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Crispus Tashobya
ID: UNCST-2025-R022506
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AMONG SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN AGRO-FOOD PROCESSING IN WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4810ES

i. To assess the effect of structural capital on business performance of agro-food processing SMEs in Western Uganda.
ii. To determine the effect of human capital on business performance of agro-food processing SMEs in Western Uganda.
iii. To analyze the effect of relational capital on business performance of agro-food processing SMEs in Western Uganda.
iv. To examine the mediating effect of innovation on the relationship between intellectual capital and business performance of agro-food processing SMEs in Western Uganda.

Uganda 2026-02-12 13:38:44 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samuel Lukenge
ID: UNCST-2025-R021961
INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY AND STUDENT’S SATISFACTION MEDIATED BY SENSE OF CAMPUS COMMUNITY IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4520ES

This proposed study seeks to investigate the influence of infrastructure quality on the satisfaction of students mediated by a sense of campus community at public universities in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:35:38 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Patrick Omiel Okecho
ID: UNCST-2025-R019368
Socio-Technical Factors Shaping the Integration of Climate Services into the Health System: A Case Study of Uganda’s DHIS2 Platform
REFNo: SS4764ES

Main objectives:
To examine the socio-technical factors that influence the integration of climate services into Uganda’s health information system through the DHIS2 platform.

To document how actors build legitimacy and foster cross-sectoral collaboration for climate service integration through the DHIS2 platform.

To analyze how climate services are embedded into routine HIS workflows through the DHIS2 platform.

To examine how climate-informed early warning practices f

Uganda 2026-02-12 13:33:16 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
EUGENE ARINAITWE -
ID: UNCST-2023-R005572
SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS IN LIVESTOCK FROM THE SELECTED DISTRICTS OF UGANDA
REFNo: NS1079ES

General objective:
To understand the epidemiology of the circulating RVFv strains in the selected districts of the Uganda cattle corridor and establish the distribution and the trend of RVF outbreaks in Uganda in the past 10 years

Specific Objectives:
1. To establish the distribution and the trend of RVF outbreaks in Uganda in the past 10 years (2013-2022)
2. To determine the seroprevalence of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in livestock from selected districts of the Uganda cattle corridor
3. To establish the associated risk factors of RVF among the livestock farmers from selected districts of the Uganda cattle corridor
4. To determine the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of pastoralists from selected districts of the Uganda cattle corridor towards Rift Valley Fever
5. To establish genetic diversity of RVF viruses circulating within the livestock in the Uganda cattle corridor

Uganda 2026-02-12 13:32:15 2029-02-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kizito Wamala
ID: UNCST-2025-R018261
Exploring the Traditional Counseling Practices of Indigenous Community Practitioners Treating Psychological Distress in Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda: A Case of Buganda
REFNo: SS4703ES

1.To explore the practices of traditional counseling offered by the indigenous community practitioners treating psychological distress in victims of intimate partner violence in Buganda.

2.To explore the experiences of indigenous community practitioners offering traditional counseling for treating psychological distress in victims of intimate partner violence in Buganda.

3.To derive the worldview that underpins the traditional counseling practices of indigenous community practitioners treating psychological distress in victims of intimate partner violence in Buganda.
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:29:36 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MARTHA MUDUWA
ID: UNCST-2024-R015601
Preterm Postnatal Growth II (PPG-II): A retrospective study of postnatal growth in very low birthweight (<1500g) infants following introduction of an enhanced lactational support programme and a low-cost human milk bank
REFNo: HS6129ES

To assess the postnatal growth of infants <1500g from birth until discharge,To assess the impact of the enhanced lactational support programme and human milk bank on preterm postnatal growth,To identify clinical and nutritional risk factors associated with PGF,The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for PGF among infants <1500g in a level II neonatal unit in eastern Uganda with access to an enhanced lactational support programme and donor human milk from a HMB,
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:28:23 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jennifer Opio Tino
ID: UNCST-2025-R019863
Refugee Self-Reliance Strategies and Refugee-Host Community Relations in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement
REFNo: SS4518ES

General Objectives
The general objective of this study is to assess the impact of the refugee self-reliance strategies on refugee socioeconomic wellbeing and refugee-host community relations and identifying strategies and interventions for fostering harmonious refugee-host community relations for mutual socioeconomic wellbeing.
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of the study are to:
1. Assess the impact of the refugee self-reliance policy on the social and economic well-being of refugees in Nakivale Refugee Settlements.
2. Assess the nature and dynamics of refugee-host community relations in Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
3. Examine the effect of Refugee Self-Reliance Strategies on refugee–host community relations in Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
4. Obtain the perspectives of refugees and host communities on the implementation of refugee self-reliance strategies to improve refugee-host community relations.
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:27:05 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Grace Adong Hope
ID: UNCST-2024-R005069
Experiences of Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia and their Caregivers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, South Western Uganda
REFNo: HS7029ES

To explore the coping mechanisms of patients and caregivers of patients with sickle cell anemia,To explore the experiences of patients and caregivers of patients with sickle cell anameia,
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:20:49 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eric Nelson Haumba
ID: UNCST-2025-R021758
Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge Practices in Sustainable Crop Production Intensification among Smallholder Farmers in the Bukedi Sub-region, Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS4648ES

1. To examine indigenous knowledge practices used by farmers in the Bukedi sub-region.
2. To establish factors influencing indigenous knowledge decision-making methods that are agreeable to farmers.
3. To investigate the role of indigenous knowledge practices in facilitating crop productivity and sustainability for farmers.
4. To propose a framework that will inform the use of indigenous knowledge practices in sustainable crop production intensification.

Uganda 2026-02-12 13:14:22 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Susan  Nabadda
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
CLINICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (RETROSPECTIVE STUDY) OF THE STANDARD Q HIV/SYPHILIS/HBsAg TRIPLE TEST
REFNo: HS6651ES

Quantify the proportion of uninterpretable (Invalid) results to gauge operational feasibility based on the invalid rate.,Assess Inter-reader Variability among different operators to ensure consistency in test interpretation and hence reliability in real-world settings.,To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the STANDARD Q HIV/Syphilis/HBsAg Triple Test, a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for simultaneous detection of HIV-1/2 antibodies, syphilis (Treponema pallidum) antibodies, and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). ,
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:03:06 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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