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Abdifitah Mohamed Abdullahi
ID: UNCST-2026-R025147
Molecular Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolated from Women with Urinary Tract Infections at Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Teaching Hospital
REFNo: HS8472ES

1.3 Research Objectives 1.3.1 General Objective To determine the prevalence, molecular characteristics, and antimicrobial resistance profile of E. coli isolated from women with UTIs at Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Teaching Hospital. 1.3.2 Specific Objectives i. To determine the prevalence of E. coli isolates from women with UTIs at Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Teaching Hospital. ii. To identify factors associated with E. coli isolates from women with UTIs at Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Teaching Hospital. iii. To determine the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of E. coli isolates from women with UTIs at Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Teaching Hospital. iv. To identify selected antimicrobial resistance genes in E. coli isolates from women with UTIs at Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Teaching Hospital. v. To determine the phylogenetic relationships of E. coli isolates from women with UTIs at Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Teaching Hospital.
Somalia 2026-09-14 13:53:04 2029-09-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Mulumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R008759
Realising the Right to the Enjoyment of Scientific Progress in Africa: A Mapping of Laws, Policies and Institutional Frameworks
REFNo: HS8624ES

To develop policy recommendations that strengthen Africa’s capacity to realise the Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress.,To explore how African philosophical frameworks, such as Ubuntu, can inform ethical approaches to benefit sharing.,To identify gaps within current governance systems that limit equitable access to scientific innovations.,To examine how research ethics committees and regulatory institutions address issues of population-level benefits in scientific research.,To analyze the legal and policy frameworks governing scientific research and benefit sharing in selected African Countries.,To analyze the strengthened ethical, legal, and policy frameworks that enable equitable population-level benefit sharing from scientific research in Africa,
Uganda 2026-09-14 12:41:51 2029-09-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
silverno Tweshengyereze
ID: UNCST-2026-R023795
The Experience of Single parenting among Landslide Displaced Communities in Bulambuli District, Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS5888ES

i. To explore the meanings single parents in landslide displacement attach to single parenting in Bulambuli district. ii. To investigate the parenting practices of single parents among landslide displaced communities in Bulambuli district. iii. To examine the support systems that influence the experience of single parenting among landslide displaced communities in Bulambuli district.
Uganda 2026-09-14 12:38:04 2029-09-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert MPIIRA
ID: UNCST-2022-R005391
An Exploratory Pilot Study on the Effect of Perceptions towards Old-age, Children’s Support, Household Decision-making Dynamics and Financial Literacy on the Awareness and Demand for Contributory Pensions in Uganda.
REFNo: SS5800ES

(i) Assess how (and whether) individuals in low-income households prepare for old age.
(ii) Examine the relationship between demand for a new government-backed contributory pension scheme on one part, and the level of government subsidies.
(iii) Examine the relationship between demand for a new government-backed contributory pensions scheme on one side, and the expectations of old-age, support from children, decision making within the household and financial literacy

Uganda 2026-09-14 12:29:39 2029-09-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Chorey Michael
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THE MANAGEMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITY BASED CHURCH FOUNDED PROJECTS THE CASE OF: KARAMOJA INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES (KIDS)
REFNo: SS5951ES

(i) To evaluate the achievements of Karamoja integrated development services during its active operation. (ii) To analyze challenges the project met in the cause of its implementation process. (iii) To assess ways on how the church could reorganize and reposition herself in recovery of her community- based projects.
Uganda 2026-09-14 11:59:38 2029-09-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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