with HELLP syndrome among women with preeclampsia/ eclampsia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,1. To determine the prevalence of HELLP syndrome among women with preeclampsia/ eclampsia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,To determine the prevalence and factors associated with HELLP syndrome among women with preeclampsia/ eclampsia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,
 Somalia 2023-09-19 7:54:17 2026-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Katusiime
ID:
THE PROCEDURAL STATE OF THE FORMATION OF FORMATORS OF RELIGIOUS MEN AND WOMEN IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1935ES

4. Describe strategies to the challenges formators face in formation to increase their effective practice. ,3. Exploring the challenges faced by formators as their carry out their formation apostolate. ,2. Examine the influence of formators’ preparation on religious men and women’s formation performance. ,1. To interrogate the selection criteria of Religious formators in African Institutes. ,To find out whether the current state of the formation of formators meets the demands of the formation of the formees in contemporary Uganda with its challenges.,
 Uganda 2023-09-19 7:52:51 2026-09-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dennis Buwembo Rogers
ID: UNCST-2021-R011765
 QUALITY OF SELF-CARE FOR OLDER (AGED 60 YEARS AND ABOVE) PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA IN WAKISO DISTRICT, UGANDA. CAREGIVER PERCEPTIONS, AND EFFECTS OF A PSYCHOEDUCATION INTERVENTION ON QUALITY OF SELF-CARE.
REFNo: HS2958ES

To determine the effect of a remotely delivered psychoeducation intervention for caregivers of older people with dementia on the quality of self-care.,To explore the perception, caregivers of older people with dementia have towards quality of self-care.,To measure the quality of self-care for older people with dementia in Wakiso district, Uganda.,To Improve quality of self-care provided to older people with dementia through use of a remotely delivered psychoeducation intervention of caregivers of older people with dementia in Wakiso, district Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-09-19 7:51:22 2026-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
David Meya Bisagaya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000837
 Single High-dose Ambisome to Reduce Excess Mortality from Cryptococcal Meningitis
REFNo: HS2707ES

-Perform a situational analysis to ascertain the current status of cryptococcal meningitis management in Uganda and develop collaborative strategies using the national and facility level surveys.
-Engage stakeholders to integrate short-course regimens into national treatment guidelines and facilitate access to antifungal drugs.
-Train healthcare workers to deliver high quality care for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis using the short-course regimens and other nationally recommended CM treatment regimens.
-Increase patient and community awareness of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis and encourage health-seeking behaviours.
-Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of implementing short-course regimens.


 Uganda 2023-09-19 7:50:30 2026-09-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Hannah Kibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014355
 Secondary use protocol for Advanced Technical Evaluation of Portable Ultrasound
REFNo: HS2486ES

i. To assess the diagnostic value of point-of care ultrasound assessment for identifying infectious sources among adults with severe infection or suspected sepsis at baseline.
ii. To assess the diagnostic value of point-of care ultrasound assessment for identifying sources of severe illness among adults with severe infection or suspected sepsis at baseline
iii. To develop a clinical prediction score incorporating physiologic or clinical biomarker parameters
iv. Assess the longitudinal development of cardiac and pulmonary disease using point-of care ultrasound assessment as a prognostic sign of increased 28-day mortality.
 Uganda 2023-09-18 10:04:46 2026-09-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SARAH KALEMBE KALEMBE
ID:
FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING THROUGH INVESTMENT IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS' LEADERSHIP IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA.
REFNo: SS1881ES

• To provide a preliminary assessment of UNICEF’s GTP in ESAR vis-à-vis issues of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact with a specific focus on programming investing in girls’ voice, agency, and leadership.
• To examine if the interventions currently being implemented or in the pipeline are evaluable, determining whether, or not, the programmes are adequately defined and their results verifiable.
• To identify key lessons and the most impactful approaches, unpacking what kinds of investments have been made so far and identifying the structure and resources necessary for realising UNICEF GAP 3 (2022-2025) commitments.
• To generate actionable recommendations that enable country offices (COs) to support replication and scale-up of more ambitious gender transformative interventions across sectors and the region with a specific focus on adolescent girls’ leadership.

 Uganda 2023-09-13 14:29:42 2026-09-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fredrick  Etyang
ID:
Institutionalization of M&E Systems and Educational Service Quality: A Comparative study of Public Higher Educational Institutions in Uganda
REFNo: SS1906ES

1. To investigate the influence of institutionalization of periodic evaluations on ESQ in PIHL in Uganda. 2. To analyse the influence of institutionalization of M&E Planning on ESQ in PIHL in Uganda. 3. To assess the influence of institutionalization of capacity for M&E on ESQ in PIHL in Uganda. 4. To analyse the influence of institutionalization of M&E structures on ESQ in PIHL in Uganda. 5. To examine the existing public institutions of higher learning M&E System’s adherence to standards.,To analyse the influence of institutionalization of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems on Education Service Quality in Public Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-09-13 14:27:48 2026-09-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JOAN ABAATYO
ID: UNCST-2022-R010060
 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HEALTH WORKERS IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA FOLLOWING EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAK
REFNo: HS3037ES

To determine the prevalence of psychological distress among health workers in south western Uganda following the 2022 EBV outbreak.,To determine the factors associated with psychological distress among health workers in south western Uganda following the 2022 EBV outbreak.,To determine prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among health workers in southwestern Uganda following the 2022 EBV outbreak.,
 Uganda 2023-09-13 14:25:59 2026-09-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ojwok Robinson
ID:
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF REFUGEES IN RHINO CAMP, WESTNILE UGANDA.
REFNo: HS3046ES

General objective of the study To explore lived experiences of refugees who attempted Suicide in Rhino Camp, West Nile, Uganda. Specific Objectives of the Study 1. To find out the triggers that prompt refugee suicide survivors to attempt suicide in Rhino Camp, West Nile, Uganda. 2.To explore the subjective experience of refugees’ suicide survivors in Rhino Camp, West Nile, Uganda. 3. To explore the support systems in place utilized by refugees’ suicide survivors after attempting suicide in Rhino Camp, West Nile, Uganda.
Uganda 2023-09-13 14:25:14 2026-09-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kamugisha Emmanuel N/A
ID: UNCST-2023-R007054
 Baseline Study in Kamuli & Buyende, East Central-INTPA for “Local CSOs working towards improved adolescent SRH outcomes in Uganda”.RE: MUREC-2023-277
REFNo: SS1956ES

What level of adolescent-friendly, gender-responsive and inclusive SRHR services are accessed and utilizatised by adolescent girls and boys?,What knowledge, attitudes and practices do Adolescent boys and girls have of SRHR towards the prevention of adolescent pregnancies and SGBV.,Do Local and grassroots CSOs have increased their capacities and agency to implement activities, advocate and influence policies that prevent unintended adolescent pregnancies and support adolescent parents?,The main objective of the baseline study is to measure the status of project indicators at the very beginning of the project. This will help the project team to measure and monitor the progress of the project against the set indicators over the course of the project implementation, especially at mid-term and end-line evaluations.,
 Uganda 2023-09-13 14:24:00 2026-09-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Humphrey Wanzira
ID:
A rapid formative assessment to plan for Trachoma and Onchocerciasis interventions and delivery approaches among High-Risk Populations in Karamoja and Madi Mid-North regions of Uganda
REFNo: HS3033ES

1. To generate specific knowledge related to key aspects such as movement patterns, testing, treatment-seeking behaviors, utilization and preference of prevention measures in the five identified high risk groups;
2. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of Trachoma and Onchocerciasis interventions, individually and as packages;
3. To understand perceptions around Trachoma and Onchocerciasis health services delivery, barriers and opportunities to treatment seeking and prevention;
4. To document community member and stakeholder ideas and suggested approaches for novel delivery intervention strategies
5. To provide operational and logistical information on how and/where to best access and deliver interventions to identified high risk populations.

 Uganda 2023-09-13 13:02:36 2026-09-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Wenceslaus Sseguya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000877
 Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes service delivery and self-management for persons with type 2 diabetes in rural Uganda
REFNo: HS2985ES

To explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the organisation, delivery and utilisation of diabetes services in rural Uganda,To understand the COVID-19 pandemic influence on diabetes self-management experiences of persons with type 2 diabetes living in rural Uganda,To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes health-related quality of life of persons with type 2 diabetes in rural Uganda,To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diabetes service delivery and self-management in rural Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-09-12 9:14:41 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RHONA CURTHEREEN MUYISE BULYA
ID:
Knowledge, Current Practice of Antiretroviral Waste Bottle Disposal, and, Willingness to Participate in a Waste Collection Project Among Patients Attending KCCA ART Clinics.
REFNo: HS3036ES

1. To determine the knowledge of HIV patients attending KCCA clinics about proper medication container waste disposal.
2. To determine the current medication container waste disposal practices of HIV patients attending KCCA clinics.
3. To determine patients’ willingness to return medication container waste to a centralized collection point at the KCCA clinics and the factors associated with this.

Uganda 2023-09-12 9:13:50 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Allen Okullo Eva
ID:
Neurological sequelae after childhood severe malaria: prevalence, risk factors, description of the brain structure and care takers perceptions, experiences and health seeking behaviours in Uganda
REFNo: HS3065ES

1. To synthesize evidence on the prevalence and risk factors for gross neurologic deficits in children after severe malaria 2. To describe the structural abnormalities of the brain associated with long term gross neurological sequelae and epilepsy after childhood severe malaria in Uganda 3. To explore the perceptions and experiences of caretakers of Ugandan children with neurological deficits after severe malaria 4. To explore the health seeking behaviors for caretakers of Ugandan children with neurological deficits after severe malaria,Main Objective: To describe the brain structure of persons with neurological sequelae after childhood severe malaria and to explore the perceptions, experiences and health seeking behaviors of their caretakers in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-09-12 9:12:27 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Diana Nakitto Kesi
ID:
OVER THE COUNTER PRESCRIBING PRACTICES OF ANTIBIOTICS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN RETAIL PHARMACIES IN KAMPALA DISTRICT-UGANDA
REFNo: HS3082ES

To explore community pharmacy owners perspectives on over the counter dispensing of antibiotics for management of UTIs in retail pharmacies.,To establish the mechanisms of follow up for clients receiving antibiotics over the counter for management of UTIs,2. To determine compliance of the over the counter prescribing practices of antibiotics to the current Uganda treatment guidelines for the management of UTIs.,1. To describe the antibiotics commonly prescribed over the counter for the management of UTIs.,
 Uganda 2023-09-12 9:09:28 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
NEEMA NAKYANJO -
ID:
The missing links: qualitative research to understand sexual relationships where phylogenetic links are missing
REFNo: SS1953ES

a) To describe the sexual relationships and partnership histories of female RCCS participants who are part of these incomplete phylogenetic networks which are missing men. We will use sexual history timelines asking participants about sexual partnerships to characterize potential undiagnosed men living with HIV.

b) To compare data from these individuals with data from other female RCCS participants living with HIV who are part of complete phylogenetic networks including male partners.

 Uganda 2023-09-12 9:06:29 2026-09-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine Nalwadda Kayemba
ID: UNCST-2020-R014220
 ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE DELIVERY POINTS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH COMMODITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3131ES

To establish clients’ perceptions about the availability of FP services including costs borne to access services that will be asked as an exit interview.,5. To generate information on Communication Technology, method of waste disposal and user fees in the SDPs,4. To assess the availability and usability of guidelines and protocols,3. To establish staff training and supervision in the SDPs,2. To assess the supply chain (including cold chain) process of Reproductive Health commodities ,1. To generate findings on the availability and stock out of RH commodities including the availability of generic contraceptives in the Service Delivery Points (SDPs) ,To document progress in the attainment of reproductive health commodities security and delivery of quality services, in Uganda in line with FP-CIP II (2021-2025) and the FP2030 commitments. ,
 Uganda 2023-09-12 8:54:18 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Rujumba Rujumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R011160
 Use of penicillin prophylaxis in prevention of bacterial infections in children with sickle cell disease: a patient - caregiver preferences study in Uganda
REFNo: HS3008ES

To explore dosing and regimen preferences for penicillin prophylaxis amongst caregivers of under five children with SCD. ,To identify barriers and, enablers to PenVK prophylaxis use in under five children with SCD from the caregiver and healthcare provider perspectives,To explore the experiences of caregivers and healthcare providers concerning PenVK prophylaxis in SCD.,To explore acceptability of the present penicillin prophylaxis dosing regimen and preferences among caregivers of children with SCD less than 5 years.,
 Uganda 2023-09-12 8:46:06 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elizabeth Kemigisha Kemigisha
ID:
Preventing repeat adolescent pregnancy in rural Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS2972ES

The overall objective of this project is to prevent repeat adolescent pregnancy in rural Southwestern Uganda through exploring the underlying risk factors and piloting a targeted adolescent-friendly and age-appropriate intervention.
Specific project objectives include:
1. To assess the risks and protective factors for repeat adolescent pregnancy;
2. To co-create and pilot an intervention to prevent repeat adolescent pregnancies;
3. To evaluate feasibility, acceptability, costs and short-term effectiveness of the pilot intervention.

 Uganda 2023-09-12 8:41:18 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dennis  Nabembezi
ID:
RESPONSIBLE, ENGAGED AND LOVING (REAL) FATHERS OUTCOME EVALUATION- BASELINE-MIDLINE AND ENDLINE SURVEYS
REFNo: SS1878ES

The initial research aim is to generate evidence on current prevalence of positive parenting practices, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), and violent physical punishment of children. The research will answer the following research questions:

i) Assess baseline, midline and endline levels of positive parenting practices and father-child interaction.
ii) Assess baseline, midline and endline levels of harsh physical punishment of young children and IPV.
iii) Generate evidence on fathers’ gender attitudes and households’ decision-making around caregiving and child care at baseline, midline and endline.
iv) Establish baseline, midline and endline levels of early childhood development outcomes.

Uganda 2023-09-12 8:39:35 2026-09-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gorretti Nassali
ID:
Chemoport use in Uganda – A descriptive cross-sectional review at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya.
REFNo: HS3017ES

5. To find the early and late post-operative complications that accompanied chemoport insertion at SFHN from 2017 to 2022.,4. To document other procedures done using chemoport, chemoport management in terms of number and frequency flushing and reason for chemoport removal at SFHN from 2017 to 2022.,3. To describe the common chemoport type and size used, anaesthetic type used, common reasons for chemoport insertion, sites of insertion, average duration of procedure and perioperative complications encountered at SFHN from 2017 to 2022,2. To find the number of chemoports inserted and chemoport patient days at SFHN from 2017 to 2022. ,1. To describe the patient population (in terms of age, sex, cancer type, stage of cancer at diagnosis, chemotherapy drug administered) undergoing chemoport insertion at SFHN from 2017 to 2022.,To analyze the experience of chemoport insertion at SFHN from 2017 to 2022.,
 Uganda 2023-09-12 8:38:03 2026-09-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Henry Mugerwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000420
 Improving wastewater surveillance methods to enable pandemic monitoring and prediction
REFNo: NS536ES

To establish whether or not our methods would work for those pathogens in wastewater, or if it seems likely that further assay development may be required
 Uganda 2023-09-12 8:36:54 2026-09-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rapheal Wangalwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R008718
 Assessment of the Medicinal Potential Of Ferns in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMFAR)
REFNo: NS569ES

i. To document the diversity and abundance of ferns in selected forest reserves in western Uganda.
ii. To determine the phytochemical profile of medicinal ferns from selected forest reserves in western Uganda.
iii. To Ascertain the antimicrobial activity of the extracts of the selected fern species against standard strains of selected microorganisms.

 Uganda 2023-09-12 8:33:00 2026-09-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Deogratius Katongole
ID:
Establishing demand and access barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake amongst the elderly (aged 50 years and above) within eight districts with the lowest uptake in Uganda
REFNo: SS1912ES

ii) Observe the effect of COVID-19 vaccination integration with routine immunisation on reaching the elderly (50 years and above),i) Observe and document current COVID-19 vaccination uptake barriers within the elderly (50 years and above) in Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-09-11 10:41:46 2026-09-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2020-R008323
 Exploring strategies to improve cervical cancer prevention in women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda
REFNo: HS2954ES

To evaluate the care cascade of cervical cancer screening, and completion of the steps of this cascade, in WLHIV pre- and post-integration with HIV healthcare services in Uganda.

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the ScreenFire® HPV assay (Atila Biosystems, Inc., Mountain View, California) to detect HPV infection compared to Gene Xpert HPV assay (Cepheid, Inc, Sunnyvale, California).

To understand country-level perspectives of integration of cervical cancer screening
strategies within routine HIV healthcare services
 Uganda 2023-09-11 10:36:35 2026-09-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dickens Akena Howard
ID: UNCST-2019-R000179
 NeuroGAP follow up study on Anhedonia, OCD, Discrimination, and Suicidality
REFNo: HS3158ES

1.Characterize anhedonia, OCD, stigma, and suicidality using diagnoses and item-level data collected across the NeuroGAP samples. 2. Generate high-quality harmonized phenotype data across psychiatric conditions in the study population, and 3. Conduct genetic analyses aimed at identifying genes linked to anhedonia, OCD, stigma and suicidality in the NeuroGAP-Psychosis the Ugandan populations, develop population-valid polygenic risk scores and contribute data to global meta-analyses aimed at identifying genes for these psychiatric conditions in African and trans-ethnic populations.
 Uganda 2023-09-08 14:00:44 2026-09-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DAVID NONO
ID:
ESTIMATION OF STANDARD HEIGHT OF OCCLUSAL RIM BLOCK FOR COMPLETE DENTURE FABRICATION AMONG UGANDAN POPULATION ATTENDING MAKERERE UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL IN KAMPALA, UGANDA: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES, AND PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENTS AND DENTAL PRACTITIONERS.
REFNo: HS3092ES

iv.To evaluate the suitability of the established standard occlusal rim block height among the dental clinicians in Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda.,iii.To establish the standard occlusion rim block height among patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda. ,ii.To explore the experiences, knowledge, and perceptions of the dental clinicians and technologists in denture fabrication procedures. ,i.To explore lived experiences, knowledge, and perceptions among the complete denture wearers attending Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda. ,To establish the patients’ and clinicians’ experiences, knowledge, and perceptions on complete denture usage and estimate the standard height of occlusal rim block among Ugandan edentulous patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital, Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:10:54 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Faith Nawagi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013751
 Expansion of LactaMedia’s Image Collection on LactaHub to Africa with Uganda as a Pilot Country
REFNo: HS3028ES

To expand LactaMedia’s image collection to include women from African ethnicities. ,LactaMedia’s goal is to curate a robust, ever growing media resource, rich with contributions that reflect communities around the globe.,
 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:09:24 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Victoria Namuggala Flavia
ID: UNCST-2019-R000991
 Identity and Belonging: Indigenous Perspectives to Teenage Parenthood in Uganda
REFNo: SS1920ES

Overall, the study intends to explore from an indigenous perspective the influence of teenage parenthood on identity formation and belonging among young people in central Uganda.
Specifically, the study will;
1. Explore the gendered experiences relating to identity and belonging encountered by teenage parents in Kampala.
2. Examine the forms of resistance and agency teenage parents adopt in claiming their individual and collective identity as members of indigenous groups.
3. Explore indigenous community perceptions relating to teenage parenting in Kampala.
4. Examine social norms and language relating to teenage parenthood in Kampala

 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:08:13 2026-09-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Matteo Saino Calabretta
ID:
Do the white and rufous morphs of the African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis have different preferences regarding their ecological niche?
REFNo: NS633ES

Understand how the two morphs of this bird species can cohabit in the forest of Budongo and assess their respective ecological niches. A fortiori, the methodology is meant to find differences (other than morphological) between this two morphs.
 Italy 2023-09-05 14:07:02 2026-09-05 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Mutebi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007422
 CONTROL OF TUNGIASIS IN NAPAK DISTRICT, UGANDA, USING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH PROJECT PHASE 2: ENABLING SUSTAINABLE CONTROL IN THE FUTURE
REFNo: HS3030ES

The goal of the project is to integrate tungiasis diagnosis, control and treatment in the school routine hygienic practices and routine public health activities of Napak district. Specifically: i.To reduce the prevalence of tungiasis in three selected schools in Napak district to less than one percent in the dry season ii.To eliminate severe tungiasis (>30 lesions/individual) in three selected primary schools in Napak district iii.To reduce the average intensity of tungiasis infection to zero in school children of three target schools iv.To demonstrate the effectiveness of a school-based tungiasis control strategy involving use of Nyda® for tungiasis treatment combined with WASH
 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:05:42 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stavia Turyahabwe Stavia
ID: UNCST-2022-R011373
 ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR FINDING MISSING PEOPLE WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2945ES

This study aims to assess the impact of strategic innovations for finding and treating missing people with TB and document best practices with the aim of suggesting improvement in the design and implementation of the interventions.
The specific objective of this project are:
1. To assess the extent of implementation of the elements of the various CFIs
2. To determine the impact of implemented interventions on TB notifications and treatment outcomes in areas of implementation
3. To document best practices of implementation and challenges faced during implementation of the interventions
4. To gather views for interventions improvement from providers and receivers of the interventions
5. To estimate the costs of the implemented interventions.
6. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the implemented interventions.
 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:04:52 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MIRIAH KEMIGISHA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009927
 When Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is Unfit for Definitive Surgical Diversion: A single Institution Experience from 2001 to 2022.
REFNo: HS2927ES

1.3.1 Primary Objective
To describe the evolution of care of hydrocephalus patients with CSF unfit for definitive surgery treated at CCHU from January 2001 to December 2022.
1.3.2 Specific Objectives.
1. To describe the different temporary/non definitive forms of management of hydrocephalus when CSF is un fit for definitive surgery.
2. To describe and characterize the patient populations that benefitted from each temporary/non definitive form of management.
3. To describe the complications of each temporary/non definitive form of management of hydrocephalus when CSF is un fit for definitive surgery.
4. To evaluate the changes in brain volume in hydrocephalus patients after temporary/non definitive forms of management.

 Uganda 2023-09-05 14:02:43 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sentrine Nasiima
ID:
Prevalence and Correlates of Mental Disorders and Work Performance Among Health Care Workers in Uganda: A Case Study from Central and South-Western Uganda (Rescue Study)
REFNo: HS3134ES

a) To investigate the pattern, prevalence and associated factors of mental disorders/problems among health workers in public health care facilities in south-western Uganda. b) To investigate the prevalence and risk factors (including mental disorder) and protective factors for poor work performance among health workers in public health care facilities in south-western Uganda; c) To explore health workers’ experience of stress including work related-stress, its impact on mental health and work performance and associated coping mechanisms. d) To explore how the COVID-19 global pandemic impacted the mental health and work performance of health workers in health facilities in south-western Uganda and how they coped with these.
Uganda 2023-09-05 14:01:30 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lian Thomas Francessca
ID: UNCST-2022-R010668
 Baseline studies for characterising the area-specific context for the control of Taenia solium infections in northern Uganda
REFNo: A263ES

1. To estimate the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis (PCC) and pig gastrointestinal parasites in Kitgum, Lamwo, Agago, and Pader districts in northern Uganda. 2. To characterise porcine cysticercosis risk factors in the four districts to support the design of interventions. 3. To understand the socioeconomic, cultural, and policy context in which T. solium control will be undertaken in Northern Uganda. 4. To identify stakeholders their roles, relationships, power dynamics, and motivations in the control of Taenia solium infections using the net-mapping methodology.
UK 2023-09-05 13:59:55 2026-09-05 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Moses Joloba Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2022-R011558
 Bacterial and Host Heterogeneity in TB latency, persistence and progression
REFNo: HS3039ES

Objective 1: Determine the extent to which household transmission is responsible for co-prevalent and incident TB cases caused by Mtb strains that are genetically distinct from those isolated from the index cases within the same household. Objective 2: Investigate the in vitro immune phenotype of transmitted versus not-transmitted Mtb strains in households stratifying for HIV status. Objective 3: Characterize the innate macrophage response to high and low transmission strains and the T-cell response in persons with known household exposure to high and low transmission isolates and the impact of HIV infection. Objective 4: Identify the component of Mtb genes that aid in bacterial survival in aerosols. Objective 5: Investigate the bacterial factors underlying divergence in the host response to high and low transmission isolates. Objective 6: Determine the impact of Mtb strain phenotype (eg Mtb-HT v Mtb-LT) and host heterogeneity (risk of progression signatures, co-morbidities) on: 6.1. The distribution of stages of Mtb infection and disease in exposed HHC: the proportion of MTBI that express PREDICT29, a risk of progression signature; ACS-COR, an inflammatory signature; subclinical TB and active TB. 6.2. The risk and timing of progression from MTBI to TB. 6.3. The extent and nature (eg cavitation) of pulmonary disease in TB index cases; the duration of inflammation; and the consequent short- and long-term impairment in pulmonary function. These studies could permit the development of individualized approaches based on the host and the bacterium to diagnosis, targeting of preventive therapy, and treatment of active TB. Objective 7: Profile the lung milieu among individuals infected with either Mtb-HT or Mtb-LT in order to identify immune mediators associated with transmission heterogeneity.
Uganda 2023-08-30 16:32:02 2026-08-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Aziku
ID: UNCST-2023-R007595
 Exploring how climate change impacts on girls’ lives, with a focus on education.
REFNo: SS1917ES

3. Determine the extent to which education – and/or other sources of information – inform girls’ (and their households’) decision-making on coping strategies and adaptative capacities.,2. Understand how climate impacts shape girls’ and households’ decision-making, coping strategies and adaptive capacities, including how girls’ education is impacted in these processes.,1. Establish the climate-induced impacts experienced by girls, their households, and their communities, with reference to how these have changed over time, whether girls think they can be adapted to and how the climate may impact on the girls’ education. ,We aim to provide evidence to inform Plan International’s wider work and agenda on climate change and education, as noted above. We propose to utilise existing evidence from our Real Choices, Real Lives study and undertake additional data collection that specifically explores the impacts of climate change (and in doing so explores adaptation, losses and damages).,
 Uganda 2023-08-30 16:25:00 2026-08-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Diana Nakitto Kesi
ID:
The burden of medication errors and the barriers and facilitators to medication error reporting in Uganda. A prospective observational mixed method study
REFNo: HS3085ES

5. To explore patients’ perspectives on medication errors and medication error reporting.,4. To describe the barriers and facilitators to medication error reporting among health workers ,3. To assess the knowledge and attitude of health care workers on medication errors and medication error reporting.,2. To identify the medicines and morbidities associated with medication errors in health facilities,1. To determine the incidence of medication errors in the selected health facilities.,
 Uganda 2023-08-30 16:14:41 2026-08-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sofie Bjerregaard Budhoo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010093
 After Access to Justice: Exploring the development of local social dynamics and perceptions of justice in Northern Uganda after the International Criminal Court's (ICC's) Access to Justice Project
REFNo: SS1877ES

2. How will local perceptions of the ICC justice process, particularly in relation to reparations, develop over time after the end of the AJP?,1. What local patterns of behaviour and social dynamics will unfold over time in relation to the ICC justice process, particularly in relation to reparations, after the AJP has ended?,
 Denmark 2023-08-30 16:11:54 2026-08-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Felix Jurua
ID: UNCST-2022-R009182
 Pilot study of the Dried Tube Specimen(DTS)stability in Uganda.
REFNo: HS2763ES

To compare Asante reading of DTS prepared with a preservative (trehalose) vs vehicle after a variable period of time (1-3 months) in 20 locations.
 Uganda 2023-08-30 16:07:09 2026-08-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edrisa Mutebi Ibrahim
ID:
Safety of JNK61 in Healthy Human Volunteers.
REFNo: HS2474ES

To determine the effect of JNK61 on the blood sugar levels in healthy human volunteers.,To determine the safety of JNK61 in healthy human volunteers,
 Uganda 2023-08-30 16:05:54 2026-08-30 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kevin  Mugisa Micheal
ID:
MALE INVOLVEMENT IN CONTRACEPTION NEGOTIATION AMONGST BODA-BODA RIDERS IN KAMPALA, UGANDA.
REFNo: HS3108ES

1.To examine the prevalence of boda-boda men who are initiating contraception negotiations with their sexual partners.
2.To examine the proportion of boda-boda men who are involved in contraception negotiation with their sexual partners.
3.To analyze factors associated with contraception negotiation amongst Boda-Boda riders with their sexual partners.

4.To examine the contraception use frequency amongst boda-boda riders with their sexual partners.
5.To examine contraception methods agreements amongst boda-boda riders with their sexual partners.

 Uganda 2023-08-29 15:14:53 2026-08-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Winfred Nazziwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000003
 Alternative clinical Trial Designs and Methods :The Ethics of Controlled Human Infection studies in Low Resource Settings
REFNo: SS1925ES

The main objective of the study is to examine the ethics, perceptions and acceptability of controlled human infection studies in low resource settings. The specific objectives include; 1. To explore the perceptions of key research stakeholders on the conduct and oversight of controlled human infection studies. 2. To determine general public’s views about acceptability of controlled human infection studies. 3. To explore the experiences of research participants who have participated in a controlled human infection study in Uganda.
 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:44:58 2026-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
OLIVIE  NAMUJU CAROLYNE
ID:
LENGTH OF IN-HOSPITAL STAY, MORTALITY DUE TO HIV-ASSOCIATED CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS, AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN THE ERA OF NEW TREATMENT GUIDELINES AT TERTIARY HEALTH FACILITIES IN UGANDA- A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
REFNo: HS3047ES

Specific Objectives
I. To determine the proportionate contribution of hospitalized patients with HIV-CM on the new guidelines of HIV-CM treatment to all-cause HIV-related mortality.
II. To determine the mean length of hospitalization among HIV-CM after initiation on new guidelines of the HIV-CM treatment regimen at discharge.
III. To determine the factors associated with mortality among the patients on the new guidelines of the HIV-CM treatment regimen

 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:27:19 2026-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph  Matovu KB
ID: UNCST-2020-R014654
 Enhancing communication on relationship preservation, safer conception, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to promote HIV testing
REFNo: HS3025ES

Conduct a pilot trial of “PrEPing Healthy Families” with intervention sites implementing the novel communication,Conduct formative research to expand a communication strategy focused on relationship preservation and safer conception into a multi-component intervention with broader reach,To leverage the growing availability of PrEP to determine if and how a communication strategy focused on relationship preservation and safer conception can increase testing and entry into treatment (ART) or prevention (PrEP) among couples in Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:26:15 2026-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine  Muhumuza
ID: UNCST-2023-R008646
 Uptake, cost-effectiveness, and experiences with HIV testing services among adolescent girls and young women in Greater Rakai, Central, Uganda
REFNo: HS2980ES

i.To assess trends of HTS uptake among adolescent girls and young women (15-24) before and after the targeted testing policy using the Rakai community cohort data from 2013 to 2022.
ii.To identify the factors associated with HTS uptake among adolescent girls and young women in Rakai using the Rakai community cohort data from 2013 to 2022.
iii. To explore experiences and preferences of adolescent girls and young women regarding HTS uptake in greater Rakai
iv. To explore the perceptions of key stakeholders regarding HTS in greater Rakai.
v. To determine the cost-effectiveness of HTS strategies in identifying HIV-positive adolescent girls and young women in greater Rakai.

 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:23:39 2026-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 The effect of previous active tuberculosis on cardiometabolic profiles of people with HIV at an urban HIV clinic in Uganda
REFNo: HS2991ES

1. To determine the association between previous active TB and each of hypertension, dyslipidemia, elevated FBG, central obesity, and high BMI among PLHIV in Uganda, 2. To compare the frequency of each of hypertension, dyslipidemia, elevated FBG, central obesity, and high BMI among PLHIV with and without previous active TB in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:21:00 2026-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
James Ajal
ID: UNCST-2023-R008516
 Network for building resilience and sustainability among smallholder vegetable farmers in East Africa
REFNo: A329ES

Development of capacity for indigenous vegetables research.,Development of IPM packages for sustainability of small-holder vegetable farmers.,Identification of causal agents for key biotic constraints in African indigenous vegetables.,The main research objective is to generate eco-friendly solutions to pest and disease constraints for sustainable production of indigenous vegetables in East Africa,
 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:19:01 2026-08-25 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sarah Kiguli
ID: UNCST-2021-R013020
 SickleInAfrica Protocol for Clinical and Implementation Research in Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease Using Dried Blood Spots for Point of Care Tests.
REFNo: HS2951ES

1. To evaluate the performance characteristics of DBS POCT against IEF/HPLC.
1b. To evaluate the cost of DBS POCT against IEF/HPLC.
2. To determine the knowledge of the availability of POCTs and acceptability of the use of DBS POCT to health-care workers and parents versus standard POCT for screening in Lira Regional Referral Hospital.
3. To determine the cost of DBS POCT for NBS and confirmatory testing using POCT versus conventional NBS and confirmatory testing with IEF/HPLC: i. Apply DBS POCT in NBS versus Early Infant Diagnosis and compare the number of babies identified in each platform who enroll in comprehensive care.
ii. Train study SPARCO Lira Regional Referral Hospital health care workers on the use of DBS for POCT in newborn screening and follow up of babies identified in the programme using standardised guidelines.
iii. Screen 1000 babies in Ghana, Tanzania, Mali, Lira Regional Hospital, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe while -Nigeria which has 25 subsites will screen 2,500 babies using DBS POCT and enter the identified babies into REDCap using SPARCO CRF.
` iv. Assess the implementation outcomes using CFIR
a. Assess the adoption of DBS for NBS using the three technologies POCT, IEF, HPLC among providers (i.e. midwives, physicians, nurses, councillors) in Lira Regional Referral Hospital.
b. Evaluate the appropriateness of the 3 technologies implemented at Lira Regional Referral Hospital across implementing sites and assess the barriers and facilitators guided by CFIR, inner and outer settings.
c. Assess the technology and implementation costs and sustainability of the three technologies in the various healthcare centres among the six countries.



 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:13:57 2026-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mark Kaddumukasa
ID: UNCST-2020-R001798
 SELF MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION FOR REDUCING EPILEPSY BURDEN AMONG UGANDANS WITH EPILEPSY
REFNo: HS2944ES

1. To assess the efficacy of SMART- U vs. eTAU via an RCT.
H1: Individuals randomized to SMART-U will have significantly improved QOL and fewer seizures compared to eTAU.
H2: Individuals randomized to SMART-U will have greater improvement in depression and functional status compared to eTAU.
2. To use short message service (SMS) delivered via mobile phone text to validate patient self-reported seizure occurrence and push epilepsy self-management messaging in a practical/accessible format.
3. To obtain input from stakeholders (patients, family and clinicians) guided by an Integrated Promotion Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARIHS) framework to help establish sustainable infrastructure that will facilitate future scale up of SMART in Uganda with epilepsy partners

 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:11:10 2026-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sharon Pang Sze Lu
ID:
Transform Randomised Controlled Trial in Uganda
REFNo: SS1823ES

To evaluate the impact of the Transform program on the key indicators in values, health and livelihood in Uganda
 Hong Kong 2023-08-25 8:07:30 2026-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sulaiman Bbosa
ID:
MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE OF HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN UGANDA: A CASE OF UGANDA RED CROSS SOCIETY IN EASTERN REGION
REFNo: SS1251ES

To examine how data quality influences the performance of monitoring and evaluation systems of Uganda Red Cross Society in Eastern Uganda,To analyse how structure of monitoring and evaluation influences the performance of Uganda Red Cross Society in Eastern Uganda,To assess how human resource capacity influences the performance of Uganda Red Cross Society in Eastern Uganda,To establish how the Monitoring and evaluation methods influences the performance of Uganda Red Cross Society in Eastern Uganda,The purpose of the study is to examine the contribution of the monitoring and evaluation systems and the performance of humanitarian organizations,
 Uganda 2023-08-25 8:05:14 2026-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
APON ISMENE LINDA
ID:
CASH MANAGEMENT, SELF-ORGANIZATION, INTERNAL AUDITING AND SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1658ES

1. The study intends to examine the nature of sustainability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Uganda. 2. To examine the relationship between cash management and sustainability of small and medium enterprises 3. To examine the relationship between cash management and internal auditing of small and medium enterprises 4. To examine the relationship between internal auditing and sustainability of small and medium enterprises 5. To examine the relationship between cash management and self-organisation of small and medium enterprises 6. To examine the relationship between self-organisation and sustainability of small and medium enterprises 7. To examine the mediating role of internal auditing on the relationship between cash management and sustainability 8. To examine the mediating role of self-organisation on the relationship between cash management and sustainability
Uganda 2023-08-25 8:03:10 2026-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fabien Schultz
ID: UNCST-2023-R008622
 Between Emerald Worlds: Analyzing the Spiritual, Ritual, and Pharmacological Facets of Neuroactive Natural Materials in Rural Uganda
REFNo: SS1894ES

Research questions to be addressed by this project: 1) How do various indigenous communities in Uganda understand, use, and prepare neuroactive plants, fungi, and other natural materials for spiritual, ritual, and ceremonial purposes and within their healthcare systems; 2) can the pharmacological targets of these materials be identified, and what active ingredients are causing the claimed effects; 3) can animal self-medication evidence for the use of neuroactive materials by the apes be generated for the first time; and 4)how to develop and to distinguish best-practice models for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol for both non-financial and financial benefit-sharing when the intellectual property holders are either a) members of local human populations or b) apes (an unprecedented case)?

Main objective: To help fill gaps in social and natural scientific research on neuroactive natural remedies in a region of the world about which very few ethnopharmacological studies on the use of neuroactive natural remedies exist.

Specific objectives: 1) The first-time documentation of the cultural, spiritual, and ritual use of neuroactive natural remedies in rural Uganda, including methods of preparation and administration in a cultural, potentially ceremonial, setting; 2) the identification of new bioactive substance leads on the basis of the archiving of the chemical biodiversity of the collected samples; 3) the generation of new knowledge on how different populations interpret the spiritual/ritual settings of various neuroactive natural materials; 4) the contribution of new insights into the benefits of neuroactive natural remedies with respect to mental health and societal well-being; 5) a deeper understanding of the importance/intentions of various neuroactive substances for spiritual and ritual purposes within cultural worldviews; 6) the investigation of potential overlap in the use of neuroactives between humans and non-human primates at the study sites; 7) the shifting of negative Western views on neuroactive substances as stimulants/sedatives and rightfully DEA Schedule I substances.
 Germany 2023-08-18 9:46:36 2026-08-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
REBECCA NANTANDA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001533
 Assessment of feasibility, acceptability, hesitancy, safety, effectiveness and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines among children in Uganda
REFNo: HS2910ES

1. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination of children in Uganda.
2. a) To determine the prevalence of hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination for children in
Uganda.
b) To describe the drivers of hesitancy for vaccination of children against COVID-19 in
Uganda.
3. To assess the safety of COVID-19 vaccines among children aged 12-17 years in Uganda.
4. To determine immunogenicity the BioNTecg/Pfizer of among children aged 12-17 years in Uganda.
5. To determine the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among children aged 12-17 years in Uganda.

 Uganda 2023-08-18 9:40:38 2026-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adoke Yeka
ID: UNCST-2021-R004300
 A pilot study evaluating the feasibility, acceptability and impact of use of highly sensitive malaria RDTs (NxTek™) vs ordinary malaria RDTs on malaria incidence in Uganda: a cluster-randomised trial
REFNo: HS2988ES

1. To determine the impact of detecting and treating additional malaria cases on malaria morbidity, 2 years following introduction of HS-RDTs for diagnosis of malaria in Uganda.
2. To assess feasibility of use (ease of test interpretation, delivery, restocking, storage, invalid tests, and reporting rates) of HS-RDTs among implementers in Uganda.
3. To compare clinical care outcomes for malaria cases diagnosed with HS-RDTs and cRDTs in Uganda.
4. To estimate the cost-effectiveness of delivering HS-RDTs, as compared to cRDTs.

Uganda 2023-08-18 9:13:55 2026-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adoke Yeka
ID: UNCST-2021-R004300
 An adaptive, randomized, active-controlled, open-label, sequential cohort, multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of intravenous cipargamin (KAE609) in adult and pediatric participants with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria (KARISMA – KAE609’s Role In Severe Malaria)
REFNo: HS1980ES

Primary objective
To assess the efficacy of different doses of
intravenous cipargamin vs artesunate by evaluating the proportion of
participants with ? 90% reduction of parasitemia at 12 hours post
administration of the first dose.

Secondary Objectives
1. To assess the presence/absence of severe malaria related individual
signs over time
2. To evaluate parasite clearance dynamics and proportion of participants
with recrudescence and reinfection
3. To assess recovery of participants as measured by time (days and hours)
to discharge from hospital or recovery from prostration
4. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of IV cipargamin
5. To assess the risk of long term neurological sequelae for participants at
Day 29
6. The assess the risk of hemolysis (early and delayed) during the study
duration
7. To characterize the plasma pharmacokinetics of IV cipargamin

 Uganda 2023-08-18 9:05:14 2026-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Juliane Etima
ID: UNCST-2022-R008983
 Young Generation Alive Survey: Determining Knowledge, Aspirations, and Behaviors of Ugandan Adolescents and Young People Living with HIV.
REFNo: SS1910ES

To understand the HIV knowledge and behaviors among HIV+ and perinatally exposed adolescents and young people in Uganda with respect to achieving career aspirations, financial security, and safe intimate relationships.,
 Uganda 2023-08-15 15:43:39 2026-08-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fiona Ssozi Catherine
ID:
PATHWAYS TO CHANGE: TOWARDS GENDER JUSTICE IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) RESEARCH IN AFRICA (GEJUSTA)
REFNo: SIR240ES

Primary objective: Examine causes of under-representation and reframe Gender Analysis in STEM in Africa
Secondary objectives: Map under-representation, barriers and support mechanisms; explore STEA+M approaches; Develop Gender-aware design methodologies; Develop a support network for mentoring early-career female researchers

 Uganda 2023-08-15 15:42:06 2026-08-15 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jesca Nantume
ID: UNCST-2021-R013984
 EVALUATING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES FOR SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS; A MIXED METHODS CROSSECTIONAL STUDY IN MAYUGE AND KALUNGU DISTRICT IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1887ES

3. To identify and understand the barriers that hinder equitable access to health services for schistosomiasis, including socio-economic factors such as income, education level, and employment status, as well as cultural beliefs, attitudes, and practices that affect healthcare-seeking behaviors.,2. To evaluate the accessibility of health services for schistosomiasis in terms of geographical proximity, transportation, cost, and waiting times for individuals seeking diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care.,1. To assess the availability of health services for schistosomiasis in community-based health centers in Mayuge and Kalungu Districts, Uganda, including the availability of diagnostic tools, treatment options, and healthcare professionals trained in schistosomiasis management.,The main aim of the study is to assess and evaluate the level of equitable access to health services for schistosomiasis in community-based health centers in Mayuge and Kalungu Districts, Uganda, by considering various factors such as availability, accessibility, utilization, and quality of services. The objective is to gain a comprehensive understanding of the barriers and facilitators that impact equitable access to schistosomiasis healthcare services, including the influence of socio-economic factors, cultural beliefs, knowledge and awareness levels, and gender dynamics.,
 Uganda 2023-08-15 15:40:28 2026-08-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alison Elliott
ID: UNCST-2023-R006524
 Understanding the role of, and relationship between, structural, social and biological determinants of vaccine response to improve vaccine impact in Kenya and Uganda: a formative study.
REFNo: HS2901ES

1. To conduct a scoping review exploring how social, structural and biological drivers interact to influence vaccine response. 2. To undertake formative ethnographic case studies to investigate these interactions in two communities where biological factors are known to influence vaccine response. 3. To map stakeholders and influencers critical to vaccine impact in Uganda and Kenya. 4. To work with stakeholders and communities to co-design the VAnguard community surveys to be conducted in year 2 of the programme
UK 2023-08-10 15:46:52 2026-08-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sylivia Namwano
ID: UNCST-2023-R008071
 A pragmatic early detection and warning model for reduction of landslide effects for communities at risk
REFNo: SIR243ES

To evaluate the efficiency, reliability, effectiveness and usability of the designed pragmatic early detection and warning model for reduction of landslide effects for communities at risk,To establish ideal characteristic of an effective and efficient landslide early detection and warning systems for communities at risk,To design a pragmatic early detection and warning model for reduction of landslide effects for communities at risk,
 Uganda 2023-08-10 15:22:18 2026-08-10 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Brian Mikka
ID:
Prevalence and factors associated with low-level viremia in HIV patients on NNRTIs substituted to dolutegravir-based regimen at Kitebi health center
REFNo: NS627ES

To determine the factors associated with LLV among PLHIV who were substituted to DTG-based regimens at Kitebi health centre.,To determine the prevalence of LLV among PLHIV substituted to DTG-based regimen at Kitebi health centre.,To determine the prevalence and factors associated with low-level viremia among patients substituted from NNRTIs to dolutegravir- based first-line regimen at Kitebi health centre.,
 Uganda 2023-08-10 15:19:55 2026-08-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ruth Namazzi
ID: UNCST-2020-R014305
 Full Assessment of Clinical Transfusion Support (FACTS): An assessment of hematologic diseases among blood transfusion recipients and donated units at a pediatric regional referral hospital in Uganda
REFNo: HS2908ES

To determine the prevalence of SCA among children requiring blood transfusions at the children’s ward of the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH) • To determine the prevalence of malaria parasitemia among children requiring blood transfusions at the children’s ward of the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital • To determine the prevalence of malaria parasitemia among donated, transfused blood units • To determine the incidence of iron deficiency among transfusion recipients donated, transfused blood units • To determine the RBC RhCE and Kell antigen profile on donated units and transfusion recipients
Uganda 2023-08-10 13:53:54 2026-08-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Henry Mugerwa
ID: UNCST-2019-R000420
 PLATINUM: A multi-part, multi-center PLATform study to assess the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of anti-malarial agents administered as monotherapy at multiple dose levels and/or combination therapy IN patients with Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
REFNo: HS2748ES

Main Objectives:
1. Part A: To assess the parasite clearance time (PCT) of oral doses of an anti- malarial agent administered as monotherapy in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
2. Part B: To assess the effect on adjusted 28-day cure rate of an anti-malarial agent administered orally as combination therapy versus the standard of care (SoC) in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria

Secondary Objectives
1. Part A: To assess the effect on adjusted 28-day cure rate of an anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
2. Part B: To assess the parasite clearance time (PCT) of oral combinations of anti-malarial agents versus SoC in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
3. To characterize PK of each anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy [Part A] and/or as combination therapy [Part B] in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
4. To assess the safety and tolerability of each anti-malarial agent administered orally as monotherapy [Part A] and/or as combination therapy versus SoC [Part B] in patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria
 Uganda 2023-08-10 13:49:44 2026-08-10 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ANITA MUHAIRWE
ID:
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ROLES AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF SELECTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: NS618ES

iii. To assess the effect of corporate governance roles on employee satisfaction in selected private universities in Uganda ,ii. To analyze the contribution of work environment to employee satisfaction in selected private universities in Uganda.,i. To assess the relationship of corporate governance roles and work environment in selected private universities in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2023-08-08 15:05:06 2026-08-08 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ezekiel Mupere
ID: UNCST-2021-R012739
 Assessing the effect of mealworm consumption and production on nutrition and health status of children in refugee and host communities in Western Uganda, a Refugee Insect Production For Food and Feed ( RefIPro) Project
REFNo: HS3071ES

D. To assess child anthropometrics/growth and dietary intake over 6 months in preparation for a mealworm-based school meal intervention study,C. To develop a nutritious school meal enhanced with mealworm and with high acceptability among the target group of school children,B. To assess the progress of building the capacity for scaling up mealworm production including identifying local feed substrate and assess the implementation processes in the local context ,A. To assess barriers and drivers among key stakeholders (farmers, farmers associations, school heads/teachers/parents/children) of mealworm consumption and production for sale ,Improving nutrition and health of refugee and host community children through the production of mealworm,
 Uganda 2023-08-08 12:45:34 2026-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bernard Kikaire
ID:
Effect of an interactive SMS system in improving the reporting of adverse drug reactions among people living with HIV in Tanzania and Uganda: a randomized controlled trial: The REMIND ADR TRIAL
REFNo: HS2922ES


To investigate the effectiveness of SMS reminders on improving ADR reporting compared to no SMS among people living with HIV in Tanzania and Kampala Uganda.
To describe the most commonly reported ADR profiles among people living with HIV in Tanzania and Uganda.
To determine the most common routes/ methods of reporting ADR used by PLHIV.
To explore the causal relationship between the commonly reported ADRs and ART.
To improve treatment options for participants who reported ADR.
To explore the technical feasibility and acceptability of the intervention in reporting ADR among PLHIV.

 Uganda 2023-08-08 12:42:32 2026-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2020-R008323
 Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE)
REFNo: HS2703ES

Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections & Viral Emergencies (STRIVE) is a master protocol being conducted in many countries around the world, and funded by the National Institutes of Health, USA. STRIVE will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of unlicensed and licensed treatments and different combinations of treatments, to improve the health outcomes of adults
hospitalised with acute respiratory infections, like COVID-19 or influenza.
 Uganda 2023-08-08 12:39:21 2026-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mathias Gerecht
ID:
Colonialism and racism in Uganda : a study of racial speeches and policies in the Western province (1890-1962)
REFNo: SS1854ES

1. Showing which racial theories and stereotypes were developed by which colonial actors and when.
2. Understanding how these racial theories and stereotypes were developed (how was this knowledge constructed ?)
3. Analysing the various ways the Ugandan people reacted to this racism.

 France 2023-08-08 12:33:56 2026-08-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
BARBARA NAGGAYI RITA
ID: UNCST-2019-R000062
 Digital Storytelling for Global Health Research and Action
REFNo: SS1603ES

Preparing an evidence-based, practice-informed, GH focused DST package consisting of guidelines, recommendations, and innovation, which can be adapted in Phase 2 into tools and training materials for sharing with others in Canada and beyond.,
 Uganda 2023-08-07 16:22:34 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ronald Nkangi
ID: UNCST-2021-R012153
 Role and clinical significance of unconventional gamma delta T cell in cervical cancer and HIV- 1 co-infection
REFNo: HS2832ES

To assess the association of frequency and functions of γδ T cell with clinicopathological characteristics of Cervical cancer among women living with HIV infection ,To assess the cytotoxic effects of γδ T cell among women living with cervical cancer and HIV co-morbidity,To assess the immune phenotypes of the γδ T cells among women living with cervical cancer and HIV co-morbidity.,To assess the frequencies of different subsets of γδ T cells in peripheral blood among women living with cervical cancer and HIV co-infection.,To investigate the role and clinical significance of gamma delta (γδ) T cells among the women with cervical cancer and HIV co-morbidity.,
 Uganda 2023-08-07 16:18:49 2026-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rapheal Wangalwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R008718
 Ecological niche modelling of at-risk medicinal plants in a changing climate in Uganda: A case of Warburgia ugandensis
REFNo: NS466ES

To model the potential distribution area of Warburgia ugandensis under the current environmental conditions and predict its distribution under various future climate change scenarios
Uganda 2023-08-07 16:17:48 2026-08-07 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Yang Jae Lee
ID: UNCST-2021-R012449
 Mental Health Stigma in Rural Uganda
REFNo: SS1860ES

D. Radio Drama's Effects on Stigma: Develop a radio drama designed to communicate de-stigmatizing information about mental health and measure differences in stigma and likelihood of seeking treatment among those exposed to radio theater and those not exposed. ,C. Attitudes and Stigma towards Mental Illness in Healthcare Seeking Population: To evaluate both the prevalence of and attitudes and stigma towards mental illness in healthcare seeking population to assess their subjective reasons for seeking healthcare and currently accesible treatment modalities for mental distress. Through illuminating the current definitions and practices for mental illness, future interventions can be targeted to build upon current community definitions and structures for mental illness. ,B. Stigma and Suicidality: Evaluate experience of individuals with history of suicidality and their families to understand current practices and attitudes, as well as stigma experienced from disclosure of suicidality. Stigma of suicidality could impact treatment seeking as well as recurrence of suicidality, and it is critical to understand it.,A. Pathways to Care: To assess mental health attitudes, practice, stigma and the feasibility of collaboration among key individuals on potential pathways to care including traditional healers, families of individuals with mental illness, individuals with mental illness, health workers, and religious leaders through qualitative and quantitative, or mixed, methods. Elucidating pathways to care is critical for finding bottlenecks in obtaining treatment for future interventions. A particular focus will be developing ageement on potential forms of collaboration acceptable to the different parties. ,
 USA 2023-08-07 15:23:20 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Simon  Okongo
ID:
PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS, AND CUTANEOUS EFFECTS OF SKIN LIGHTENING AMONG PATIENTS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL SKIN CLINIC. RefNO: SS1867ES
REFNo: SS1867ES

To determine the cutaneous effects of skin lightening among MRRH skin clinic patients. ,To identify the factors associated with skin lightening among MRRH skin clinic patients.,To establish the prevalence of skin lightening among MRRH skin clinic patients.,To establish the prevalence, the associated factors, and cutaneous effects of skin lightening among MRRH skin clinic patients.,
 Uganda 2023-08-07 15:22:35 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Juliet Namukasa
ID:
Low-carbon Mobility in Kampala: User perspectives and practices on walking, cycling and public transport.
REFNo: SS1921ES

The following research questions will be addressed: i. What factors have influenced the adoption and non-adoption of low-carbon mobility transport modes by Kampala’s every day travelers? Who is adopting what (choice of modes), how frequently and why? ii. Is there an enabling environment that supports adoption and implementation of low-carbon mobility modes of transport? How are new infrastructures connected to these mobility modes and domesticated? iii. What strategies should be in place to support more widespread usage of low-carbon mobility modes of transport (including shared solutions) and how can the middle class be encouraged to use mass transportation modes? iv. What is the potential of e-mobility being introduced in Uganda to replace the fossil fuelled vehicles?
 Uganda 2023-08-07 15:21:03 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Harriet Mayanja-Kizza
ID: UNCST-2021-R013074
 A phase 2, partially-blinded, randomised trial assessing the safety and efficacy of TBAJ876 or bedaquiline, in combination with pretomanid and linezolid in adult participants with newly diagnosed, drug-sensitive, smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis
REFNo: HS2928ES

The objectives of the trial are to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of TBAJ876 (3 doses) or bedaquiline in combination with pretomanid and linezolid in adult participants with newly diagnosed, smear-positive pulmonary DS-TB in comparison to the SOC
 Uganda 2023-08-07 15:20:08 2026-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kamada Lwere
ID: UNCST-2022-R009359
 GUT MICROBIOME COMPOSITION, IMMUNE RESPONSE, AND GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA IN A UGANDAN POPULATION.
REFNo: HS2930ES

1. To conduct a systematic review of the gut microbiome composition of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. 2. To determine the composition of the gut microbiome and compare individuals with ADRD and their controls. 3. To determine the levels of proinflammatory cytokines and compare individuals with ADRD and their controls. 4. To determine the distribution of ApoE (ApoE2, ApoE3 and ApoE4 variants) and ABCA7(Premature termination codon (PTC) mutations) and Presenilin (PSEN 1, 2 mutations) and compare individuals with ADRD and their controls.
Uganda 2023-08-07 15:12:16 2026-08-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ephraim Kisangala
ID:
Preferences, value and impact of informal caregivers in the management of chronic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
REFNo: SS1846ES

• To examine the health and economic impact of caregiving on informal caregivers (ICGS) of patients with chronic diseases in sub-Saharan Africa • To understand the factors ICGs consider when making a decision to provide care to a person with a chronic disease in SSA. • To explore how providing informal care affects the lives of informal caregivers. • To determine the most important factors in the decision to provide informal care. • To estimate the monetary value of providing informal care to patients with chronic diseases.
Uganda 2023-08-07 15:04:16 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Shubaya Naggayi Kasule
ID:
Infections, Academic Achievement and Cognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Uganda.
REFNo: SS1883ES

To synthesize data on academic achievement among children with SCA in LMICs and assess academic achievement, cognitive functioning and infections among Ugandan children with SCA.
 Uganda 2023-08-07 14:59:23 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alfred Wonyaka
ID:
Eco theology: A strategy for Ecological protection in Mountain Elgon Region Church of Uganda
REFNo: SS1713ES

a). To analyze the current ecological trends in Mountain Elgon region
b.) To access the effects of current ecological trends on ecological health in Mountain Elgon region.
c.) To examine how eco theology could be utilized as a strategy for ecological protection in Mountain Elgon region.

 Uganda 2023-08-07 14:56:55 2026-08-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Hellen Ndagire
ID:
CHARACTERISATION OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN BLOODSTREAM AND RECTAL SWABS AMONG GOATS AND CATTLE FROM SELECTED DISTRICTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: A336ES

1. To screen for bacterial communities in the blood stream and rectal swab among cattle and goats free of overt disease from Wakiso, Kampala and Kassanda Districts of Uganda
2. To characterize the bloodstream and rectal swab bacteria from cattle free of overt disease using 16S rRNA typing
3. To characterize the bloodstream and rectal faecal bacteria from goats free of overt disease using 16S rRNA typing

 Uganda 2023-08-07 14:55:24 2026-08-07 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Grace Kiiria
ID:
MANAGEMENT OF REFUGEE CATCH-UP EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FOR TRANSITIION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
REFNo: SS986ES

i. To explore perceptions of stakeholders on the planning processes for implementing Refugee Catch-up Education programmes.

ii. To explore how Refugee Catch-up Education programmes are coordinated to enhance transition of learners to secondary level.

iii. To examine socio-emotional, economic and political factors influencing the planning and coordination of Refugee Catch-up Education programmes.
 Uganda 2023-08-04 17:19:58 2026-08-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nicole  Eggers
ID:
Refuge in the Spirit: Religion in the Lives of Congolese Refugees
REFNo: SS1915ES

The project will investigate the significance of religion at different junctures of the Congolese refugee experience. We will conduct interviews among those still living in refugee camps in Kenya and Burundi, as well as among those who have left the camps — either to be repatriated to Congo, or to be resettled in the United States. We will look at the role of mainstream, transnational, internationally connected religious communities as well as smaller, non-denominational, and independent churches. This multi-sited, multi-confessional (i.e., concerning multiple religious identities) approach will allow us to feature a diversity of refugee perspectives and offer a more comprehensive understanding of refugee experiences than can be found in existing studies. At the same time, our qualitative, oral history/ethnographic approach to the research will allow us to highlight the many contingencies of individual experience and consider how other aspects of refugee identity — such as gender, age, or ethnicity — intersect with religion. Thus, this research seeks to attain the following specific objectives:
1. To establish and document from lived experiences of Congolese refugees the ways in which they navigate their flight experiences.
2. To understand the role religion and/or spirituality play in the lives of Congolese refugees (or repatriated refugees) in different geographic locations (USA, Kenya, Burundi, and Congo)
3. To analyze different refugees’ resilience mechanisms in coping with their flight experiences.
 USA 2023-08-03 16:05:45 2026-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Peter Kisaakye
ID:
An Empowered and Self-Sustaining Community of Bulambuli District by 2025
REFNo: SS1890ES

1. To collect data for the project impact and outcome indicators that will allow for a before and after comparisons in subsequent assessments of the project’s performance
2. To assess the level of citizen engagement in local government processes
3. To identify factors that contribute to or hinder citizen participation in local decision-making
4. To measure the prevailing norms around accountability, transparency, and monitoring behavior
5. To understand the causality between the knowledge, awareness, and behavior of local government officials and the resulting effects on citizen participation

 Uganda 2023-08-03 16:04:38 2026-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Wilson Birungi
ID:
urogenital bacterial colonization: Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and associated factors among women with preterm labour at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS3075ES

4. To determine the factors associated with urogenital bacterial colonization among women with preterm labour at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,3. To describe the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of the bacterial isolates in the urogenital tract of women with preterm labour admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,2. To identify bacterial isolates from the urogenital tract of women with preterm labour admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,1. To determine the prevalence of urogenital bacterial colonization among pregnant women with preterm labour admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,To determine the prevalence of urogenital bacterial colonization, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and factors associated among women with preterm labour admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,
 Uganda 2023-08-03 16:03:06 2026-08-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alex Saturday
ID: UNCST-2023-R007459
 Analysis of Land Use Change Implications on Limnological Characteristics of Ishasha River, Western Uganda
REFNo: A323ES

Build capacities by providing training on “Participatory River Catchment Monitoring (PRCM)”. ,Investigate the spatiotemporal variations in phytoplankton composition and biomass in the river.,Investigate the spatio-temporal distribution of zooplankton composition and abundance,Determine the spatio-temporal distribution of physico-chemical water quality variables and discharge,Evaluate LULC changes in the sub-catchment for a period of 30 years (1991-2020) using satellite imagery and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).,To assess the limnological characteristics of Ishasha River in relation to land use patterns in Southwestern Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-08-03 16:02:12 2026-08-03 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Heeji Bae
ID:
Towards a Decolonial Understanding of Peace Education in Uganda: Unpacking Ugandan Teachers’ Perspectives in Central and Northern Regions
REFNo: SS1889ES

[General objectives] This study is dedicated to developing a nuanced understanding of how local teachers in central and northern Uganda conceptualise peace education differently, given the complexities of the dissimilar history of conflicts in these regions. Through the research, the following two themes will be examined in a critical postcolonial and decolonising manner. First, the research will delve into how the experiences of violent conflicts differ between the central and northern regions of Uganda, which will be conducted through a thorough literature review. Second, it will identify the mechanisms through which current peace education has been introduced, either as thematic areas of the national curriculum or initiatives supported and implemented by Western organisations. This theme will be further supported by conducting interviews. Thus, the primary focus of this research is to gain a fruitful insight into the existing practice of peace education and initiatives in Uganda, and how it can be designed if introduced as a separate subject of the national curriculum from primary levels. [Specific objectives] 1. To investigate how teachers in central and northern Uganda conceptualise peace education and to what extent and in what ways any differences between their conceptualisations manifest. 2. To explore the perspectives of Ugandan teachers on Western interventionism in peace education and how such interventions influence their approach to teaching peace education.
 South Korea 2023-08-03 16:01:21 2026-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emily Brownell
ID:
Stories from the Substrate: East African History from the Soil
REFNo: SS1870ES

“Stories from the Substrate” takes shape around several research questions but most fundamentally it asks: What might the history of East Africa look like if we start from the soil? Starting from the soil suggests a point of view, and a trajectory as well as a subject. Together, this offers an opportunity to rework some of the well-trod territory of East African historiography, highlighting new themes and subjects. In African history, scholars have overwhelmingly trained their attention on people and events rather than thinking from and with nonhuman things. What then, comes into focus when we work from the soil, bringing together unlikely stories from which to consider the region’s history? Divided into three parts, this project gathers twentieth century histories of how East Africans have been engaged with animals, plants, and minerals through the substrate.[2] Together, these histories reveal narratives of labor, health, science, and environments by focusing on everyday negotiations of life in the region. Working from government archives, scientific studies, travelers accounts, and oral history interviews to write a series of thematic chapters, this project looks to the relationship between people and soil to build a non-elite history of the region. In starting from the soil, this project is important not just for the stories and actors it highlights, but also what it decenters. In the case of East Africa, this means eliding the ethnic and racial logics of the colonial archive, decentering political events and figures that have dominated the region’s historiography, and reworking narratives of environmental change that centre on colonial development schemes.
 USA 2023-08-03 16:00:15 2026-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adolf Mbalangu
ID:
Buganda Clan Systems Pedagogy and wildlife Conservation in Uganda: A Case of the indigenous Counties of Buganda Kingdom
REFNo: SS1863ES


i. In which ways do totems as part of Buganda clan systems pedagogy used to conserve wildlife?

ii. To what extent are taboos as part of Buganda clan systems pedagogy used to conserve wildlife?

iii. Which prospects do traditional spirituality/beliefs as part of Buganda clan systems pedagogy use to conserve wildlife?

iv. How does foreign religion/culture influence Buganda’s clan systems pedagogy on wildlife conservation?

 Uganda 2023-08-03 15:47:47 2026-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nambusi Kyegombe Davina Ndibalekera
ID: UNCST-2022-R009559
 Sexual Harassment and abuse of women and girls In low-wage work in Uganda (SHARI)
REFNo: SS1705ES

1. To explore the lived experience of sexual harassment in the context of low-wage work in Uganda
2. To explore the socially normative perceptions of sexual harassment amongst women and men in men and women in Uganda
3. To identify the different dimensions of sexual harassment in workplace settings.
4. To Compare and refine current constructs of sexual harassment towards a definition that is relevant to women and contextually adaptable, including exploring behaviours that may fall into so-called ‘grey areas’; and
5. To cognitively test the measures that are developed.
 Uganda 2023-08-03 15:45:34 2026-08-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALLAN BUZIBYE
ID:
LABORATORY PREDICTORS OF DOLUTEGRAVIR-ASSOCIATED HYPERGLYCEMIA IN A COHORT OF UGANDANS LIVING WITH HIV
REFNo: HS2962ES

4 To compare mean baseline plasma levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers/cytokines between PLHIV with and without incident hyperglycemia who are initiated on DTG.,3 To compare mean intracellular magnesium concentration between PLHIV on DTG with and without hyperglycemia.,2 To compare the mean baseline plasma levels of mitochondria dysfunction biomarkers between HIV positive patients with and without incident hyperglycemia at the time of DTG switch. ,1 To compare DTG pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters between HIV positive patients with and without incident hyperglycemia.,To investigate the mechanisms for dolutegravir-associated hyperglycaemia in a Ugandan HIV positive population.,
 Uganda 2023-08-03 15:42:11 2026-08-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SIMON ARUNGA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013498
 PILOTING TESTING OF POINT OF CARE DIAGNOSTICS TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS OF MICROBIAL KERATITIS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS2719ES

1. Our overall aim is to improve the diagnosis of the type of MK (bacterial or fungal) at secondary-level facilities in Uganda. We will do this by comparing several novel alternative point of care diagnostic tests in a phased tertiary level and secondary level approach. 2. Assess the diagnostic performance (relative diagnostic yield, time to diagnosis, uptake, and ease of use) of the alternative point-of-care tests in three secondary units in Uganda.,1. Measure the performance (sensitivity and specificity) of these tests carried out by general ophthalmic clinic personnel, compared to a composite reference standard and the ocular microbiologist at the tertiary unit in Uganda. 3. Determine the sensitivity and specificity of several novel alternative diagnostic tests compared to a composite reference standard. Novel tests to be compared include calcofluor White + KOH, smartphone-based fluorescence microscopy, and the isothermal amplification test. The tests will be conducted by an ocular microbiologist at the tertiary unit in Uganda.
 Uganda 2023-08-03 15:40:49 2026-08-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 Incidence of mortality and associated factors among TB survivors in rural Uganda.
REFNo: HS2947ES

1. To determine the incidence rate of mortality among TB survivors at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital 2. To compare the incidence of mortality among TB survivors with and without HIV coinfection at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital 3. To determine the factors associated with mortality among TB survivors at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital
 Uganda 2023-08-02 18:18:03 2026-08-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gloria Abura-Meerdink Akello
ID: UNCST-2023-R007309
 Project Title: A Community Engaged and Mixed Methods Approach to Exploring and Assessing Adolescent Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs for School Based Settings in Uganda
REFNo: SS1922ES

To assess the acceptability and feasibility of mental health assessment for adolescents in school-based settings in Uganda,To pilot a screening process for assessing the social determinants of health, depression and anxiety among adolescents within a school-based setting in Uganda. ,To explore adolescent mental health and psychosocial needs within low resource school-based settings in Uganda. At this stage in the research, the adolescent mental health and psychosocial needs will be generally defined as physical, social, emotional, behavioral and academic needs critical for promoting adolescent health, wellbeing and quality of life.,
 Uganda 2023-08-02 18:15:57 2026-08-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alain Favina
ID:
AFFILIATE STIGMA AMONG CAREGIVERS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2779ES

To establish the relationship between affiliate stigma and treatment adherence and quality of life among people with mental illness in southwestern Uganda.,To determine factors associated with affiliate stigma among caregivers of people with mental illness in southwestern Uganda.,To determine the prevalence of the affiliate stigma among caregivers of people living with mental illness in Southwestern Uganda.,
 Burundi 2023-07-27 21:05:27 2026-07-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jack Willis
ID: UNCST-2022-R008869
 Increasing Demand for Agricultural Insurance: The Role of the Timing of Premium Payments
REFNo: A316ES

Increase insurance uptake among smallholder farmers,
 UK 2023-07-27 21:03:47 2026-07-27 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kelsey Morgan Babikov Rae
ID:
Adapting and Piloting a Survivor-Led Case Management Tool ("Freedom Greenlight")
REFNo: SS1827ES

2. The research aims to pilot the Freedom Greenlight tool in Uganda. There are two phases to the research project. Phase 1 - Tool Adaptation (Nearly Completed) During Phase 1, we aimed to validate the usage of the Freedom Greenlight tool in Uganda. Key Willow personnel and survivors participated in a workshop with these guiding questions: 1. Which word choices, images, and indicators from the global Freedom Greenlight are culturally recognizable and contextually relevant? Which need to be adapted for relevance to the Uganda context, and in what way? 2. Which locally relevant indicators should be added to the tool when it is used by Willow’s Uganda-based aftercare program? All adaptations are reviewed by research personnel, experts in the Greenlight methodology, and a clinical psychologist. The adaptations will be incorporated into the tool before Phase 2 begins. Phase 2 - Pilot Freedom Greenlight (Duration: Enroll participants for six months beginning in November/December 2022; collect endline data through November 2023) We will pilot the tool, using random assignment of participants in order to evaluate the effectiveness of using the Freedom Greenlight case management tool compared to current standards of care. We are interested in learning how the Freedom Greenlight process impacts well-being, economic outcomes, and reintegration outcomes. Interviews will be conducted to further understand case managers’ and participants’ experiences with the Freedom Greenlight,1. Adapting and Piloting a Survivor-Led Case Management Tool (“Freedom Greenlight”),
 USA 2023-07-27 21:01:23 2026-07-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sofie Bjerregaard Budhoo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010093
 Waiting in the Social Aftermath of Access: An ethnographic examination of the development of local social dynamics and perceptions of justice in Odek in the wake of the International Criminal Court’s Access to Justice project
REFNo: SS1875ES

• How will local perceptions of justice and the International Criminal Court develop over time in Odek after the Court’s Access to Justice Project has ended?,• How will local patterns of behaviour and social dynamics develop over time in Odek in relation to the ICC’s justice processes and following reparations phase after the AJP has ended? ,
 Denmark 2023-07-27 20:59:38 2026-07-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mary  Nanteza Bridget
ID:
The trend of rubella virus infection among antenatal mothers and burden of other teratogenic pathogens in children presenting with congenital defects in Uganda.
REFNo: HS2895ES

1.The aim of the study is to determine the trend of active rubella infections among teenage antenatal mothers and assess the impact of the vaccine roll out. It will also investigate the trend of active rubella infections in mothers who tested positive for HIV infection and those who tested negative.
2.We would like to explore leveraging the Rubella Surveillance cohort of children with congenital defects and determine the incidence of CMV IgM / cytomegavirus disease burden in children. Through this collaboration, the study also targets other etiological pathogens that are linked to congenital defects namely varicella zoster virus (VZV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), lympho-choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), parvovirus 19 (B19V), zika virus (ZIKV) and toxoplasmosis gondii (TOXO).
3.Another objective is to sequence and genotype rubella and CMV in samples from children who test positive for the retrospective pathogens in the CRS cohort.

 Uganda 2023-07-27 20:58:09 2026-07-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Janelle Wagnild
ID:
Evaluation of risk communication campaigns and development of a practical handbook for member states
REFNo: SS1825ES

To conduct a systematic evaluation of the reach and impact of national risk communication campaigns in four African countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda) on SF medical products, paying careful attention to possible differences by socioeconomic group, urban/rural settings, region, age and gender. Drawing on the evaluation findings, to develop an evidence-based practical handbook for WHO Member States (globally) on strengthening risk communication on SF medical products, sharing best practice and ensuring feasibility for use in resource-constrained contexts.
 USA 2023-07-27 20:56:49 2026-07-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Proscovia Nabunya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000970
 Say No to Stigma-Round 2: Pilot testing the impact of visuals designed to reduce mental health stigma among primary school students in Uganda
REFNo: SS1818ES

Examine the acceptability and preliminary impact of the Say No to Stigma visual solutions on children’s mental health awareness and stigma in schools.
 Uganda 2023-07-27 20:55:02 2026-07-27 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
James Kizza
ID:
RELIGIOUS FOUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS AS STEWARDS OF CATHOLIC QUALITY EDUCATION IN UGANDA: A CASE OF KAMPALA AND TORORO ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCES
REFNo: SS1865ES

3) To examine how school mission shape the teaching and learning processes in schools run by consecrated persons.,2) To examine how school governance and leadership manifest and advance Catholic values and identity,1) To establish the extent to which the learning environment in catholic founded secondary schools reflects the Catholic education values,The purpose of this study is to examine the quality of education in religious founded secondary schools in the four Catholic Archdioceses in Uganda within the context of catholic education values. This is necessary to ensure that the Catholic secondary continues to function as a key agent of evangelization, and as a place through which Christ is manifested and loved.,
 Uganda 2023-07-27 20:52:56 2026-07-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sylivia Namubiru
ID: UNCST-2023-R007872
 RECRUITMENT METHODS AND TEACHER RETENTION IN PRIVATE CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS FOUNDED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS1871ES

(i) To investigate the impact of external recruiting on teacher retention in private Catholic religious founded educational institutions in Kampala and Mbarara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in Uganda.
(ii) To assess the influence of external recruiting on teacher retention in private Catholic religious founded educational institutions in Kampala and Mbarara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in Uganda.
(iii) To examine the impact of executive recruiting on teacher retention in private Catholic religious founded educational institutions in Kampala and Mbarara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in Uganda.
(iv) To examine recruitment factors affecting teacher retention in private Catholic religious founded educational institutions in Kampala and Mbarara Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in Uganda.
Uganda 2023-07-27 20:51:23 2026-07-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joel Bazira
ID: UNCST-2021-R012493
 AMR surveillance, Modelling Antimicrobial pharmaceutical needs and PCR/Herbal/Biotechnological products development
REFNo: HS2855ES

To design real time PCR kits for detection of drug resistant infections.,To develop drugs from herbs and bio-prospect for antimicrobial compounds from Ugandan soils,To apply mathematical modelling and Machine learning in synthesizing AMR data to predict the pharmaceutical needs in Uganda by 2030.,To gain a thorough understanding of the of AMR situation in Uganda,The overall goal of this study is to conduct comprehensive retrospective AMR surveillance, model and predict resistance and design products that will support the fight against AMR.,
 Uganda 2023-07-27 20:49:48 2026-07-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Mayanja Bbale
ID:
Social and Economic Livelihood of working age population in Uganda
REFNo: SS1919ES

3. To provide Labour force statistics disaggregated upto regions and cities,2. To measure Labour underutilization, formal and informal employment,1.To provide information on the Labour force status of the population,1. To provide current information on the Labour Market indicators to facilitate decision-making across all working age groups in Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-07-26 16:55:30 2026-07-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Kyaddondo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014906
 UNDERSTANDING HOW MOBILITY AFFECTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS’ (DIS)CONTINUITY OF CHRONIC DISEASE CARE: A CASE OF SETTLED SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES WITH HYPERTENSION AND/OR TYPE 2 DIABETES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1843ES

General objective

The study seeks to examine how forced displacement and seasonal or occasional mobility of settled South Sudanese refugees in Uganda affect their continuity of chronic disease care, with a particular focus on hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

Specific objectives
1.To examine how the context of health care delivery and access for refugees affects continuity of care for hypertension and type 2 diabetes among South Sudanese refugees living in settlements and urban areas of Uganda.
2.To analyse how patterns of community life affect care for hypertension and type 2 diabetes among South Sudanese refugees living in settlements and urban areas of Uganda.
3.To examine how occasional/seasonal mobility of South Sudanese refugees living in settlements and urban areas of Uganda affects their continuity of care for hypertension and type 2 diabetes.

Uganda 2023-07-24 14:02:48 2026-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Kyaddondo
ID: UNCST-2020-R014906
 UNDERSTANDING HOW MOBILITY AFFECTS FORCIBLY DISPLACED PERSONS’ (DIS) CONTINUITY OF CHRONIC DISEASE CARE: A CASE OF SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES WITH HYPERTENSION AND/OR TYPES 2 DIABETES ON THE MOVE
REFNo: SS1838ES

Main objective

This study seeks to examine how forced displacement and mobility shapes (dis)continuity of NCD care among forcibly displaced South Sudanese suffering from hypertension & or type2 diabetes at Nyumanzi Reception Centre.


Specific Objectives

1. To establish the NCD (hypertension and diabetes) care package for South Sudanese refugees at reception centres.

2. To investigate the meaning of continuity of care to South Sudanese refugees at the reception centre.

3. To assess how mobility affects continuity of care for FDPs at the reception centre.

4. To examine FDPs’ efforts to adhere to the strict medical regimen to control disease during mobility.

 Uganda 2023-07-24 13:59:29 2026-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
alfred andama andama
ID: UNCST-2022-R011051
 EVALUATING PATIENT PREFERENCES FOR TB DIAGNOSTICS IN UGANDA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
REFNo: HS2735ES

Aim 1: To identify relevant values, preferences, and outcomes of the diagnostic process for presumptive TB patients in high TB burden countries and explore their relationship to TB diagnostic test preferences.

Aim 2: To characterize preferences related to key characteristics of TB diagnostic tests among presumptive TB patients living in high TB burden countries overall and according to key sub-groups.

 Uganda 2023-07-24 13:54:30 2026-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phillip Opio
ID:
Validation of the 350km Effective Height of the Ionosphere for the Low Latitude Region of East Africa
REFNo: SIR204ES

To establish the appropriate effective height of the Ionosphere for the equatorial and low latitude region of East Africa.,
 Uganda 2023-07-24 13:47:53 2026-07-24 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sanday Adong
ID:
Ritual Pottery among the Acholi of Nothern Uganda and its Relevance to Contemporary Social Space Design
REFNo: SS1639ES

To analyse the family rituals that use pottery among the Acholi people of
northern Uganda.
2. To explore the use of pots in rituals of the Acholi community in Nothern
Uganda.
3. To determine Acholi people’s imagination of repurposing indigenous ritual
pots for aesthetic designs in contemporary social space in Uganda.
 Uganda 2023-07-24 13:45:36 2026-07-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Martin Muddu
ID: UNCST-2021-R012939
 LEVERAGING EXISTING HIV DIFFERENTIATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS TO SCREEN AND TREAT HYPERTENSION IN UGANDAN PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV
REFNo: HS2996ES

To evaluate implementation outcomes of strategies that integrate hypertension care in community ART delivery models, To determine the effectiveness of implementation strategies that integrate the management of hypertension in community ART delivery models and ,To design implementation strategies that integrate the management of hypertension into existing community ART delivery models; , To explore key stakeholders’ perspectives and preferences on integrating hypertension care in community ART delivery models in Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-07-24 13:42:37 2026-07-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mubiru Pontious Mukasa
ID:
Implications of Social Communication in the Digital Era for Social Behavior and Evangelization in Religious Institutes in Uganda: An Exploratory Study
REFNo: SS1888ES

To explore the implications of social communication in the digital era on social behavior and evangelization within religious institutes in Uganda. ,To explore the different avenues, pathways, and channels that religious institutes in Uganda can utilize to effectively spread the gospel and promote positive social behavior change using ICTs,To critically evaluate the existing strategies used by ARU to promote the adoption of ICTs for social behavior change and evangelization among religious institutes in Uganda, and identify areas for improvement,
 Uganda 2023-07-19 11:32:03 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sadadi Ojoatre
ID:
Using environmentsal DNA (eDNA) for ecosystem/biodiversity assessment & monitoring
REFNo: NS608ES

(i) To test the effectiveness of eDNA as a tool for measuring changes in biodiversity within a tropical ecosystem

(ii) To characterize microbial communities in relation to environmental changes of marine ecosystem (wetlands)

(iii) To monitor the abundance and distribution of primates inhabiting the national park
 Uganda 2023-07-19 11:30:16 2026-07-19 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Baluku B
ID: UNCST-2019-R000612
 Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among TB patients and its association with TB severity and treatment outcomes
REFNo: HS2939ES

1. To determine the prevalence of HP among TB patients at the TB unit of Kisenyi Health Center 4 (KHC)
2. To determine the association of TB/HP co-infection with TB severity among TB patients at the TB unit of KHC
3. To determine the association of TB/HP co-infection with TB treatment outcomes among TB patients at the TB unit of KHC.
 Uganda 2023-07-19 11:29:03 2026-07-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edith Namakula
ID: UNCST-2022-R006923
 PREVALENCE AND FACTORS INFLUENCING SUB-OPTIMAL ACCESS TO CEFTRIAXONE IN ADULT POST-OPERATIVE PATIENTS AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, UGANDA
REFNo: HS2936ES

1.To determine the prevalence of suboptimal access to ceftriaxone by adult post-operative patients in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda.

2.To determine the factors associated with suboptimal access to ceftriaxone by adult post-operative patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda.

3.To explore the barriers and facilitators of access to ceftriaxone by adult post-operative patients at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda.

 Uganda 2023-07-19 11:27:32 2026-07-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Katongole Badhul
ID: UNCST-2023-R007907
 INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH TRANSFER AND PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC SECURITY IN UGANDA: A CASE OF GREATER KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA (GKMA).
REFNo: SS1837ES

The main objective of the study will be to explore the phenomenon of IWT in GKMA, how it promotes ES and develop a model that enables the preservation and eventual transfer of wealth. The study will attempt to unravel the seeming economic immobility in terms of wealth transfer and look at the challenges encountered by wealth creators/possessors in an effort to undertake wealth transfer. It will also propose ways through which wealth transfer efforts can be carried out effectively in order to promote ES. (i) To examine what mechanisms for IWT exist in GKMA and how they operate. (ii) To analyze how the intergenerational transfer of financial and physical capital can promote ES in GKMA. (iii)To establish the challenges encountered by wealth creators/possessors in effecting IWT in GKMA and suggest mitigation measures.
Uganda 2023-07-19 11:25:31 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ANGELLA MUSIIMENTA
ID: UNCST-2021-R013297
 Digital Agripreneurship Innovation to Enhance Post-Pandemic Resilience among Refugee Women and Youth in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda (Digital Agripreneur Study).
REFNo: A320ES

To assess the perceptions of refugee women and youth about the socioeconomic effects of COVID-19. Through focus group discussions (FGDs) with up to 40 key informants (24 women and youths, 16 refugee leaders (including village leaders and committee members, as well as refugee welfare leaders and committee members) who will be purposively selected based on gender, age and social economic status, to understand how COVID-19 affected women’s/youths’ socioeconomic status, as well as the barriers and motivators to their engagement in agripreneurship, and training needs. To develop and implement an optimal Digital Agripreneurship innovation to enhance economic security among refugee women and youth. The Digital Agripreneur platform will be developed drawing from the data collected in Objective 1 above. To determine the preliminary impact of the Digital Agripreneurhip innovation on the economic and food securities, agripreneurship knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. This will involve the use of technology adoption models to assessing the feasibility and acceptability. The impact on economic security will be explored using the “before-and-after” experiment. The novelty and the significance of our project is that we utilize an interdisciplinary innovation composed of face-to-face and digital learning, information support, mentors and microcredit to enhance post-pandemic resilience using participatory approaches. Our project could provide a more accessible, affordable, and innovative means of enhancing economic security, as well as digital literacy among vulnerable refugee women and youth
Uganda 2023-07-19 11:22:55 2026-07-19 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ida Tarjem Arff
ID:
Management and leadership of crop breeding: An investigation of management and leadership styles and their impact on working environments and behaviours
REFNo: SS1829ES

Explore what alternative styles of management and leadership exist or can be imagined; Investigate how different management and leadership styles shape working environments and behaviours, including recognition, belonging and participation, as well as resistance and conflict; Explore how different managerial and leadership styles are shaped by cultural ideologies, values and assumptions, as well as intersecting dimensions of nationality, gender, age, ethnicity, discipline and so forth; Investigate different styles of management and leadership exist in development-oriented crop breeding,Gain improved knowledge about management and leadership in development-oriented crop breeding, and its impact on working environments and behaviours.
 Norway 2023-07-19 11:19:34 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mary Nyakato
ID: UNCST-2021-R013535
 Neurodevelopmental outcomes of early-life infections among Ugandan children aged 12 and 24 months: Use of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-third edition (BSID-III).
REFNo: HS2973ES

General objective: To determine neurodevelopmental outcomes and their predictors among Ugandan children aged 12 and 24 months using a culturally adapted version of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler development, third edition. Specific objectives 1.To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the predictors of trajectories of child neurodevelopment in the first 2 years of life in LMIC. 2.To culturally adapt the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler development, third edition for use in Uganda and evaluate its reliability and validity in children aged 12 and 24 months. 3. To asses age related changes in BSID-III performance scores between 12 and 24 months. 4. To examine the association between early life infections and socio-economic factors with neurodevelopmental outcomes in Ugandan children at 12 and 24 months of age.
 Uganda 2023-07-19 11:13:58 2026-07-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mwangi Kimani Morris
ID:
Uptake of Cervical Cancer screening services among HIV positive women attending MRRH ART clinic.
REFNo: HS2820ES

 To identify factors associated with the uptake of cervical cancer screening services among HIV positive women attending MRRH ART clinic., To determine the Ca Cervix positivity rate of HIV positive women attending MRRH ART clinic., To determine the level of uptake of cervical screening services among HIV positive women attending MRRH ART clinic, To determine the level of uptake and factors associated with uptake of cervical screening services among HIV positive women attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Anti-Retroviral Therapy (MRRH ART) Clinic.,
 Kenya 2023-07-19 11:11:06 2026-07-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dean Karlan
ID:
Sustainable Market Inclusive Livelihood Pathways to Self-Reliance (SMILES)
REFNo: SS1737ES

Leverage community knowledge to improve program impacts by allocating asset transfers to groups instead of individuals,Evaluate the impact of asset transfers on program participants,Evaluate the impact of MSD on households who are targeted by MSD but not eligible for the graduation program,Evaluate the impact of the graduation program with MSD on program participants,Integrate market system development within the graduation program,Improve cost-efficiency of interventions,Improve efficiency of allocation of capital,
 USA 2023-07-19 11:08:08 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DAPHIN  NAHIKIRIZA
ID:
'SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND POVERTY REDUCTION AMONG THE SACCO MEMBERS IN GREATER BUSHENYI, UGANDA'
REFNo: SS1853ES

1. To establish the influence of Sacco financial services on poverty reduction among the Sacco members in Greater Bushenyi 2. To examine the influence of Sacco non-financial services on poverty reduction among the Sacco members in Greater Bushenyi. 3. To establish the mediating effect of government policies on the relationship between Sacco services and poverty reduction among the Sacco members in Greater Bushenyi.
Uganda 2023-07-19 11:03:41 2026-07-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael Byamukama
ID:
Mathematical Models for Co-infection Dynamics of HIV/AIDS and Pneumonia
REFNo: NS570ES

To formulate and analyse a stochastic mathematical model that incorporates treatment against pneumonia and antiretroviral therapatic effect in indiviuals coinfected with HIV/AIDS and pneumonia.,To derive and analyse an optimal control policy of various intervention measures of HIV/AIDS and pneumonia co-infection.,To determine the combined effect of vaccination and treatment against pneumonia and antiretroviral therapatic effect against HIV/AIDS in the transmission dynamics of HIV/AIDS and pneumonia co-infection.,To formulate and analyze a deterministic mathematical model that incorporates treatment of pneumonia and antiretroviral therapatic effect in indiviuals coinfected with pneumonia and HIV/AIDS.,To develop, analyze and compare mathematical models for the transmission dynamics of HIV/AIDS and pneumonia co-infection.,
 Uganda 2023-07-18 8:33:15 2026-07-18 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lazaaro Mujumbusi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007470
 Developing a contextualized Health Education program to reduce persistent Schistosomiasis transmission in Ugandan rural fishing communities.
REFNo: SS1819ES

Main Objective
1. To develop, pilot, and evaluate a contextualized participatory community schistosomiasis health education program.
Specific Objectives
1. To develop a set of education interventions and roll them out.
2. To increase awareness about Schistosomiasis and how it affects the internal organs.
3. To explore the views and opinions of various stakeholders about suggested health education programs, acceptability, feasibility and outcome of the health education program.
4. To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability and outcome of the health education programs.
Uganda 2023-07-14 9:57:34 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joyce Nalunga
ID:
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES, AND SOCIETAL IMPACT ON REFUGEES IN UGANDA. A CASE OF BIDIBIDI CAMP, YUMBE DISTRICT, WEST NILE UGANDA
REFNo: SS1816ES

To main objective of the study is to investigate the Impact of Gender based Violence 0n society among refugees in Uganda so as to develop an inclusive model for improvement in refugee settlements

The specific objectives are as follows:
i) To analyse the influence of gender based violence on public health consequences among refugees in BidiBidi camp in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
ii) To assess the relationship between public consequences and societal impact among refugees in BidiBidi camp in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
iii) To examine the fit between gender based violence and societal impact among refugees in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
iv) To investigate the mediating effect of gender based violence on the fit of publi health consequences and societal impact in Yumbe, District, West Nile Uganda
 Uganda 2023-07-14 9:52:07 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Grace Mirembe
ID: UNCST-2022-R008850
 RV 591 entitled “A Phase I, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of an Ad26.Mos4.HIV and CH505 TF chTrimer (Env) Combination to Mimic Acute HIV Viral Replication Kinetics in Healthy Adults”
REFNo: HS2891ES

To assess the safety, reactogenicity and tolerability of two vaccination regimens: rapid dose-escalation of CH505 TF chTrimer+ALFQ and Ad26.Mos4.HIV or co-administration of CH505 TF chTrimer+ALFQ and Ad26.Mos4.HIV
 Uganda 2023-07-14 9:49:16 2026-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alma Ionescu Bianca
ID:
An ethnographic study of mental health activism in Uganda
REFNo: SS1741ES

General objective:

To understand how mental health advocacy and activism function as drivers of social change in Uganda, in order to understand and envision grassroots alternatives to create better environments for mental health

Specific objectives:

i. To explore drivers and possibilities of social change for health equity through mental health activism and advocacy in Uganda.

ii. To produce a literature review identifying the mechanisms and strategies of mental health activism and advocacy in LMIC.

iii. To explore the interconnectedness an
 Romania 2023-07-14 9:43:55 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nadja Peter
ID:
Reactions to Global Inequality
REFNo: SS1710ES

incorporate perspectives from different parts of the world,explore causal attributions people give for global inequality,
 Germany 2023-07-14 9:42:00 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joy Gumikiriza- Onoria Louise
ID:
Development of a Caregiver Centered Psychotherapy (CCPT) in addressing patient care for older persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in Uganda.
REFNo: HS2909ES

1. To explore ways in which older people in the community of Wakiso district conceptualize ADRD and what informs their opinions. 2. To assess caregiver distress, non-professional techniques of patient care, quality of life and the associated factors among family caregivers of persons with ADRD in Wakiso district.To adapt and pre-test the WHO-iSupport for family caregivers of persons with ADRD in Wakiso, Uganda4. To determine the effectiveness of A-iSupport in the alleviation of distress among family caregivers of persons with ADRD in Wakiso, Uganda
 Uganda 2023-07-14 9:40:03 2026-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Turyahebwa Claire
ID:
MECS East Africa Battery-eCooking Field Trial, Uganda
REFNo: SIR105ES

The aims of this study are to examine the technical performance in real-life use and user experience of battery-augmented electric cooking equipment. Specifically, we are aiming to answer the following questions: - How will this technology perform in a real life situation, with real cooks? What technical changes are needed in the future to make this product more attractive to everyday cooks? - How will cooks respond to using the technology? How do they adopt it over time? In addition, we will be studying the following: - Are the devices compatible with traditional cooking practices? Could they encourage households to move towards clean energy stack? How do everyday cooks use the devices? What are their preferences for features of the devices? How can we make the devices more desirable and sustainable? What are gender implications of using the device? - What is the commercial viability of e-cooking (socially, technically, financially viable)? - How do the batteries perform in a real life setting? How much wear does the battery undergo? What are potential impacts on the grid? When, how, and to what extent is the battery power used? - What are health impacts of using the device?
 Uganda 2023-07-14 9:36:50 2026-07-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
 A PHASE III, RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GIREDESTRANT IN COMBINATION WITH PHESGO VERSUS PHESGO AFTER INDUCTION THERAPY WITH PHESGO-TAXANE IN PATIENTS WITH PREVIOUSLY UNTREATED HER2-POSITIVE, ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-POSITIVE LOCALLY-ADVANCED OR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER (HeredERA)
REFNo: HS2968ES

To identify and/or evaluate biomarkers that are predictive of response to Phesgo and giredestrant (i.e., predictive biomarkers), are early surrogates of efficacy, are associated with progression to a more severe disease state (i.e., prognostic biomarkers), are associated with acquired resistance to Phesgo and giredestrant, are associated with susceptibility to developing adverse events or can lead to improved adverse event monitoring or investigation (i.e., safety biomarkers), can provide evidence of Phesgo and giredestrant activity (i.e., pharmacodynamic biomarkers), or can increase the knowledge and understanding of disease biology and drug safety,To evaluate potential effects of ADAs,To evaluate the immune response to pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and rHuPH20,To evaluate the potential relationships between Phesgo and giredestrant exposure and the safety, efficacy, immunogenicity, or biomarker endpoints.,To characterize the giredestrant, pertuzumab, and trastuzumab PK profile when given in combination,To evaluate the safety of Phesgo plus giredestrant compared with Phesgo from the participant's perspective,To evaluate health utility of participants treated with Phesgo plus giredestrant compared with Phesgo to generate utility scores for use in economic models,To evaluate effects of Phesgo plus giredestrant compared with Phesgo on work productivity and activity,To evaluate the safety of Phesgo plus giredestrant compared with Phesgo,To evaluate the efficacy of Phesgo plus giredestrant compared with Phesgo,
 Uganda 2023-07-14 12:43:26 2026-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Ssejinja Robinson
ID:
SOCIOECONOMIC REINTEGRATION AND LIFE SATISFACTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS: A CASE OF UGANDAN RETURNEES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
REFNo: SS1817ES

To analyse the influence of social reintegration on life satisfaction among Uganda migrant worker returnees from Middle East

ii.To assess the relationship between economic reintegration and life satisfaction among Uganda migrant worker returnees from Middle East

iii. To examine the fit between socio economic reintegration and migrant worker returnees policy and process in Uganda for returnees from the Middle East.

iv.To investigate the mediating effect of socio economic reintegration on the fit of migrant worker returnees policy and process and life satisfaction of Ugandan migrant worker returnees from Middle East

 Uganda 2023-07-14 12:37:54 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emma Riley-Green
ID:
The demand for digital identification amongst small enterprise owners in Uganda
REFNo: SS1836ES

Understand how the provision of UGPass affects business owners, including their likelihood of writing contracts with suppliers and customers.,3.Look at whether uptake and usage of UGPass varies depending on whether: a) contracting is highlighted as a potential benefit of UGPass, or b) sign-up assistance is provided to the enterprise owner.,2. Assess whether willingness to pay for the UGPass digital ID varies depending on whether: a) contracting is highlighted as a potential benefit of UGPass, or b) sign-up assistance is provided to the enterprise owner.,1. Gather data on the willingness of micro, small and medium enterprise owners in Kampala to pay for the new UGPass digital ID.,Informality hinders firm profitability and growth in a variety of ways, including limiting firms to suppliers in their social networks due to issues of trust and fraud. Digital IDs offer potential paths to increasing formality, such as by allowing the verification of identities and the authentication of signed contracts, thus helping businesses to sign contracts with new suppliers with lower prices or a better selection of goods. However, there is no research to date examining the demand for a digital ID and verified authentication services among business owners. ,
 UK 2023-07-14 12:36:18 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Angella Natukunda
ID:
DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITION STATUS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KANUNGU DISTRICT SOUTH WEST REGION UGANDA
REFNo: SS1812ES

Broad obective To investigate the determinants of nutrition status among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Kanungu District South West Uganda. Specific objectives To assess the nutrition status of adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda. To determine the social demographic and economic factors influencing nutrition status of adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda. To determine the diet-related factors influencing nutrition status of adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda. To determine the level of adolescent nutrition knowledge associated with nutrition status among adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda.
Uganda 2023-07-14 12:34:44 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Mulumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R008759
 Litigating Reproductive Justice in Africa: A Ugandan case study
REFNo: SS1714ES

To assess the potential impact of litigation on expanding access to SRHR and achieving reproductive justice in Uganda and Africa in general.,To determine what potential SRHR issues can be litigated in the Uganda through a reproductive jus-tice lens.,To provide an in-depth assessment of the legal, social, political and cultural landscape of SRHR in Uganda and Africa at large.,To contribute to the expansion of access to SRHR through litigating reproductive justice in Africa using Uganda as the case study.,
 Uganda 2023-07-14 12:33:09 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Mukunya
ID: UNCST-2022-R010707
 Effect of neonatal sepsis on neurodevelopment of infants at two years in Mbale (ENON): a cohort study nested in the BabyGel Trial.
REFNo: HS2950ES

Main Objective 1. To compare development and growth at two years between 200 infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and 200 infants who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis. Specific Objectives 1.To compare participant characteristics between infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and those who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis 2.To compare growth (defined as weight for height z scores and height for age z scores) between infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and those who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis. 3.To compare neurodevelopment (measured as development for age z scores DAZ) at two years between 200 infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and 200 infants who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis
Uganda 2023-07-14 10:03:27 2026-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elliot Avila Vicente
ID:
Study on the Adoption of Electric Pressure Cookers
REFNo: SS1842ES

1. To quantify the contribution of EPCs to overall household electricity consumption
2. To assess the effects of reducing the price of electricity on the usage of EPCs
3. To assess the effects of increasing households’ access to data about electric cooking costs on
their usage of EPCs
 USA 2023-07-14 10:01:09 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
 A Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial of Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention (GC-CCP) in Uganda
REFNo: SS1873ES

1. Conduct a multisite RCT of the GC-CCP network-based advocacy strategy to evaluate effects on CC screening uptake, access to early-stage treatment and prevention of advanced disease among unscreened alters across urban/rural and public/private clinics,4. Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Implementing GC-CCP to increase CC screening and low cost, early-stage treatment, and prevent advanced disease, compared to enhanced usual care.,3. Examine mediators and moderators (among index, alter and network characteristics) of intervention effects on (a) alter CC screening; and (b) engagement in CC prevention advocacy of index and alter (1st and 2nd degree) to better understand its multiplier effect on diffusion of advocacy throughout a network.,2. Use a mixed methods approach (semi-structured interviews and administrative clinic data) to examine clinic-, provider-, and client-level barriers and facilitators of GC-CCP Implementation and Sustainment.,
 Uganda 2023-07-13 11:13:19 2026-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Chloé OULD AKLOUCHE Malika
ID:
Punitive innovation and penal control: A comparison of community service orders in Kenya and Uganda
REFNo: SS1852ES

1- By analysing a punitive innovation, to reveal that public policies are always constructed by a multitude of actors and that models are always translated locally.

2- To identify the conditions of possibility and development of rehabilitative sentences that allow the reintegration of offenders and reduce recidivism.

3- To bring an empirical contribution to the functioning of community service orders in Kenya and Uganda by observing the way it is applied to understand its effects.
 France 2023-07-13 11:11:18 2026-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Flavia Matovu Kiweewa
ID: UNCST-2021-R013337
 Persistent HPV Infection among African Women: An Observational Cohort Ancillary Study from the ASPIRE Parent Trial
REFNo: HS2916ES

Correlation between persistent HR HPV infection and abnormal cytology, Incidence of persistent HR HPV infections, defined as HR HPV detected at two visits 4.5 months apart
 Uganda 2023-07-13 11:09:36 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Regina Ndagire Nabikindu
ID: UNCST-2021-R012657
 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES REGARDING ANTIBIOTIC USE AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY AMONG URBAN SLUM DWELLERS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2941ES

To assess the knowledge of antibiotic use and AMR in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To explore the barriers and facilitators of antibiotic use in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To establish the factors associated with knowledge of antibiotic use and AMR in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To determine the attitude and practices regarding antibiotic use in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding antibiotic use and AMR among urban slum dwellers in Kampala, Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-07-13 11:07:04 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justine  Komunyena Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2023-R008465
 Engaging Young Women in Human-Centered Design for the Integration of HIV Prevention with Family Planning Services in Uganda
REFNo: HS2956ES

1. Understand YW’s perspectives on the pain points and opportunities related to uptake, effective use, and continuation of HIV prevention and contraceptive services.
2. Generate concepts for innovative service models for delivering voluntary contraception and HIV prevention services to YW.
3. Assess feasibility, scalability as perceived as perceived by different stakeholders, and acceptability of these models through use of prototypes and
dialogues with YW, public and private health care providers, and policymakers.

Uganda 2023-07-13 10:22:52 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Raymond Atwebembere
ID:
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Suicide Behavior Amongst Adolescents Living with HIV in ALow Socio-Economic Setting; Masaka District, Central Uganda
REFNo: SS1874ES

1. To assess the prevalence of Suicide Behavior Amongst Adolescents Living with HIV

2. To assess the factors associated with Suicide Behavior Amongst Adolescents Living with HIV
 Uganda 2023-07-13 10:15:57 2026-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mayanja Kajumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R009050
 The Perspectives of Adolescents with Epilepsy: Development of a Patient-driven Intervention to Impact Health Literacy in Uganda
REFNo: HS2955ES

Aim 3: To understand key methods that the target groups use to learn, and to gather specific ideas that AWE have about effective ways to communicate information about epilepsy. That is: 3A) Identify the commonly used media and/or other epilepsy literacy delivery channels; 3B) Determine the effective ways to deliver information about epilepsy; 3C) Determine the level of accessibility to smartphones or computers, and the feasibility of using an APP or Computer Program to track seizures, and medication usage, and to deliver information about epilepsy.,Aim 2: To determine specific social groupings (e.g., school, family, community) that AWE believe most need education to impact epilepsy literacy. That is: 2A) Identify the patient’s perceived priority areas for epilepsy literacy; and 2B) Determine the patient-prioritized target social groupings for epilepsy health literacy.,Aim 1: To understand the experiences of adolescents with epilepsy (AWE) in relation to community stigma and discrimination and its impact. That is; 1A) Determine the patient history of epilepsy: the onset of seizures, and perceptions; 1B) Determine the immediate and long-term reactions/responses to epilepsy among patients, families, and community members; and 1C) Determine the nature and extent of familial, school, and community-based beliefs and misconceptions about epilepsy,The main objective of this study is to explore the relationship between epilepsy and stigma through the experiences of adolescents, who represent a pertinent target audience and are often agents of change in their communities.,
 Uganda 2023-07-13 10:13:23 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nixon Niyonzima
ID: UNCST-2020-R014577
 A Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant Giredestrant Compared with Physician’s Choice of Adjuvant Endocrine Monotherapy in Patients with Estrogen Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Early Breast Cancer (Lidera)
REFNo: HS2193ES

Main Objective

1. To demonstrate superiority of giredestrant over the control treatment.
Specific Objectives

1. To evaluate the efficacy of giredestrant compared with Therapy of Physician's Choice
2. To evaluate the safety of giredestrant compared with Therapy of Physician's Choice
3. To characterize giredestrant Pharmacokinetics
4. To evaluate health status utility scores of participants treated with giredestrant compared with Therapy of Physician's Choice
5. To evaluate the tolerability of giredestrant compared with Therapy of Physician's Choice
6. To identify and/or evaluate biomarkers that are predictive of response to giredestrant (i.e., predictive biomarkers), are early surrogates of efficacy, are associated with progression to a more severe disease state (i.e., prognostic biomarkers), are associated with acquired resistance to giredestrant, are associated with susceptibility to developing adverse events or can lead to improved adverse event monitoring or investigation (i.e., safety biomarkers), can provide evidence of giredestrant activity (i.e., pharmacodynamic biomarkers), or can increase the knowledge and understanding of disease biology and drug safety
 Uganda 2023-07-13 10:07:44 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JOAN KABAYAMBI PROSE
ID:
Exploring Implementation Experiences to Adapt Digitized Payment of Community Health Workers: A Case Study of Benin and Uganda
REFNo: HS2926ES

The general objective of the study is to document the experiences of using DFS, identify good practices for the planning and implementation of gender-sensitive, national and sustainable digital health payment (DHP) of CHWs. ,iii) Design, using the identified good practices, a prototype for effective, gender-sensitive, and sustainable digital payment systems for CHWs in resource-constrained settings such as Benin and Uganda,ii) Assess the level of readiness and requirements for DHP of CHWs based on the experiences of using digital payment systems of community health workers during vaccination campaigns in Benin and Uganda,i) Understand the experiences, challenges, and opportunities of digital health payment systems for community health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa in immunization campaigns taking into account gender aspects ii) Assess the level of readiness and requirements for DHP of CHWs based on the experiences of using digital payment systems of community health workers during vaccination campaigns in Benin and Uganda iii) Design, using the identified good practices, a prototype for effective, gender-sensitive, and sustainable digital payment systems for CHWs in resource-constrained settings such as Benin and Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-07-11 11:25:02 2026-07-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eddy Walakira Joshua
ID: UNCST-2022-R009077
 Forced Labor Measurement Study: Ugandan Labor Migrants in the Middle East
REFNo: SS1872ES

Overall objective
To provide representative estimates of experiences of forced labor indicators among Ugandan migrant workers in the Middle East based on The International Conference of Labour Statisticians’ (ICLS) Guidelines concerning the measurement of forced labour, 2018.

Specific objectives

I. Explore the best way to interpret and operationalize the definitions presented in the guidelines
II. Explore how the ways in which questions are asked affects responses
III.Provide recommendations to improve questionnaire design and ultimately data quality

Uganda 2023-07-11 11:22:59 2026-07-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
joseph  mwizerwa
ID:
Promoting Cultural Humility Through a Collaborative Online Transcultural Education and Leadership Development for Nurses in the Global Community
REFNo: HS2856ES

3. Conduct a posttest (endline) survey to evaluate the success of the training intervention in improving the participants’ leadership and collaborative competencies.,2. Design and implement appropriate/customized learning activities/course content informed by the baseline survey results.,1. Carry out a pretest to understand the participants’ baseline collaborative and leadership competencies prior to the intervention.,Develop an assessment process to determine whether students (graduates and/or undergraduates) are achieving the planned global learning and leadership development outcomes.,Design learning activities and course content that will allow students to demonstrate global learning and leadership development outcomes,Initiate a course syllabus or co-curriculum revision process to define global learning and leadership development outcomes for a course or academic program for graduates and undergraduate nursing students.,
 Uganda 2023-07-10 17:48:52 2026-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clovice Kankya
ID: UNCST-2020-R010154
 Taxonomic Assessment of Selected Angiosperm Families in East Africa
REFNo: A318ES

Broad Objective
To provide a comprehensive study on the taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of the Hydnoraceae, Poaceae, Viburnaceae, Velloziaceae, and Rutaceae species in East Africa.

Specific Objectives
a. To explore the inter-species diversity in Hydnoraceae from East Africa.
b. To produce the first revision of tribe Cynodonteae in the Flora of Central Africa.
c. To assess the taxonomic status of Sambucus L., (Viburnaceae) in East Africa.
d. To understand the taxonomic update and revision of the family Velloziaceae.
e. To provide a taxonomic revision of the genus Zanthoxylum and Vepris in East Africa.

 Uganda 2023-07-10 17:24:14 2026-07-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Arthur  Mpimbaza
ID: UNCST-2022-R008866
 Risk of contracting malaria among hospitalized patients at Jinja regional referral hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study.
REFNo: HS2918ES

The objective of this study is to determine the risk of hospitalized patients with non-malarial illnesses contracting malaria during their stay in hospital.
Uganda 2023-07-07 11:07:23 2026-07-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Flavia Matovu Kiweewa
ID: UNCST-2021-R013337
 A Phase 2/3, Open-Label Study of the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Antiviral Activity of the GS-9883/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (GS9883/F/TAF) Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) in HIV-1 Infected Adolescents and Children.
REFNo: HS2931ES

The primary objective of this study is to confirm the dose of B/F/TAF FDC in HIV-1 infected pediatric participants, to confirm the dose of B/F/TAF TOS in HIV-1 infected pediatric participants and to evaluate the safety and tolerability these medications.
Uganda 2023-07-06 17:23:47 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mildred Nakanwagi Julian
ID: UNCST-2021-R013459
 Relationship of Robusta coffee native diversity with the abiotic and biotic environment
REFNo: A290ES

i. To determine the level of diversity and patterns on the population structure of diverse coffee germplasm in Uganda
ii. To assess the degree of coherence between genetic and morphological variation across and within C. canephora populations in Uganda.
iii. To determine the influence of abiotic factors on adaptive genetic variation in wild C. canephora accessions across ecogeographic zones of Uganda.
iv. To determine the abundance of biotic resilience associated unique alleles among and within C. canephora populations from different natural forests in Uganda.

 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:18:28 2026-07-06 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Christopher Daly
ID:
An Assessment of Maternal Recognition of Neonatal Sepsis following Implementation of Standardized Newborn Discharge Education in Western Uganda
REFNo: HS2902ES

The primary objective of this study is to identify whether implementing a newborn discharge education checklist and providing an educational module in the maternity ward setting will lead to improvement in mothers’ ability to identify the danger signs of neonatal illness. Secondary objectives will include identifying maternal barriers to education, identifying maternal opinions on educational needs, and identifying how mothers will seek care in case of neonatal sepsis concerns.
USA 2023-07-06 17:17:42 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elizabeth Ayebare Ombeva
ID: UNCST-2020-R003666
 EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF A LOW-COST FOETAL HEART RATE MONITOR AND EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE ON MONITORING INTERVALS AND NEWBORN OUTCOMES IN GULU DISTRICT.
REFNo: HS2868ES

1. To assess the effect of a low-cost Foetal Heart Rate Monitoring device (Moyo) on the Foetal Heart Rate monitoring intervals.
2. To assess the effect of a low-cost FHRM device (Moyo) on detection of fetal heart rate abnormalities
3. To evaluate the effect of the intervention package on immediate newborn outcomes
4. To explore health care providers experiences of Foetal Heart Rate Monitoring before and after the intervention.
Uganda 2023-07-06 17:16:36 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nicholas Kilimani
ID: UNCST-2022-R010981
 Supported childcare and women labor market participation in East Africa: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS1689ES

Determine the impact of supported childcare programs on women labor market participation in Uganda.

Specific Objectives

a) Identify which childcare programs are better suited for workers across the different labour market segments.
b) Determine the extent to which supported childcare influences women labour market outcomes.
c) Identify whether supported childcare provides significant spillovers to other community members besides mothers’ participation in paid work.
d) Identify the sociocultural factors that influence women labour market participation.

 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:15:03 2026-07-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bernard Kikaire
ID:
Manifestation of Cardiac & Kidney diseases among Adolescents and Young people living with HIV (MACK study).
REFNo: HS2907ES

General aim:
To assess Prevalence of Cardiac and kidney diseases among Adolescents and Young people living with HIV in Jinja Uganda and Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.
Primary objectives:
1. To determine the prevalence of Cardiac and Kidney diseases among Adolescents and Young people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania
2. To describe the common manifestations of cardiac and kidney diseases among Adolescents and young people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Secondary objectives
1. To determine behavioral risk factors associated with cardiovascular and renal diseases among adolescents and yound people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania
2. To describe the effect of COVID-19 on the prevalence of Cardiac and renal diseases among Adolescents and young people living with HIV attending ART clinics at TASO-Jinja Uganda and Mwananyamala referral Hospital -Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:13:53 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gerald Businge Bright
ID:
Median time to death and factors associated with post-discharge mortality in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital: A retrospective cohort study
REFNo: HS2948ES

Describe the commonest events preceding post-discharge mortality in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital.,Identify the median time to post-discharge death in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago hospital.,Identify the factors associated with post-discharge mortality among children aged less than 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital.,Identify the factors associated with post-discharge mortality and the median time to death in children under 5 years admitted with severe acute malnutrition at Mulago Hospital, as well as medical events preceding these deaths.,
 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:12:42 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
William Kollie Saygbah
ID:
AMELIORATION OF SOIL ACIDITY FOR SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION ON FERRASOLS OF CENTRAL UGANDA
REFNo: A272ES

1. To map, sample and evaluate the chemical properties of Ferrasols of Central Uganda.

2. To determine the lime requirements for Ferrasols of Central Uganda.


3. To evaluate the effect of liming and crop performance on Ferrasols of Central Uganda

 Liberia 2023-07-06 17:10:38 2026-07-06 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Vincent Odeke -
ID:
Prevalence of and factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescription in children under the age of 13 years at primary healthcare facilities in Bukedea district
REFNo: HS2819ES

4. To determine the health facility and prescriber-related factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescription in children under the age of 13 years at primary healthcare facilities in Bukedea district,3. To identify the treatment-related factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescription in children under the age of 13 years at primary healthcare facilities in Bukedea district,2. To determine the patient-related factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescription in children under the age of 13 years at primary healthcare facilities in Bukedea district,1. To assess the prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescription in children under the age of 13 years at primary healthcare facilities in Bukedea district,To assess the prevalence of and factors associated with inappropriate antibiotic prescription in children under the age of 13 years at primary healthcare facilities in Bukedea district,
 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:09:23 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alfred Jatho
ID: UNCST-2021-R011710
 Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems for Cachexia Care in Uganda (ASSIST-CC)
REFNo: HS2656ES

: i). Increase awareness and knowledge of cancer cachexia among healthcare professionals and multidisciplinary teams involved in the care of patients with cachexia together with cancer cachexia patients; ii). To improve treatment outcomes of cancer patients with cachexia through the application of ESMO and ASCO guidelines in early diagnosis and provision of physiological and psychological care; iii). To improve patient, caregiver and healthcare professional communication through the application of the Patient-Clinician Communication ASCO Consensus Guideline in order to improve the quality of life of patients with cancer cachexia at Mbarara Regional Cancer Center, Mbarara regional referral hospital, Uganda Cancer Institute, Mulago, and Kawempe National referral hospitals.
 Uganda 2023-07-06 17:07:49 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Monica Swahn H
ID: UNCST-2021-R012004
 TOPOWA Cohort Study
REFNo: HS2959ES

Through a prospective cohort of AGYW, determine if SeSTT modifies the pathways between proximal social and environmental stressors and mental health outcomes, through the RDoC constructs of negative valence, sustained threat, and arousal and regulatory systems. We will measure threat reactivity in fear conditioning, ratio of salivary cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and α-amylase, validate drug and alcohol use through urinalysis, sleep quality and environmental stressors (Garmin Vivoactive 3 wearable sensors, 5 daily diaries).,
 USA 2023-07-06 17:06:28 2026-07-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Wanambwa Joseph
ID: UNCST-2020-R014175
 AN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED MODEL FOR INCREASED VACCINE UPTAKE DURING PANDEMICS: A CASE OF UGANDA
REFNo: SIR233ES

iii. To evaluate the extent to which designed ICT-Enabled model supports increase in vaccine uptake during pandemics in Uganda.,ii. To design an ICT-Enabled model that supports increase in vaccine uptake during pandemics in Uganda ,i. To determine factors and requirements that influence use of information technology to increase vaccine uptake during pandemics in Uganda ,Specific objectives,The main objective of this study is to develop an Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-Enabled Model to support Increase in Vaccine Uptake during Pandemics in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-07-05 11:52:14 2026-07-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Suzan Nakkazi
ID:
A comparative study of Rural and Semi-rural Women’s Communication, Information, and Participation Needs in East Africa
REFNo: SS1833ES

To recommend what supports young women in their participation and to show how their voices can be amplified.,To examine how young women assess their own influence and possibilities to shape public discourse and to lobby for their own interests and needs,To identify the possible barriers (societal, cultural, religious, gender, personal) that may hinder young women’s participation in public discourse or decision-making.,To understand young women’s participation in public discourses and decision-making (including where they feel free/safe to speak and where not),To distinguish and explain the challenges young women face in terms of media literacy,To identify young women’s barriers/ challenges to the access to and usage of media, including media literacy,To identify young women’s information (including topic) needs/ interest as well as their preferred media and/ or media content,To understand the sources of information (besides classical media) and identify the type and frequency of media usage among young women,The primary objective of the study is to identify the communication, information and participation needs of young women in rural and semi-rural areas. Subsequently, the study results will be used to form the basis of DW Akademie’s project design for the innovation process / idea competition.,
 Uganda 2023-07-05 11:51:02 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Simon Opolot Peter
ID: UNCST-2023-R007481
 Land Tenure Systems and Agricultural Productivity in Ngora District, Uganda
REFNo: SS1809ES

The specific objectives of the study are to:
i. Examine the effects of customary, freehold, and leasehold land tenure systems on agricultural productivity in Ngora district.
ii. Determine which land tenure system or systems; customary, freehold, and leasehold; has the most impact on agricultural productivity in Ngora district.
iii. Investigate how the customary, freehold, and leasehold land tenure systems in Ngora district can be reformed to increase agricultural productivity.
iv. Identify initiatives that can be integrated with land tenure systems; customary, freehold, and leasehold; to increase agricultural productivity in Ngora district.

 Uganda 2023-07-05 11:48:59 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Thomas McHale
ID: UNCST-2022-R008812
 Optimizing the Dose of Flucytosine for Cryptococcal Meningitis
REFNo: HS2940ES

Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC has a similar mortality benefit compared to 100 mg/kg/day,Reduce the cost and supply burden of treating an individual with cryptococcal meningitis,Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC is a safer dosage compared to 100 mg/kg/day of 5-FC,Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC is has a similar rate of cryptococcal clearance from CSF compared to 100 mg/kg/day,Determine the optimal dose of 5-FC for for management of induction phase of therapy for cryptococcal meningitis,
 USA 2023-07-05 11:41:24 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
 Mapping the ecosystem for health financing decision-making and prioritization for Refugee Health Policy Community in Uganda.
REFNo: SS1855ES

To perform a critical appraisal of the resource allocation process for refugee health at National (Implementing partners, and subnational level (implementing Partners, district health officers). ,To explore how inter-organizational relationships are structured at each level to support decision making processes for financing refugee health. ,To map out the key players involved in the decision-making process for financing refugee health in Uganda. ,To identify priority setting and resource allocation practices for refugee health.,To map the decision-making process for the financing of refugee health in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-07-05 11:40:14 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ninsiima Lesley Rose
ID:
Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among Type 2 Diabetic patients attending private hospitals in Kampala District, Uganda
REFNo: HS2828ES

To explore the facility-based barriers of hypertension management among patients with T2D in private health facilities in Kampala. ,To determine the factors associated with hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in private facilities in Kampala. ,To assess the prevalence of hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in private facilities in Kampala. ,To determine the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with hypertension among T2D patients in private hospitals in Kampala district. ,
 Uganda 2023-07-05 11:38:01 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Abel Wilson Walekhwa Wilson
ID: UNCST-2021-R011571
 PILOTING THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED LIVESTOCK ABORTIONS REPORTING FOR IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE OF RIFT VALLEY FEVER DISEASE IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: A264ES

1. To design and pilot a community-based early warning surveillance system for potential RVF in Isingiro district in Uganda based on self-reported cases of livestock abortions from farmers to demonstrate feasibility. 2. To measure stakeholders’ attitudes and awareness of RVF and willingness to participate in a community-based early warning surveillance system and potential RVF vaccination programme. 3. To design and pilot a training module for increasing the index of suspicion for Rift Valley Fever disease among clinical and non-clinical health workers in the high-risk district of Isingiro, Southwestern Uganda.
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:36:35 2026-07-05 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
 RE-IMAGINING TB CARE: TRANSFORMING WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW SERVICES ARE ACCESSED AND DELIVERED IN TB AFFECTED COUNTRIES
REFNo: HS2975ES

3. To identify and prioritize product innovations to roll-out that will provide decentralized, integrated and people centered TB Services ,2. To identify & prioritize opportunity areas to provide decentralized, integrated and people centered TB Services ,1. To assess people’s unmet needs & preferences to provide decentralized, integrated and people-centered TB services.,The study aims at increasing and improving the provision of decentralized (where people live, work, etc.), integrated (for TB and across communicable and non-communicable diseases), and people-centered (considering people’s preferences and circumstances, including their mental and financial well-being) TB services in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2023-07-05 11:34:43 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Klein Harmonie
ID:
Social dynamics across communities of Wild Eastern Chimpanzees (Pan t. schweinfurthii) in Uganda
REFNo: NS539ES

The project aim is to shed new light on the degree of sociality and cooperation underlying social living in wild chimpanzees. In doing so, I hope to gain a better understanding of chimpanzee behaviour and of the evolutionary trajectory of ape and human sociality
 France 2023-07-05 10:39:47 2026-07-05 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Bigirwa Dan Mwangye
ID:
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, APPETITIVE AGGRESSION AND THE ROLE OF NARRATIVE EXPOSURE THERAPY INTERVENTION AMONG SOLDIERS RETIRING FROM THE ARMY IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2949ES

1. To determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
2. To establish the prevalence of appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
3. To establish the factors associated with PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
4. To find out the factors associated with appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
5. To assess the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
6 To determine the effectiveness of Narrative exposure therapy in the management of PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
1.5 Hypotheses
1. There is no PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
2. There is no appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
3. There is no a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
4. Narrative Exposure Therapy is not helpful in the treatment of PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.

 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:44:31 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Christopher Isabirye MARTIN SUNDAY
ID:
EXPLORING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PRACTICES IN HEALTH TUTOR EDUCATION IN UGANDA; A CASE STUDY OF HEALTH TUTORS COLLEGE MULAGO
REFNo: SS1828ES

3. To establish the collaborative practices taken up in assessment of learning at Health Tutor’s College - Mulago in Uganda.,2. To analyse the collaborative learning practices taken up during lesson delivery at Health Tutor’s College - Mulago in Uganda.,1. To examine the collaborative learning practices taken up during lesson preparation at Health Tutor’s College - Mulago in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:42:24 2026-07-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Kato
ID:
Implementation fidelity to Facility based Active TB Case Finding and its potential moderating factors in selected Health Facilities in Fort Portal City- Western Uganda
REFNo: HS2894ES

To explore the potential moderators to implementation fidelity of facility based Active TB Case finding among health care workers in selected health facilities in Fort Portal city. To determine the potential moderators to implementation fidelity of facility based Active TB Case finding among health care workers in selected health facilities in Fort Portal city ,To determine the level of implementation fidelity to facility based active TB Case Finding among health workers in selected health facilities in Fort Portal ,To determine the level of implementation fidelity to Facility based Active TB Case Finding among health workers and its potential moderating factors in selected Health facilities in Fort Portal City- Western Uganda,
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:40:28 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ronald Mbiine Mbiine
ID:
KELOIDS IN UGANDA: PREVALENCE, CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, PATIENT ATTITUDES AND THE ROLE OF ADIPOSE DERIVED STROMAL VASCULAR FRACTION IN THERE MANAGEMENT
REFNo: HS2937ES

To determine the cellular yield, viability and immunophenotypic characteristics of the adipose derived stromal vascular fraction,To describe the existing published evidence on the use of adipose derived stromal vascular fraction on scar treatment.,To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients in regard to keloids,To describe the clinical-pathological characteristics of keloids among patients in Uganda,To determine the prevalence of keloids among university students in Uganda.,To determine the prevalence, clinical-pathological characteristics, patient knowledge, attitudes, practices as well as the efficacy and cellular characterization of adipose derived stromal vascular fraction in keloid treatment.,
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:38:15 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
wilberforce Turyahikayo
ID:
Antecedents of Organisational Effectiveness of Public Universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS1694ES

To assess whether leadership styles are antecedents of organisational effectiveness of public universities in Uganda.

To examine whether organisational culture is an antecedent of organisational effectiveness of public universities in Uganda.

To examine whether leadership styles are antcendents organisational communication in public Universities.

To analyse whether organisational communication is an antecedent of organisational effectiveness in public universities in Uganda.

To examine the moderating effect of organisational culture on the relatiohship between leadership styles and organisational effectiveness of public universities in Uganda.

To assess the mediating effect of organisational communication on the relationship between leadership styles and organisational effectiveness of public universities in Uganda.

 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:36:57 2026-07-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
PATRICK OTIM
ID:
Factors associated with dysglycemia and the development of kidney dysfunction among people living with HIV on DTG based regimen in Mbarara city.
REFNo: HS2787ES

Determine factors associated with dysglycemia and the development of kidney dysfunction among people living with HIV on dolutegravir-based regimen in Mbarara city.
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:34:53 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Daniella Akellot
ID:
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CLORPACTIN IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER WOUND DRESSING AGENTS USED AT SIGN SUPPORTED HOSPITALS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2769ES

To determine the effectiveness of Clorpactin in wound dressing at Kumi Orthopaedic Center and St. Mary’s hospital, Lacor.,
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:32:54 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Rukundo NSHAKIRA
ID: UNCST-2021-R012277
 Enabling Entrepreneurs: An Impact Evaluation of Stanbic Business Incubator Enterprise Development Programme in Uganda
REFNo: SS1704ES

c) Assess the effect of training plus operations mentoring on firm outcomes ,b) Assess the effect of training plus strategy mentoring on firm outcomes ,a) Assess the impact of training entrepreneurs on firm productivity, growth, and profitability ,e) Assess the effects of the treatments on business aspirations,d) Assess the effects of each of the three interventions on entrepreneurs’ mental and psychological wellbeing,f) Evaluate the propensity of supporting other businesses through second-order mentoring and business advice (mentees providing mentorship to other entrepreneurs in their network),
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:30:35 2026-07-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MPUUJA MUTEBI TOM
ID:
INFLUENCE OF PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICES ON TEACHING OF QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION: A SURVEY OF LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS1637ES

To establish the moderating effect of school environment on the relationship between KAPs and the teaching of Quality Physical Education. in lower secondary schools. ,To identify the pedagogical practices used by PE teachers when teaching PE in lower secondary schools.,To establish the influence of PE teachers’ attitudes on teaching of PE in lower secondary schools.,To establish the influence of pedagogical knowledge on the teaching of QPE in lower secondary schools.,To explore the status of teaching PE in lower secondary schools in Uganda.,To investigation the influence of PE teachers’ pedagogical KAPs on the teaching of Quality Physical Education (QPE) in lower secondary schools in Uganda.,To explore the status of teaching PE in lower secondary schools in Uganda, in order to establish the influence of pedagogical KAPs on the teaching of PE.,
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:28:43 2026-07-03 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Robens Mutatina
ID: UNCST-2021-R013633
 A mHealth-Based Framework to Support ART Adherence and Retention in Care Among Adolescent Girls and Young Mothers Living with HIV/AIDS in Mbarara District RefNO: MUST-2022-577
REFNo: HS2694ES

The main objective of this study is to improve ART adherence and retention in care among adolescent girls and young mothers-AGYM (aged 15 to 24 years) living with HIV/AIDS using a mobile health framework. To analyse the existing mHealth interventions for ART adherence and retention in care among AGYM in order to identify their strengths and weaknesses. To develop a mHealth framework for supporting ART adherence and retention in care among AGYM living with HIV/AIDS To explore the initial acceptability, feasibility and preliminary impact of using the developed mHealth intervention on AGYW's knowledge and practices regarding ART adherence and retention in care
 Uganda 2023-07-03 13:26:08 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Wamala Denis
ID:
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV ATTENDING INFECTIOUS DISEASE INSTITUTE
REFNo: HS2575ES

To determine the prevalence and factors associated with mental illness among Adolescents and Young adults attending Infectious Disease Institute, Uganda.
 Uganda 2023-07-03 11:27:44 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Edith Mbabazi-Kabachelor
ID: UNCST-2020-R011661
 Sustainable MRI System for Uganda
REFNo: HS2739ES

A comparison of Low Field MRI with conventional CT diagnostics,1.3) To test whether low-field, sustainable MRI devices can be useful in infection predictive diagnostics.,1.2) To test whether low-field, sustainable MRI devices can be useful in brain volumetric analysis.,1.1) To test whether low-field, sustainable MRI devices can be useful in structural analysis for diagnostics and treatment management.
Uganda 2023-07-03 11:26:53 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Sengendo
ID:
Transformational School Leadership and Academic Performance of Secondary schools in Uganda
REFNo: SS563ES

iii) To examine the influence of transformational leadership attributes on academic performance of public Secondary schools in Uganda. ,ii) To examine the Influence of transformational leadership attributes on academic performance of private schools in Uganda. ,i) To investigate the extent to which transformational leadership traits of head teachers influence academic performance of secondary schools in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-06-30 19:11:13 2026-06-30 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Jane  Kabami
ID: UNCST-2021-R012588
 Community-based, peer-delivered PrEP for female sex workers in rural Uganda: The Peers for PrEP (P4P) Study
REFNo: HS2884ES

Phase A Primary Objective: To develop and refine a community-based, peer-delivered PrEP intervention for women engaged in sex work in rural Uganda
 Uganda 2023-06-30 13:00:31 2026-06-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey Mugyenyi Rwambuka
ID: UNCST-2023-R008285
 WHO Labour care guide introduction, implementation and use as an effective decision-making tool to monitor labor among obstetric care providers in publicly funded health facilities in Mbarara district and Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS2864ES

4. To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the new WHO LCG versus the partogram in detecting prolonged labour and reducing rates of obstructed labour among women delivering in Mbarara district and Mbarara City,3. To assess effectiveness and other implementation outcomes of the new LCG using Proctor implementation outcome framework among HCPs delivering women across Mbarara District and Mbarara City,To refine the new WHO LCG and develop a suitable implementation strategy to effectively integrate LCG into routine maternity care of a low-income setting,1. To Explore potential facilitators and barriers to health care providers’ sustained engagement in labour monitoring in Mbarara city, south western Uganda ,To evaluate the introduction, implementation and use of the new WHO Labour Care guide as a key decision-making tool to optimally monitor labour progress in publicly funded health facilities in Mbarara district and Mbarara city, Southwestern Uganda.,
 Uganda 2023-06-30 12:57:46 2026-06-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Marion Nanyanzi
ID:
LEARNING METHODS, ACTION KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY BEHAVIOUR AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF WOMEN OWNED AGRI-BUSINESSES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1781ES

1. To examine the relationship between learning methods and entrepreneurial effectiveness of women owned agri-businesses in Uganda.
2. To assess the relationship between learning methods and creativity behavior of women entrepreneurs in Agri-business in Uganda.
3. To investigate the relationship between creativity behavior and entrepreneurial effectiveness of women entrepreneurs in Agri-business.
4. To examine the relationship between action knowledge and creativity behavior of women entrepreneurs in agri- business in Uganda.
5. To examine the mediation effect of creativity behavior in the relationship between learning methods and entrepreneurial effectiveness of women entrepreneurs in agri- business.
6. To examine the moderating effect of spouse support on the relationship between creativity behavior and entrepreneurial effectiveness of women entrepreneurs in Agri-business.
7. To explore the success of agri-businesses owned by women entrepreneurs in Uganda.
8. To explore the learning methods used in training women entrepreneurs in agri- business.

 Uganda 2023-06-30 12:56:04 2026-06-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Catriona  Waitt John
ID: UNCST-2019-R001068
 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH TO DETERMINE PREFERRED LANGUAGE RELATING TO RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS AND PARTICIPATION
REFNo: HS2890ES

2. To produce a glossary of the preferred terms (or phrases) in several local languages to describe research participants and community members in urban and rural settings, across , 1. To determine a consensus on the preferred terminologies in which to communicate about our research studies involving pregnant and lactating mothers in Uganda. ,
 UK 2023-06-30 12:54:21 2026-06-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Iacopo Bianchi
ID:
Different Return for the Same Agricultural Hired Labor: Evidence from Uganda
REFNo: SS1732ES

Design and test an intervention aimed at (i) sensitizing male workers, and (ii) assisting female farmers in recruiting male labor based on the findings of the previous experiments. Try to isolate one mechanism behind the (expected) differential results of the willingness-to-pay exercise: transaction costs to find and hire casual workers. Investigate if male and female managers are equally willing to pay to hire male and female workers (demand-side barrier). Examine if male casual laborers demand a wage premium in order to work for female plot managers (supply-side barrier).
 Italy 2023-06-30 12:53:01 2026-06-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Freddy Kitutu Eric
ID: UNCST-2020-R014751
 COVID19 pandemic and malaria services: a case study of Uganda
REFNo: HS2790ES

3. To determine the effect of the COVID19 pandemic on provision of malaria health services at the community level in Uganda,2. To assess the effect of the COVID19 pandemic on malaria diagnostic practices at health facility and community level,1. To evaluate the effect of the COVID19 pandemic on availability of malaria health commodities at national and health facility level,
 Uganda 2023-06-30 12:51:03 2026-06-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Harmson Kiteze Opira Kiteze
ID: UNCST-2023-R008461
 HEALTH SYSTEM DETERMINANTS AND FP/RH DATA UTILIZATION AMONG WISH2ACTION SUPPORTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS1696ES

Main Objective
1. This study seeks to examine heath system and data utilisation for monitoring and decision making among WISH2ACTION supported heath facilities in Uganda

Specific Objectives
1. To assess the technical, behavioural, and organizational factors affecting FP/RH data use for monitoring and decision-making in WISH-supported public health facilities
2. i. What technical, behavioral and organizational factors affect FP/RH data use in the WISH supported public health facilities?
 Uganda 2023-06-30 12:49:13 2026-06-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emma Thurau G
ID: UNCST-2023-R007945
 Balancing nutrients and toxins in Black and White colobus monkey(Colobus guereza) diet
REFNo: NS521ES

1. Determine if black and white colobus monkeys use sensory information to select their foods. 2. Determine how plant secondary metabolites (toxins) and nutrients impact black and white food selection and tree visitation rates.
USA 2023-06-30 12:47:56 2026-06-30 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Josephine Najjuma Nambi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013717
 Effect of InterProfessional Simulation-based learning on communication skills of multi-disciplinary student teams at two African medical schools (IPSUM STUDY)
REFNo: SS1858ES

To measure the impact of inter-profession medical simulation-based learning on inter-professional collaborative communication and practice skills among undergraduate medical and nursing students.
 Uganda 2023-06-30 12:46:53 2026-06-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel kirimunda
ID: UNCST-2021-R012738
 ANCESTRY DNA UGANDA GENETIC GENEALOGY STUDY
REFNo: HS2761ES

a) Enhance the AncestryDNA current genome reference panel database, with saliva samples from a Ugandan population, for the purpose of increasing its utility and accuracy;
b) Enhance the AncestryDNA data and sample repository for current and future product and service development;
c) Enhance population genetic data and sample repository for research in Uganda;
d) To strengthen DNA sequencing and sample repository at the Uganda National Health Laboratory Services


Uganda 2023-06-30 12:43:24 2026-06-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Lower Whitney
ID:
Strategies and mechanisms of collective inter-group aggression and in-group defense among wild eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Kibale National Park, Uganda
REFNo: NS496ES

The objectives of this doctoral dissertation project are to better elucidate the group-level, individual, and physiological mechanisms exhibited by wild eastern chimpanzees to achieve a risky form of collective action, namely participation and contribution in lethal aggression between territorially distinct chimpanzee communities. I will study the Kanyawara community of wild eastern chimpanzees to answer these questions of interest.
 USA 2023-06-27 19:31:41 2026-06-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MANDELA NELSON
ID:
University-community engagement opportunities to address climate change in African context: a comparative case study of Ndejje and Makerere universities
REFNo: SS1731ES

To explore opportunities that might be able to support policy making and enhance the third mission programs towards climate change issues and sustainability at the case universities.,To identify major constraints in the university-community collaborations in the efforts to address climate change at the case universities.,To investigate how the case universities develop and coordinate community engagement programs on climate change action and sustainability.,To establish community engagement activities that can be implemented by the case universities on climate change and sustainability,
 Uganda 2023-06-27 19:30:16 2026-06-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Carolyne Akello Agwau
ID: UNCST-2021-R013375
 MOSAIC Retrospective Analysis and Staff Feasibility Assessment of novel PrEP indicators for monitoring and evaluation
REFNo: HS2797ES

Demonstrate how person-years of PrEP dispensed can be used to estimate program impact and coverage,Understand perceptions of health facility staff regarding the ease and utility of reporting the novel indicators ,Explore variability in data availability and feasibility of indicator calculation by country ,• Describe the quality and consistency of existing program data required to calculate novel PrEP M&E indicators, ,The primary objective of this activity is to assess the feasibility of calculating three new proposed indicators (PrEP Dispensed, PrEP Visits, and Person-Years of PrEP Dispensed) for use in monitoring and evaluating PrEP programming.,
 Uganda 2023-06-27 19:25:01 2026-06-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph  Matovu KB
ID: UNCST-2020-R014654
 REPEAT SURVEY AND IMPACT EVALUATION OF THE GLOBAL FUND-SUPPORTED ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN PROJECT
REFNo: HS2943ES

To explore the barriers to and facilitators of implementation of AGYW interventions in intervention districts/schools ,To determine the prevalence of HIV, and syphilis among adolescent girls and young women in the intervention and non-intervention districts/schools,To determine the HIV, sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence status among in- and out-of-school AGYW in intervention and non-intervention districts/schools ,Determine the extent to which the implementation of AGYW interventions were impacted by COVID-19 and how the impact of COVID-19 could have affected the attainment of desired outcomes.,To conduct a critical appraisal of AGYW interventions from the point of view of the project beneficiaries, their caretakers and community.,Determine if there is a temporal relationship between exposure to the intervention and the observed outcomes over time ,To establish if AGYW interventions, implemented by sub-recipients, have yielded value for money,To establish risk-taking behaviors and the sero-prevalence of HIV and syphilis among the AGYW surveyed,Document the implementation processes and achievements made during the implementation of AGYW interventions and determine if, when, and why modifications in the intervention design were necessary,Conduct a comparative assessment/trend analysis of selected behavioral and biomarker indicators in intervention and non-intervention districts/schools since 2018 ,To evaluate the implementation of these programs to establish if they are creating the change needed to contain new HIV infections among AGYW,
 Uganda 2023-06-27 19:22:28 2026-06-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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