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Claire Biribawa
ID: UNCST-2023-R008347
Advancing the QUALity and EFFectiveness of alcohol and drug treatment services in Uganda (AQUALEFF - Study) through measurement of Patient reported outcomes
REFNo: HS6699ES

To assess the implementation of routine patient-reported outcome measurement and evaluate patient reported outcomes and experiences among individuals receiving treatment services for substance use disorders in Uganda
Uganda 2025-11-07 4:50:35 2028-11-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joweria Nambooze
ID: UNCST-2019-R001118
The potential of egg powder supplementation, combined with Behaviour Change Communication, to enhance nutrition outcomes during complementary feeding in stunting-endemic areas of Kamwenge District
REFNo: HS6296ES

To develop a Theory of Change for the egg powder initiative, outlining the pathways through which the intervention is expected to improve nutrition outcomes for children 6-17 months in stunting-endemic areas in Kamwenge district.,To project trends in nutrition outcomes with prolonged egg powder supplementation among children 6-17 months in stunting-endemic areas in Kamwenge district.,Determine the change in caregiver nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to feeding of children 6-17 months receiving egg powder supplementation and social behaviour change communication in stunting-endemic areas in Kamwenge district.,Assess the change in nutrition outcomes of children 6-17 months receiving egg powder supplementation and social behaviour change communication in stunting-endemic areas in Kamwenge district,To assess the potential of egg powder supplementation combined with social behaviour change communication to improve nutrition outcomes during complementary feeding in stunting-endemic areas in Kamwenge district. ,
Uganda 2025-11-07 4:48:44 2028-11-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Tina Aciro
ID: UNCST-2024-R004401
A historical analysis of the Uganda Refugee Model: Policies and practices (1940-2025)
REFNo: SS4457ES

This study seeks to analyse the historical orientation of the Uganda Refugee Model in global refugee policies and practices, with Adjumani Distict as a microcosm of the national model (1940-2025). It examines the national refugee framework’s convergence with and divergence from international frameworks such as the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, UNHCR policies, the 1969 OAU’s Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, , and other country’s policies thus, generating insights into the interplay between national innovation and international refugee governance.1. To trace the historical trajectories of refugee settlement in Adjumani District, highlighting the broader framework of Uganda’s refugee governance. 2. To examine the historical underpinnings of the Uganda Refugee Model as policies and practices.3. To analyse the place of the Uganda Refugee Model in global refugee policies and practices (1940-2025).
Uganda 2025-11-07 4:45:34 2028-11-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Noah Kiwanuka
ID: UNCST-2021-R010125
ASSESSING THE MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS CARRIAGE STATE
REFNo: HS6616ES

Aim 1: Assess Mtb asymptomatic incipient and subclinical disease, carriage rates and aerosol expulsion from household contacts of active cases in a TB-endemic setting.

Aim 2: Perform WGS on isolates from Mtb active cases and asymptomatic household contacts and compare with the regional/national case database.

Uganda 2025-11-07 4:42:07 2028-11-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francis Kintu
ID: UNCST-2025-R016989
The Use of Evidence in Budgetary Decision-making by Legislators: Analysis of Uganda Parliament
REFNo: SS4485ES

To examine legislators' access to evidence for budgetary decision-making.
To evaluate legislators' use of evidence in budgetary decision-making.
To assess how institutional factors affect legislators' access to and use of evidence.
To explore how MP's human agency affects access to and use of evidence.
Uganda 2025-11-04 18:33:31 2028-11-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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