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Mugumya  Kabaja Lawrence Kabaja
ID: UNCST-2024-R002956
Evaluating the effect of Caregiver DOTs on viral re-suppression among children in Kigezi region
REFNo: HS6505ES

1. To establish the viral re-suppression rates among children on the CAGDOTS strategy in Kigezi Region. 2. To find out the factors associated with viral load re-suppression among the CALHIV) in Kigezi region.
Uganda 2025-09-17 12:36:18 2028-09-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Timothy Makumbi Kabanda
ID: UNCST-2021-R011760
MICRO RNAS PROFILING: BIOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION AND SURVIVAL OF EARLY ONSET BREAST CANCER AMONG UGANDAN Ref No. Mak-SOMREC-2021-272
REFNo: HS3699ES

iii) To correlate aberrantly expressed miRNAs profiles with associated survival among women with EOBC.,ii) To determine the association between MicroRNAs dysregulation and the clinical pathological characteristics among women with EOBC. ,i) To determine the prevalence of dysregulated MicroRNAs expression profiles among women with EOBC.,To determine the prevalent profiles of aberrantly expressed(dysregulated) miRNAs and how they influence the specific pathological characteristics, and survival after mastectomy breast surgery for early onset breast cancer (EOBC),
Uganda 2025-09-17 12:32:26 2028-09-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrew Mujugira
ID: UNCST-2019-R000871
Integrating HIV prevention with TB household contact evaluation in Uganda (TB PrEP)
REFNo: HS6341ES

Aim 1: Assess the implementation and effectiveness of home- based HIV self-testing and PrEP initiation versus clinic referral on PrEP initiation and continuation during household TB contact investigation.

Aim 2: Examine processes of implementing HIV self-testing and PrEP initiation during household TB contact evaluation using qualitative methods.

Aim 3: Estimate the cost-effectiveness of implementing home- based HIV testing and PrEP initiation for household members of people with TB in Uganda compared to clinic referral.

Uganda 2025-09-17 12:30:43 2028-09-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
NUWAGIRA KENETH
ID: UNCST-2025-R016664
FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND GROWTH OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (MSMES) IN KAMPALA CITY, UGANDA.
REFNo: SS3991ES

Main Objectives
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of financial inclusion on growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kampala City, Uganda.

1.4 Specific objectives
i) To determine the effect of credit accessibility on the growth of MSMEs in Kampala City, Uganda.
ii) To establish the effect of mobile money services on the growth of MSMEs in Kampala City, Uganda.
iii) To explore the effect of financial literacy on the growth of MSMEs in Kampala City, Uganda.

Uganda 2025-09-17 12:28:56 2028-09-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Twinamasiko Specioza
ID: UNCST-2022-R008954
Empowering Ugandan Refugee–Host Communities in Becoming Climate Resilient: The Case Studies of Nakivale and Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements
REFNo: NS983ES

1. To assess the resilience of refugees and their host communities to water access and land tenure in Nakivale and Rhino Camp
2. To monitor water quality within the refugee settlements and host communities of Nakivale and Rhino Camp.
3. To analyze hazards and farming practices within the refugee settlements and host-communities of Nakivale and Rhino Camp refugee-host communities
4. To document the different traditional practices and indigenous knowledge on agriculture, water source preservation and forest conservation prevalent among the refugee and host communities of Nakivale and Rhino Camp Refugee settlements.
5. To identify ways in which traditional environmental practices and indigenous knowledge can complement the contemporary modern scientific policies of environmental conservation and protection in refugee-host communities

Uganda 2025-09-17 12:27:48 2028-09-17 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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