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Aggrey Semeere Semwendero
ID: UNCST-2019-R001648
PATIENT AND PROVIDER PERCEPTIONS, EXPERIENCES, AND INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS AFTER HIV/AIDS CARE FUNDING REDUCTIONS
REFNo: HS7138ES

To characterize comprehension of U.S. funding reduction for HIV/AIDS care and the implications on care among persons living with HIV.
2. To determine the initial impact of U.S. funding reductions for HIV/AIDS care by eliciting the experiences of persons living with HIV and their healthcare providers.
3. To understand perceptions regarding proposed or enacted interventions to maintain care after U.S. HIV/AIDS care funding reduction among providers and persons living with HIV.
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:36:15 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sserwadda Godfrey
ID: UNCST-2025-R021680
DIVERSITY OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH TOMATOES AND THEIR CONTROL USING SELECTED PLANTS IN WAKISO DISTRICT
REFNo: NS1144ES

To determine the different agricultural management practices used by tomato farmers in Namayumba Subcounty district To determine diversity of plant parasitic nematodes infesting tomatoes in Namayumba Sub county; Wakiso district To determine efficacy of Tagetes patula L., Parthenium hysterophorus. Ricinus communis L., and Allium sativa ethanol, methanol, acetonitrile, and aqueous extracts against plant parasitic nematodes associated with tomatoes
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:24:25 2029-04-10 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
RaidaAli Mudei Ahmed
ID: UNCST-2025-R020851
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ABNORMAL CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO AND ADVERSE NEONATAL OUTCOMES AMONG WOMEN WITH POSTDATE PREGNANCIES DELIVERING AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS7137ES

To determine the association between abnormal cerebroplacental ratio and adverse neonatal outcomes among women with postdate pregnancies delivering at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
Somalia 2026-04-10 15:20:19 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
HARRIET NANKYA
ID:
Ethical Issues in Adopting Artificial Intelligence for Health Management in a Low Resource Setting: A case of AI-based TB Diagnosis in Uganda
REFNo: HS7022ES

1. To investigate the ethical challenges faced by AI developers at Makerere University in
developing AI-based tools for TB diagnosis.
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2. To examine the ethical challenges faced by healthcare workers in Kampala in applying AI
based tools for TB diagnosis.
3. To analyze the views of AI developers and health workers on the measures to address the
ethical challenges in adopting AI for TB diagnosis in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:17:34 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joweria Nambooze
ID: UNCST-2019-R001118
THE EFFECT OF CONSUMING MEALWORM ENRICHED FLOUR ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS AT BUJUBULI SECONDARY SCHOOL IN KYEGEGWA DISTRICT
REFNo: HS6905ES

To determine the effect of providing mealworm enriched meals on the nutritional status of adolescents in Bujubuli secondary school in Kyegegwa district,To assess the nutritional status of children at Bujubuli Secondary School in Kyegegwa District. ,To develop a nutritious mealworm-enriched flour suitable and acceptable for school adolescents at Bujubuli secondary school in Kyegegwa district ,To assess the effect of consuming mealworm-enriched flour on the nutritional status of adolescents 12-19 at Bujubuli secondary school in Kyegegwa District through a randomized controlled trial.,
Uganda 2026-04-10 15:09:16 2029-04-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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