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Samuel Balamaga Ssanyu
ID: UNCST-2023-R005693
 ADOLESCENT RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS, EFFECT OF PEER-LED SEXUALITY EDUCATION, AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS FOR THE SEXUALITY EDUCATION NEEDS OF ADOLESCENTS IN MASAKA CITY
REFNo: HS5938ES

3. To examine the preparedness of secondary schools to respond to the sexuality education needs of school-going adolescents in Masaka City, Uganda.,2. To evaluate the effect of peer-led sexuality education on the sexual behaviors of adolescents attending secondary schools in Masaka City, Uganda.,1. To determine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors and associated factors among adolescents attending secondary schools in Masaka City, Uganda., To determine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviors, the effect of peer-led sexuality education, and the preparedness of secondary schools in Masaka City, Uganda to respond to the sexuality education needs of school-going adolescents.,
 Uganda 2025-06-10 14:35:14 2028-06-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Willy Ssengooba
ID: UNCST-2022-R001801
 Performance evaluation of the Truenat® MPX Tests to detect Mpox in Uganda
REFNo: HS5956ES

1) To compare the sensitivity and specificity of the Truenat® MPX assay with BioPerfectus Monkeypox Virus Real Time PCR Kit / Altona Fexstar in detecting Mpox cases in Uganda.
2) To assess the overall diagnostic accuracy, including the rate of false positives and negatives, of the Truenat® MPX assay compared to the RT-PCR standard.
 Uganda 2025-06-10 14:33:48 2028-06-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Mark Kaddu
ID: UNCST-2025-R017147
 IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (eLMIS) ADOPTION AND UTILIZATION ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN GREATER KAMPALA METROPOLITAN AREA.
REFNo: HS5793ES

General Objective To assess the impact of eLMIS adoption and utilization on the performance of health supply chains in public health facilities in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Specific Objectives 1. To determine the level of adoption and utilization of eLMIS in public health facilities in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. 2. To investigate the impact of eLMIS adoption and utilisation on health supply chain key performance indicators in Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area public health facilities.
 Uganda 2025-06-05 9:11:13 2028-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Barbara Castelnuovo
ID: UNCST-2019-R000802
 HEALTHy aging with HIV in Uganda cohort: screening for non-communicable diseases and geriatric syndromes. (HEALTHiv)
REFNo: HS5803ES

Specific Aim 1. To document endpoints of NCDs (and their risk factors) that are common in older PLWH exposed to the currently recommended ART regimens, particularly cardio vascular disease, renal disease (proteinuria and creatinine clearance), metabolic syndromes and bone loss (calcaneal ultrasound) and their risk factors.
Specific Aim 2. To document frailty and other geriatric syndromes in older PLWH, frailty and geriatric syndromes progression and risk factors
Uganda 2025-06-05 9:08:20 2028-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Maren Mickeler Alana
ID: UNCST-2024-R003691
 Understanding supportive leadership in organizations
REFNo: SS3820ES

This study investigates how supportive leadership influences bottom-up knowledge sharing within organizations. Although frontline employees often have valuable insights, their knowledge frequently fails to reach upper management—often due to supervisory barriers such as strict hierarchies, micromanagement, or a lack of psychological safety.

To address this, the research team is conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in collaboration with Centenary Bank Uganda. The intervention involves providing supportive leadership training to supervisors (middle managers) in randomly selected bank branches. Control branches will not receive the training during the study period.

Our main objective therefore is to test and measure the effect of supportive leadership training on bottom-up knowledge sharing and other organizational outcomes in a real-world organizational setting.
 Germany 2025-06-05 8:57:07 2028-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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