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Diana Namuddu
ID: UNCST-2024-R003660
 Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding the use of standard malaria management guidelines
REFNo: HS5458ES

1) To explore healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malaria management guidelines in Adjumani and Kitgum districts. 2) To investigate the behavioural and social factors influencing malaria case management among healthcare workers in Adjumani and Kitgum districts. 3) To evaluate healthcare workers' willingness to recommend the malaria vaccine for preventing malaria in children once it becomes available in Adjumani and Kitgum districts. 4) To identify facilitators and barriers affecting the adoption of malaria management guidelines among health workers in Adjumani and Kitgum districts
 Uganda 2025-02-14 16:17:09 2028-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rebecca Nerima
ID: UNCST-2024-R015736
 A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXPLORING FACTORS AFFECTING MULTIPLE MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS (MMS) ADHERENCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND BUSOGA REGION IN EASTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS5478ES

4. To make recommendations to public health stakeholders and decision-makers on strategies to enhance the uptake of MMS among pregnancy women in Uganda in the context of south and central Uganda.,3. Employ thematic analysis to examine healthcare providers\' perspectives on barriers and facilitators to pregnant women\'s adherence to MMS, as well as their insights into the strengths and weaknesses of existing strategies aimed at improving adherence.,2. Explore, through semi-structured interviews, the perspectives of healthcare providers in Uganda on factors influencing pregnant women\'s adherence to MMS, including their insights into the effectiveness and compliance of existing strategies, policies, interventions, and approaches.,1. 1. To explore existing knowledge on factors influencing pregnant women\'s adherence to multiple micronutrient supplementation.,
 Uganda 2025-02-14 16:15:37 2028-02-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
kamya Damiano Damiano
ID: UNCST-2024-R002433
 "REMOTELY TEACHING CHILDREN WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS: EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL MANAGERS AND PARENTS IN CENTRAL UGANDA"
REFNo: SS3556ES

Purpose of the Study.
The purpose of this study is to explore teachers’, school managers’ and parents’ experiences in remotely teaching children with neurodevelopmental problems in Central Uganda.
Specific Objectives
1. To examine,
a) teachers’
b) school managers’
c) and parents’ experiences on remotely taught children with neurodevelopmental problems.
2. To evaluate the opportunities of remotely teaching children with neurodevelopmental problems.
3. To examine the challenges faced by;
a) teachers
b) school managers
c) parents while remotely teaching children with neurodevelopmental problems.
4. To examine the interventions that can enhance experiences of remote teaching of children with neurodevelopmental problems.

 Uganda 2025-02-14 16:10:11 2028-02-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gal Badihi
ID: UNCST-2024-R016596
 Sociality and communication dynamics in grey-cheeked mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) in the Bugoma Forest Reserve, Uganda
REFNo: NS911ES

The project aims to describe the communicative repertoire and social function of communication in grey-cheeked mangabeys
 UK 2025-02-14 16:05:25 2028-02-14 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
SAMSON OKUNG
ID: UNCST-2024-R003644
 COMPETENCE-BASED TRAINING OF AUTOMOTIVE STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTES IN THE EASTERN REGION OF UGANDA
REFNo: SIR434ES

(iv) To assess the financial adequacy on competence-based training of Automotive students in Uganda. , (iii) To establish the influence of human resource capacity on competence-based training of Automotive students in Uganda. ,(ii) To examine infrastructure relevance on competence-based training of Automotive students in Uganda.,(i) To determine the influence of instructional resources on competence-based training of Automotive students in Uganda.,The main objective is to investigate the effectiveness of competence-based training of automotive students in technical training institutes in the eastern region of Uganda.,
 Uganda 2025-02-14 15:56:43 2028-02-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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