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Wilber Sabiiti
ID: UNCST-2024-R016293
UNDERSTANDING INFECTIOUS AND NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRENDS IN KANUNGU DISTRICT TO INFORM PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING AND INTERVENTIONS
REFNo: HS6462ES

1. Determine types and trends of diseases in Kanungu from 2015–2025.
2. Compare quality and quantity of HCF records with MoH’s DHSI data.

Uganda 2025-10-24 17:28:54 2028-10-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Agatha Nakibuule Martha
ID: UNCST-2024-R016574
EXPLORING HIV SELF-TESTING: PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF SEX WORKERS AND MALE CLIENTS ON KOOME ISLAND, UGANDA
REFNo: HS6306ES

1.3 Objectives
1.3.1 General objective
The overall objective of this study is to increase the adoption and use of HIVST kits among sex workers and their clients on Koome Island, by qualitatively exploring their perceptions, preferences and experiences of using HIVST kits for HIV prevention, and assessing how HIVST may influence status disclosure, behaviour change and linkage to care.
1.3.2 Specific objectives
1. To explore the perceptions, preferences and experiences of HIV self-testing among sex workers on Koome Island.
2. To explore the perceptions, preferences and experiences of HIV self-testing among male clients of sex workers on Koome Island.
3. To assess perceptions, practices, and norms of sex worker peers and healthcare providers that may influence HIVST scale-up and implementation for sex workers and their clients in island fishing communities.


Uganda 2025-10-24 17:27:53 2028-10-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MUGISHA BRIAN
ID: UNCST-2025-R017969
Evaluating Health Workers' Competence in Utilizing Electronic Health Records Systems for Quality Service Delivery in Hospitals: Greater Bushenyi, Uganda
REFNo: SIR541ES

Major Objective
-The purpose of this study is to Evaluate Health Workers' Competence in Utilizing Electronic Health Records Systems for Quality Service Delivery in Selected Hospitals in Greater Bushenyi, Uganda.

Specific Objective
1.To establish the current state of Electronic Health Records within hospitals in the Greater Bushenyi region, Uganda.
2.To establish essential requirements for the development of a comprehensive framework model, focusing on the evaluation of effective usage of EHRs.
3.To develop a competence-based framework tailored for evaluating the usage of EHRs in hospitals in the Greater Bushenyi region, Uganda.
4.To Evaluate and validate the effectiveness of the developed framework for assessing EHRs within hospitals in the Greater Bushenyi region, Uganda.

Uganda 2025-10-24 17:15:31 2028-10-24 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
AISHA NAJJUMA
ID: UNCST-2025-R017830
CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES AND ACADEMIC STAFF PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE CHARTERED UNIVERSITIES IN KAMPALA, UGANDA
REFNo: SS4149ES

i) To evaluate the effect of competitive strategy on academic staff performance of private chartered universities in Kampala, Uganda ii) To examine the effect of collaborative strategy on academic staff performance of private chartered universities in Kampala, Uganda iii) To assess the effect of accommodating strategy on academic staff performance of private chartered universities in Kampala, Uganda iv) To examine the effect of negotiation strategy on academic staff performance of private chartered universities in Kampala, Uganda v) To evaluate the effect of confrontation strategy on academic staff performance of private chartered universities in Kampala, Uganda. vi) To assess the moderating effect of leadership styles in the relationship between conflict resolution and academic staff performance of private chartered universities in Kampala,
Uganda 2025-10-24 17:10:26 2028-10-24 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peter  Babyenda
ID: UNCST-2023-R007975
Energy Demand and Efficiency among Households and Small and Medium Scale Industries in Uganda
REFNo: SS4418ES

To understand the interlinkages in energy demand, efficiency, and productivity of households and small and medium-scale industries in Uganda.,Determine the impact of energy efficiency on Productivity of Households and Small and Medium Scale Industries. ,Identify the determinants of energy efficiency among small and medium scale industries in Uganda. ,Establish factors influencing energy demand and efficiency among households in Uganda ,
Uganda 2025-10-21 9:27:02 2028-10-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
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