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KALINDA  PETER
ID: UNCST-2023-R007263
TIER FOUR MICROFINANCE SERVICES AND HOUSEHOLDS’ SOCIAL-ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2332ES

4) To examine the mediating effect of financial literacy in the relationship between microfinance services and social-economic wellbeing of smallholder farmers in South Western Uganda.,3) To establish the relationship between financial literacy and social economic wellbeing of smallholder farmers in South Western Uganda.,2) To examine the relationship between microfinance services and financial literacy among smallholder farmers in South Western Uganda.,1) To examine the relationship between microfinance services and social-economic wellbeing of smallholder farmers in South Western Uganda.,The study is set out to examine the mechanism by which microfinance services are related to social-economic wellbeing among smallholder farmers in South Western Uganda. ,
Uganda 2025-10-16 9:02:54 2028-10-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Flavia Matovu Kiweewa
ID: UNCST-2021-R013337
A Phase 3, Randomized, Active-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MK-8527 Oral Once-Monthly as HIV-1 Preexposure Prophylaxis in Women
REFNo: HS6666ES

To evaluate the efficacy of MK-8527 qm
compared to FTC/TDF qd for the
prevention of HIV-1 infection as assessed
by the incidence rate per year of adjudicated
HIV-1 infections.
Hypothesis: MK-8527 qm is superior to
FTC/TDF qd with respect to the hazard
ratio for HIV-1 infecti
Uganda 2025-10-16 17:51:09 2028-10-16 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel Maling
ID: UNCST-2023-R008367
Oral Health Services’ Integration into Routine HIV Care among older adults in Uganda
REFNo: HS5802ES

1. To identify barriers to and facilitators of integrating oral health services into routine HIV care. 2. To determine oral health disparities and needs affecting oral health care among older adults in southwestern Uganda
Uganda 2025-10-15 17:25:23 2028-10-15 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SARAH NAKIYINGI
ID: UNCST-2024-R002026
DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS TRANSFER IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KAMPALA - UGANDA
REFNo: SS4111ES

1. To find the relationship between Personal factors and students transfers in private universities in Kampala –Uganda. 2. To examine the relationship between institutional factors and student transfer in private universities in Kampala –Uganda. 3. To assess the relationship of financial and non-financial factors on student transfer 4. To examine the combined effect of personal and institutional factors on student transfer in Kampala – Uganda. 5. To assess the experiences of student transfer in their new academic institutions 6. To find out the strategies of student retention in private universities in Kampala –Uganda.
Uganda 2025-10-15 17:22:54 2028-10-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Daisy Aliwaru
ID: UNCST-2025-R018043
University Management and Pedagogical Innovations in Education: A Comparative Study of Public and Private Universities in Uganda.
REFNo: SS3974ES

1. To analyze the university management structures and practices that support pedagogical innovations in education at Muni University and Uganda Christian University.
2. To examine the effect of resource allocation for pedagogical innovations in education at Muni University and Uganda Christian University.
3. To determine the effect of incentives on pedagogical innovations in education at Muni University and Uganda Christian University.
4. To examine the effect of academic freedom for pedagogical
innovations in education at Muni University and Uganda Christian University.

Uganda 2025-10-15 16:44:31 2028-10-15 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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