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bwesigye thaddeus
ID: UNCST-2025-R017892
Anti-cancer activity of selected medicinal plant species in Kigezi Sub Region of Uganda used by Herbalists
REFNo: NS953ES

i. Identify the medicinal plants species in Kigezi used by herbalists for cancer management in order to document them. ii. Evaluate the effect of the medicinal plants’ extracts used by herbalists on human cancer cell lines in order to determine their cytotoxicity. iii. Evaluate the isolated phytochemical compounds from the anticancer medicinal plant extracts for antioxidant potential to determine their cytotoxic effect on human cancer cell lines. iv. Investigate the cytotoxic effect of phytochemical compounds from the anticancer medicinal plants on human cell lines so as to determine their mechanism of cell death.
Uganda 2025-07-22 15:08:53 2028-07-22 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
LIVINGSTONE MAKANGA KYEGOMBE
ID: UNCST-2024-R015296
Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response: Analysis of the processes, factors and challenges of implementation in refugee-hosting districts of west Nile, Uganda
REFNo: HS5996ES

3) To explore the perceptions of stakeholders (including refugees and nationals) on the processes and challenges of implementing MPDSR in refugee-hosting districts of the west Nile region. ,2) To assess factors that influence the implementation of maternal death surveillance and response in Adjumani and Yumbe refugee-hosting districts of west Nile.,1) To assess the processes of implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Adjumani and Yumbe refugee-hosting districts of west Nile. ,To investigate the processes, factors, and challenges of implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) in refugee-hosting districts of west -Nile,
Uganda 2025-07-22 15:07:21 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joannah Nalwoga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002651
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OFFERING POST-PARTUM CONTRACEPTION BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN KAYUNGA DISTRICT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
REFNo: HS6011ES

III. To establish the healthcare facility-related factors associated with using Postpartum contraception in Kayunga District,II. To document the individual-related factors (Knowledge, attitudes, practices) of healthcare workers associated with the use of Postpartum contraception among mothers in Kayunga District.,I. To determine the prevalence of the use of Postpartum contraception among mothers in Kayunga District.,
Uganda 2025-07-22 15:05:22 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sophia Nakitto
ID: UNCST-2024-R002921
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of children below 15 years with severe malaria hemoglobinuria, a retrospective study at Kayunga regional referral hospital.
REFNo: HS6156ES

To determine the prevalence of severe malaria among children below 15 years admitted at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To determine the prevalence of severe malaria with hemoglobinuria among children below 15 years admitted at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To identify the factors associated with severe malaria with hemoglobinuria among children below15 years admitted with severe malaria at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To determine the immediate outcomes among children below 15 years managed for severe malaria with haemoglobinuria.
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:52:41 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jimmy Haumba Hyuha
ID: UNCST-2024-R002430
Fit Factors and Job Performance of Administrative Employees: Moderating Effect of Employee Resilience in Public Universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS3933ES

To determine the moderating effect of employee resilience on the relationship beween fit factors and job performance among administrative employees in public universities in Uganda.,To investigate the relationship between employee resilience and the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda,To examine the impact of fit factors on the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda,To investigate the moderating effect of employee resilience in relation to fit factors and the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda.,
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:51:30 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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