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Phionah  Ssemambo Kibalama
ID: UNCST-2025-R018119
 COMPASS: Community Perspectives and Behavior Change Strategies for Integrated Long-Acting Reversible Contraception and Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Roll Out for Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Uganda
REFNo: HS6232ES

The overall objective of this study is to enhance the adoption and utilization of integrated LARC and LAI-PrEP services among AGYW in Uganda by understanding their preferences, willingness to use these services, and the influencing perceptions, practices, and norms of key stakeholders.

Primary objectives:
1. Determine preferences and willingness to use LARC and LAI-PrEP by AGYW in Uganda.
2. Characterize stakeholder perceptions, practices, and norms that may influence the adoption of integrated LARC and LAI-PrEP services for AGYW, using the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation-Behavior (COM-B) model to identify facilitators and barriers, alongside the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) to develop targeted behavior change strategies.

Uganda 2025-08-18 13:06:49 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kazibwe Herman
ID: UNCST-2025-R017099
 IDENTIFICATION OF MINIMAL DATA ELEMENTS FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY PATIENTS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL AND MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS6201ES

Research Question: What minimal data elements related to physiotherapy are acceptable and feasible for addition into a TBI database maintained at national & regional hospitals in Uganda? Objectives 1.To identify the minimal rehabilitation data elements, informed by international TBI databases, that are appropriate to propose for addition to the current TBI database at two Ugandan hospitals: Mulago National Referral Hospital(MNRH), and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH). 2.To retrospectively assess data quality in medical documentation for each element at MNRH and MRRH. 3.To identify user perspectives of barriers and facilitators to consistent data collection of the identified and proposed data elements across both MNRH and MRRH.
Uganda 2025-08-18 13:05:10 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Mutumba
ID: UNCST-2025-R019247
 CHARACTERIZATION OF INCONCLUSIVE SAMPLES ACCORDING TO RAPID TEST FOR RECENT INFECTION (RTRI) IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6130ES

Main objective of the study is to determine the status of inconclusive samples tested in the field for HIV-1 recent infection.
Specific objectives
1.To perform additional characterization on field tested samples where RTRI results are discrepant with the national HIV testing algorithm (i.e., RTRI “Inconclusive”) to understand patterns or reasons for discrepant results.
2.To identify potential sources of testing errors to help improve quality of recency testing.
3.To compare Asante field tested results with results of the national HIV testing algorithm for RTRI Inconclusive samples

 Uganda 2025-08-18 12:55:05 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
WINFRED NANNOZI
ID: UNCST-2024-R004301
 PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TOMOPHOBIA AMONG PRE-OPERATIVE PATIENTS AT KYABIRYA SURGICAL CENTER, BUDONDO SUB-COUNTY, JINJA CITY
REFNo: HS5857ES

To establish the institutional predictors of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,To assess the patient-related predictors of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,To determine the prevalence of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,To assess the predictors of tomophobia among pre-operative patients at Kyabirya surgical center, Budondo sub-county, Jinja city,
 Uganda 2025-08-18 12:53:37 2028-08-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALPHONSINA MUJAWIMANA
ID: UNCST-2024-R015924
 PREVALENCE, PATTERNS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN ATTENDING THE PAEDIATRIC OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT CLINIC AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL.
REFNo: HS6113ES

General Objective To determine the prevalence, patterns, and factors associated with Neurodevelopmental Delay among young children attending the Paediatric OPD Clinic at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Specific objective 1.To determine the prevalence of neurodevelopmental delay among children under five years at the paediatric OPD at MRRH. 2.To describe the patterns of neurodevelopmental delay among children under five years at the paediatric OPD at MRRH. 3.To assess the factors associated with neurodevelopmental delay among children under five years at the paediatric OPD at MRRH
Uganda 2025-08-08 16:28:48 2028-08-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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