Joaniter Nankabirwa Immaculate
ID: UNCST-2021-R012896
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Cluster randomized trial of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school-age children to improve the health of students and decrease community transmission (CRITICal)
REFNo: HS5878ES
To estimate the effectiveness of IPTsc with DP in reducing community level malaria burden. We will test the hypothesis that malaria incidence will be lower in intervention clusters (randomised to receive IPTsc) than in control clusters (randomised to not receive IPTsc).
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Uganda |
2025-06-05 8:47:33 |
2028-06-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Amina Hassan
ID: UNCST-2025-R017065
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A STUDY OF CHILD MOTHERS’ EXPERIENCES ON COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION IN MBALE DISTRICT, EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3834ES
Main objective/ purpose
The major objective of the study is to highlight the experiences of the child mothers' community-based rehabilitation services in Mbale District, Uganda.
Specific Objectives
1. To identify the challenges that the child mothers experience
2. To establish the support services they received from the community during pregnancy
3. To examine the support services they received from the community after delivery
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Uganda |
2025-06-05 8:44:56 |
2028-06-05 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Aldomoro Burua
ID: UNCST-2024-R002082
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Characterization and treatment outcomes of asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis from community screening in Uganda
REFNo: HS5744ES
1) To assess the factors associated with asymptomatic compared with symptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis
2) To determine the infectiousness of asymptomatic compared with clinical pulmonary tuberculosis.
3) To evaluate the treatment outcomes of subclinical compared to clinical pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Uganda |
2025-06-05 17:49:08 |
2028-06-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Mary Namukisa
ID: UNCST-2025-R016850
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PARTICIPANT COMPENSATION IN MEDICAL RESEARCH: PRACTICES AND PERSPECTIVES OF INVESTIGATORS AND RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5901ES
1. To identify the factors influencing research compensation in medical research in Uganda.
2. To explore the perspectives of investigators and REC members regarding research compensation in medical research in Uganda.
3. To determine the common research compensation practices utilized in medical research conducted in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2025-06-05 17:17:52 |
2028-06-05 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Lorna Magara Florence
ID: UNCST-2025-R017918
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An Inquiry into the Phenomenon of Innovation Hubs in Uganda
REFNo: SS3976ES
1) To examine stakeholder perceptions and definitions of innovation hubs – Understanding how the founder, innovators, and university faculty conceptualize the role and function of innovation hubs within Uganda’s socio-economic context.
2) To identify the challenges and support mechanisms influencing stakeholder engagement – The study will assess the barriers and constraints that innovators, university faculty, and the founder face in their interactions with MoTIV, as well as the available resources that support innovation and entrepreneurship.
3) To analyze how collaboration influences the innovation culture at MoTIV Innovation Hub – The research will explore how partnerships among industry, academia, and government impact knowledge exchange, creativity, and technological advancement within the innovation hub.
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Uganda |
2025-06-05 17:04:33 |
2028-06-05 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Henry Ddungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000966
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Feasibility and acceptability of red blood cell exchange among patients with sickle cell
disease in Uganda.
REFNo: HS5971ES
1.To determine the availability and accessibility of RBCX in Uganda
2.To assess the willingness of patients with SCD to undergo therapeutic apheresis.
3. To evaluate the perceived benefits and drawbacks of therapeutic apheresis among patients with SCD.
4. To explore the potential barriers to the implementation and uptake of therapeutic apheresis in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:42:17 |
2028-06-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Steven Puleh Sean
ID: UNCST-2021-R013722
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R21 MALARIA VACCINATION AMONG COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN UGANDA DISTRICTS: UPTAKE, ADHERENCE TO SCHEDULE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS
REFNo: HS5968ES
General objective
To assess the uptake and adherence to vaccine schedules, associated factors, and the effectiveness of the R21 malaria vaccine in reducing test positivity rates, disease severity, and hospitalization rates among targeted children in selected communities in Northern Uganda.
Specific objectives:
1. To assess the knowledge, attitude, and perceptions among communities of northern Uganda (Study I)
2. To assess the level of uptake (at least 1 dose) of malaria vaccine in children in children targeted for vaccination and its associated factors among communities in northern Uganda (Study II)
3. To evaluate adherence to the first three (3) malaria vaccine schedules for control of malaria in children under five years and associated factors in communities of northern Uganda (Study III)
4. To evaluate the effectiveness of malaria vaccine on test positivity rate, severity of the cases, mortality rates in the control of malaria one year after the introduction of the vaccine among children under five years in northern Uganda (Study IV)
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:40:17 |
2028-06-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Annet Namusisi Mary
ID: UNCST-2025-R017592
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Evaluation of the Uganda Public Health Bulletin impact
REFNo: HS5978ES
1. Determine the reach of the UPHB among national, district, and international stakeholders
2. Explore how readers perceive the relevance, quality, and usefulness of the UPHB
3. Assess Content Quality Using Standardized Scorecards
4. Analyze trends in digital engagement as measured by email open rates, click-through rates, and website traffic over the past five years
5. Evaluate the impact of the UPHB on public health decision-making within 9 years of existence
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:38:50 |
2028-06-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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WALAKIRA FELIX JOSHUA
ID: UNCST-2023-R007993
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COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS ON HERBAL MEDICINES USE IN TREATING UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN KATANGA SLUM, UGANDA; A WAY OF SPARING ANTIBIOTICS.
REFNo: HS5902ES
1. To explore prevailing perceptions and beliefs within the community regarding the efficacy of herbal medicines in treating upper respiratory infections.
2. To explore the perceived barriers and facilitators to the adoption of herbal medicines in treating Upper Respiratory Infections as a means of sparing antibiotics.
3. To determine the proportion of people in Katanga who have suffered from Upper Respiratory Infections.
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:37:03 |
2028-06-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Holly Parsons Jane Emily
ID: UNCST-2024-R002678
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Case Study: Exploring the Effectiveness of Village Health Teams in Uganda's 12 Refugee-Hosting District
REFNo: SS3874ES
The main objective on this research is to drive the narrative on a successful method of transition from humanitarian-funded to government ownership of health systems for refugees in low- and middle-income countries that depends on responsibility-sharing as part of the Global Compact on Refugees. The specific objective is to explore the effectiveness of Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Uganda's 12 refugee-hosting districts in preventing and treating human malaria by identifying key successes and key challenges of this health system, and then exploring how successes can be proliferated and how challenges can be mitigated.
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Canada |
2025-06-02 17:20:52 |
2028-06-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Amon Tayebwa
ID: UNCST-2024-R002098
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THE ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE HUMAN CORONARY ARTERIES: A CADAVERIC STUDY AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS6003ES
1.What are the different branching and dominance patterns of the human coronary arteries amongst unclaimed bodies at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital?
2.What are the different patterns of origin of coronary arteries at the sinotubular junction amongst unclaimed bodies at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital?
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:17:36 |
2028-06-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Gloria Naome Aduku
ID: UNCST-2024-R015930
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IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES (TOURISM) AND PARASITISM ON PHYSIOLOGIAL STRESS IN GORILLAS (Gorilla beringei beringei) IN BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK
REFNo: NS971ES
• To evaluate six different Enzyme Immunoassays (EIA) for quantifying fGCMs in mountain gorillas.
• To investigate the effect of bacterial metabolism and environmental factors on the stability of faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations post-defaecation
• To examine variation in parasitic burden and fGCM concentrations of spatially separated mountain gorilla groups.
• To examine parasitic burden and fGCM concentrations of mountain gorillas during high and low tourism activity.
• To identify specific parasitic infections that correlate with elevated fGCM concentrations in mountain gorillas.
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:16:50 |
2028-06-02 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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AHEEBWA ROGGERS COLLINS
ID: UNCST-2025-R017036
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Tax Policies And Financial Performance Of Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda: A Case Of SMEs
in Kabale District
REFNo: SS3844ES
i. To examine the effect of tax compliance costs on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Kabale district
ii. To examine the effect of tax incentives on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Kabale district.
iii. To examine the effect of tax rates on the financial performance of small scale and medium enterprises in Kabale district.
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:15:52 |
2028-06-02 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Kamya Moses
ID: UNCST-2020-R014203
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A case-control study to assess the effectiveness and safety of the R21/matrix-M malaria vaccine
REFNo: HS6009ES
To assess the Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) of R21/Matrix-M vaccine against severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
To assess the Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine against clinical malaria in high-transmission perennial areas caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
To assess if the R21/Matrix-M vaccine recipients are at an increased risk of death (all-cause).
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Uganda |
2025-06-02 17:04:40 |
2028-06-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
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PROTOCOL FOR THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ALINITY M HIV-1 ASSAY USING DRIED BLOOD SPOT SPECIMENS HIV VIRAL LOAD ASSAY FOR WHO PREQUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT
REFNo: HS6061ES
• To assess the Alinity m HIV-1 DBS assay’s agreement with a cobas HIV-1 Quantitative nucleic acid test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems (Roche Diagnostics GmbH) on clinical specimens, including:
o Quantitative assessment of bias, limits of agreement and correlation
o Misclassification above or below the clinical threshold (1000 copies/mL)
• To assess the analytical performance of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay using DBS:
o Precision (repeatability and within-laboratory reproducibility)
o Linear range on the main subtypes
o Limit of detection
o Cross-contamination
• To describe the operational characteristics and ease of use of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay using DBS and its suitability for use in countries with limited infrastructure.
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Uganda |
2025-05-29 17:20:17 |
2028-05-29 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
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STANDARDTM M10 HR-HPV: Evaluation of Clinical Performance and Usability in the hands of untrained users.
REFNo: HS6022ES
Demonstration of usability of the STANDARDTM M10 Hr-HPV assay. ,Demonstration of sample type equivalence for the STANDARDTM M10 Hr-HPV assay: ThinPrep® PreservCyt® Solution (Hologic) vs. BD SurePathTM Collection Vial (Becton, Dickinson and Company),Determination of the relative diagnostic sensitivity and specificity i.e. compared with the Roche Cobas HPV assay (used according to the current standard of care at the study site).,Determination of clinical accuracy i.e. absolute diagnostic sensitivity for CIN2+ and CIN3+ and absolute diagnostic specificity for ≤ CIN1.,To demonstrate the clinical performance of the STANDARDTM M10 Hr-HPV assay when used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory setting or health institution (i.e. intended use setting), the following objectives have been defined.,
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Uganda |
2025-05-29 17:19:03 |
2028-05-29 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Anatoli Mawanda
ID: UNCST-2024-R015927
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GENETIC AND MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF BREAST CANCER
DISPARITY AMONG AFRICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND WHITE
POPULATIONS
REFNo: HS6015ES
To study the genetic, molecular, and biological regulators of breast cancer in Ugandan
women and compare them with African American and white women.
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Uganda |
2025-05-29 17:17:31 |
2028-05-29 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Christabel Gero Anyango
ID: UNCST-2025-R017108
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Perspectives of Child Domestic Workers and Their Employers: A Qualitative Study in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS3860ES
• To establish patterns of entry into, exit out of and conditions of child domestic work in the Ugandan setting, including patterns that constitute human trafficking. Entry patterns will include decision making and influences to enter domestic work, while exit will encompass strategies used to transition to other work roles and the types of work roles entered following domestic work.
• To understand employers’ perceptions of and views on child domestic workers, including reasons for recruiting younger workers, strategies to recruit CDWs, views on the benefits, drawbacks and development needs of younger workers, treatment and remuneration of CDWs, and awareness of laws and policies related to young workers, among others.
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Kenya |
2025-05-29 17:15:05 |
2028-05-29 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Jeya Sushimitha Jawahar Kanth
ID: UNCST-2024-R016269
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Evaluating the Impact of Social Media Influencers on Tobacco Use Among Urban Youth in Africa: A Comparative Mixed Methods Study Across Kampala, Nairobi, and Lagos
REFNo: SS3850ES
Main Objective
1. To explore and compare the role of social media influencers in shaping tobacco use behaviors among urban youth (ages 18-29) residing in Kampala, Nairobi, and Lagos by examining tobacco use prevalence, influencer messaging, and youth perspectives.
Specific Objectives
1. To determine the prevalence of tobacco use among urban youth (18-29 years) in Nairobi, Lagos, and Kampala.
2. To assess the relationship between exposure to influencer content and tobacco use behaviors among urban youth.
3. To analyze the content and reach of pro-tobacco messages shared by social media influencers among the target youth population.
4. To investigate urban youth perceptions of how influencers impact their decisions and attitudes toward tobacco use.
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India |
2025-05-29 17:14:22 |
2028-05-29 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Denis Nansera
ID: UNCST-2024-R004002
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Improving HIV testing among Children under five in Rural Uganda
REFNo: HS5829ES
The main objective of this study is to develop a traditional healer facilitated paediatric HIV testing program to improve access to paediatric HIV testing. To do this, we will first use qualitative study methods to determine factors that influence HIV testing among paediatric clients of TH and guide adaptation of the TH-facilitated HIV testing program for children. We will then implement a pilot study to evaluate offering paediatric HIV testing at traditional healer locations in southwestern Uganda.
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Uganda |
2025-05-29 17:12:49 |
2028-05-29 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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