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Rapheal Wangalwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R008718
Assessment of the Medicinal Potential Of Ferns in Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMFAR)
REFNo: NS569ES

i. To document the diversity and abundance of ferns in selected forest reserves in western Uganda.
ii. To determine the phytochemical profile of medicinal ferns from selected forest reserves in western Uganda.
iii. To Ascertain the antimicrobial activity of the extracts of the selected fern species against standard strains of selected microorganisms.

Uganda 2023-09-12 8:33:00 2026-09-12 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Deogratius Katongole
ID:
Establishing demand and access barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake amongst the elderly (aged 50 years and above) within eight districts with the lowest uptake in Uganda
REFNo: SS1912ES

ii) Observe the effect of COVID-19 vaccination integration with routine immunisation on reaching the elderly (50 years and above),i) Observe and document current COVID-19 vaccination uptake barriers within the elderly (50 years and above) in Uganda,
Uganda 2023-09-11 10:41:46 2026-09-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2020-R008323
Exploring strategies to improve cervical cancer prevention in women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda
REFNo: HS2954ES

To evaluate the care cascade of cervical cancer screening, and completion of the steps of this cascade, in WLHIV pre- and post-integration with HIV healthcare services in Uganda.

To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the ScreenFire® HPV assay (Atila Biosystems, Inc., Mountain View, California) to detect HPV infection compared to Gene Xpert HPV assay (Cepheid, Inc, Sunnyvale, California).

To understand country-level perspectives of integration of cervical cancer screening
strategies within routine HIV healthcare services
Uganda 2023-09-11 10:36:35 2026-09-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dickens Akena Howard
ID: UNCST-2019-R000179
NeuroGAP follow up study on Anhedonia, OCD, Discrimination, and Suicidality
REFNo: HS3158ES

1.Characterize anhedonia, OCD, stigma, and suicidality using diagnoses and item-level data collected across the NeuroGAP samples. 2. Generate high-quality harmonized phenotype data across psychiatric conditions in the study population, and 3. Conduct genetic analyses aimed at identifying genes linked to anhedonia, OCD, stigma and suicidality in the NeuroGAP-Psychosis the Ugandan populations, develop population-valid polygenic risk scores and contribute data to global meta-analyses aimed at identifying genes for these psychiatric conditions in African and trans-ethnic populations.
Uganda 2023-09-08 14:00:44 2026-09-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DAVID NONO
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ESTIMATION OF STANDARD HEIGHT OF OCCLUSAL RIM BLOCK FOR COMPLETE DENTURE FABRICATION AMONG UGANDAN POPULATION ATTENDING MAKERERE UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL IN KAMPALA, UGANDA: KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES, AND PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENTS AND DENTAL PRACTITIONERS.
REFNo: HS3092ES

iv.To evaluate the suitability of the established standard occlusal rim block height among the dental clinicians in Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda.,iii.To establish the standard occlusion rim block height among patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda. ,ii.To explore the experiences, knowledge, and perceptions of the dental clinicians and technologists in denture fabrication procedures. ,i.To explore lived experiences, knowledge, and perceptions among the complete denture wearers attending Makerere University Dental Hospital in Kampala district of Uganda. ,To establish the patients’ and clinicians’ experiences, knowledge, and perceptions on complete denture usage and estimate the standard height of occlusal rim block among Ugandan edentulous patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital, Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-09-05 14:10:54 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Faith Nawagi
ID: UNCST-2021-R013751
Expansion of LactaMedia’s Image Collection on LactaHub to Africa with Uganda as a Pilot Country
REFNo: HS3028ES

To expand LactaMedia’s image collection to include women from African ethnicities. ,LactaMedia’s goal is to curate a robust, ever growing media resource, rich with contributions that reflect communities around the globe.,
Uganda 2023-09-05 14:09:24 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Victoria Namuggala Flavia
ID: UNCST-2019-R000991
Identity and Belonging: Indigenous Perspectives to Teenage Parenthood in Uganda
REFNo: SS1920ES

Overall, the study intends to explore from an indigenous perspective the influence of teenage parenthood on identity formation and belonging among young people in central Uganda.
Specifically, the study will;
1. Explore the gendered experiences relating to identity and belonging encountered by teenage parents in Kampala.
2. Examine the forms of resistance and agency teenage parents adopt in claiming their individual and collective identity as members of indigenous groups.
3. Explore indigenous community perceptions relating to teenage parenting in Kampala.
4. Examine social norms and language relating to teenage parenthood in Kampala

Uganda 2023-09-05 14:08:13 2026-09-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Matteo Saino Calabretta
ID:
Do the white and rufous morphs of the African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis have different preferences regarding their ecological niche?
REFNo: NS633ES

Understand how the two morphs of this bird species can cohabit in the forest of Budongo and assess their respective ecological niches. A fortiori, the methodology is meant to find differences (other than morphological) between this two morphs.
Italy 2023-09-05 14:07:02 2026-09-05 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Francis Mutebi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007422
CONTROL OF TUNGIASIS IN NAPAK DISTRICT, UGANDA, USING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH PROJECT PHASE 2: ENABLING SUSTAINABLE CONTROL IN THE FUTURE
REFNo: HS3030ES

The goal of the project is to integrate tungiasis diagnosis, control and treatment in the school routine hygienic practices and routine public health activities of Napak district. Specifically: i.To reduce the prevalence of tungiasis in three selected schools in Napak district to less than one percent in the dry season ii.To eliminate severe tungiasis (>30 lesions/individual) in three selected primary schools in Napak district iii.To reduce the average intensity of tungiasis infection to zero in school children of three target schools iv.To demonstrate the effectiveness of a school-based tungiasis control strategy involving use of Nyda® for tungiasis treatment combined with WASH
Uganda 2023-09-05 14:05:42 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stavia Turyahabwe Stavia
ID: UNCST-2022-R011373
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR FINDING MISSING PEOPLE WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2945ES

This study aims to assess the impact of strategic innovations for finding and treating missing people with TB and document best practices with the aim of suggesting improvement in the design and implementation of the interventions.
The specific objective of this project are:
1. To assess the extent of implementation of the elements of the various CFIs
2. To determine the impact of implemented interventions on TB notifications and treatment outcomes in areas of implementation
3. To document best practices of implementation and challenges faced during implementation of the interventions
4. To gather views for interventions improvement from providers and receivers of the interventions
5. To estimate the costs of the implemented interventions.
6. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the implemented interventions.
Uganda 2023-09-05 14:04:52 2026-09-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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