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Hasifah Namatovu Kasujja
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ICT INNOVATIONS AND GAP ANALYSIS
REFNo: SIR302ES

1. To conduct a stakeholder analysis in Uganda’s ICT innovation ecosystem, their contributions to the various stages of the innovation process and the challenges faced.
2. To assess Uganda’s innovation maturity and create a roadmap for future improvement.
3. To develop a system to manage innovator data
4. To enhance efficiency through improving operational processes and the implementation of technology solutions.
Uganda 2024-03-20 16:18:06 2027-03-20 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Margaret Kabahenda
ID:
Empowering preschool teachers to integrate nutrition education in their routine teaching to advance child health.
REFNo: HS3908ES

1. Characterize the available nutrition education and physical activity training programs for preschool teachers;
2. Determine the barriers and supports for integrating nutrition education in preschool curricula;
3. Establish the levels of variations in dietary practices and nutritional status among preschool children from schools of difference socioeconomic domains (low-, moderate-, and high-income), and
4. Determine the effectiveness of the pilot nutrition education program on improving preschool teachers’
(a) nutrition knowledge
(b) perceptions about preschoolers’ dietary intake and physical activity needs, and
(c) skills to monitor preschoolers’ growth as part of their routine teaching and childcare activities.

Uganda 2024-03-20 16:12:47 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pokuaa Oduro-Bonsrah
ID:
On Psy Scientific Child Observations: Encounters and the (De)Construction of “the African” (1930-1980)
REFNo: SS2499ES

1. To explore how psychological inclined scientists working in Uganda and Kenya between 1930s and 1980s shaped and utilised theories of child rearing practices to understand the social and political context of colonialism and the decolonial processes. 2. To interrogate how psychological inclined scientists played an important part in constructing ‘the African’ as an object of knowledge during late colonialism in Uganda and Kenya.
Ghana 2024-03-20 16:11:32 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jackie Epila
ID: UNCST-2022-R010320
Conserving the past, nourishing the future: Unlocking the agronomical potential of traditional food systems in Northern Uganda with two famine crops
REFNo: A398ES

Foster sustainable development in Northern Uganda by improving food security, and enhanc-ing agricultural biodiversity through participatory breeding using Heterosis rotundifolia and Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha.
i. Participatory mapping of crop and trait diversity, sourcing seeds and stem cuttings and determining the knowledge base and preserve indigenous knowledge in Apala, Amu-go, and Koro sub-counties;
ii. Providing training, workshop and technical support to farmers participating in on-farm trials, research assistants and the PI;
iii. Establishing on-farm testing of the selected varieties by providing trial participants with basic farm tools and materials and training;
iv. Determining the best crop strains from sourced seed and plant materials through eco-physiological, phytochemical and climatic-related parameters measurements in the hy-droponic unit and trial farms;
v. Determining optimum cooking conditions and recipes; preservation; chemical compo-sition;
vi. Creating partnerships with local and international food industries, hydroponic groups, and government and NGOs.

Uganda 2024-03-20 16:08:53 2027-03-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jude Ssenyonjo
ID:
Primary HIV Prevention Intervention Among Female Sex Workers in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3791ES

The secondary objective is to assess how the HIV prevention group sessions can affect outcomes, e.g., recruitment and retention of participants in the study.,The primary objective is to examine whether a tailored HIV prevention study can contribute to HIV sexual risk reduction among female sex workers, i.e., increased condom usage, PrEP demand/uptake, and increased HIV testing.,
Uganda 2024-03-20 16:05:56 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ahmed Ddungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000944
CHARACTERIZATION OF TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATED LUNG FIBROSIS AND RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT, AND PREVENTION USING DOXYCYCLINE IN A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
REFNo: HS3385ES

To characterise/describe TB associated lung fibrosis and TB associated chronic respiratory impairment (where appropriate: burden and severity, radiological phenotype based on high resolution CT, clinical phenotype based on symptoms and lung function status, and predictors/ associations (including with selected biomarkers)); and to assess the efficacy of doxycycline as an adjuvant therapy to prevent TALF amongst patients with advanced TB
Uganda 2024-03-20 15:59:56 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael Wagaba Toskinz
ID: UNCST-2023-R006490
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY WITHIN REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3685ES

4. To explore existing coping strategies and adaptation measures employed by refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda to enhance their resilience to climate change and improve their food security.,3. To determine the extent to which socio-economic and demographic factors contribute to food security among refugee populations in refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda.. ,2. To assess how climate change-induced factors affect food security among refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda. ,1. To determine the current food security status among refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda,To determine the food security status in Ugandan refugee settlements and assess effects of climate change on food security among these populations so as to identify specific coping strategies to foster resilience against food insecurity and adaptation to climate change,
Uganda 2024-03-20 15:52:16 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Zablon Igirikwayo K
ID:
ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG OUTPATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN JINJA CITY
REFNo: HS3499ES

4. To explore the views of prescribers for what influences the observed ABPR, level of appropriateness of antibiotic prescription and factors associated with antibiotic prescription among outpatients diagnosed with RTIs at health facilities in Jinja City.,3. To establish the patient and institutional factors associated with antibiotic prescription among outpatients diagnosed with RTIs at health facilities in Jinja City.,2. To determine the appropriateness of antibiotic prescription among respiratory tract outpatients in public health facilities in Jinja City. ,1. To determine the prevalence of antibiotic prescription among outpatients with RTI in public facilities in Jinja City from 01st January to 31st December 2022.,To determine the antibiotic prescription patterns and associated factors among outpatients diagnosed with RTIs in Jinja City. ,
Uganda 2024-03-20 15:50:21 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Methodius Tumuranzye
ID:
INTERNALIZING, EXTERNALIZING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF STUDENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS2473ES

To propose proactive and inclusive institution based interventions that address the diverse mental health needs of the student population in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda,To establish the impact of the mediating role of externalizing mental health problems on internalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda.,To examine the relationship between externalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda, To assess the relationship between internalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda, Uganda,The purpose of the study is to investigate the interrelations between internalizing, externalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-03-20 15:47:39 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
TORACH LEONORA TL
ID:
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY RELIGIOUS IN EIGHT MEMBER INSTITITUTES OF ARU WITHIN THE FOUR ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2336ES

1.3 Aims and Objectives
To assess and ascertain “Care for the elderly religious in eight member institutes of the Association
of Religious in Uganda (ARU) within the four ecclesiastical provinces”, so as to provide
information that can be used to improve the quality of health and social care programmes for the
elderly religious.
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I. To assess the challenges faced by the elderly religious in eight member institutes
of the Association of Religious in Uganda (ARU) within the four ecclesiastical
provinces
This will be achieved by interviewing the elderly religious and by researcher observations. The
type of physical, spiritual, mental, social and emotional tasks for the elderly including locomotion,
self-support, dressing, lifting weights, logical thinking, bathing, eating, praying, and association
among others will be documented. Where possible, photos will be taken for purposes of
documentation.
II. To ascertain the level of care and support provided to the elderly religious in eight
member Institutes of ARU within the four ecclesiastical provinces
This will be achieved by interviewing the key informants, including institutional heads and by
researcher observations. The type of care given to elderly: medical, mobility, finance, counselling,
spiritual guidance among others will be documented. Where possible, photos will be taken for
purposes of documentation.
III. To establish existing gaps in caring for the elderly religious among selected
member institutes of ARU within the four ecclesiastical provinces
Establish facts and gaps by comparing the needs of the elderly with the level of care and
support provided by the eight selected member institutes of ARU within the four ecclesiastical
provinces.
Uganda 2024-03-20 15:43:07 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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