Namara Mable
ID: UNCST-2022-R010662
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Assessment of Quality Assurance Practices on
Performance of Graduates of selected
Private Universities in Western
Uganda
REFNo: SS2465ES
To assess the contribution of accredited programs to performance of graduates
2 To analyse the contribution of monitoring/evaluation to performance of graduates
3. To evaluate the effect of quality of teaching staff on performance of graduates
4. To evaluate the effect of external assessment on performance of graduates
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 16:59:02 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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NASSIFU SSEMWANGA
ID: UNCST-2022-R010829
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Developing a framework for integrating continuous professional education on the Uganda Nurses and Midwives’ Council mandate within healthcare institutions
REFNo: HS6185ES
i. To explore the nurses’ and midwives’ understanding of the mandate of the UNMC.
ii. To assess the nurses’ and midwives’ level of knowledge regarding the mandate of the UNMC.
iii. To explore barriers to continuous professional development among nurses and midwives in Uganda
iv. To develop a framework for integrating continuous professional education on the UNMC mandate within healthcare institutions
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 16:56:59 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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ASHIRAF MABANJA
ID: UNCST-2025-R018962
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Emotional Intelligence Critical thinking, and Doctoral Success in Ugandan universities
REFNo: SS4035ES
i.To analyze the influence of emotional intelligence on doctoral success in Uganda universities.
ii.To analyze the influence of critical thinking on doctoral success in Uganda universities.
iii.To analyze the combined influence of emotional intelligence and critical thinking on doctoral success in Ugandan universities.
iv.To compare the levels of emotional intelligence between doctoral graduates who completed their studies on time and those who experienced delays in completion.
v.To compare the levels of critical thinking between doctoral graduates who completed their studies on time and those who experienced delays in completion.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 16:54:51 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mike Kyewalyanga
ID: UNCST-2021-R013531
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FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG MOTHERS WITH YOUNG INFANTS IN MBARARA CITY
REFNo: HS6152ES
1.To determine the magnitude of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers with young infants in Mbarara City.
2.To describe the commonest modes of feeding among young infants in Mbarara City.
3.To explore facilitators and barriers to exclusive breastfeeding among mothers with young infants in Mbarara City.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:24:00 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mary Samantha
ID: UNCST-2025-R017849
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Potential effectiveness, Feasibility, and Acceptability of an Implementation Strategy for Alcohol Use Disorder Management by Primary Healthcare Providers: A case of Isingiro District
REFNo: SS4085ES
1. To Co-design an implementation strategy for AUD management by PHC providers guided by Consolidated Framework of Implementation Research (CFIR) in the Isingiro district
2. To evaluate the potential effectiveness of an implementation strategy for AUD management measured by the number of AUD cases recorded by PHC providers in the Isingiro district.
3. To assess the feasibility and acceptability of an implementation strategy for AUD management measured by ease of use and approval by PHC providers in the Isingiro district.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:20:54 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Robert Muyinda
ID: UNCST-2025-R019365
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BIOREMEDIATION OF AFLATOXIN IN SELECTED FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS USING LIGNINOLYTIC ENZYME EXTRACTS FROM SPENT SUBSTRATES OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus ostreatus)
REFNo: A611ES
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the postharvest practices of maize and groundnuts, aflatoxin levels, cancer risks and the biodegradation potential of ligninolytic enzyme extracts from used P. ostreatus substrates on the total aflatoxin.
1.3.2 Specific objectives
The specific objectives of the study are to:
1.Determine postharvest handling practices as drivers of AF contamination in food in Teso and Busoga subregions.
2.Determine the total AF content (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2) in food (maize and groundnuts products).
3.Assess dietary exposure and the risks to the consumers (adults and children) of maize and groundnuts products.
4.Determine the AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 levels, formed metabolites and their toxicity in food (maize) after the ligninolytic enzyme bioremediation.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:15:03 |
2028-07-10 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Susan Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R016828
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Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Uganda: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities in the Development and Implementation of Policies on Adolescent Pregnancies
REFNo: HS6231ES
1.To assess current reproductive health policies targeted at addressing adolescent pregnancies in East Africa
2.To determine the trends in prevalences and associated factors of adolescent pregnancies in Uganda using the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS)
3.To study barriers, facilitators, and coping mechanisms for the development and implementation of selected ARH policies in Uganda.
4.To co-create feasible recommendations to improve ARH policies' content and implementation
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:09:39 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Moses Anyit Wany
ID: UNCST-2024-R002083
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PREVALENCE, ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VAGINAL BACTERIAL COLONIZATION AMONG WOMEN WITH CERVICAL CANCER AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5800ES
1. To determine the prevalence of vaginal bacterial colonization among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To identify the bacteria commonly isolated from the vagina among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
3. To describe the antimicrobial sensitivity of vaginal bacteria isolated among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara regional Referral Hospital.
4. To determine the factors associated with vaginal bacterial colonization among women with cervical at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
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South Sudan |
2025-07-10 14:08:02 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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ETWOP PATRICK
ID: UNCST-2024-R005206
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PREVALENCE, SEVERITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANEMIA AMONG WOMEN WITH UTERINE FIBROIDS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5815ES
1. Prevalence of anemia among women with uterine fibroids at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
2. Severity of anemia among women with uterine fibroids at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
3. Factors associated with anemia among women with uterine fibroids at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:05:36 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
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Exploring the Future of First Referral Hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa as part of Integrated Primary Care Systems: Service delivery, Workforce dynamics and Technology integration (AFRHiCARE).
REFNo: HS5835ES
Study Aim: To generate evidence that informs thinking and the strategic development of First Referral Hospitals (FRH) in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa with regard to the services they deliver, their performance, their workforce requirements, behaviours and skill-mix, and how they integrate technologies to enhance service delivery, quality of care, and equity within Primary Health Care (PHC) systems.
Study Objectives:
1. Assess Hospital Service Availability, Readiness, and Delivery in selected FRH.
2. Evaluate the performance of selected FRH in terms of responsiveness, care quality, referral systems and technology use.
3. Track the self-reported well-being, performance, and behaviours of frontline health workers, including retention preferences in selected FRH.
4. Investigate hospital governance, leadership, and management practices, with a focus on organisational learning, human resource management and the adoption of technology in selected FRH.
5. Examine the skill-mix and roles within inter-professional teams and their interaction with technologies in selected FRH.
6. Assess the influence of gender, inclusion, diversity and climate across all objectives.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:04:04 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Flavia Luwedde Aliba
ID: UNCST-2023-R007953
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Knowledge, attitude and practices of patients towards early diagnosis of colorectal cancer and lived experiences in Eastern Uganda
REFNo: HS5889ES
To describe lived experiences of patients with CRC,To describe practices towards CRC early diagnosis,To understand the attitude towards CRC early diagnosis,To examine the knowledge about CRC early diagnosis,To explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of patients towards CRC early diagnosis and their lived experiences in Eastern Uganda.,
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:01:16 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Claire Namuwaya
ID: UNCST-2022-R011470
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Knowledge, attitude, and uptake of Human papillomavirus vaccine among schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in eastern Uganda.
REFNo: HS6080ES
To explore the factors associated with HPV uptake among schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To determine the level of uptake of HPV vaccine in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To investigate the attitudes towards HPV vaccination in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To assess the knowledge on HPV vaccination in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To describe the factors that influence the uptake of HPV vaccine in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:58:15 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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ELTON WANDIRA GEORGE
ID: UNCST-2024-R016356
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UPTAKE OF PROSTATE BIOPSY AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY FOUND TO HAVE ELEVATED PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN RESULTS AT KYABIRWA SURGICAL CENTER, JINJA CITY
REFNo: SS3886ES
General objective
To assess uptake of prostate biopsy and its predictors among patients previously found to have elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, Jinja city.
Specific objectives
1. To determine the proportion of patients, previously found to have elevated Prostate Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, which subsequently uptakes prostate
biopsy.
2. To establish the patient-related predictors of prostate biopsy uptake among patients previously found to have elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, Jinja city.
3. To establish the Institutional predictors of prostate biopsy uptake among patients previously found to have elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical
Center, Jinja city.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:54:46 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Oyo Charles
ID: UNCST-2025-R017632
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Governing Board Functionality in Catholic Institutions in Uganda: Critical Refelection on Education and Health Institutions
REFNo: SS3883ES
1.3 The General Objective
The general objective of this study is to explore the functionality of the governing boards in Catholic institutions in Uganda.
1.4 Specific Objectives
1. To assess the governing boards functions in Catholic institutions in Uganda.
2. To assess the drivers of governing board functionality in catholic institutions in Uganda.
3. To assess employees’ perceptions on governing board functionality in Catholic Institutions
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:51:55 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mary Nabacwa Ssonko
ID: UNCST-2023-R007407
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The contribution of Results Based Financing Supported Health Facilities to Gender Based Violence and Reproductive Health Service Provision: A Case Study of the Heroes Program in Eastern and Central Uganda
REFNo: SS3906ES
Identify the scope of coverage of GBV/RH in Heroes program RBF enrolled versus non-enrolled health facilities. ,To examine the challenges of the RBF approach in GBV/RH work in health facilities in the Heroes program districts of focus. ,To assess the contribution of RBF to the health systems strengthening blocks in GBV/RH service provision in the Heroes program. ,To examine the levels of satisfaction with the GBV/RH services in the Heroes program RBF enrolled versus non-enrolled health facilities. ,To assess the contribution of RBF to GBV/RH service provision in supported health facilities in Central and Eastern Uganda using the case of the Heroes Program.,
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:47:16 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Pauline Byakika-Kibwika
ID: UNCST-2019-R001206
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ASSESSING TRAINING NEEDS FOR RESEARCH ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMBERS REGARDING THEIR COMPETENCES TO REVIEW PROTOCOLS WITH EMERGING AND COMPLEX STUDY DESIGNS, AND RESEARCH INVOLVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6001ES
2. To identify training needs of REC members regarding their competences in reviewing research protocols involving vulnerable populations ,1. To identify the training needs of REC members regarding their competences in reviewing research protocols with emerging and complex study designs,To assess the training needs of REC members in South - Western Uganda regarding their competences to review protocols with emerging and complex study designs as well as research involving vulnerable populations with the aim of building their capacity and expertise to enhance the ethical review process,
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:44:53 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Okoya James Nil
ID: UNCST-2024-R004572
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Anaerobic co-digestion of Cow dung with Soya bean and sunflower wastes. Process Optimization and Life Cycle Assessment.
REFNo: SIR530ES
The general objective of the study is to evaluate the applicability of anaerobic co-digestion of Cow dung with soya bean and sunflower wastes.
Specific Objectives:
i. Characterize the physical and chemical properties of cow dung, on-farm Soya bean, and Sunflower Wastes.
ii. Optimize anaerobic co-digestion conditions of cow dung with on-farm soya bean and sunflower wastes.
iii. Quantify the GHG emissions from the AcoD to estimate their environmental impacts.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:43:28 |
2028-07-10 |
Engineering and Technology |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Jasmine Therese Arcilla Baltazar
ID: UNCST-2025-R017891
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Tapeworms, Gender and Pig Farming
REFNo: HS6091ES
The overall aim of this research is to develop a deeper understanding of the socioecological gender structures that lead to the endemicity of Taenia solium in smallholder pig farming communities in northern Uganda, focusing on the formed perceptions and behavioral outcomes related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and pig care taking. The following are the sub objectives.
1) To explore how gender structures shape understanding of pig wellbeing and WASH-related caretaking practices.
2) To understand the ways gender structures in smallholder pig farming communities in Uganda influence the perception of health risks in relation to T. solium and WASH practices.
3) To find ways for socioecological and gender ‘spill-overs’ to be better integrated into One Health-WASH approaches in smallholder pig farming communities in Uganda.
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Philippines |
2025-07-10 13:40:32 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Clare Clingain
ID: UNCST-2020-R014406
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Unpacking mentorship effects for hosts and refugees in Nairobi and Kampala
REFNo: SS3924ES
1. Understand why mentorship may work better for certain demographic subgroups.
2. Understand why women appeared to not benefit from any arm of the program, and better understand what changes or additions to both cash and mentorship programs may be necessary to see similar improvements for women as for men
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USA |
2025-07-10 13:38:24 |
2028-07-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Sande Ojara
ID: UNCST-2019-R000236
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Pilot Validation of the verify-IMI for comprehensive maternal-perinatal risk assessment and tracking at St. Mary’s Lacor Hospital, Gulu city, Uganda.
REFNo: HS6054ES
1.3 Study Objectives
1.3.1 General Objective
To validate the Verify-IMI software for maternal-perinatal risk assessment and tracking, assessing its accuracy, feasibility, and impact on clinical decision-making at St. Mary's Lacor Hospital.
1.3.2 Specific Objectives
● To train and assess healthcare workers' proficiency in using Verify-IMI for maternal-perinatal risk assessment and monitoring.
● To evaluate the accuracy and predictive performance of the Verify-IMI software in identifying high-risk pregnancies compared to standard clinical assessments.
● To determine the impact of Verify-IMI on clinical decision-making, maternal-perinatal risk stratification, and early intervention.
● To assess the feasibility and acceptability of Verify-IMI among healthcare providers and pregnant women at St. Mary's Lacor Hospital.
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 13:37:15 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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