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RITAH KICONCO
ID: UNCST-2021-R013263
FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF AN OPENMRS INTEGRATED HIV PATIENT PORTAL AT THE IMMUNE SUPPRESSION SYNDROME CLINIC IN MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL: AmFine PATIENT PORTAL
REFNo: HS3151ES

1. To explore the feasibility and acceptability of the AmFine patient portal as well as the current utilization of HIV treatment and care services at the Immune Suppression Syndrome Clinic, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Uganda.
Uganda 2023-10-18 15:13:08 2026-10-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Susan Nanduddu
ID:
Building community resilience through strengthening Agriculture Adaptation knowledge system Uganda (CRAKS) Project
REFNo: SS1989ES

1. To strengthen collaborations and partnerships between knowledge creators and users for enhanced agricultural adaptation and resilience by 2026.

2. To strengthening capabilities of existing relevant national and local agricultural knowledge sharing mechanisms and platforms by 2026.
3. To improve the availability, access and use of gender-responsive adaptation knowledge and information to inform agricultural adaptation practice by 2026.

4. To contribute to reforming gender and social inclusion barriers for effective locally led agricultural adaptation practices by 2026.

Uganda 2023-10-18 15:11:28 2026-10-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey  Bagenda
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Informed consent and decision-making capacity in research involving persons with severe mental illness in Uganda: stakeholder perspectives and experiences
REFNo: HS3175ES

To develop guidance for enhancing the informed consent processes in research involving individuals with severe mental illness,To explore the experiences and practices of key research team members in obtaining informed consent and determining capacity for research among involving participants with schizophrenia and bipolar,To explore the perspectives and experiences of REC members on the informed consent processes for research involving participants with schizophrenia and bipolar,To explore the perspectives and experiences of participants with schizophrenia and bipolar patients and their surrogates taking part in research on the informed consent process,To explore the perspectives and experiences of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders with the informed consent, experiences and perspectives of Research Ethics Committee members on the informed consent processes, perspectives and practices of key research team members in obtaining informed consent among participants with schizophrenia and bipolar. ,
Uganda 2023-10-18 15:09:28 2026-10-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stella Neema
ID: UNCST-2019-R000814
Roles of Community Drug Distributors (CDDs) Following the Halt of Mass Drug Administration for Onchocerciasis in Uganda
REFNo: SS2021ES

General Objective
To determine the roles of former CDDs after stopping MDA in former RB-endemic foci supported by the Carter Center.

Specific Objectives
1. To describe the proportion of former CDDs involved in other health- or development-related activities after their service as CDDs and the types and degree of involvement in those activities.
2. To describe the Ministry of Health’s awareness of and considerations for utilizing CDDs for other health-related activities.
3. To determine if predictive factors are associated with continued service in health-related activities by former CDDs, such as gender, age, duration of CDD service, and involvement in developmental activities before CDD service.


Uganda 2023-10-18 15:06:22 2026-10-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Steven Ssendagire
ID: UNCST-2023-R007447
Performance of multisectoral collaboration in the management of global public health challenges: an analysis of Uganda’s response to Ebola Virus Disease outbreaks
REFNo: HS3269ES

3. To evaluate multisectoral collaboration (MSC) during Ebola virus disease (EVD) response in Uganda4. To explore how multisectoral collaboration (MSC) challenges are managed during EVD outbreak response in Uganda
Uganda 2023-10-18 15:03:09 2026-10-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
CAROLINE MUREZI
ID:
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURIAL COMPETENCES AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN UGANDA: A CASE OF KABALE DISTRICT.
REFNo: SS1950ES

General objective
The overall objective of this study will be investigating the influence of female based entrepreneurial competences of women entrepreneurs on performance of women owned/led small and medium enterprises (SMES) a case of Kabale District.
Specific objectives
i. Establish how opportunity recognition of women entrepreneurs influences performance of women owned/led SMEs.
ii. Assess the interpersonal competences of women entrepreneurs in the performance of women owned/led SMEs.
iii. Explore the relationship between Personal competences of women entrepreneurs and performance of women owned/led SMEs.
iv. Investigate the influence of women entrepreneurial competences on performance of women led/owned SMEs when moderated by education level.

Uganda 2023-10-18 15:02:08 2026-10-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Kambugu Ivan
ID:
Pharmacognostic and anti inflammatory activity evaluation of Sida cuneifolia apical leaves
REFNo: NS659ES

1. To evaluate the Pharmacognostic properties of Sida cuneifolia the apical leaves. 2.To evaluate the anti inflammatory activity of Sida cuneifolia apical leaves in invitro and in Wister albino mice.
Uganda 2023-10-13 11:11:32 2026-10-13 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gad KWIZERA
ID: UNCST-2022-R010344
Thermal Stress Management in Cattle: A Case of the Cattle Corridor of Uganda
REFNo: A331ES

To develop an automated farmer-friendly comprehensive cattle thermal stress surveillance mobile phone application/thermal stress identification and management guide.,iii. To characterise cattle farms in the cattle corridor in relation to thermal stress.,ii. To explore knowledge, attitudes and practices of cattle farmers on thermal stress. ,i. To assess the extent of thermal stress in cattle in the cattle corridor. ,The general objective of the study is to examine the extent of thermal stress and develop an automated farmer-friendly comprehensive mobile phone application/guide for identification and management of thermal stress in cattle. ,
Uganda 2023-10-13 11:08:33 2026-10-13 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Bives Mutume Vivalya Nzanzu
ID:
Factors associated with relapse among patients with severe mental illness in adult patients in southwestern Uganda: a multicenter study
REFNo: HS3009ES

2) To establish the factors associated with relapse in adult patients with severe mental illness at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,1) To determine the prevalence of relapse in adult patients with severe mental illness at Kampala International University-Teaching Hospital and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.,To determine factors associated with relapse among patients with severe mental illnesses in south western Uganda,
Democratic Republic of Congo 2023-10-13 11:03:37 2026-10-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALEX KAYONGO
ID: UNCST-2019-R001641
Mechanisms of Immune Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
REFNo: HS3165ES

Aims: In this study, we will immuno-phenotype airway microbiome signatures as innate, Th1, Th2, Th17, or Treg-inducing using a chronic airway inflammation population. We will then determine the association between airway microbiome, M.tb-specific IFN-gamma responses, and M.tb burden based on GeneXpert status to underpin immune protective microbial signatures. Finally, we will validate identified immune-protective microbial signatures as a proxy for IFN-gamma reactivity and TB immune protection in a separate cohort of persistently QFT-negative individuals compared to household LTBI controls.
Uganda 2023-10-13 11:01:43 2026-10-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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