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Daniela Acosta
ID: UNCST-2024-R003832
 Chimpanzee Intercommunity Competition: Measuring Benefits and Costs at the Group Level.
REFNo: NS826ES

I aim to investigate questions related to the causes and consequences of territorial expansion and contraction at the group level due to intergroup competition. Specifically, I am interested in (i) understanding changes in ranging patterns, habitat use, reproductive success, resource availability and social relationships before, during, and after territorial shifts; (ii) examining decision-making processes during patrolling behavior; and (iii) identifying the mechanisms in which sociality influences group level cooperation.
Colombia 2024-06-10 8:23:29 2027-06-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Picos Ariho
ID:
Preventive Diplomacy and the (De-)escalating Armed conflicts in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A case of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region.
REFNo: SS2620ES

1. Examine what accounts to the resurgence of the M23 Movement following its military defeat a decade ago.
2. Assess the diplomatic machinery potential of the M23 and armed conflicts.
3. Re-evaluate the promise of preventive diplomacy in both bilateral and multilateral relations with ending armed conflicts in Africa's great lakes region.
 Uganda 2024-06-06 17:41:29 2027-06-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Innocent Mutyaba
ID: UNCST-2021-R012218
 Identifying Predictors of Kaposi Sarcoma Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
REFNo: HS2151ES

We propose to utilize the ACSR ARKS study specimen biorepository and clinical database to identify predictors and biomarkers of KS-IRIS in the ARKS cohort. To determine if select clinical parameters, plasma cytokines, and KSHV burden measured at time of KS-IRIS symptom onset could serve as biomarkers of prevalent KS-IRIS. We will develop a predictive model of KS-IRIS utilizing the ARKS study to extend the findings from the HIPPOS study. To identify baseline predictors of incident KS-IRIS among adults with early-stage KS initiating ART.,
 Uganda 2024-06-06 17:40:22 2027-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elisa  Macchi
ID: UNCST-2023-R004097
 Would you hire a female mechanic? Experimental evidence from motor-mechanics managers in Uganda
REFNo: SS2574ES

1. To examine the gender desparities in hiring among managers in the motor-mechanic industry.
2. To access the impact of monitoring towards gender discrimination
3. To measure the impact of training on decisions to hire and gender discrimination.
4. Measure hiring managers’ misperception about jobseekers on-the-job abilities and trustworthiness.

 Italy 2024-06-06 17:39:07 2027-06-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Grace Kagoro
ID: UNCST-2021-R013951
 Improved mechanisms for climate change adaptation for sustainable food production
REFNo: NS705ES

Main Objective
1. To improve climate smart agriculture mechanisms and land management practices to cope with climatic variability.

Specific Objectives
1. To establish climatic related environmental hazards, risks & vulnerabilities in small holder farming of SW Uganda.
2. To determine climate smart agricultural practices for adoption to diversify and increase food production in climatic hazard-prone areas.
3. To optimize laboratory infrastructure for analytical capacities in soil, food profiling and plant micro-propagation at MUST.
4. To develop farmer-led crop production and climate monitoring systems for informed food production.
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:47:58 2027-06-05 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Linda Calabrese
ID:
Comparative analysis of FDI in Uganda
REFNo: SS1960ES

This research aims to understand whether investment from China is different from that from other countries in terms of its implications for host low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). I operationalise the research in the context of the spillovers generated by Chinese firms and foreign-non Chinese firms on domestic firms. I focus on spillovers because these are important channels of durable productivity transfers between foreign and domestic firms, but one that has mainly been investigated quantitatively and with little comparative analysis.
 Italy 2024-06-05 17:46:42 2027-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
PAULA NJERU
ID:
Utility of An Epilepsy Self-Management And Resilience Technical (SMART) APP for Adolescents and Young Adults
REFNo: HS3799ES

To identify specific improvements for the APP that will make it more useful for AWE and young adults.,To understand aspects of the APP that AWE and young adults derive the greatest benefit from.,To understand the perspectives of adolescents and young adults with epilepsy about using the SMART APP. ,To characterize the experiences of adolescents and young adults with epilepsy while using the SMART APP, pinpoint the essential elements of the APP that adolescents and young adults with epilepsy find most advantageous, and propose specific enhancements to further improve the APP,
 Kenya 2024-06-05 17:45:41 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Richard Rwabuhinga
ID:
Influence of Competency and performance on Employability in Uganda; A case study of Mountains of the Moon and United Pentecostal Universities
REFNo: HS3058ES

4. The establish the impact of competencies on interpersonal skills of graduates from Mountains of the Moon and United Pentecostal Universities in Mid-western Uganda,3. To find out the influence of competence on problem solving skills of education graduates from Mountains of the Moon and United Pentecostal Universities in Mid-western Uganda.,2. To establish the influence of competence on communication skills among education graduates from Mountains of the Moon and United Pentecostal Universities in Mid-western Uganda.,1. To establish the influence of competence on academic skills among education graduates from Mountains of the Moon and United Pentecostal Universities in Mid-western Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:44:09 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Cissy  Kityo
ID: UNCST-2021-R013663
 A Phase 2a/2b Study Evaluating Safety, Immunogenicity, and Therapeutic Efficacy of ID93 + GLA-SE Vaccination in Participants with Rifampicin-Susceptible Pulmonary TB
REFNo: HS3834ES

1.2 Secondary Objectives 1.2.1 Phase 2a and 2b: To evaluate the proportion of participants with a quantifiable RS ratio after therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE compared to placebo. 1.2.2 Phase 2a: To evaluate the kinetics of cellular immunogenicity of ID93 + GLA-SE through 12 months post second dose of study product. 1.2.3 Phase 2a: To evaluate the kinetics of humoral immunogenicity of ID93 + GLA-SE through 12 months post second dose of study product. 1.2.4 Phase 2a: To evaluate innate immune changes in response to ID93 + GLA-SE through 2 weeks post second dose of study product. 1.2.5 Phase 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE, to placebo, with respect to the proportion of participants with TB-related unfavorable outcomes at 540 days after study entry, which is approximately 18 months after start of TB treatment, in subgroups defined by: Hard-to-treat phenotype and not hard-to-treat phenotype, where hard-to-treat phenotype is defined as smear Grade ≥3 and cavitary disease on chest radiograph at TB diagnosis.1.3 Exploratory Objectives 1.3.1 Phase 2a: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to: • The safety and immunogenicity of ID93 + GLA-SE in participants living with and without HIV. • The quantitative RS ratio at time points relative to vaccination and TB treatment as indicated in the Schedule of Evaluations (SOE). • The magnitude and quality of immune responses with respect to the composition of the intestinal microbiota. 1.3.2 Phase 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to the proportion of participants with TB-related unfavorable outcomes at 540 days after study entry, which is approximately 18 months after start of TB treatment, adjusted for • Pharmacokinetics (PK) assessments of first-line TB drugs (exposure) during TB treatment as per the SOE. • Levels of participant adherence to standard of care (SOC) TB treatment measured using self-reporting and urine acetyl-isoniazid (AcINH) from start to end of TB treatment. 1.3.3 Phase 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to the proportion of participants with TB-related unfavorable outcomes at 540 days after study entry, which is approximately 18 months after start of TB treatment, stratified by bacterial burden at start of TB treatment. 1.3.4 Phase 2a and 2b: To develop the composite predictive model of TB drug response by using measures of adherence, drug exposure (PK), immune response, gut microbiota, and participant phenotype. 1.3.5 Phase 2a and 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to proportion of participants with sputum culture conversion at baseline at time of randomization and at Step 2, Days 30, 120, and 150, which are approximately 2, 5, and 6 months after start of TB treatment. 1.3.6 Phase 2a and 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to cumulative relapse from end of TB treatment up to end of study follow-up, that is, Step 2, Days 420, 450, 480, and 510, for Groups 1, 2, 3 (&5), and 4 (&5), respectively. 1.3.7 Phase 2a and 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to lung function and health-related quality of life, as measured by spirometry and the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire. 1.3.8 Phase 2a and 2b: To compare the within-person change in lung function tests over time from the first dose of therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo. 1.3.9 Phase 2a and 2b: To compare therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE to placebo, with respect to resolution of transcriptomic biomarkers of TB disease. 1.3.10 Phase 2b: To identify correlates of protection for unfavorable TB outcomes. 1.3.11 Phase 2b: To estimate the effect of the vaccine on the proportion of participants with TB-related unfavorable outcomes among participants living with and without HIV. 1.3.12 Phase 2a and 2b: To conduct analyses related to furthering the understanding of TB, HIV, immunology, vaccines, and clinical trial conduct.,1.1 Primary Objectives 1.1.1 Phase 2a and 2b: To evaluate safety of a two-dose ID93 + GLA-SE vaccine regimen administered 60 days apart on Step 2, Days 0 and 60, with TB treatment administered, at approximately: 1.1.1.1 Months 4 and 6 after start of TB treatment (Group 1) 1.1.1.2 Months 3 and 5 after start of TB treatment (Group 2) 1.1.1.3 Months 2 and 4 after start of TB treatment (Group 3 and Group 5, if this vaccination schedule is adopted for Group 5) 1.1.1.4 Months 1 and 3 after start of TB treatment (Group 4 and Group 5, if this vaccination schedule is adopted for Group 5) 1.1.2 Phase 2a and 2b: To determine if therapeutic vaccination with ID93 + GLA-SE will increase the magnitude of vaccine-specific cellular responses compared to placebo at 2 weeks post second dose of study product. 1.1.3 Phase 2b: To estimate the effect of the vaccine on the proportion of participants with TB-related unfavorable outcomes (treatment failure, TB recurrence, or death due to TB) at Day 540 after study entry, which is approximately 18 months after start of TB treatment (Group 5 combined with either Group 3 or Group 4, depending on which vaccination schedule is selected for Group 5).,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:42:17 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
KIYINGI MARTIN
ID:
A critical review of [Nature of existence]; to establish "Existential Scope of education", the "Problem of education", "Forms of inquiry” and “Perspectives of knowledge”, in Uganda. A case of selected education policy institutions and Universities in Uganda.
REFNo: SS2573ES

4. To explore possibility of Physical (Truth, Empirical Knowledge and Reality), to alleviate the prevailing and emerging, “Existential” and “Physical” problems; probably the prevailing “Scope of education” is focused at mitigation and adaptation rational consequential [Physical problems (Outcomes)] of own continuous existential Causation and Processing. ,3. To explore how the [Nature of existence] influence Existential (Truth, Knowledge & Reality) and establish if possibility of (Truth, Knowledge and Reality) is limited to only the physical possibility of existence.,2. To explore the “Problem of education” and establish how the [Existential forms of inquiry] based on the [Nature of existence] influence the [Perspectives (Viewpoint) of knowledge]. ,1. To explore the fundamental [Nature of existence], a fundamentalism of [Existential Identity] of all species, the “Scope of education” and basis for respective [Existential forms of inquiry (Sensory response to stimulus)].,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:39:12 2027-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Cornelius Sendagire
ID: UNCST-2021-R004351
 Potentially modifiable factors to improve outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients in ICUs in Resource-limited settings (MOTIVATE-ICU)
REFNo: HS4040ES

To assess outcomes associated with tracheostomy timing in IMV patients in LMIC ICUs.,To determine non-modifiable patient-level factors associated with ICU mortality, ICU length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation among LMIC ICU patients. ,To identify potentially modifiable factors associated with ICU mortality, ICU length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation among LMIC ICU patients. ,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:37:52 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jack Turihohabwe
ID:
A deep learning model for early prediction and diagnosis of Late Blight Disease in Irish potatoes: A case of Kigezi Region RefNo:MUST-2023-1308
REFNo: SIR323ES

The major objective of the research study is improving early prediction and accurate diagnosis of late blight disease among Irish potato farmers in Kigezi.
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:36:19 2027-06-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Menya
ID:
Torrefaction of Banana Value Chain-Based Wastes Available in Uganda for Fuel (TorrCoal Project)
REFNo: SIR172ES

Main Objective
To investigate the torrefaction potential of banana value chain-based wastes available in Uganda for fuel.

Specific Objectives
• To characterize the underutilized banana value chain-based wastes
• To optimize the torrefaction conditions for production of bio-coal from selected banana value chain-based wastes
• To assess the quality and performance of briquettes generated from the torrefied banana waste
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:35:18 2027-06-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Adeline Boatin
ID: UNCST-2019-R001255
 Education of pregnant women with a prenatal indication for cesarean section through periodic short message service (SMS) and interactive voice response system (IVR) in Uganda
REFNo: HS4081ES

1. To pilot the use of SMS and IVR among high-risk pregnant women scheduled for elective caesarean section and receiving antenatal care at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda. 2.a)To determine the acceptability of SMS and IVR among high-risk pregnant women among high risk pregnant women scheduled for elective caesarean section. 2.b)To determine the feasibility of using SMS and IVR for education among high risk pregnant women scheduled for elective caesarean section.
 Ghana 2024-06-05 17:34:20 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Benson Musinguzi
ID:
MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OROPHARYNGEAL CANDIDA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM PEOPLE LIVING WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ATTENDING TASO CLINICS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3823ES

Sub study 4. Molecular relatedness of oropharyngeal Candida species isolated from people living with HIV attending TASO clinics in Uganda.,Sub study 3. Virulence attributes in oropharyngeal Candida species isolated from people living with HIV attending TASO clinics in Uganda,,Sub study 2. Prevalence of OPC and antifungal susceptibility profile of oropharyngeal Candida species isolated from people living with HIV attending TASO clinics in Uganda, ,Sub study 1. Prevalence of oropharyngeal candidiasis and distribution of Candida species among people living with HIV in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis,MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OROPHARYNGEAL CANDIDA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM PEOPLE LIVING WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ATTENDING TASO CLINICS IN UGANDA,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:31:38 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ronald Olum
ID: UNCST-2021-R013821
 Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Effect of Community-Led HIV Self-Testing Intervention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Rural Northern Uganda.
REFNo: HS4043ES

To assess the preliminary impact of the peer-delivered CHW-facilitated HIVST model on HIV self-testing rates and linkage to care among AGYW. ,To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the peer-delivered community health worker-facilitated HIV self-testing intervention in Northern Uganda.,To develop a peer-delivered community health worker-facilitated HIV self-testing model tailored to the needs of adolescent girls and young women n Northern Uganda.,The overall aim of this study is to establish a sustainable, community-based HIV self-testing model that effectively increases HIV rates and linkage to care among adolescent girls and young women n Northern Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:30:10 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Peter Kangwagye
ID: UNCST-2023-R005510
 EARLY DETECTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AMONG RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE PATIENTS WITH MODERATE OR SEVERE LESIONS IN SINUS RHYTHM
REFNo: HS4027ES

2. To document the factors associated with AF among patients attending the RHD clinic of MRRH,1. To determine the prevalence of AF among patients attending the RHD clinic of MRRH,To determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients with RHD in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH),
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:26:45 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lydia  Kabiri Watsemwa
ID: UNCST-2020-R014567
 Exploring the rationale for an integrated preventive approach to child health in Uganda: Perspectives from families, health care givers and non-health stakeholders
REFNo: HS3931ES

To understand challenges, opportunities, and possible improvements in the current system for preventive child health care in Uganda;

To explore opportunities, barriers, and facilitating factors for creating and implementing a future permanent system for preventive child health, suitable for multisectoral collaboration;

To understand how caregivers currently identifies early signs of illness and developmental delay among young children;

To understand how caregivers and other stakeholders view the possibility for improved knowledge of early signs of illness as well as early screening for and identification of developmental delay and disability among young children.

Uganda 2024-06-05 17:23:17 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Zenah Nantumbwe
ID:
A Mental Health Literacy intervention for adolescents in secondary school in Uganda: Implementation and evaluation of “The Wellness Project”
REFNo: HS4071ES

To examine if The Wellness Project intervention has a positive impact on MH care referral system and explore acceptability of MHL intervention program among adolescents and key health contacts. ,To investigate if mental health literacy psychoeducational program will increase mental health - illness knowledge, reduce stigma attitudes towards mental illness and increase help seeking knowledge and intentions among adolescents. ,To access the mental health-illness knowledge, stigma attitudes towards mental illness, help seeking behaviour and school MH care of adolescents in secondary school.,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:21:06 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dennis Kalibbala
ID:
Effectiveness and implementation of HIV self-testing distribution through the Young People and Adolescents Peer Support (YAPS) model in Uganda
REFNo: HS4089ES

3. To explore the effectiveness of HIVST through the YAPS model on linkage to care and treatment outcomes among those who test positive,2. To assess the acceptability and feasibility of HIVST distribution through the YAPS model among young people and adolescents in Uganda.,1. To identify the factors that influence the implementation of HIVST through the YAPS model.,To determine implementation and effectiveness of HIV self-testing through the Young People and Adolescents Peer Support (YAPS) model in Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:19:50 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Harriet Aber
ID:
Assessing the effect of Climatic Variables on the Prevalence of Malaria and Meningitis, and Health Worker Perceptions of Climate Change Health Impacts in Northern Uganda.
REFNo: HS3706ES

1. To describe the trends in climate variability, malaria and meningitis prevalence between January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2020, within the districts of Amuru, Gulu, Nwoya, Omoro, and Gulu City.

2. To assess the effect of climatic variables (precipitation, temperature, humidity) on the prevalence of malaria and meningitis between January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2020, within the districts of Amuru, Gulu, Nwoya, Omoro, and Gulu City.

3. To explore the perceptions of primary healthcare professionals (HCP) and district managers in the districts of Amuru, Gulu, Nwoya, Omoro, and Gulu City regarding the impact of climate variability on malaria and meningitis prevalence, as well as explore potential adaptation initiatives to mitigate its effects on the health of populations.

 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:17:56 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kevin Komakech
ID: UNCST-2023-R005979
 Evaluation of Point-of-Care Triage Tests to Aid in Tuberculosis Diagnosis
REFNo: HS4153ES

4. To evaluate the effect of sputum microbiome on the diagnostic performance of selected point of care TB triage test among presumptive TB patients,3. To determine the cost effectiveness of using a point of care TB triage test among presumptive TB patients,2. To determine the diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value) of different point of care TB triage test among presumptive TB patients in a single study ,1. To evaluate the performance of point of care triage tests for pulmonary tuberculosis through a systematic review and meta-analysis ,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:16:53 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stavia Turyahabwe Stavia
ID: UNCST-2022-R011373
 Contribution of Mobile TB Clinic Fitted with Digital X-ray, CAD and Xpert MTB/RIF/Ultra on same day TB diagnosis and treatment initiation in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3797ES

General Objective
The goal of the study is to assess the usefulness of portable X-ray, CAD and GeneXpert fitted on Mobile TB clinic in enhancing TB detection and initiation of treatment among high risk patients in Uganda.

Specific Objectives
1. To determine the uptake of “enhanced” mobile TB clinic services using targeted active case finding outreaches/activities among the high-risk communities in Uganda.
2. To determine the operational feasibility and cost effectiveness of mobile TB clinics to conducting same day TB screening, diagnosis and treatment initiation.
3. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of CAD4TB using Xpert MTB/Rif ultra as the reference standard.

 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:15:45 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel Onep George
ID:
DEVELOPMENT OF A DOWNDRAFT GASIFIER USING BIOMASS GASIFICATION PROCESS FOR POWERING A COMMERCIAL FEED MILL
REFNo: SIR334ES

iv. To evaluate the performance of the downdraft biomass gasifier prototypes in terms of quality of the syngas and thermal efficiency under practical operating conditions. ,iii. To optimize process parameters of equivalent ratio, moisture content and reaction temperature to produce syngas with tar content less that 0.1 g/m3 and carbon dioxide percentage less than 5%,ii. To design and fabricate a downdraft gasifier prototype with a thermal power output of 5KW, Specific Gasification Rate of 2000 m3/m2hr, and able to achieve thermal efficiency of 60%.,i. To characterize groundnut shells and pine wood chippings in order to determine their appropriateness for gasification basing on their calorific value, ash content, fixed carbon, physical features and presence of contaminants.,The aim of this research is to develop a downdraft biomass gasifier for powering a mill for commercial production of animal feeds,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:13:40 2027-06-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Santo Ocii
ID:
Management of students' discipline in the post corporal punishment era in Uganda secondary schools - Northern Uganda
REFNo: SS2471ES

4- To assess the extent to which school’s environment shapes the discipline of students in a school that have demonstrated good practice of discipline in the post corporal punishment era.,3- To provide a description of how head teachers and board of governors support teachers in managing discipline in post corporal punishment era.,2- To examine the disciplinary measures and support used by teachers in managing students’ discipline in the post corporal punishment era.,1- To explore the students’ perspective on the management of school discipline in the post corporal punishment era,The purpose of this study is to understand better ways of managing students’ discipline without using corporal punishment by studying good practices from schools that are exemplary in discipline management that can be copied by other schools still using corporal punishment,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:12:19 2027-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ANTHONY NUWA
ID: UNCST-2022-R011102
 Host Immune dynamics following seasonal malaria chemoprevention in African children
REFNo: HS4350ES

Main Objective
1. To understand the dynamics of host immunity in settings implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention.
Specific Objectives
1. To comprehensively profile antibody immune responses in individuals before and after single and multiple rounds of SMC.
2. To comprehensively profile the innate and adaptive cellular immune response in individuals living in an area with sustained SMC.
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:10:29 2027-06-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Olive  Kabaguma
ID: UNCST-2023-R005849
 PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS AND WELLNESS OF MIDLIFE RELIGIOUS SISTERS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2503ES

To establish the association between psychosocial factors and wellness among religious sisters in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-06-05 17:03:18 2027-06-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rachel McMullan
ID:
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Through Professional Learning: Open Societal Challenge
REFNo: SS2650ES

Aim: To synthesise knowledge around the work practices and behaviours required for effective antimicrobial stewardship and identify which of these could be strengthened by professional learning programmes and training. Objectives: 1. To describe health professionals’ practices and behaviours around antibiotics and related tools, processes, networks and challenges 2. To understand the impacts of AMS-related change on health professionals’ practices and behaviours in the work place 3. To identify how health professionals engage with learning opportunities for AMS/AMR, and associated knowledge gaps 4. To identify the AMS-related behaviour(s) in need of change that could be supported in a future intervention 5. To assess current antimicrobial prescribing practices in healthcare facilities across Eastern Uganda.
 UK 2024-06-04 7:28:02 2027-06-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey  Siu
ID: UNCST-2021-R005439
 Adaptation and Piloting of the Parenting for Respectability Programme for Hybrid Disability Inclusive Parenting Study; Feasibility, Process, and Lessons from Uganda
REFNo: HS4054ES

Research objective
The study aims to adapt and test the feasibility and acceptability of the PfR programme for parents with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities.

Specific objectives
i.To assess the extent to which existing national policies respond to the needs of parents and children with disabilities
ii.Qualitatively assess knowledge, attitudes and practices on parenting among parents and children with disabilities
iii.To adapt and pilot the existing Parenting for Respectability programme manual for facilitator-assisted WhatsApp group-based delivery in order to assess accessibility, functionality, inclusivity, and examine facilitating and hindering factors around disability inclusive parenting

Uganda 2024-05-31 18:34:28 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sarah Zalwango Karen
ID: UNCST-2021-R005660
 Title:Evaluating the Burden of Post-Tuberculosis Morbidity Among TB Disease Survivors in Uganda: A Pilot Feasibility Study
REFNo: HS4037ES

The objective of the proposal is to conduct a pilot feasibility study on post-tuberculosis (TB) survivors as a preliminary step in planning for a future large cohort study to broadly evaluate post-TB morbidity. ,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:33:32 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phiona Arineitwe
ID:
Institutional Support and Teacher Competence Mediated by Organisational Learning in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in South Western Uganda, Uganda.
REFNo: SS2518ES

1. To investigate the influence of institutional support on teacher competence in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda.
2. To establish the influence of institutional support on organisational learning in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda.
3. To determine the influence of organisational learning on teacher competence in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda.
4. To test the mediating effect of organisational learning on the influence of institutional support on teacher competence in government-aided secondary schools in South Western Uganda

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:31:51 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Herbert Kiwalya
ID: UNCST-2024-R004872
 Electronic healthcare registries: An evaluation of current practices, stakeholder perceptions and implementation effectiveness.
REFNo: HS4359ES

Evaluate the effectiveness and usability of an electronic registry implemented to enhance the availability and accessibility of patient-level data for quality improvement and decision-making.,Describe the implementation requirements for an electronic healthcare registry in Uganda and identify barriers that may be encountered during its’ setup and utilisation.,Assess the current practices and challenges in documenting, accessing and using patient-level, registry-based healthcare data in eastern Uganda.,Describe stakeholder perceptions of electronic healthcare registries to facilitate quality improvement, clinical benchmarking and research at local, regional, national and international levels of the healthcare system in Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa.,We aim to understand current views of stakeholders in three African countries about the use of electronic healthcare registries. This will include developing a detailed understanding of the local context from eastern Uganda. Following implementation of an integrated electronic registry to support quality improvement work we will conduct a process evaluation that will allow us to reflect on the effectiveness of our registry in this setting.,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:30:37 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alice Endra Ezuru
ID:
Access and Application of digital technologies among fishing communities in Uganda: a case of Lake Victoria community
REFNo: SS2677ES

i). To examine the information needs (personal, trade, health, fishing inputs, technology) of the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
ii). To establish the digital technologies used in information access by the fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
iii). To determine the access and application of digital technologies in information dissemination within the fishing communities and managers of Lake Victoria in Uganda.
v). To examine challenges (if any) in access and application of digital technologies among the fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:29:42 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ali Kudamba
ID:
Anticancer activity and safety of Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f) Wild & R.B. Drumm. as used in the treatment of prostate cancer in the Elgon sub-region, Uganda
REFNo: HS3007ES

To determine the effect of aqueous, methanol, & total crude of Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on the antiproliferative activity (% growth inhibition or cell viability) of the prostate cancer cell line,To assess the effect of aqueous, methanol, and total crude extracts from Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on the apoptotic index of the prostate cancer cell line. ,To assess the effect of methanol, aqueous, and total crude extracts Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on sub-acute toxicity in Wistar albino rats. ,To assess the effect of methanol, aqueous, and total crude extracts Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. on acute toxicity in female Wistar albino mice. ,To determine the phytochemical compositions of aqueous and methanol extracts of Rhoicissus tridentata (Lf.) Wild & R.B. Drumm. harvested from the volcanic soils of mountain Elgon slopes.,To describe the medicinal plants used in the treatment of cancers with emphasis on prostate cancer,The study is aimed at assessing the anticancer activity and safety of Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B. Drumm used in the treatment of prostate cancer in the Elgon sub-region. ,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:28:36 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lauren Wolf
ID:
The Spatial Ecology of the Red Colobus Monkeys
REFNo: NS808ES

The overall goal of this project is to comprehensively understand the ecological and social determinants that influence the spatial behavior of the Ashy Red Colobus Monkey.
USA 2024-05-31 18:27:17 2027-05-31 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SHANNA NANTUME AGNES
ID: UNCST-2024-R004915
 CHILD MALTREATMENT,SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN NAGURU REMAND HOME
REFNo: SS2642ES

1. To identify the best predictor of psychological well-being among adolescents in a remand home. 2. To determine the relationship between child maltreatment and social support among these adolescents. 3. To assess the relationship between social support and psychological well-being among adolescents. 4. To examine the relationship between child maltreatment and psychological well-being among adolescents.
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:26:39 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Karen Setty Elizabeth
ID:
Tracking the Ripple Effects of Water Quality Information Sharing among Household Consumers, Water Managers, and Local Officials
REFNo: SS2609ES

1. Characterize actual information uses and applications that might affect water management practices and policies. - Follow up with participants through surveys and qualitative interviews after each information-sharing event. - Individually deliver a series of water quality reports containing solution-oriented messages. - Evaluate the uses and impact of water quality data among local government, water management, and household decision-makers. 2. Tailor a water quality information delivery intervention through a user-centered design process. - Establish good practices for water quality information sharing in small water supply systems in low-resource settings.
 USA 2024-05-31 18:25:09 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bruce Kirenga J
ID: UNCST-2019-R001460
 AIr Pollution Effects on Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Urban Slum Communities in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3084ES

Overall, the purpose of the study is to ensure the development team have a deep understanding of the considerations surrounding use of a respiratory treatment device. This includes the most significant challenges and opportunities in use of a respiratory treatment device. As such, the present study will form the foundation of concept ideation for a respiratory treatment device. Specific study objectives include the following: (1) Capture potential end user needs in both urban and rural locations (2) Capturing participant’s COVID-19 pandemic experience (3) Gaining an understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic response, and (4) Gaining an understanding of the healthcare system in which a respiratory device may be distributed/prescribed/administered/used/disposed.,4.2.2 Specific objectives I. To enroll subjects with active pulmonary TB (index cases) and assess their source strength in an urban slum community in Uganda II. To enroll household contacts (HC) of index cases and measure Mtb transmission to Mtb-naïve (those with negative Mtb infection tests) household contacts (people living in the same home as the index case) in an urban slum community in Uganda III. To characterize exposures to air pollution in both TB index cases and their household contacts in an urban slum community in Uganda,Main Objective The overall purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which particulate matter (PM) air pollution exposure affects the source strength (quantity of Mtb (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) in respiratory aerosol) of persons with active tuberculosis (TB) and the susceptibility to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in their contacts. Both source strength and susceptibility determine transmission of Mtb in the community,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:24:06 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isidore Dorpenyo Kafui
ID:
Exploring local literacies, pedagogies, and teacher perceptions in Ugandan university writing courses.
REFNo: SS2614ES

This study has two main goals: a) it explores the local pedagogies in Uganda's university Academic English writing courses and b) it explores the attitudes that English writing instructors and curriculum designers have toward Academic English writing.
Ghana 2024-05-31 18:21:59 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samuel Kyobe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000108
 DSpace: Utilizing Data Science to Predict and Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric HIV
REFNo: HS4003ES

Use explainable machine learning algorithms to integrate multi-omics data with temporal EHRs to improve the diagnosis of active TB in HIV-infected children,Use machine learning to integrate temporal EHRs with genomic data to predict the longitudinal risk of MetS among African children on life-long ART,How can Data Science be utilized to integrate large temporal electronic health records with multiomics data to predict and improve health outcomes of HIV-infected children in Africa.,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:19:52 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey  Siu
ID: UNCST-2021-R005439
 An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Parenting for Respectability Programme on Early Childhood Development among Children aged 0-6 years in Uganda
REFNo: HS4168ES

Main Objective
To conduct an effectiveness trial of an adapted (shorter) version of the PfR programme on ECD outcomes nested within wide scale implementation.
Specific Objectives
1.To estimate the effectiveness of the Parenting for Respectability programme on improving ECD specific outcomes (gross motor, fine motor, language and social development) among children aged 0-6 years after 6 months of intervention.
2.To estimate the observed improvement in parental knowledge, practices and parent-child relationships after 6 months of PfR programme interventions.

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:18:53 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JUDITH AKELLO
ID: UNCST-2024-R003967
 Unpacking the Influence of Women's Economic Empowerment Initiatives through Uganda Women’s Entrepreneurship Program on Livelihoods and Cultural Dynamics, Amolatar Sub-Region
REFNo: SS2635ES

Main objective
To explore whether and how economic impact of women's entrepreneurship program initiatives, is influenced by cultural norms and traditions on their engagement in entrepreneurial activities, in Amolatar sub-region.
Specific objectives
1. Analyse the economic impact of women's entrepreneurship programme initiatives in Amolatar sub-region. This involves tracking changes in women's income levels, employment opportunities, and access to financial services as a result of participating in these programs. The study will also evaluate the sustainability of economic improvements over time.
2. Explore the influence of cultural norms and traditions on women's engagement in women entrepreneurship programme activities within Amolatar sub-region. This will involve interviews to understand how cultural beliefs, roles, and expectations shape women's economic opportunities and choices. This study will also examine any shifts in these norms resulting from entrepreneurship program initiatives.
3. Establish the complex interplay between women's entrepreneurship program initiatives and cultural dynamics in Amolatar sub-region. This objective will involve a comparative analysis of the data gathered under the first two objectives to identify areas of alignment and tension between economic empowerment efforts and cultural norms. Additionally, we will investigate the strategies and mechanisms used by empowerment programs to navigate and influence these cultural dynamics.

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:05:38 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ERIC WOBUDEYA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001047
 Shortened RegiMen for Drug-susceptIbLE TB in Children
REFNo: HS4030ES

Primary
1. To determine if an 8-week HPZM regimen in children with presumed drug-susceptible TB disease has non-inferior efficacy to 8-weeks of HRZ(E) plus 8- or 16-weeks of HR(E) for achieving treatment success.
2. To evaluate the safety of the 8-week HPZM regimen in comparison to the 16- or 24- week HRZ(E) regimen among children with and without HIV.
Secondary
1. To evaluate the tolerability of the 8-week HPZM regimen in comparison to the 16- or 24- week HRZ(E) regimen among children with and without HIV.
2. To determine the weight-banded dosing of rifapentine and moxifloxacin taken as part of the HPZM regimen.
3. To evaluate the palatability and acceptability of the 8-week HPZM regimen in comparison to the 16- or 24-week HRZ(E) regimen among children with and without HIV.
4. To evaluate adherence to the 8-week HPZM regimen in comparison to the 16- or 24- week HRZ(E) regimen among children with and without HIV.
5. To evaluate clinical and laboratory characteristics and drug exposures associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes (treatment failure or death).
6. To evaluate the cost and cost-effectiveness of the 8-week HPZM regimen relative to the 16- or 24-week HRZ(E) standard of care regimen, using a societal approach.
Exploratory
1. To characterize rifapentine and moxifloxacin PK parameters in malnourished children.
2. To evaluate the effect of rifapentine or rifampin, taken as part of the HPZM or HRZ(E) regimen, on the PK of dolutegravir.
3. To evaluate virologic control (less than 200 copies/mL) at 24- and 48-weeks among children with HIV taking a dolutegravir-based ARV treatment regimen co-administered with either HPZM or HRZ(E).
4. To collect and store biospecimens from consented participants for the purpose of future TB research.

 Uganda 2024-05-31 18:02:19 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Bernard Kikaire
ID:
Improving identification of new HIV infections and primary drug resistance among adolescents' girls, young women and their sexual partners in Uganda.
REFNo: HS4283ES

To improve identification of HIV infection, describe transmitted drug resistance mutations and HIV transmission network among AGYW and their sexual partners in Uganda.
 Uganda 2024-05-31 17:57:30 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francis Eswap
ID:
Skepticism Over Refugee Quest to Realise the Right to Skills Development; the Case of South Sudan Adolescents in Adjumani-Uganda
REFNo: SS2659ES

1 To find out if adolescent refugees are accessing skills training programmes in a supportive social ecological system and if there are barriers and whether human rights legal regimes are effectively applied for their realisation of the right to skills development.
2 To assess skills training programmes for adolescent refugees to realise their right to skills development
3 To evaluate whether there is a Social Ecological System that supports adolescent refugees’ realisation of the right to Skills Development
4 To analyse the Barriers to adolescent refugees’ realisation of the right to skills development
5 To Examine the effectiveness of legal regimes in the Adolescent Refugee realisation of the Right to Skills Development

 Uganda 2024-05-31 17:52:27 2027-05-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ponsiano Ocama
ID: UNCST-2019-R001799
 Assessment of Research Integrity Environment at Makerere University College of Health Sciences
REFNo: HS4131ES

To explore students and staff’s knowledge and attitudes towards research misconduct at MakCHS,To assess the magnitude of focus on research integrity issues among MakCHS regulatory structures,To determine the factors associated with research misconduct practices at MakCHS.,To identify the different types of research misconduct practices at MakCHS.,To assess the current research integrity frameworks at Makerere University College of Health Sciences and develop interventions to address research misconduct.,
 Uganda 2024-05-31 17:48:32 2027-05-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clovice Kankya
ID: UNCST-2020-R010154
 Understanding the Barriers to Adoption and Active Use of Digital Services Provided via FarmDirect
REFNo: HS4305ES

Objectives (a) General Objective: The overarching objective of this study is to diagnose and solve the behavioral barriers and leverage enablers to the adoption and active use of FarmDirect’s services amongst farmers in Uganda. (b) Specific Objective: To explore how we increase the awareness of FarmDirect amongst unregistered farmers 1. To identify the sought-after attributes of their desired marketing channel 2. To explore the levels of comprehension and interest in a digital marketing channel 3. To understand the intention and willingness to undertake actions to use a digital marketing channel
Uganda 2024-05-30 11:30:32 2027-05-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Downing George
ID: UNCST-2020-R014615
 Usability Evaluation of the ANC Panel (Professional Use)
REFNo: HS4262ES

The primary objectives of this usability study are:
• To evaluate professional users’ ANC Panel test labelling comprehension (n=15 healthcare professionals). This evaluation will assess the professional users’ understanding of the key messages from the ANC Panel product packaging and labelling. The evaluation will be questionnaire-based and will comprise an evaluation of the users’ understanding of:
o The key warnings and test limitations and/or restrictions
o The test procedure
o The test result interpretation

• To evaluate the ability of professional users to interpret the ANC Panel test results (n=15 healthcare professionals). This evaluation will assess the professional users’ ability to interpret pre-prepared, static ANC Panel test results. The results will comprise a range of test results, including weak-positive results and tests with failed control lines. Each user will interpret five different test results, with three tests in each test result, in randomised order.

 UK 2024-05-30 11:27:23 2027-05-30 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Emmanuel Awori Siryoyi
ID:
Determinants of export performance of maize farmer organizations in Busia district, Uganda
REFNo: A440ES

To establish the effect of import bans and tariffs on the export performance of maize farmer groups in Busia district, Uganda. ,To illustrate the effect of infrastructural development on the export performance of maize farmer groups in Busia district, Uganda,To demonstrate the effect of middlemen on the export performance of maize farmer groups in Busia district, Uganda,To establish the effect of farmer group capacity on the export performance of maize farmer groups in Busia district, Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-05-30 11:26:40 2027-05-30 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jerome  Barry Bamugaya
ID:
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY GROUPS’ INITIATIVES TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOOD SECURITY IN TESO SUB-REGION IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2597ES

I. To establish the contribution of local community groups’ initiatives in reducing livelihood insecurities in Teso region in Uganda
II. To ascertain men and women’s perceptions and views on local groups’ initiatives towards rural livelihood security
III. To determine existing challenges, and threats that impede community initiatives to sustainable rural livelihoods among Iteso
IV. To establish applicable and tenable model for effective community groups’ operations

Uganda 2024-05-30 11:23:14 2027-05-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
WATAKA WILLIES
ID:
HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER IN CITY COUNCILS OF MBALE AND JINJA, EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2476ES

iv) To establish the effects of employee motivation on employees’ turnover in City Councils of Mbale and Jinja.,iii) To examine the effects of employee health and safety on employees’ turnover in City Councils of Mbale and Jinja.,ii) To establish the effects of employee career growth management on employees’ turnover in City Councils of Mbale and Jinja.,i) To determine the effects of employee reward management on employees’ turnover in City Councils of Mbale and Jinja.,The purpose is to assess how Human Resource Practices have influenced employees’ turnover in City Councils in Eastern Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-05-30 10:41:59 2027-05-30 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Byarugaba Karuhize
ID: UNCST-2023-R006496
 Severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) surveillance in hospitalized patients in Uganda
REFNo: HS4166ES

i) To better understand SARI etiology (influenza and other respiratory viruses), severity and risk factors among hospitalized patients with SARI from all age groups
ii) Contribute to Uganda’s and global response and management of SARI
iii) Contribute to international capabilities and collaboration to integrate clinical virological and genomic influenza and other respiratory pathogens surveillance data through the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) to support intervention and better SARI management and response including influenza vaccine selection, vaccine escape as well other respiratory virus vaccines
iv) Support international alert and response system for emerging strains of pandemic potential

 Uganda 2024-05-29 9:45:45 2027-05-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
 Secondary use of Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) samples and associated data for micronutrient surveillance
REFNo: HS4333ES

2. Assess for associations between micronutrient status with HIV status and related indicators using 2020 - 2021 UPHIA metadata,1. Determine national and sub-national prevalence estimates for MND using 2020 - 2021 UPHIA samples,
 Uganda 2024-05-29 9:42:49 2027-05-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sherifah Nabikande
ID: UNCST-2022-R009631
 Uptake of HIV prevention interventions among adolescent girls and young women in slum settings in Kampala district, Uganda
REFNo: HS4015ES

3) To explore the barriers and facilitators of condom use, HIV testing and Pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV prevention interventions among AGYW in slum settings in Kampala district, Uganda,2) To determine the factors associated with condom use, HIV testing and Pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV prevention interventions among AGYW in slum settings in Kampala district, Uganda,1) To determine the proportion of AGYW who use condoms, HIV testing and Pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV prevention interventions in slum settings in Kampala district, Uganda,To determine the uptake of condoms, HIV testing and Pre-exposure prophylaxis as HIV prevention interventions and factors associated among AGYW in slum settings in Kampala district, Uganda ,
 Uganda 2024-05-29 9:40:25 2027-05-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Adoke Yeka
ID: UNCST-2021-R004300
 A randomized, open-label, multicenter study to compare efficacy, safety and tolerability of KLU156 with Coartem® in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in adults and children ≥ 5 kg body weight followed by an Extension phase with repeated KLU156 treatment.
REFNo: HS3732ES

This study aims to confirm the efficacy, safety and tolerability of KLU156, a fixed dose combination of ganaplacide (KAF156) and a solid dispersion formulation of lumefantrine (lumefantrine-SDF), when administered once daily for three days in adults and children ≥ 5 kg body weight and ≥ 2 months of age suffering from uncomplicated P.Falciparum malaria (with or without other plasmodium spp. co-infection). In the Extension phase, the safety, tolerability and efficacy of repeated treatment with KLU156 will be assessed for a maximum of two years in patients who did not experience early treatment failure(ETF), who did not experience any study treatment-related SAE (Serious Adverse Event) previously and who gave informed consent to participate in the Extension phase.
 Uganda 2024-05-29 9:37:35 2027-05-29 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine kisubi Esther
ID:
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN UGANDA’S OIL AND GAS UPSTREAM SUB-SECTOR DECISION-MAKING
REFNo: SS2634ES

To critically examine the legal frameworks and their implementation concerning environmental justice and community participation in decision-making processes within Uganda\'s oil and gas upstream sub-sector.,
 Uganda 2024-05-27 9:01:35 2027-05-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nakacwa Patricia Florence
ID: UNCST-2024-R004518
 Student\'s Academic Resilience and Competence Based Curriculum: A case study of Secondary Schools in Mukono and Kayunga District.
REFNo: SS2605ES

iv. To evaluate the moderating influence of emotional intelligence on the relationship between academic resilience and competency-based learning in secondary schools in Mukono and Kayunga districts.,iii. To analyze the effect of academic coordination on competency-based learning in secondary schools in Mukono and Kayunga districts.,ii.To examine the relationship between academic confidence and competency-based learning in secondary schools in Mukono and Kayunga districts.,i.To assess the relationship between academic commitment and competency-based learning in secondary schools in Mukono and Kayunga districts.,The study intends to examine the relationship between academic resilience and competency-based learning to develop a model to support quality education in secondary schools in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-05-27 9:00:16 2027-05-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
HELLEN NAIGAGA
ID:
PHENOLOGY MONITORING AND SEASONAL WEATHER FORECASTING IN RELATION TO FARM MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA
REFNo: NS770ES

• To establish local knowledge on abrupt changes in plant phenological patterns • To assess how the use of phenological changes by farmers in weather forecasting impacts on farming activities and farm productivity • To examine the plant compounds and weather parameters which trigger Plant phenological changes • To develop strategies for linking local knowledge and scientific knowledge for future weather forecasting • To predict future weather changes based on plant phenological changes
Uganda 2024-05-27 8:58:04 2027-05-27 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
FREDRICK MAKUMBI
ID:
Post-Phase II Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Campaign Coverage Survey in Uganda
REFNo: HS4258ES

To explore individual and health system related factors influencing the non-receipt of yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign.,To identify the adverse effects following immunization (AEFI) during the yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign.,To assess factors associated with yellow fever preventive mass vaccination campaign uptake.,To determine the reach of the vaccination program and for each of the interventions like IEC, by age, residence (rural/urban), education, wealth, disability status and refugee status.,To measure post-campaign immunization coverage of yellow fever for persons aged 1 to 60 years old within the 6 phase II regions.,The main objective of this survey is to evaluate program performance by coverage, the reach of the program interventions of the yellow fever, and assess the equity of the program to ensure no one is left behind, and validate administrative data coverage at different levels; to further inform the implementation of the vaccination campaign, and provide evidence in each of the 6 phase-II regions (sub-national levels) in Uganda about population vaccination against yellow fever for persons aged 1 to 60 years.,
 Uganda 2024-05-27 8:56:24 2027-05-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R005393
 Epigenetic modifications in HIV-1 accessory and regulatory genes, Host genes and differential protein expression among LTNP and Rapid progressors from a Ugandan Cohort
REFNo: HS4047ES

Aim 1. Identify the differential expression of Epigenetic signatures of HIV-1 accessory and regulatory genes DNA methylation among African pediatric LTNP and Rapid progressors Aim 2. Identify the differential expression of Epigenetic signatures of the host genome DNA methylation among African pediatric LTNP and Rapid progressors. Aim 3. Identify the differential expression of plasma proteomic signatures among African pediatric LTNP and Rapid progressors. Aim 4. Establish protein-protein interactions and metabolite interaction networks among African pediatric LTNP and Rapid progressors.
 Uganda 2024-05-23 14:57:54 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jane Achan Edwin
ID: UNCST-2023-R005498
 Evaluation of the protective efficacy of a spatial repellent to reduce malaria prevalence in Uganda: Study protocol for a cluster-randomized double-blinded control trial: The Mossie-GO trial
REFNo: HS4196ES

The study’s primary objective is to demonstrate and quantify the protective efficacy (PE) of Mossie-GO, an active spatial repellent system disseminating transfluthrin, in reducing the prevalence of malaria infection in children ≤ 5 years of age.

The study’s secondary objective is to measure the impact of the intervention on entomological correlates of transmission including vector densities and host seeking behaviour. Insecticide resistance in the local mosquito population will also be explored.

Uganda 2024-05-23 14:23:11 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Tonny Oyana Justus
ID:
A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN MANAGEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE OF LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS (LRTIS) THROUGH CONVERGENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGIES, CAPACITY BUILDING AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (HOLICARE)
REFNo: SIR330ES

1. To survey and describe the existing diagnostics approaches/ technologies applied in Uganda’s health System specifically for lower respiratory tract infections.
2. To develop an ICT-based medical data flow network
3. To validate the framework using diagnostic mobile API’s
 Uganda 2024-05-23 14:00:03 2027-05-23 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Enerst Edozie
ID: UNCST-2023-R005516
 DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING AND DETECTION PIPELINE FOR HUMAN ACTIVITIES AROUND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - KIU-2023-280
REFNo: SIR337ES

4. To validate the developed system using publicly available human activity datasets. ,3. To design and implement an embedded sensor and alarm systems to curb theft and vandalism of optical fiber cable., 2. To develop a real-time artificial intelligent system based on YOLO Deep Learning for monitoring and detection of activity around an optical fiber cable. ,1. To develop anomaly activities datasets of pedestrians activity around telecoms infrastructure. ,This study aims to implement an efficient monitoring and detection of abnormal activities around telecommunications infrastructure using artificial intelligence based approach. ,
 Nigeria 2024-05-23 13:58:11 2027-05-23 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Godfrey Ejuu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013978
 Scaling Inclusive Home-based Early Learning Initiative (SIHELI): Lessons from Uganda, Ghana and Liberia
REFNo: SS2607ES

3. Mobilize the knowledge and evidence on the scaled inclusive early learning play approaches to improve policy and practice in education systems.,2. Strengthen the capacities of parents, teachers, education officials and community members to support and sustain the use of play pedagogy in the established home based early learning centres. ,1. Generate knowledge and evidence on how to scale the impact of inclusive home based early learning approaches to promote inclusive early learning and school readiness. ,The project’s general objective is to generate evidence to contextualize and scale the impact of inclusive home-based early learning play approach to promote smooth transition from ECCE to primary school.,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:56:14 2027-05-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SYLVESTER MUBIRU
ID:
SUPPORTIVE AND NURTURING PARENTING DURING CLIMATE STRESS PROGRAM IMPACT EVALUATION
REFNo: SS2645ES

The main goal of this research proposal is to provide rigorous evidence that will allow the team to respond the following research questions: 1. Is there a relation between caregiver-child interactions and reductions in violence against children? 2. Is there an association between caregivers’ mental health and emotional wellbeing and caregiver-child interactions? 3. Is there a correlation between caregiver behaviors and indirect improvements in children’s behaviors and development? 4. What potential mechanisms (e.g., household dynamics, parental self-efficacy, networks, economic deprivation) are associated with variations in caregiver-child interactions and children\'s development? 5. Are variations in caregiver-child interactions and children\'s development correlated with parents’ initial mental health status, parenting skills, and climate stress incidence?,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:54:32 2027-05-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Musoke
ID:
Assessment of leadership and management competencies among health managers in Wakiso District, Uganda
REFNo: HS4164ES

To assess the leadership and management competencies among health managers in Wakiso District Local Government, Uganda. Specifically, the study will: (1) determine the leadership and management competencies among the health managers; (2) identify the leadership and management practices among the health managers; and (3) explore the barriers and facilitators to effective leadership and management among the health managers.
Uganda 2024-05-23 13:50:34 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phiona Bukirwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009880
 Stage, therapy and outcome in adult cancer patients in selected African countries: a population-based registry study
REFNo: HS4279ES

1. To obtain information on stage at diagnosis for selected adult cancers ,3. To obtain information on therapy and patient journey how these factors varied according to year of diagnosis in the period 2017-2021,2. To obtain vital status through (active and passive) follow-up for 19 cancers. ,1. To determine cancer survival for 19 selected cancers and factors affecting cancer survival.,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:47:29 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
 ACCESS AND USAGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES TO SUPPORT GENDER EQUALITY AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS4295ES

Explore the strengths and weaknesses of existing digital health policies and structures in addressing gender inequalities and enhancing Universal Health Coverage for women and girls.,Explore the opportunities and challenges for increasing universal health coverage among women and girls using digital health tools. ,Explore gender inequalities associated with digital health tools among women and girls in Uganda.,Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of current digital health tools for women and girls in Uganda.,This study explores digital health tools\' influence on gender equality and Universal health coverage in Uganda. This work will also help identify digital health tools that can be utilized to address gender inequalities and increase access to health care.,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:45:18 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Betty Mwesigwa
ID: UNCST-2020-R014667
 Multinational Observational Cohort of HIV and other Infections (MOCHI)
REFNo: HS2362ES

To determine the HIV incidence rate in a cohort of individuals who are vulnerable to HIV across multiple sites.
Uganda 2024-05-23 13:43:27 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Duke Fan-Chiang
ID: UNCST-2023-R001922
 THE IMPACT OF CROSS-SECTOR INTERVENTION ON CONFLICT-AFFECTED CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH IN PROTRACTED HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS. THE CASE OF CHILDREN ON REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2118ES

Explore the impact on the mental health well-being of conflicted-affected children by integrating MHPSS interventions into the existing child protection activities in the Bidibidi settlement by

1. Learning about the extent that MHPSS interventions be effective in a protracted humanitarian setting?

2. Identifying the relationships between mental health and child protection indicators in a protracted humanitarian setting such as the Bidibidi settlement?

3. Identifying the influential factors to promote a positive impact during the implementation process?

Taiwan 2024-05-23 13:35:15 2027-05-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lydia Nakiyingi
ID: UNCST-2022-R010102
 Multi-pathogen wastewater surveillance in Uganda with CRISPR Cas 12/13 assay: A pilot study
REFNo: HS4139ES

The proposed research will test the overarching hypothesis that wastewater pathogen burden measured by SHINE and CARMEN CRISPR-based platforms will positively correlate with the prevalence (for routine pathogens) and incidence (for outbreak pathogens) within our catchment areas,Our second objective involves leveraging the massive multiplex CARMEN assay to broadly survey for high-priority outbreak pathogens such as Ebola, yellow fever, Vibrio cholera and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in regional Kampala wastewater sources (East Bugolobi treatment plant and Nakivubo channels). As an advantage, CARMEN reactions have already been developed for all of these pathogens, which are also shed in human excrement,As our first objective, we propose to assess the performance of the field-deployable SHINE CRISPR assay (benchmarked against CARMEN) in estimating the prevalence of diverse respiratory and food-borne pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, common respiratory viruses, and antimicrobial-resistance genes (e.g. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae [CRE], vancomycin-resistant enterococci [VRE]) using wastewater samples from a local sewage line (Mulago Hospital). ,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:32:28 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Namujulirwa Carolyn
ID:
PASTORAL CARE AND HOLISTIC EDUCATION IN CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF THE COMBONI MISIONARIES IN KAMPALA ARCH DIOCESE AND LIRA DIOCESE
REFNo: SS2550ES

iii. What are the legacies of Comboni missionary pastoral care models applied in secondary schools in Kampala arch diocese and Lira diocese and how can they be applied in other catholic dioceses in Ugandan catholic secondary schools?,ii. To what extent do pastoral care structures and strategies influence the promotion of holistic education in the Comboni Missionaries secondary schools in Lira and Kampala arch diocese and Lira diocese?,i. What are the unique characteristics of pastoral care employed in the promotion of holistic education in Comboni missionary secondary schools in Kampala arch diocese and Lira Diocese? ,The purpose of the study is to investigate the role Comboni missionaries played in the promotion of holistic education through pastoral care in Catholic secondary schools in Kampala Arch diocese and Lira diocese,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:14:19 2027-05-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine  Wiltshire Sekaggya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000578
 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Antimicrobial Agents for People Living with HIV (TAP trial)
REFNo: HS3909ES

1.To determine the concentrations of selected antimicrobial agents in people living with HIV requiring antimicrobial therapy. 2. To assess the utility of therapeutic drug monitoring in achieving therapeutic targets for people living with HIV receiving rifampicin and isoniazid for treatment of tuberculosis. 3. To develop and validate a population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model for use during therapeutic drug monitoring for selected antibiotics used among PLWH
 Uganda 2024-05-23 13:12:37 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CATHERINE ABBO
ID:
Implementing the MHPSS Minimum Service Package for infectious disease outbreaks in Uganda – an evaluation study
REFNo: HS3915ES

. To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, fidelity and uptake of a set of MHPSS interventions in outbreak response in Uganda (through live implementation or SimEx), ,. To develop an implementation plan that includes capacity strengthening activities necessary to implement a set of MHPSS interventions for outbreaks in Uganda successfully ,1. To conduct a gap analysis and prioritization, using MSP, to successfully identify a contextualized set of interventions for outbreak response in Uganda ,To develop, implement and evaluate a suite of tailored MHPSS interventions supporting outbreak preparedness and response in Uganda using the Minimum Service Package. ,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 10:29:39 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sam Ononge
ID: UNCST-2020-R000328
 THE ENHANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF A SMART POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE VOLUMETRIC DRAPE FOR EARLY DETECTION OF POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE DURING CHILD BIRTH.
REFNo: HS3959ES

4. To conduct safety testing of the electronic blood sensing module of the SMART PVD.,3. To evaluate the usability of the SMART-PVD with the midwives.,2. To assess the acceptability of the SMART-PVD among the women and midwives.,1. To determine the performance of the SMART PVD device in accurately estimating the volume of blood lost during delivery as well as timely alerts on the onset of a PPH case. ,To conduct a pilot feasibility study to evaluate the viability of the SMART PVD as a diagnostic device for timely and accurate diagnosis of Postpartum Haemorrhage after delivery.,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 10:25:06 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isaac Ssinabulya
ID: UNCST-2021-R004352
 An mHealth implementation strategy to address the syndemic of mental illness, hypertension, and HIV in Uganda [Formative Phase: Syndemic Adapted Medly Uganda (SAMU)]
REFNo: HS3992ES

To determine through field testing, if the SAMU intervention is acceptable to patients and providers, Safe for patients, technically functional, stable, and reliable.  ,To adapt the Medly Uganda application for use with PLWH with HTN in Uganda, to address screening, diagnosis and linkage to care for common mental health conditions including anxiety disorder alcohol use disorder and depression,
 Uganda 2024-05-23 10:22:58 2027-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Anthony Mugeere Buyinza
ID:
In search of green jobs: voices of (unheard) young people and their aspirations, barriers and negotiations with work
REFNo: SS2539ES

motivations of seeking green jobs in Uganda.
2. To explore the key barriers that prevent young people from accessing green jobs.
3. To examine the ways young people navigate the barriers they encounter in their quest for green jobs and how the local, national, and international policy environment levels shape their opportunities to access green jobs.
4. To propose policy changes that could be implemented to better support the aspirations and needs of young people as regards green jobs.
 Uganda 2024-05-23 10:20:52 2027-05-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Arthur  Mpimbaza
ID: UNCST-2022-R008866
 A model health systems strengthening strategy to reduce malaria mortality in the Busoga sub-region, Uganda: a proof-of-concept trial
REFNo: HS3927ES

General Objective
To determine the viability of a model health system strengthening (HSS) strategy in improving the quality of malaria management services and empowering communities in Bunya East HSD, Mayuge district, Busoga sub-region.

2 Specific objectives
1. To determine the feasibility of implementing a model HSS strategy in improving the quality of malaria management services offered at facilities in Bunya East HSD.
2. To assess the acceptability of a model HSS strategy in improving the quality of malaria management services offered at facilities in Bunya East HSD.
3. To develop a process of engaging and empowering communities’ to take-up appropriate malaria health seeking behavior at a village in Bunya East HSD.
4. To assess the preliminary effectiveness of the model HSS strategy on outcomes related to appropriate malaria case management at facilities and the community in Bunya East HSD.


Uganda 2024-05-15 18:19:15 2027-05-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sunny Okoroafor C
ID:
ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2596ES

To determine the status of the patient safety practices in Uganda.,
 Nigeria 2024-05-14 9:17:02 2027-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Racheal Angom
ID: UNCST-2023-R007485
 ELECTRONIC TREATMENT SCHEDULING AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE TREATMENT ABANDONMENT AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CANCER IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS3944ES

To develop a comprehensive psychosocial support program through collaboration among UCI, UCCF and other civil society organizations to decrease treatment abandonment. ,To determine factors that influence treatment abandonment for UCI patients,To determine parent/caregiver reasons for treatment abandonment ,To Create a tracking system for patient treatment appointments to identify initial missed treatment visits (risk for treatment abandonment) and actual treatment abandonment using a time-sensitive electronic system [Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)] , To Create a tracking system for patient treatment appointments to identify initial missed treatment visits (risk for treatment abandonment) and develop a comprehensive psychosocial support program through collaboration among UCI, UCCF and other civil society organizations to decrease treatment abandonment. actual treatment abandonment using a time-sensitive electronic system [Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)] and,
 Uganda 2024-05-14 9:12:26 2027-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JULIET MWANGA-AMUMPAIRE
ID: UNCST-2022-R009420
 Clinical validation of novel microfluidic-based technologies for detection of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (HOLICARE Trial)
REFNo: HS3718ES

1. To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the Multi- Lateral Flow Test (LFT) using nasopharyngeal swab with visual detection and using a mobile phone as a reader.
To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the Multi- Lateral Flow Test (LFT) using nasopharyngeal swab with visual detection and using a mobile phone as a reader.
To validate the clinical performance, sensitivity and specificity of a Point of Care (POC) platform that performs pathogen detection (bacteria, fungi) using microfluidic- Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) isothermal amplification and quantification of host-response biomarkers using a bead-based immunoassay, by comparing its results to those of reference standard methods:benchtop Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), respectively.
To assess whether the POC-Instrument can be inserted in the patient management procedure to assist clinical decision-making.
(2) To assess the hands-on usability of the POC-Instrument and receive feedback by end-users for future implementation in clinical practice.

 Uganda 2024-05-14 9:08:56 2027-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jeremiah Alisengawa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009718
 MANAGEMENT LEVEL SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN CHARTERED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA. A SURVEY ON NDEJJE AND NKUMBA UNIVERSITIES.
REFNo: SS2199ES

4. To investigate the self-involvement role of action-level management in the implementation of strategic plans of Ndejje and Nkumba Universities in Uganda.,3. To examine the operationalization role of operations-level management during the implementation of strategic plans of Ndejje and Nkumba Universities in Uganda.,2. To assess the coordination role of middle-level management in the implementation of strategic plans of Ndejje and Nkumba Universities in Uganda.,To examine the support role of top-level management in the implementation of strategies of Ndejje and Nkumba Universities in Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-05-14 9:05:50 2027-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jamon Van Den Hoek
ID: UNCST-2023-R006549
 Multi-sensor Mapping of Refugee Agricultural Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Hotspots in Uganda
REFNo: A414ES

Map changes in crop area and type in refugee-hosting districts with multi-sensor satellite time series analysis and transfer learning.
 USA 2024-05-14 9:03:35 2027-05-14 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ria  Kapoor
ID:
From Migrant to Citizen to Refugee: a Global History of the 1972 Ugandan Asian Expulsion
REFNo: SS2625ES

I will assess the impact of a connected, sovereign Afro-Asian world on the international order and attendant structures. Within the long-term aim to understand citizenship, diaspora, and immigration my immediate focus is the 1972 Ugandan Asian Expulsion. From Migrant to Citizen to Refugee traces how a transformation of citizenship across the British Empire took place, with the expulsion of the Ugandan Asians by Idi Amin in 1972 and their resettlement in Britain, Canada, and India following the decolonisation of East Africa. It emphasises this transformation of citizenship as part of a worldwide process of decolonisation.

The project also explores how these changes to citizenship also changed UN-led practices. I explore how humanitarian assistance was provided, with the international community becoming complicit in the social reconfigurations enacted by postcolonial states. Deemed ‘refugees’ in some cases and ‘citizens’ in places like India, Canada and the UK, Uganda’s Asians’ citizenship in other areas of the former British Empire became fluid in the discourse of immigration and belonging in the 1970s as a result of postcolonial citizenship itself being transformed.


India 2024-05-14 9:02:46 2027-05-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
ID: UNCST-2019-R001206
 Perceptions and acceptance of malaria vaccine among caregivers of children admitted with severe malaria in a highly endemic area in Uganda; a mixed methods study
REFNo: HS4059ES

To explore the perceptions of caregivers of children admitted with severe malaria in Tororo General Hospital about malaria vaccine,To investigate the factors associated with the acceptability of malaria vaccine among caregivers of children admitted with severe malaria in Tororo General Hospital in Uganda,To determine the proportion of caregivers of children admitted with severe malaria in Tororo General Hospital who will accept the malaria vaccine,To assess the perceptions and acceptance of malaria vaccine and associated factors among caregivers of children admitted with severe malaria in Tororo General Hospital. ,
 Uganda 2024-05-14 9:01:46 2027-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edith Wakida K
ID: UNCST-2019-R001225
 A multi-component mHealth intervention ‘eCap-CoDe’ consisting of training, data capture and feedback tailored for improved community-based dementia care in rural Uganda: the barriers, ideating, development process
REFNo: HS4064ES

To ideate and develop a prototype for a multi-component mHealth application consisting of training, data capture and feedback to the PHC providers to improve community-based dementia care,To identify the barriers and facilitators faced by the PHC providers in rural Uganda as it relates to training, data capture and feedback on dementia assessment and management,To explore the barriers faced by the PHC providers in rural Uganda as it relates to training, data capture and feedback on dementia assessment and management, and co-design a multi-component mHealth intervention to improve community-based dementia care,
 Uganda 2024-05-14 9:00:15 2027-05-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Melody Niwamanya
ID: UNCST-2019-R000928
 Mid-term Evaluation Survey for Second Education Response Plan [ERP II] for refugees and host communities. Ref No: MUREC- 2024-366
REFNo: SS2610ES

To identify and document key areas of learning for partners and stakeholders engaged in the implementation of ERP II.,Examine the extent to which interventions are delivered or are likely to deliver results in an inclusive, economic, and timely manner.,To assess the relevance and coherence of planned interventions specifically examine the extent to which interventions implemented address the needs and priorities of targeted beneficiaries including complementarity of interventions, harmonization, and coordination of implementation,To assess the effectiveness of the implementation of interventions planned in ERP II by partners and stakeholders. Particularly assess progress towards implementation of planned activities and delivery of outputs aligned to ERP II objectives.,
 2024-05-07 14:22:46 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
LYDIA NAMIREMBE
ID: UNCST-2023-R006332
 PREDICTORS OF HIV STATUS DISCLOURE TO INTIMATE PARTNERS AMONG HIV POSITIVE FEMALES AGED 20-49. A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN BUIKWE DISTRICT, UGANDA.
REFNo: SS2570ES

iii. To explore the factors related to healthcare services that influence the inclination to disclose HIV test results to intimate partners among HIV-positive females aged 20-49 in Buikwe district.,ii. To identify the psychological factors that influence the inclination to disclose HIV test results to intimate partners among HIV-positive females aged 20-49 in Buikwe district.,i. To assess the socio-economic factors that impact the inclination to disclose HIV test results to intimate partners among HIV-positive females aged 20-49 in Buikwe district.,The primary goal of this study is to examine the factors that play a role in determining the willingness to reveal HIV test results to intimate partners among females aged 20-49 who are living with HIV in the Buikwe district.,
 Uganda 2024-05-07 14:19:27 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Hadijah Nansamba
ID:
INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF INFORMAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND MITIGATION OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN BUNDIBUJYO DISTRICT IN WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2580ES

Purpose of the Study
To investigate the effect of institutionalization of informal justice systems towards Gender-Based Violence mitigation in Bundibugyo District in western Uganda

Specific Objectives
i. To assess the effect of institutionalization of traditional cultural courts towards mitigation of Gender-Based Violence in Bundibugyo District.
ii. To examine the effect of institutionalization of semi-formal local council courts towards mitigation of Gender-Based Violence in Bundibugyo District.
iii. To examine the effect of institutionalization of alternative community-based systems towards mitigation of Gender-Based Violence in Bundibugyo District.
iv. To explore the stakeholder perception about the effectiveness of institutionalization of the informal justice system towards mitigation of gender-based violence in Bundibujyo District

Hypotheses
i. There is no statistically significant effect of institutionalization of traditional cultural courts towards mitigation of Gender-Based Violence in Bundibugyo District
ii. There is no statistically significant effect of institutionalization of semi-formal local council courts towards mitigation of Gender-Based Violence in Bundibugyo District
iii. There is no statistically significant effect of institutionalization of alternative community-based systems towards mitigation of Gender-Based Violence in Bundibugyo District

Research Question
i. How do stakeholders perceive the effectiveness of the institutionalization of the informal justice system toward the mitigation of gender-based violence in Bundibugyo District?

 Uganda 2024-05-07 14:11:05 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrew Mujugira
ID: UNCST-2019-R000871
 Multi-level intervention for intersectional stigma reduction to improve HIV outcomes for sex workers
REFNo: HS4129ES

Aim 1: Adapt the multilevel PRISM ISD-reduction intervention to address ISD
for SW in Uganda.
Aim 2: Conduct a pilot hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial to test
the preliminary effectiveness of the adapted multilevel Ssinga Nze ISD-
reduction intervention on (a) PrEP adherence or (b) viral suppression
among SW using a status-neutral approach.
Aim 3: Evaluate implementation of Ssinga Nze using qualitative methods.
 Uganda 2024-05-07 14:09:03 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elizabeth Nyboer Ann
ID: UNCST-2023-R005929
 Using population genetics to inform sustainable aquaculture governance in Lake Victoria, Uganda
REFNo: NS798ES

Specific aims are to: (i) characterize the genetic profiles of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Ugandan fish farms, and (ii) investigate levels of admixture and introgressive hybridization among farmed and wild O. niloticus and endemic Oreochromis species.
Canada 2024-05-07 14:07:15 2027-05-07 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jenny Löfgren
ID: UNCST-2024-R005428
 Simulation based training for hernia mesh repair for novice learners – a randomized trial
REFNo: HS4176ES

b) Assess the student’s perception of the respective training methods.,a) Compare the learning outcomes regarding the ability to carry out an anterior groin hernia mesh repair on a 3D model for learners who participate in simulation-based training under supervision versus those who practice in simulation-based training without supervision.,
 Sweden 2024-05-07 14:06:01 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Katherine Hill Jane
ID: UNCST-2023-R005519
 MITICare: Multimorbidity in Tuberculosis and Its Impact on Patient Care
REFNo: HS3888ES

Retrospective Cohort Objectives: Primary Objective: To describe the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in people with TB-HIV in Kampala. Secondary Objectives: To evaluate how prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity compare between people with TB-HIV and PLWHIV who do not develop TB within the cohort timeframe. To determine the effect of multimorbidity on end of TB treatment outcomes. Cross-sectional Study Nested Within Prospective Cohort Study Objectives: Primary Objective: To describe the prevalence of multimorbidity in patients at the start of treatment for TB in Kampala. Secondary Objectives: To determine the effect of multimorbidity on clinical characteristics of TB at the start of treatment. To determine the effect of multimorbidity on TB treatment outcomes. Exploratory Objective: To determine the effect of multimorbidity on progress through TB care.
UK 2024-05-07 14:04:46 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
PAUL LWEVOLA
ID:
Barriers and Facilitators to enrollment into the Community Retail Pharmacy Drug Distribution Point (CRPDDP) model and its treatment outcomes in a Peri-Urban Setting, A Case of Iganga Hospital
REFNo: HS3892ES

To explore the facilitators and barriers to enrollment into the CRPDDP model at Iganga Hospital in East Central Uganda.,To determine retention, viral load suppression, and associated factors among PLHIV enrolled in CRPDDP at Iganga Hospital in East Central Uganda.,To explore Barriers and Facilitators to enrollment into the Community Retail Pharmacy Drug Distribution Point (CRPDDP) model and its treatment outcomes in a Peri-Urban Setting.,
 Uganda 2024-05-07 14:03:28 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jacqueline Kyosiimire-Lugemwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R005393
 AN In-vitro PROTOCOL TO ASSESS SAFETY and EFFICACY OF NATURAL/HERBAL INVESTIGATIONAL THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS4041ES

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
1) To determine bacterial/ fungal sterility of the natural products
2) To determine the cytotoxicity of the natural products
3) To determine the in-vitro anti-virus activity of natural products
4) To determine the in-vitro anti-bacterial activity of the natural products.
5) To determine the in-vitro anti-fungal activity of the natural products.
6) To determine the in-vitro anti-diabetic activity of the natural products.
7) To determine the in-vitro anti-cancer activity of the natural products.
8) To determine the in-vitro anti-inflammatory/ antioxidant activity of the natural products.
9) To determine the in-vitro anti (condition/disease) activity of the natural products, whereby innovation might be addressing a condition or disease might be of relevancy in Uganda, e.g. conditions like alcohol overuse which causes liver damage, or a disease like malaria. This protocol takes care of other innovative solutions that will come up in future. Thus, the protocol is not limited to the above conditions only.
10) For successful products, to design experiments that will contribute to other mechanism identification (examples are to assess presence of ACE2 blockers (proteins that prevent the SARS COV2 from binding the ACE2 receptor)/ ACE2 Decoys.

 Uganda 2024-05-07 14:00:29 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Nabbanja Teddy
ID:
A Model for eHealth Care Service Adoption for Mental Health Systems in Central Uganda. Case study: Butabika Referral Mental Hospital (BRMH)
REFNo: SIR305ES

Main Objective
The aim of this study is to develop a model for eHealth care service adoption that will enhance mental health service provision for health systems in Central Uganda.
Specific objectives
i) To examine the mental health care services provided by Butabika Hospital.
ii) To evaluate the existing mental health system for care services provision in Butabika Hospital.
iii) To design an e-Health Service Care Model for mental health service provision in Butabika Hospital.
iv) To validate the e-Health Service Care Model for mental health service provision in Butabika Hospital.

 Uganda 2024-05-07 13:54:04 2027-05-07 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Soumya Mishra
ID:
Examining PRC-associated Economic Development Zones in Africa: local impacts and the implications for host states
REFNo: SS2384ES

(1) What narratives and Sino-African interactions accompany the establishment of PRC-associated EDZs in Sub-Saharan Africa?(2) To what extent do PRC-associated EDZs meet their stated aims in terms of industrialisation, employment creation and other economic impacts? (3) What are the broader social, economic, political and environmental impacts of PRC-associated EDZs?
 India 2024-05-07 13:52:47 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Josephine Najjuma Nambi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013717
 Developing and testing a simulation-based intervention to improve stroke nursing care in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS3535ES

6. Pilot test the simulation-based nursing intervention for feasibility, acceptability, functionality, quality of life, and preliminary health outcomes among stroke patients at MRRH. ,5. Develop a simulation-based stroke training packet/intervention for nurses to improve stroke care and management at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,4. Explore the barriers and facilitators for stroke management, and training among health care professionals at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital ,The general objective of the study is to develop and pilot a simulation-based stroke intervention to improve stroke management at MRRH ,
 Uganda 2024-05-07 13:49:58 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
David Guwatudde
ID: UNCST-2021-R008522
 Research network for design and evaluation of adolescent health interventions and policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (DASH)
REFNo: HS4116ES

The overarching and long-term goal for the DASH research activities is to boost adolescent health in SAA through rigorous population-based surveillance, intervention and policy research in seven SSA countries including Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda (henceforth referred to as the ‘African DASH partner countries’). The key functions to address these objectives are to combine the efficient collection and use of important adolescent health data, and the employment of robust quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and evaluation with local domain-specific expert and stakeholder knowledge on the health domains nutrition & physical activity, sexual & reproductive health, and mental health & violence (henceforth referred to as the ‘DASH health domains’).,To examine and assess transportability of DASH interventions and population-level policies (Transportability), in order to context relate to adolescent and young adult health, with the aim to understand how this context moderates the impact of interventions and policies; subsequently we will aim to transport the evidence on impact, generated within DASH, to other contexts in SSA,To evaluate population-level policies (Policy evaluation) with the aim to prioritize and select multiple population-level policies, related to the DASH health domains, which likely affect the health of adolescents and young adults, and to subsequently evaluate and understand the impact and mechanisms of these policies in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania,To evaluate the impact of the DASH interventions (Intervention evaluation), their impact and performance,To co-design DASH interventions (Co-Design) with the aim to gain an understanding of local intervention needs and will co-design and pilot test interventions to improve nutrition & physical activity in South Africa, sexual & reproductive health in Uganda, and mental health & violence in Tanzania; these designed interventions will then be locally adapted in each African DASH partner country,To implement and test multiple light-touch interventions, which are relatively non-invasive, resource non-intensive interventions that aim to influence intentions, motivations and behaviors related to the three DASH health domains,To conduct surveillance of health and health-related risks (Surveillance) in order to determine trends and changes in adolescent and youth health, well-being and behaviors, particularly related to the three DASH health domains.,
 Uganda 2024-05-07 12:44:23 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
REBECCA NANTANDA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001533
 Improving access to Asthma Care among Children and Adolescents in Uganda
REFNo: HS4136ES

To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of routine screening for asthma symptoms, healthcare worker needs-directed training and mentorship and asthma education in improving diagnosis and management of children and adolescents with asthma in Uganda. Specific objectives The study is divided into 4 sub-studies, and each of them has specific objectives as outlined below. Sub-study 1: Routine screening for asthma symptoms Objectives 1. To evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of routine screening for asthma symptoms among children and adolescents with respiratory illnesses in identification of patients with undiagnosed asthma 2. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of routine screening for asthma symptoms among children and adolescents with respiratory illnesses. Sub-study 2: Healthcare workers’ needs-directed training and mentorship Objectives 1. To evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of needs-directed healthcare workers’ training and mentorship in improving asthma outcomes in children and adolescents. 2. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a needs-directed healthcare workers’ training and mentorship intervention for improving asthma outcomes in children and adolescents. Sub-study 3: Community Health Worker-led asthma education Objectives 1. To assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of community health worker-led asthma education in improving asthma outcomes among children and adolescents. 2. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of community health worker-led asthma education among children and adolescents, and their caregivers. Sub-study 4: Psychosocial challenges of asthma Objective 1. To explore the psychosocial challenges faced by children and adolescents with asthma, and their caregivers.
Uganda 2024-05-07 12:43:04 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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