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David Okimait
ID: UNCST-2019-R000095
BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO SCHOOLS' ADAPTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL-THE CASE OF JOURNEYS PLUS CURRICULUM
REFNo: SS2246ES

Explore ways of improving on the learning processes within the Journeys plus curriculum,Assess how Journeys Plus Curriculum connect to the SRHR service delivery by the health system,Explore the extent to which the targeted districts and stakeholders have/ have not been enablers of the implementation of the Journeys Plus Curriculum in schools. ,Assess barriers and enablers to the implementation of the Journeys Plus Curriculum in the study sites. ,To evaluate the effectiveness of the Journey’s plus curriculum in schools by exploring the barriers and enablers of young people’s agency on sexual reproductive health and rights(SRHR) in the selected schools.,Explore the effectiveness of the Journeys plus curriculum in helping young people acquire the desired behaviours, agency and self-efficacy related to SRHR. ,
Uganda 2023-12-21 21:22:36 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kendra Siekmans
ID:
Readiness Assessment of Uganda’s Health System to deliver vitamin A supplementation as part of the essential package of child health and nutrition interventions
REFNo: HS3153ES

• To identify the potential additional platforms within which VAS can be integrated, especially those that would enable increased coverage of children 12-59 months of age.,• To better understand the motivating factors for caregivers of children U5 to attend routine PHC and ICHD service delivery sessions, as well as reasons for low access to and/or utilization of certain contact points in the health system;,• To understand the strengths and weaknesses of the PHC service delivery system to identify opportunities and support needed to improve the day-to-day uptake of essential child health and nutrition services including VAS; ,• To document the barriers and facilitating factors to high coverage for the service delivery points of VAS and other essential nutrition services;,• To assess the current reach of the health system to children under five years old through the existing routine PHC service delivery platform and ICHD, including a comparison of the proportion of children receiving these services through the different delivery points in the health system;,The overall objective of the Readiness Assessment is to gather the evidence needed to inform a detailed plan for program improvement and health system strengthening to ensure the VAS program can reach more children with their age-appropriate dose using the PHC system contact points. It is designed to assess the relative strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the platforms within the health system that are currently (or could be, if optimized) contact points for reaching children under 5. The assessment seeks to gather evidence at all levels, including national, district, health facility and community levels.,
Canada 2023-12-21 21:20:21 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Thomas Rauter Christian
ID:
Investment readiness for high growth firms in Uganda
REFNo: SS2078ES

The project aims to comprehensively measure accounting and financial practices at a large scale and examine the causal effects of these practices on access to finance and firm growth
Australia 2023-12-21 21:16:58 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Laura Hobbs
ID: UNCST-2023-R007674
Acute Care Systems in Uganda
REFNo: HS3598ES

To develop tools which may be used by non-clinicians to identify and escalate a deteriorating patient.,To collect de-identified, system level quantitative data for subgroups of patients such as neurotrauma and paediatrics and staffing levels through the patient journey. ,To produce participatory maps of the patient journey throughout the acute care system in Uganda.,To understand what the barriers may be to help-seeking behaviour in the community and escalation of concerns within the hospital.,To understand the current scope, role and contribution non-clinicians play in this system.,Aim of this study is to understand the current role of non-clinicians in the delivery of care of acutely unwell patients who present to the healthcare system in Uganda and the potential for developing this role to improve patient outcomes.,
UK 2023-12-21 21:10:49 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stephen Businge
ID: UNCST-2023-R007172
SMART O2: Adjusting oxygen to patient needs.An observation study of oxygen administration to critically ill children admitted to Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital in Mbarara, Uganda.
REFNo: HS3390ES

To use these data to develop a clinical algorithm (Smart O2) that guides health workers on titrating oxygen administration for critically ill children,To conduct an observational study to collect baseline data in a cohort of 200 critically ill children receiving oxygen treatment in the acute pediatric ward of a Ugandan hospital. ,The overall goal of this study is to optimize the clinical use of oxygen.,
Uganda 2023-12-21 21:09:03 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ELIAB BYAMUKAMA MPORA
ID:
ICT usage, Value additional and comprehensive value chain participation for smallholder farmers in Kigezi region. A case of Potato growers.
REFNo: SS2236ES

To identify ways to maximize farm income and enhance onion and Irish potato production.,To identify the constraints and opportunities in potato supply chain and to recommend measures for improvement.,To estimate the value addition of Irish potatoes at different stages in supply chain,To identify the main ICT technologies used within the agriculture domain,
Uganda 2023-12-21 21:04:25 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ASIIMIRE  DONATH
ID: UNCST-2021-R013270
How does women’s marital status influence VSLA related economic gains, health, and empowerment? A mixed methods study
REFNo: SS1771ES

To assess the needs to improve existing VSLAs to better meet women’s needs based on their marital status.,To understand the similarities and differences in women’s perceptions, experiences, and needs in VSLA based on their marital status.,To understand how women’s marital status influence patterns of savings, loan use, healthcare utilization, and empowerment.,The purpose of this project is to examine whether women’s marital status (single/never married, widowed/separated/divorced, married/cohabiting women) influence the pattern of their VSLA related financial gains and expenditures, health, and empowerment. ,
Uganda 2023-12-21 21:02:00 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Winnifred Kansiime Kimara
ID: UNCST-2021-R012131
VectorCAM Digital Innovations to Advance Entomology Surveillance
REFNo: HS2778ES

To evaluate the accuracy of the VectorCam tool, the results of the VectorCam in morphological mosquito identification through AI based technology in the field is compared to standard methods currently used in Uganda like morphological identification of mosquito under microscope and PCR testing for molecular identification for verification. Additionally, this study will evaluate the completeness, timeliness and cost-effectiveness of entomological surveillance data being captured through VectorCam by VHTs.
Uganda 2023-12-21 20:57:33 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patrick  Odong
ID:
EXAMINING COMPLIANCE WITH UNIVERSITY LIBRARY STANDARDS BY UNIVERSITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2218ES

To propose strategies for compliance of university libraries with the Library Standards in Uganda. ,To identify the factors affecting university libraries’ compliance with Library Standards in Uganda ,To examine compliance to Library Standards in implementing university library services in Uganda ,To examine the library services provided in university libraries in Uganda today,This study main aims is examining the compliance of university libraries in Uganda with the Library Standards as noted in the NCHE Library Statutory Instruments 2005, No. 85 on the quality of Library Standards in universities (NCHE, 2010, 2005; Universities & tertiary institutions Act, 2001). ,
Uganda 2023-12-21 20:54:33 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JARVICE SEKAJJA BUKIRWA
ID: UNCST-2023-R006730
Social and behavioral determinants of spatial repellent uptake in Bidibidi refugee settlement in northwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS3138ES

1. To identify specific barriers and facilitators to distribution, uptake, sustained use, and disposal of SR products across three distribution channels in a refugee settlement context in Uganda.
2. To describe end-user experiences around SR access, use over time, and disposal across three distribution channels in a refugee context in Uganda.
3. To examine the social and contextual factors (e.g., geography, environment, local practices, and behavioral, social, economic, and local or national politics) that:
a) influence existing malaria prevention practices (e.g., ITN use, IRS, and other existing primary health care practices), and
b) drive or inhibit uptake and sustained use of SRs.
4. To develop actionable recommendations for effective implementation of SRs in refugee settlement and host community contexts, including social and behavior change communication (SBC), SR distribution, installation, sustained, and disposal mechanisms.

Uganda 2023-12-21 20:52:47 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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