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Dorothy Akongo
ID: UNCST-2023-R007564
Pediatric Epilepsy in Busoga Region, Uganda – current management and factors associated with drug adherence and seizure control
REFNo: HS6004ES

The overall aim is to assess the current ability to diagnose and manage childhood epilepsy in
health facilities at different levels in Busoga region, Uganda and to describe pediatric epilepsy
patients followed at a Ugandan regional referral hospital to identify factors associated with
seizure control and epilepsy drug adherence.
Uganda 2025-06-20 7:37:23 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jesca Audo Harriet
ID: UNCST-2019-R000209
STUDENT LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN BIOLOGY LESSONS AS MEDIATORS OF SELF-EFFICACY AND GENERIC SKILLS IN UGANDA’S NEW LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM
REFNo: SS3915ES

The following objectives will serve as the study's direction. 1.To determine the level of student learning activities designed for students during Biology lessons in the lower secondary schools. 2.To determine the level of acquisition of generic skills among students during Biology lessons in the lower secondary schools. 3.To investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and student learning activities during Biology lessons in the lower secondary schools. 4.To examine the relationship between self-efficacy and generic skills acquisition among students during Biology lessons in the lower secondary school. 5.To examine the relationship between student learning activities and generic skills acquisition among students during Biology lessons in in the lower secondary schools. To investigate the mediating effect of student learning activities in relation to self-efficacy and generic skills acquisition among students during Biology lessons in the lower secondary schools.
Uganda 2025-06-20 7:34:34 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Hannah Kibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014355
VAC52150EBL4006 entitled: “Prospective, Multi-country, Non-interventional, Case-control Study with Test-negative Controls to Estimate the Effectiveness of the Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Vaccine Regimen Against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Real-world Setting
REFNo: HS6053ES

The primary objective of this trial is to estimate the vaccine effectiveness of the Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo vaccine regimen or a booster dose of Ad26.ZEBOV against polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed EVD in adults and children
Uganda 2025-06-20 19:06:06 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justus Turamyomwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R019115
A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga Associative Nominals
REFNo: SS3955ES

1. To examine how associative nominals are marked in Runyankore-Rukiga
2. To Explicate how Runyankore-Rukiga nominals are derived.
3.To establish the specific functions of associative modifiers in Runyankore-Rukiga associative constructions.
Uganda 2025-06-20 19:00:22 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Winnie Nakatudde
ID: UNCST-2025-R018763
Understanding Refugee Voices: Refugee Girls Experiences with Uganda’s Education Policies.
REFNo: SS3950ES

• To understand the extent to which Uganda’s current education policies and initiatives effectively meet refugee girls’ heterogeneous aspirations and needs.
• To find out how refugee girls in Nakivale settlement navigate educational trajectories, considering their gender, ethnicity, and social backgrounds.
• To examine the extent to which refugee girls in Nakivale settlement draw on and pursue ecological support systems (family, community, NGOs) to aid their educational integration.
• To determine how the lived experiences of refugee girls in Nakivale settlement differ from those of refugees in an urban setting.
Uganda 2025-06-20 18:50:23 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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