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Dan Kajungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000786
Evaluate and explore the burden of sepsis and sepsis sequelae in the community using population-based cohorts in Africa.
REFNo: HS8549ES

General objective:
To evaluate and explore the burden of sepsis and sepsis sequelae in the community setting using a mixed methods approach.4.2. Specific objectives:
a) To develop a checklist to identify potential cases of sepsis and sepsis sequelae at the community level
b) To determine the burden (morbidity and mortality) of sepsis and sepsis sequelae using a community-based approach
c) To describe the social determinants of sepsis and sepsis deaths
d) To explore the barriers and facilitators to seeking healthcare services in patients with suspected sepsis and sepsis sequelae.

Uganda 2026-08-28 8:59:53 2029-08-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Evelyn Owomugisha
ID: UNCST-2026-R026496
Job-Study Balance and Persistence among In-Service Student Teachers in Public Universities in Uganda: The Intervening roles of Stress and Self-Efficacy
REFNo: SS5845ES

1.To investigate the extent to which perceived job-study balance predicts academic persistence among in service student teachers perusing professional development in Uganda. 2. To examine the mediating effect of stress on the relationship between job - study balance and academic persistence among in-service student teachers pursuing professional development in Uganda. 3. To determine the extent to which self-efficacy moderates the relationship between job-study balance and stress levels among in-service student teachers pursuing professional development in Uganda. 4. To develop a conceptual model illustrating the interplay between job-study balance, stress, self-efficacy, and persistence among in-service student teachers pursuing professional development in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-08-28 8:54:47 2029-08-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Victor Musiime -
ID: UNCST-2021-R013794
Developing a conceptual framework to guide the CLEAR-COPD-Kampala Study (Community Learning to Eliminate Air Pollution Risk among adolescents and young adults at risk for COPD in Kampala)
REFNo: HS8515ES

Overall objective: To develop a conceptual framework explaining facilitators and barriers to reducing personal air-pollution exposure among adolescents and young adults at risk for COPD in Kampala.

Specific aim: To conduct focus group discussions among adolescents and young adults, stratified by sex and socioeconomic status, to understand their knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, barriers, competing priorities, and facilitators related to reducing personal exposure to air pollution.
Uganda 2026-08-28 8:51:20 2029-08-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ssenoga Badru
ID: UNCST-2026-R026364
Development of Gritap AI, an Explainable Machine Learning Clinical Decision Support Tool for Predicting Viral Rebound and Virologic Failure in HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda: A Two-Phase Mixed-Methods Translational Health Informatics Study.
REFNo: SIR771ES

(1) To build, train, test and validate the ML model, using collected de-identified patient data. (2) To assess the explainability of the best-performing ML model, translating model internal feature attributions into clinician-readable explanations, using explainable AI techniques. (3) To assess the ML model`s usability, acceptability, and clinical-workflow fit of the tool among ART clinicians at a pilot site, using a usability and feedback questionnaire.
Uganda 2026-08-27 19:47:43 2029-08-27 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Molly Nantongo
ID: UNCST-2026-R025337
Exploring the Role of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Shelters in Supporting Women’s Mental Health in Uganda. Phenomenological Qualitative.
REFNo: SS5804ES

To explore how women survivors of intimate partner violence living in IPV shelters in Uganda interpret and describe their experiences of the shelter environment and how these experiences influence their mental health and emotional well-being. To examine women survivors’ perceptions of the factors within the shelter environment that facilitate or hinder their mental health and emotional well-being. To explore key informants’ perceptions of the effectiveness of shelter-based services in supporting the mental health and emotional well-being of women survivors of IPV, and the factors that facilitate or hinder service provision.
Uganda 2026-08-27 19:43:42 2029-08-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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