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Jacklyn Arinaitwe Makaaru
ID: UNCST-2024-R015354
Impact Evaluation of Childcare Services for Kampala Market Women Study
REFNo: SS3696ES

Primary objectives:
a. To assess the labour market effects (labour force participation and productivity) of gaining access to childcare services by women working in markets in Kampala.
b. To assess the effects of gaining access to childcare services on the well-being of women working in markets in Kampala.
c. To assess the effects of gaining access to childcare services on the well-being of children of women working in markets in Kampala.

Secondary objective:
d. To assess important dimensions of heterogeneity, related to accessibility, wealth levels, women’s agency, and child’s age.
e. To explore secondary outcomes of access to childcare services by women working in markets in Kampala including spillover effects on other household members, and changes in mobility.


Uganda 2025-04-11 16:00:39 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Deborah Nakalyowa Luggya
ID: UNCST-2024-R003382
Menstrual Hygiene Management and materials: Experiences of Adolescent Girls with Disability in Kamuli District, Uganda
REFNo: SS3523ES

a) To examine the current state of menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls with disabilities in Kamuli district.
b) To identify the unique needs and challenges of adolescent girls with different disabilities in managing menstruation in Kamuli district.
c) To assess the factors influencing availability, accessibility, and affordability of reusable sanitary wear for adolescent girls with disabilities in Kamuli district.
d) To explore the socio-cultural factors influencing menstrual hygiene practices among adolescents with disabilities in Kamuli district.
e) To assess the effects of inadequate menstrual hygiene management on the overall health, well-being, and participation of adolescent girls with disabilities in Kamuli district.

Uganda 2025-04-11 15:55:45 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ATURINDA JOSHUA
ID: UNCST-2024-R002017
NARRATIVES OF RESILIENCE: KIGA FOLKTALES IN CULTIVATING SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL IDENTITY
REFNo: SS3803ES

i. To establish the historical moral and educational value embedded within Kiga traditional folktales.
ii. To analyze the importance of Kiga folktales in cultivating sustainable Cultural Identity
iii. To design innovative interventions that ensure sustainability of traditional Kiga folktales.

Uganda 2025-04-11 15:53:53 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Okethwangu
ID: UNCST-2024-R004883
Health system resilience in the context of infectious disease outbreaks: Exploring concepts and experiences, frameworks and tools in Uganda
REFNo: HS5718ES

1. Explore the understanding of the concept of health systems resilience, and determinants that influence building a health system resilient to infectious disease epidemics in Africa.
2. Critically assess the JEE and GHSI tools for their appropriateness to measure resilience to infectious disease outbreaks in Uganda and based on the results adapt/develop a context-specific tool for measuring HSR to infectious disease outbreaks.
3. Assess the resilience of the health systems of Mubende and Kassanda Districts during response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in 2022 using the context-specific tool and design interventions or strategies to address identified gaps towards building a resilient health systems to infectious disease outbreaks.
4. Identify enablers and barriers to the implementation of proposed strategies and interventions aimed at building a resilient health system to infectious disease epidemics.
Uganda 2025-04-11 15:28:50 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Awal
ID: UNCST-2024-R016231
DEVELOPMENT OF POWER FLOW ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE OF 132-KV POWER TRANSMISSION GRID: A CASE STUDY OF UGANDA\'S ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR
REFNo: SIR483ES

PID parameter optimization using water cycle algorithm (WCA).,The current state of AGC in interconnected power systems.,
Uganda 2025-04-11 15:27:19 2028-04-11 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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