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MALLON TUSUUBIRA
ID: UNCST-2025-R021850
SURVEY ON PARATUBERCULOSIS IN SLAUGHTERED GOATS AT KAMPALA CITY ABATTIOR
REFNo: A654ES

General objective
To establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection in goats
Specific Objectives
i. To determine the prevalence of the gross and microscopic lesions associated with paratuberculosis in the ileocecal junction and associated lymph nodes of goats slaughtered at Kampala city abattoir
ii. To establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium avium sub species paratuberculosis in suspected cases using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Uganda 2025-11-21 14:36:09 2028-11-21 Agricultural Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Martin Origa Jobson Ariel
ID: UNCST-2022-R010809
Validation of cervical cancer screening methods in Uganda: The National Cancer Management and Capacity building Project in Uganda (CANCAP UG) experience.
REFNo: HS6635ES

To assess multiple screening methods: VIA, PAP smear, HPV, and colposcopy, plus or minus biopsy.,To evaluate the indicators of screening accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value) of Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) test by comparing with the gold standard of disease status confirmed via histological results.,
Uganda 2025-11-21 14:33:45 2028-11-21 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu
ID: UNCST-2020-R014808
Secondary Data Analyses of the Predictors of Depression Treatment Outcomes and Mechanisms of Group Support Psychotherapy in the SEEK-GSP Trial and Translating Findings Through an Upgraded Online Training
REFNo: HS6789ES

Objective 1: Identify predictors of early treatment non-response to depression therapy among people living with HIV (PLWH). Objective 2: Identify psychological and behavioral mechanisms mediating the effect of Group Support Psychotherapy on depression outcomes. Objective 3: Strengthen and upgrade the existing SEEKGSP Academy digital training portal to enhance mental health support for people living with HIV (PLWH).
Uganda 2025-11-21 14:31:49 2028-11-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
KASIMU SENDAWULA
ID: UNCST-2025-R019643
Industrial Symbiosis and Scalability of Smallholder Farms in Uganda
REFNo: SS4430ES

To explore the perception of the smallholder farmers regarding the concept of scalability in Uganda

To identify the industrial symbiotic practices being undertaken by smallholder farmers in Uganda.

To investigate the influence of industrial symbiosis on scalability of smallholder farmers in Uganda.

Uganda 2025-11-21 14:20:24 2028-11-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gladness Mtango E
ID: UNCST-2025-R017177
The Nurses’ Perception of Their Immediate Supervisors’ Servant Leadership Behaviors and Their Sense of Work Effectiveness in Selected Ugandan Public Hospitals
REFNo: SS4419ES

•To explore the relationship between nurses’ perception of servant Leadership and their perceived access to work information such as willingness to share information.,•To determine the relationship between nurses’ perception of Servant Leadership and their perceived access to work resources such as needed equipment and materials.,•To explore the relationship between nurses’ perception of Servant Leadership and their perceived access to work opportunities such as challenging work and opportunities to learn new skills.,To explore if there are differences in job outcomes due to differences in the sizes of hospitals or the tenure of the nurse employee.,To survey and explore the perception of the nurses in the selected public hospitals in Uganda to determine if there is a relationship between their immediate supervisor’s servant leadership behavior and their job outcomes,
USA 2025-11-21 14:16:50 2028-11-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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