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Stella Neema
ID: UNCST-2019-R000814
Informed Consent Practices in Preventive Chemotherapy for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Programs
REFNo: SS4677ES

1) Investigate how consent processes are implemented in community settings through exploration of the experiences, challenges, and insights of community drug distributors, teachers, parents, and schoolchildren in high- and low-coverage areas of Uganda; and 2) Develop comprehensive recommendations for improving informed consent processes by synthesizing program-level findings with community implementation realities.
Uganda 2026-01-19 17:47:02 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Irene Mbabazi
ID: UNCST-2025-R019213
Transitioning of Care from Pediatric to Adult Sickle Cell Clinics in Uganda: Assessing the health system and patient-level barriers and facilitators
REFNo: HS6802ES

This study aims to explore (1) the health system-level barriers and facilitators influencing the transition from pediatric to adult SCD care at Mulago National Referral Hospital, and (2) the patient- and caregiver-level experiences, behaviors, and preparedness affecting this transition process.
Uganda 2026-01-19 17:05:12 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Catriona  Waitt John
ID: UNCST-2019-R001068
Decision-making regarding medication use during pregnancy and lactation: a mixed-methods study among pregnant and breastfeeding women and healthcare practitioners
REFNo: HS6869ES

Primary objectives 1. Interviews and focus groups: To explore the key factors influencing decision-making regarding medication use during pregnancy and lactation among pregnant and breastfeeding women and healthcare practitioners involved in maternity care. 2. Questionnaire: To assess the relative importance of various factors influencing decision-making on medication use during pregnancy among (recently) pregnant women. Secondary objectives 1. Interviews and focus groups: To explore potential differences in key factors influencing this decision-making between pregnant and breastfeeding women and healthcare practitioners.
2. Questionnaire: To examine potential contextual differences in pregnant women’s perspectives on decision-making regarding medication use in Uganda and the Netherlands.
UK 2026-01-19 17:02:25 2029-01-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Viola Karungi
ID: UNCST-2024-R003996
ENOUGH! Vulnerability, Perseverance and Resistance in the 21st Century: a Docu-Drama Film about lived-experiences of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Uganda
REFNo: SS4572ES

To assess the aftermath of victimhood for the respondents.,To explore the copying mechanisms employed by the respondents to endure suffering. ,To examine the circumstances that led to domestic violence for the respondents. ,To analyze lived-experiences of victims/survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Kampala and Bushenyi.,
Uganda 2026-01-19 16:54:10 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
John Bosco Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2024-R003033
Community Policing and Crime Prevention in Mbarara City- Western Uganda
REFNo: SS3425ES

i) To examine community perceptions and views about Community Policing and crime
prevention in Mbarara City.

ii) To determine the role of community participation in identifying and reporting crimes in
Mbarara City
iii) To determine existing working relationships between the Community and the Police in a bid to enhance Community Policing and Crime Prevention in Mbarara City.

iv) To propose recommendations on how to improve Community Policing and Crime
Prevention in Mbarara City.
Uganda 2026-01-19 16:52:27 2029-01-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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