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SAMANYA  BULHAN
ID:
Decentralization and Service Quality in Healthcare sector of Uganda : A Case of Busoga Sub-Region
REFNo: SS2490ES

5.To validate the inter-district healthcare model of Busoga sub-region. ,3.To design an inter-district healthcare model to improve on service quality in Busoga Sub-region . ,2.To examine the differences in service quality provision among the district hospitals in Busoga Sub-region .,1.To investigate the theoretical implication on decentralization and service quality in healthcare sector of Busoga Sub-region. ,The purpose of the study is to evaluate Decentralization and Service Quality in health care sector of Uganda a case of Busoga Sub-Region. ,
 United Kingdom 2024-04-09 18:33:53 2027-04-09 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Eve  Namisango
ID: UNCST-2021-R014038
 Integration of child- and family-centred outcome measurement into routine palliative care to drive person-centredness and quality in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3578ES

1) To develop a child expert group to advise and act as peer promoters.
2) To refine C-POS for implementation across age groups and diagnoses.
3) To develop a quality improvement team within each of our three demonstration sites and
identify site-specific integration plans.
4) To develop a Decision Support Tool (DST) specifying appropriate and feasible clinical
responses to real-time data that are feasible and effective within local resources.
5) To implement C-POS for quality improvement cycles within routine practice in three
demonstration sites.
6) To determine stakeholder views on quality improvement mechanisms and impact.
7) To develop an implementation manual with consortium partners for the region.
Uganda 2024-04-09 18:21:39 2027-04-09 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine Ampumuza
ID: UNCST-2023-R007425
 Modelling Domestic Tourism on Demand and Supply Factors in Uganda RefNo:
REFNo: SS2489ES

iv. To examine the impact of demand and supply factors on domestic tourism consumption in Uganda using econometrics models.,iii. To determine the demand factors influencing domestic tourism consumption in Uganda.,ii. To identify the supply factors influencing domestic tourism consumption in Uganda.,i. To assess the current status of domestic tourism in Uganda.,To identify the supply and demand factors that influence domestic tourism and to develop a model for its promotion in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-04-09 18:13:48 2027-04-09 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ismael Ddumba-Nyanzi Elisha
ID: UNCST-2024-R005106
 Evaluation of the Kulea Watoto Project
REFNo: SS2474ES

1. Evaluate the effect of the Kulea Watoto (KW) Project on the following outcomes:
a) Early learning
b) Responsive caregiving knowledge and practices of parents and caregivers.
c) Household economic well-being
d) Child health and development
e) Psychosocial health and well-being of the child and primary caregiver
2. Qualitatively assess the pathways/mechanisms for impact, satisfaction, and the perceived usefulness of the individual components on well-being of children and caregivers. Further, it seeks to understand continuously the implementation feasibility of the intervention components.

Uganda 2024-04-04 8:29:45 2027-04-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patricia NAHIRYA Ntege Nahirya
ID: UNCST-2019-R001117
 Long-Term Follow-Up of CAB LA for Participants in HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 CAB PrEP Studies at Risk of HIV Acquisition.
REFNo: HS3876ES

Primary Objective
• To describe new HIV infections in adult and adolescent participants at risk of HIV acquisition included in the HPTN 084 studies and their associated sub-studies.

Secondary Objective
• To describe any serious adverse events (SAEs), Grade 3 and Grade 4 ISRs, and AEs leading to withdrawal in adult and adolescent participants included in the HPTN 084 studies and their associated sub-studies.


 Uganda 2024-04-04 8:20:33 2027-04-04 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Firminus  Mugumya
ID:
FORMATIVE RESEARCH ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN NAKIVAALE REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
REFNo: SS2041ES

The overall aim of the implementation research study is to co-design, implement and evaluate an innovative integrated ECD intervention that promotes positive outcomes for refugee children in Nakivaale refugee settlement. This study protocol outlines the formative research to support the development of the intervention, The specific objectives of the formative research are as follows:

1. To describe the current developmental status of children (0-5) in Nakivaale refugee settlement
2. To map formal and informal ECD services in the Nakivaale refugee settlement
3. To understand the current caregiving knowledge, attitudes and practices, in the five domains of the nurturing care framework in the refugee and host setting of Nakivaale refugee settlement;
4. The understand the enabling and influencing factors and barriers to ECD service provision and caregiving among service providers and caregivers

 Uganda 2024-04-04 8:07:24 2027-04-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Kiva S.
ID:
Exploring the role of participatory communication in the promotion of maternal health care programmes: A case study of 89.2 Central Broadcasting Services FM in Uganda.
REFNo: SS2231ES

4. To find out in what ways has the programme facilitated community dialogue in the promotion of maternal health among pregnant women and mothers.,3. To explore the pregnant women/mothers’ perceptions of the participatorycommunication channels used during the health programme,2. To explore the participatory communication approaches used in the health programme,1. To find out in what ways maternal health communication occurred in radio,The general objective of this study is to explore the role of participatory communication in the promotion of maternal health care programmes,
 Uganda 2024-04-04 22:25:28 2027-04-04 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simpson Nuwamanya
ID:
Feasibility of setting up solar powered oxygen supply in Rukungiri District, Uganda and in Butembo, DRC
REFNo: HS3587ES

Main Objective
This proposal seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of solar powered oxygen cylinder filling stations to supply medical oxygen to health facilities in Rukungiri District, Uganda and in Butembo, DRC.

Specific Aims
Describe the oxygen needs (survey of oxygen demand) and willingness-to-pay (market survey) at 14 medical facilities in Rukungiri District, Uganda, and 95 facilities in Butembo, DRC.
a. Specific: The aim is narrowly defined to include cylinder demand and price point.
b. Measurable: Survey data will measure cylinder need at each facility and price point (willingness to pay).
c. Achievable: The 14 sites in Uganda and 95 sites in DRC. We anticipate this survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, with on-site interview. Thus, the aim is achievable.
d. Relevant: These data are important for understanding the feasibility of supplying cylinders from a solar powered oxygen filling station.
e. Time-bound: Once approved, the study is anticipated to take 3 to 6 months to complete data collection. Data analysis and write-up of results is anticipated to take another 6 months.
2. Evaluate if solar powered cylinder filling is a feasible model to improve oxygen access.
a. Specific: The aim is narrowly defined to test the feasibility of the proposed cylinder filling stations.
b. Measurable: In order to be feasible, the costs and revenues need to be defined. These will be directly measured (recorded) based on the project activities (cylinder sales, equipment procurement).
c. Achievable: With partners (LeanMed), the cylinder filling stations can be implemented. Thereafter, the evaluation will be achievable.
d. Relevant: These data are important for understanding the real-world implementation of solar powered oxygen filling stations.
e. Time-bound: Once the study is approved and equipment is shipped and installed, we will evaluate project costs and revenues over a well-defined 12-month period.

Hypothesis
The working hypothesis is that solar powered oxygen filling stations are feasible and can generate revenue to maintain the ongoing provision of oxygen in areas where access is limited.

Uganda 2024-03-29 9:38:07 2027-03-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Richard Idro
ID: UNCST-2021-R013599
 Etiological role of parasitic exposure and familial susceptibility in nodding syndrome- related epilepsies
REFNo: HS3940ES

The central aim of this study is to investigate if families with nodding syndrome (NS) share common electrophysiological and clinical features forming a distinct familial epilepsy syndrome and if this phenotype is conferred by parasite, Onchocerca volvulus (OV)-associated hu-Leiomodin-1 antibodies in genetically susceptible individuals. This project provides a unique opportunity to mechanistically understand how the onchocerca parasite exposure modifies the risk for epilepsy among susceptible individuals.
Aim1: Characterize the epilepsy sub-phenotypes that aggregate within the NS-affected families. We hypothesize that a common electroclinical feature forms a distinct NS-associated familial syndrome.
Aim 2: Determine if distinct genetic polymorphism in the human host is associated with the pathogenesis of NS-and related epilepsies. Whole-exome/genome sequencing will be performed to test whether a genetic variant of major effect size co-segregates with NS and related epilepsies.
Aim 3: Evaluate the relationship between exposure to OV-associated Hu-leiomodin-1 antibody and host susceptibility that jointly confers risk for NS-and related epilepsies. We will test the hypothesis that OV -associated Hu-Leiomodin-1 antibodies in genetically susceptible individuals cause NS- related epilepsies.
 Uganda 2024-03-28 19:51:45 2027-03-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Felix Oyania
ID: UNCST-2021-R013492
 Understanding the Current Pediatric Radiology Imaging and Interpretation Capacity and Need In Mbarara, Uganda - A Survey
REFNo: HS3922ES

Objective 1: Needs assessment survey-To conduct a survey assessing the radiology imaging interpretation capacity and needs among medical providers involved with pediatric care in Mbarara Uganda.

Objective 2: Course Evaluation-To conduct a holistic evaluation of our future free remote pediatric surgical radiology course after at least 6 months of instruction.
Specific objectives:
 Uganda 2024-03-28 19:31:48 2027-03-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Namaganda Rehema Rehema
ID: UNCST-2024-R005390
 AGING WITH HIV IN UGANDA: Intersectional stigma, Ageism and adherence to ARVs among older persons in Uganda
REFNo: SS2484ES

The overall objective of this study is to investigate the experiences of living with HIV and accessing ART among older persons in Uganda. ,3. To examine experiences of intersectional stigma among older persons living with HIV ,2. To explore the intersection between Ageism and HIV stigma and how this might affect adherence and experiences of living with HIV among older persons ,1. To establish levels of adherence on ART among older persons living with HIV,
 Uganda 2024-03-28 19:29:32 2027-03-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nishai Moodley
ID:
Global-to-local alignment mechanisms in governing large-scale irrigation schemes in Uganda: Trade-offs and synergies in the water-energy-food nexus
REFNo: SS2481ES

The main objective of this study analyses the alignment mechanisms between international and national development actors in large-scale irrigation schemes, and how this impacts WEF access of local households in Uganda. Put simply, this study aims to analyse the alignment between donors on the global level and departments on the national level, and the influence on households on the local level.
South Africa 2024-03-28 19:22:41 2027-03-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Veronica Nyakato
ID: UNCST-2022-R010786
 Improving the diagnosis and prognosis monitoring of children with leukemia at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) by developing and implementing an algorithm for diagnosis and monitoring prognosis.
REFNo: HS3828ES

Aim 1: To understand the baseline practice of laboratory diagnosis and monitoring prognosis of patients with leukemia at the Peadiatric Oncology Unit of Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), Kampala - Uganda. Objectives of Aim 1: 1) To describe the laboratory diagnostic pathway for children receiving care for leukemia at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), Kampala, Uganda. 2) To explore the experiences of healthcare workers with the laboratory diagnosis and monitoring of prognosis of children receiving care for leukemia at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), Kampala, Uganda. Aim 2: To develop an evidence-based algorithm for laboratory investigation, diagnosis, and monitoring treatment response for leukemia in children at the UCI. Objectives of aim 2: 1) To develop an evidence-based algorithm for laboratory investigation and diagnosis of children with suspected leukemia at the UCI. 2) To develop an evidence-based algorithm for laboratory monitoring of treatment response in children diagnosed with leukemia at the UCI. 3) To train healthcare workers at the UCI Peadiatric oncology Unit on the newly developed algorithms for laboratory diagnosis and treatment monitoring for children receiving care for leukemia at the UCI
 Uganda 2024-03-28 18:56:10 2027-03-28 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jack Willis
ID:
Health and Livelihood in Uganda: Health Insurance in Uganda
REFNo: SS2328ES

What is the most beneficial structure of a health insurance?,How does the copayment level affect health and financial outcomes? How do these affects compare to those of the premium?,How does the copayment level affect usage of healthcare overall? Indirectly, through its affect on insurance take-up, and directly, through its affect usage of healthcare conditional on purchasing insurance?,How does the copayment level affect insurance demand? Does it affect selection? How does the effect of changing the copay on demand compare to that of changing the premium?,investigate the role of the structure of the Streamline insurance product on household-level outcomes,
 UK 2024-03-28 18:51:16 2027-03-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
KANIKA  Jean-Claude MASSAMBA
ID:
effectiveness of vaginal misoprostol versus vaginal dinoprostone among pregnant women undergoing labor induction at Jinja regional Referral Hospital. (REC Approval: BSU-REC-2023-244)
REFNo: HS4007ES

To assess the Peripartum fetal complications as well as the maternal obstetrics outcomes in vaginal misoprostol group versus vaginal dinoprostone group at Jinja Referral Regional Teaching-Hospital maternity ward. ,The main goal of this study is to compare the effectiveness of vaginal misoprostol to vaginal dinoprostone and identify the feto-maternal complications in women undergoing labor induction at Jinja Referral Regional Teaching-maternity Hospital\'s unit.,
 Democratic Republic of Congo 2024-03-28 18:36:47 2027-03-28 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Patrick Kagurusi Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2021-R012687
 END OF PROJECT EVALUATION FOR SOLAR FOR INCLUSIVE WASH SERVICE PROJECT IN PADER DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS2408ES

Purpose of the evaluation The evaluation will assess project outcomes and impact of the project in six schools and 48 communities in Puranga and Tenam Sub-counties, Pader district, Uganda. The findings of the end of project evaluation will be compared with the baseline values on indicators collected at the beginning of the project. Specific objectives of the evaluation i. To assess the project performance against set indicator targets that were identified for outputs and outcomes. ii. To assess the viability, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of the Solar for Improved WASH services interventions in Pader district. iii. To identify learning from the solar for WASH services project and provide viable recommendations for implementation of similar projects in future.
Uganda 2024-03-28 18:23:45 2027-03-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
TIHARIHONDI HENRY
ID:
on Conflict Management Approaches and Strikes in Higher Educational Institutions in Uganda, a Comparative Study of Selected Private and Public Universities.
REFNo: SS2291ES

iv. To establish the relationship between conflict management approaches and strikes in private and public universities in Uganda.,iii. To determine the best conflict management approaches that can be applied to reduce strikes in private and public universities in Uganda.,ii. To explore the conflict management approaches used to reduce strikes in private and public universities in Uganda.,i. To examine the nature of strikes happening in private and public universities in Uganda. ,The Main objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of existing conflict management approaches on reducing strikes in selected private and public universities in Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-03-28 18:14:06 2027-03-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jonathan Izudi
ID: UNCST-2019-R000469
 Effectiveness of Multi-Month Dispensing of Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs (MULTI-DAT) Versus Standard of Care on Treatment Success Rate Among People with Drug Susceptible Tuberculosis in Rural Eastern Uganda
REFNo: HS3953ES

To evaluate the effectiveness of MULTI-DAT on cure and treatment success rates at 6 months of treatment compared to the standard of care (SOC) using an open-label, individually randomized controlled trial or RCT (Aim 2). ,To explore stakeholder perceptions regarding the relevance and appropriateness of MULTI-DAT, including the delivery of MULTI-DAT among people with drug-susceptible PTB aged ≥15 years using a qualitative study (Aim 1).,Overall, the MORAD study will focus on the practicability and effectiveness of MULTI-DAT among people with drug-susceptible pulmonary TB (PTB) aged ≥15 years on the standard 6-month anti-TB treatment regimen in eastern Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-03-27 18:52:57 2027-03-27 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
KABAGAMBE  DAVID JESSE
ID: UNCST-2023-R005585
 FINANCIAL INCLUSSION AND MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME’S) FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN UGANDA; A CASE OF AGRIBUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN KIGEZI SUB-REGION
REFNo: SS2409ES

1. To determine the effect of Access to finance services on the financial performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s) in Uganda
2. To model the effect of Usage of Financial services on the financial performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s) in Uganda
3. To assess the effect of Quality of Financial services on the financial performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s) in Uganda
4. To identify the costs associated with financial inclusion on the financial performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s) in Uganda
5. To draw conclusions and policy recommendations regarding financial inclusiveness financial performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME’s) in Uganda


 Uganda 2024-03-27 18:41:45 2027-03-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Eva Smallegange Sophia
ID: UNCST-2023-R005788
 Feasibility trial for the PlayMatters program in refugee settlements in Uganda: a teacher professional development program aiming to improve teacher practices, child holistic outcomes and wellbeing by integrating Learning-through-Play as a pedagogical approach in schools
REFNo: SS2376ES

To assess the feasibility (from the perspective of the multi-language barrier ) of studying child-level outcomes as a primary question of the impact trial.,To assess the feasibility of cluster randomization trial procedures to limit biases and risk of contamination,To evaluate the fidelity of intervention delivery by PlayMatters trained implementers at each of the cascade levels of the intervention (master trainers, tutors and teachers),To evaluate the acceptability of the PlayMatters intervention in refugee settlements and host communities in Uganda ( Adjumani, Yumbe and Lamwo),
 Netherlands 2024-03-27 18:36:45 2027-03-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kirabo Suubi
ID: UNCST-2023-R005659
 Pre-post intervention study to assess the implementation of SAFE program as well as its effectiveness in improving the prevention of, and response to child sexual abuse and exploitation in Western Uganda.
REFNo: SS2506ES

The goal of this evaluation is to assess the process and effectiveness of the SAFE intervention in improving the prevention and response to child sexual abuse and exploitation in Western Uganda. The following are the specific objectives of the study. Baseline 1. Assess pre--intervention knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, agency, and intentions/behaviors related to mitigating risk exposure to child sexual abuse and exploitation: including reporting and help-seeking in 10 SAFE Model pilot intervention and 4 control schools. At endline, the study intends to: 2. Assess post -intervention knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, agency, and intentions/behaviors related to mitigating risk exposure to child sexual abuse and exploitation: including reporting and help-seeking in 10 SAFE Model pilot intervention and 4 control schools. 3. To examine the extent to which the activities are implemented according to the SAFE model. 4. Assess the extent to which SAFE intervention is relevant to addressing the CSA problem. 5. Assess whether the SAFE model is contextually sustainable.
Uganda 2024-03-27 18:30:26 2027-03-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damalie Nalwanga
ID: UNCST-2021-R013217
 Understanding, knowledge and attitudes of caregivers about the impact of HIV on the development and behavior of children of school-going-age
REFNo: HS3884ES

3. What are the caregivers’ attitudes about the impact of HIV on the development and behavior of children of school-going-age,2. What do caregivers know about the impact of HIV on the development and behavior of children of school-going-age,1. What is the caregivers’ understanding of the impact of HIV on the development and behavior of children of school-going-age,To explore caregivers’ understanding, knowledge and attitudes about the impact of HIV on the development and behavior of children of school-going-age,
 Uganda 2024-03-27 18:22:42 2027-03-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Edgar Mulogo Mugema
ID: UNCST-2023-R008170
 Artemisinin Resistance in Africa: its emergence and evolution in Rwanda and surrounding countries
REFNo: HS3549ES

• 1A will map the regional distribution and define the origins of 561H in Rwanda and neighboring regions in other countries. • 1B will define regional parasite population structure and migration routes that will impact the spread of 561H. • 1C will derive estimates of the selection coefficient for 561H and characterise associated community and infection-related (e.g. polyclonality, known partner drug resistance mutations, within-host relatedness) risk factors.,
 Uganda 2024-03-27 13:58:48 2027-03-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clemensia Nakabiito
ID: UNCST-2022-R011396
 Viiv Protocol 221163: Long-Term Follow-Up of CAB LA for Participants in HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 CAB PrEP Studies at Risk of HIV Acquisition.
REFNo: HS3752ES

Primary Objectives
To describe new HIV infections in adult and adolescent participants at risk of HIV acquisition included in the HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 studies and their associated sub-studies.


Secondary Objectives
To describe any serious adverse events (SAEs), Grade 3 and Grade 4 ISRs and AEs leading to withdrawal in adult and adolescent participants included in the HPTN 083 and HPTN 084 studies and their associated sub-studies.

 Uganda 2024-03-26 18:05:15 2027-03-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gertrude Nanyonjo Gawaya
ID: UNCST-2022-R005857
 Understanding end-user preferences and determining relative product positioning of new and emerging HIV prevention products (LAI-PrEP, bNAbs and HIV vaccines): Development and implementation of a Discrete Choice Experiment among at-risk populations in India and Uganda to inform product development and delivery
REFNo: SS2333ES

Objective 1: To explore and understand end-user preferences for HIV prevention options to design elicitation research (designing DCE)
 To identify key attributes (product and delivery site characteristics), and levels (options within a characteristic) through community key stakeholder consultations.
 To validate the product attributes and levels in consultation with representatives of potential end-users, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs), and government officials/policymakers for designing preference elicitation research.

Objective 2: To identify end-user preferences for HIV prevention options through elicitation research (DCE implementation)
 To quantify the strength of participants’ preferences.
 To determine the relative product positioning.

Objective 3: To understand decision-making process involved in choice of products among DCE participants

Uganda 2024-03-26 17:26:24 2027-03-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Proscovia Ntakyo Renzaho
ID:
Evaluation of sustainable intensification models for food and nutrition security of small holder households in southwestern highlands of Uganda
REFNo: SS1886ES

3. To understand the interaction effects between livestock and crop intensification on crop productivity in south western highland in Uganda4. To assess the effects of interrelated interventions in crop -livestock production on household food and nutrition security
 Uganda 2024-03-26 16:18:44 2027-03-26 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dr. Gad  Ndaruhutse Ruzaaza
ID: UNCST-2023-R006987
 Perceptions of a point-of-use water filtration device among individuals of the Kashongi Community
REFNo: HS3490ES

to explore their perceptions of a point-of-use filtration device made using plant matter for filtration,to explore participants’ perceptions of the impact of water quality on their quality of life and the impact of water on their and their family’s health. ,
 Uganda 2024-03-26 15:36:54 2027-03-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Terence Odoch
ID: UNCST-2022-R010584
 eRabies – on the way to rabies elimination in Uganda: pilot mixed studies in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti
REFNo: HS3463ES

a) To determine the benefits and potential barriers to the use of using an integrated One Health rabies surveillance form in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti districts in Uganda. b) To determine the feasibility of implementing an integrated One Health rabies surveillance form in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti districts in Uganda. c) To investigate the effectiveness of tailored community educational materials on enhancing knowledge and reduction of number of dog bites in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti districts in Uganda. d) To determine barriers to and enablers of responsible dog ownership and canine rabies elimination in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti districts in Uganda. e) To test the applicability of static point, school-based, mixed campaign with livestock health activities and mixed campaigns with human health activities rabies vaccination strategies in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti districts in Uganda. f) To determine the influence of static point, school-based, mixed campaign with livestock health activities and mixed campaigns with human health activities rabies vaccination strategies on vaccination coverage in Kampala, Kyegegwa and Soroti districts in Uganda. g) Evaluate the effectiveness of the eRabies project interventions towards realising canine rabies elimination. h) To assess costs of the different components of the eRabies project and the cost-effectiveness of different Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) scenarios.
 Uganda 2024-03-26 15:30:41 2027-03-26 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
GRACE KANSIIME
ID: UNCST-2019-R000380
 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO HYPERTENSION IMPROVEMENT IN RURAL UGANDA (CHIRU)
REFNo: HS3770ES

1: To determine the prevalence of hypertension among community residents in a rural population

2: To assess hypertension knowledge among adults in rural south-western Uganda

3: To assess healthcare providers’ knowledge regarding hypertension management in rural southwestern Uganda

4: To evaluate whether an evidence-based multicomponent intervention to manage hypertension can be implemented in rural Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-03-25 12:44:13 2027-03-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JULIET MWANGA-AMUMPAIRE
ID: UNCST-2022-R009420
 Catalyzing Artificial intelligence for Pediatric Tuberculosis Research (CAPTURE) Consortium in a project aimed at developing a chest X-ray (CXR) artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for intrathoracic
REFNo: HS3921ES

The overall goal is to develop a CXR AI algorithm for intrathoracic TB that can be used for triage and/or diagnosis in children less than 15 years. ,
 Uganda 2024-03-25 12:38:18 2027-03-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Noella Okalany Akwi Regina
ID: UNCST-2022-R011085
 Preterm Postnatal Growth (PPG) : A retrospective study of postnatal growth in preterm very low birthweight neonates in Eastern Uganda.
REFNo: HS3295ES

1. To assess the postnatal growth of VLBW infants from birth until discharge.
2. To relate growth velocity to birth weight, nutritional practices, illnesses.
3. To determine what proportion of preterm infants had not regained their birth weight by day 28 of life.
4. To determine the association between neonatal feeding regimens and morbidity/ mortality
 Uganda 2024-03-20 16:29:31 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phoebe Batchelor Lois
ID:
Effective strategies for sustainable fisheries management in Lake Victoria in Uganda.
REFNo: A408ES

1. How do local fishing communities and stakeholders perceive fisheries management initiatives?
2. How have environmental, socio-economic and political factors impacted the success of management initiatives?
3. Using primary data and comparing it to the literature, how could fisheries management initiatives be improved and adapted to the present day

 UK 2024-03-20 16:27:19 2027-03-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Priscille Kankindi
ID: UNCST-2023-R005708
 The Culture of Masculinity and Wellbeing of Women in Luweero District, Uganda
REFNo: SS2469ES

To measure the mediating effect of Human Rights Instruments on the relationship between culture of masculinity and wellbeing of women in Luwero, Disitrct, Uganda,To evaluate the relationship between physical support and well-being of women in Luwero District, Uganda.,To examine the influence of economic support on the well-being of women in Luwero District, Uganda.,To assess the relationship between emotional support and well-being of women in Luwero District, Uganda.,The main objective of the study is to examine the relationship between the culture of masculinity and well-being of women in Luwero District.,
 Rwanda 2024-03-20 16:24:57 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Collins Ankunda
ID:
Assessing the Treatment Outcomes of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Various Demographic Groups at Mildmay Hospital, Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study (TREATED).
REFNo: HS3873ES

1.To assess the Treatment Outcomes among Pregnant Women Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy at MHUg.
2.To assess the HIV Mutations & Outcomes among HIV infected individuals on Genotypically Guided ART Prescription at MHUg.
3. To evaluate the Treatment Outcomes among TB Patients with HIV Co-infection at MHUg.
4.To investigate the Treatment Outcomes among Adolescents and Children on Antiretroviral Therapy at MHUg.

 Uganda 2024-03-20 16:22:04 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Stephen  Ojiambo Wandera
ID: UNCST-2021-R012147
 FAMILEA: The Remaking of the Family in East Africa
REFNo: SS2417ES

1.4.1 General objective
The FamilEA study in Kampala, Uganda, is part of a larger study that aims to map out the shifting family landscape of residents of East Africa (using Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda as starting points), including family networks based outside the city, which is termed the family archipelago. Two main research questions will structure our empirical inquiry. First, how are parental and conjugal ties, as well as extended kinship ties, reinvented and adapted to the realities of urban life and socioeconomic change (single parenthood, links to kin in the village, relations with siblings, etc.), and are there vulnerabilities associated with such family changes? Second, do kinship ties necessarily encompass all family practices; which other ties appear in family-like configurations, and which evolving solidarity networks do academics and policymakers fail to give due consideration to?
1.4.2 Specific objectives
To answer questions in our main objective, we set up three specific objectives that correspond to disciplinary-empirical entry points:
1. To identify and categorize the diverse ways of doing families for active-age residents in Kampala Metropolitan through everyday practices/events in different types of ties/configurations, and related vulnerabilities.
2. To explore Ugandan family archipelagos, i.e., familyhood’s spatial and mobility dimensions, in urban zones as well as across various family islands up-country and how they relate to each other.
3. To employ a historical perspective to assess changes and the newness of contemporary family arrangements in Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-03-20 16:21:02 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Hasifah Namatovu Kasujja
ID:
ICT INNOVATIONS AND GAP ANALYSIS
REFNo: SIR302ES

1. To conduct a stakeholder analysis in Uganda’s ICT innovation ecosystem, their contributions to the various stages of the innovation process and the challenges faced.
2. To assess Uganda’s innovation maturity and create a roadmap for future improvement.
3. To develop a system to manage innovator data
4. To enhance efficiency through improving operational processes and the implementation of technology solutions.
 Uganda 2024-03-20 16:18:06 2027-03-20 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Margaret Kabahenda
ID:
Empowering preschool teachers to integrate nutrition education in their routine teaching to advance child health.
REFNo: HS3908ES

1. Characterize the available nutrition education and physical activity training programs for preschool teachers;
2. Determine the barriers and supports for integrating nutrition education in preschool curricula;
3. Establish the levels of variations in dietary practices and nutritional status among preschool children from schools of difference socioeconomic domains (low-, moderate-, and high-income), and
4. Determine the effectiveness of the pilot nutrition education program on improving preschool teachers’
(a) nutrition knowledge
(b) perceptions about preschoolers’ dietary intake and physical activity needs, and
(c) skills to monitor preschoolers’ growth as part of their routine teaching and childcare activities.

Uganda 2024-03-20 16:12:47 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pokuaa Oduro-Bonsrah
ID:
On Psy Scientific Child Observations: Encounters and the (De)Construction of “the African” (1930-1980)
REFNo: SS2499ES

1. To explore how psychological inclined scientists working in Uganda and Kenya between 1930s and 1980s shaped and utilised theories of child rearing practices to understand the social and political context of colonialism and the decolonial processes. 2. To interrogate how psychological inclined scientists played an important part in constructing ‘the African’ as an object of knowledge during late colonialism in Uganda and Kenya.
Ghana 2024-03-20 16:11:32 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jackie Epila
ID: UNCST-2022-R010320
 Conserving the past, nourishing the future: Unlocking the agronomical potential of traditional food systems in Northern Uganda with two famine crops
REFNo: A398ES

Foster sustainable development in Northern Uganda by improving food security, and enhanc-ing agricultural biodiversity through participatory breeding using Heterosis rotundifolia and Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha.
i. Participatory mapping of crop and trait diversity, sourcing seeds and stem cuttings and determining the knowledge base and preserve indigenous knowledge in Apala, Amu-go, and Koro sub-counties;
ii. Providing training, workshop and technical support to farmers participating in on-farm trials, research assistants and the PI;
iii. Establishing on-farm testing of the selected varieties by providing trial participants with basic farm tools and materials and training;
iv. Determining the best crop strains from sourced seed and plant materials through eco-physiological, phytochemical and climatic-related parameters measurements in the hy-droponic unit and trial farms;
v. Determining optimum cooking conditions and recipes; preservation; chemical compo-sition;
vi. Creating partnerships with local and international food industries, hydroponic groups, and government and NGOs.

 Uganda 2024-03-20 16:08:53 2027-03-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jude Ssenyonjo
ID:
Primary HIV Prevention Intervention Among Female Sex Workers in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3791ES

The secondary objective is to assess how the HIV prevention group sessions can affect outcomes, e.g., recruitment and retention of participants in the study.,The primary objective is to examine whether a tailored HIV prevention study can contribute to HIV sexual risk reduction among female sex workers, i.e., increased condom usage, PrEP demand/uptake, and increased HIV testing.,
 Uganda 2024-03-20 16:05:56 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ahmed Ddungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000944
 CHARACTERIZATION OF TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATED LUNG FIBROSIS AND RESPIRATORY IMPAIRMENT, AND PREVENTION USING DOXYCYCLINE IN A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
REFNo: HS3385ES

To characterise/describe TB associated lung fibrosis and TB associated chronic respiratory impairment (where appropriate: burden and severity, radiological phenotype based on high resolution CT, clinical phenotype based on symptoms and lung function status, and predictors/ associations (including with selected biomarkers)); and to assess the efficacy of doxycycline as an adjuvant therapy to prevent TALF amongst patients with advanced TB
 Uganda 2024-03-20 15:59:56 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael Wagaba Toskinz
ID: UNCST-2023-R006490
 ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY WITHIN REFUGEE SETTLEMENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3685ES

4. To explore existing coping strategies and adaptation measures employed by refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda to enhance their resilience to climate change and improve their food security.,3. To determine the extent to which socio-economic and demographic factors contribute to food security among refugee populations in refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda.. ,2. To assess how climate change-induced factors affect food security among refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda. ,1. To determine the current food security status among refugee settlements in different regions of Uganda,To determine the food security status in Ugandan refugee settlements and assess effects of climate change on food security among these populations so as to identify specific coping strategies to foster resilience against food insecurity and adaptation to climate change,
 Uganda 2024-03-20 15:52:16 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Zablon Igirikwayo K
ID:
ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG OUTPATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN JINJA CITY
REFNo: HS3499ES

4. To explore the views of prescribers for what influences the observed ABPR, level of appropriateness of antibiotic prescription and factors associated with antibiotic prescription among outpatients diagnosed with RTIs at health facilities in Jinja City.,3. To establish the patient and institutional factors associated with antibiotic prescription among outpatients diagnosed with RTIs at health facilities in Jinja City.,2. To determine the appropriateness of antibiotic prescription among respiratory tract outpatients in public health facilities in Jinja City. ,1. To determine the prevalence of antibiotic prescription among outpatients with RTI in public facilities in Jinja City from 01st January to 31st December 2022.,To determine the antibiotic prescription patterns and associated factors among outpatients diagnosed with RTIs in Jinja City. ,
 Uganda 2024-03-20 15:50:21 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Methodius Tumuranzye
ID:
INTERNALIZING, EXTERNALIZING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF STUDENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS2473ES

To propose proactive and inclusive institution based interventions that address the diverse mental health needs of the student population in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda,To establish the impact of the mediating role of externalizing mental health problems on internalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda.,To examine the relationship between externalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda, To assess the relationship between internalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda, Uganda,The purpose of the study is to investigate the interrelations between internalizing, externalizing mental health problems and psychological wellbeing of students in selected private universities in Kampala District, Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-03-20 15:47:39 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
TORACH LEONORA TL
ID:
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY RELIGIOUS IN EIGHT MEMBER INSTITITUTES OF ARU WITHIN THE FOUR ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2336ES

1.3 Aims and Objectives
To assess and ascertain “Care for the elderly religious in eight member institutes of the Association
of Religious in Uganda (ARU) within the four ecclesiastical provinces”, so as to provide
information that can be used to improve the quality of health and social care programmes for the
elderly religious.
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I. To assess the challenges faced by the elderly religious in eight member institutes
of the Association of Religious in Uganda (ARU) within the four ecclesiastical
provinces
This will be achieved by interviewing the elderly religious and by researcher observations. The
type of physical, spiritual, mental, social and emotional tasks for the elderly including locomotion,
self-support, dressing, lifting weights, logical thinking, bathing, eating, praying, and association
among others will be documented. Where possible, photos will be taken for purposes of
documentation.
II. To ascertain the level of care and support provided to the elderly religious in eight
member Institutes of ARU within the four ecclesiastical provinces
This will be achieved by interviewing the key informants, including institutional heads and by
researcher observations. The type of care given to elderly: medical, mobility, finance, counselling,
spiritual guidance among others will be documented. Where possible, photos will be taken for
purposes of documentation.
III. To establish existing gaps in caring for the elderly religious among selected
member institutes of ARU within the four ecclesiastical provinces
Establish facts and gaps by comparing the needs of the elderly with the level of care and
support provided by the eight selected member institutes of ARU within the four ecclesiastical
provinces.
 Uganda 2024-03-20 15:43:07 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Laura Johnson
ID:
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots: Growing Youth Purpose and Compassionate Action in Africa - An Exploration of Program Practices and Cultural Perspectives
REFNo: SS1995ES

We aim to answer the following research questions: (1) How does involvement with R&S impact the development of youth character virtues, purpose, and civic/community commitment? (2) How do particular program features and experiences (including service-learning best practices, participation in mapping/photovoice) relate to the development of virtues in youth? (3) How do particular program experiences (involvement in a community of practice (COP), participation in community mapping) impact adult R&S mentors and volunteers? (4) What character virtues are culturally and contextually important and relevant for Sub-Saharan African youth?

 USA 2024-03-20 15:38:48 2027-03-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
LUGALAMBI CHARLES
ID:
SHELF-LIFE AND MICROBIAL QUALITY OF REFRIGERATED ROASTED BANANAS
REFNo: A339ES

Objectives:
To evaluate the physico-chemical and sensory attributes of roasted gonja upon vacuum packaging and cold storage
1. To evaluate the chemical (moisture content, total dissolved solids, pectin, starch, amylopectin/amylose ratio and titratable acidity) properties of gonja at different ripening levels
2. To evaluate the physical(textural), sensory attributes and consumer acceptability of roasted gonja at different ripening levels
3. To evaluate the microbial safety, texture, sensory attributes and consumer acceptability of vacuum packaged roasted gonja upon cold storage
 Japan 2024-03-20 15:36:57 2027-03-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Michael  Baganizi
ID: UNCST-2023-R006352
 IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A GENDER-RESPONSIVE PEER-TO-PEER APPROACH TO IMPROVE FAMILY SUPPORT FOR VACCINATION AND PROMOTE 2ND YEAR OF LIFE VACCINATION IN UGANDA.
REFNo: HS3806ES

5. To evaluate intervention outcomes related to father’s immunization support, overall family acceptance for vaccination, vaccine uptake among those who received the intervention, and leverage lessons learned to improve further. ,4. To implement and monitor the implementation of intervention activities,3. To co-develop education materials with peers and train VHTs and additional selected peers on 2YL immunization.,2. To work with the identified peers to adapt the P2P approach to the community’s needs,1. To conduct a situational analysis to identify peers who can discuss immunization with other caregivers to train.,To Implement and evaluate a gender-responsive peer-to-peer approach to improve family support for vaccination and promote 2YL vaccination in rural Uganda.,
 Uganda 2024-03-20 15:26:41 2027-03-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dorothy Akongo
ID: UNCST-2023-R007564
 Evaluating Essential Services provided by the Local Governments Using Citizen Report Card Survey in Jinja, Uganda
REFNo: SS2440ES

To assess the citizens' knowledge and participation in the services provided by their local
government.
2. To assess the community understanding and awareness of child focused health care and the right
of the child within the health care system
3. To explore health care providers’, children and community members understanding of child
rights, experiences and participation in health care received at health facilities and local
government
4. To determine the prevalence and associated factors of Epilepsy in Busoga Region.
 Uganda 2024-03-14 18:49:21 2027-03-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey Mugyenyi Rwambuka
ID: UNCST-2023-R008285
 Application of artificial intelligence using ultrasonographic images to aid clinical care of pregnant women with pregnancy and fetal complications in Uganda: A pilot study
REFNo: HS3890ES

3. To develop and pilot test a machine learning model using annotated ultrasonographic images to aid the diagnosis of obstetric and fetal complications among pregnant women in Mbarara City, Uganda. ,2. To annotate ultrasonographic images for detection of obstetric and fetal complications among pregnant women in Mbarara City, Uganda,1. To create a database of ultrasonographic images of pregnancy and fetal complications among pregnant women in Mbarara City, Uganda,To develop and pilot test artificial intelligence model using ultrasonographic images to aid clinical care of women with pregnancy and fetal complications among pregnant women in Mbarara City,
 Uganda 2024-03-14 18:45:42 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Wilson Namuwoza
ID:
Adoption framework for Digital Utilization in Banking in Resource Constrained Environments
REFNo: SS2411ES

The general Objective is to develop an adoption framework for digital utilization in banking in resource constrained environments.
While the Specific Objectives are;
1. To examine the digital products and technologies currently being used by commercial banks.
2. To assess the barriers and facilitators for the current use of commercial bank digital products and technologies.
3. To design a framework that can support digital utilisation in banking in resource constrained environments.
4. To test and validate the designed framework that can support digital utilization in banking in resource constrained environments.

Uganda 2024-03-14 18:44:34 2027-03-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jan-Niklas Kniewel
ID:
NGOs and the Negotiation of the Conservation Frontier in Africa, c. 1960-2003
REFNo: SS2392ES

This research project aims to systematically examine the interactions between conservation NGOs, governments, national park administrators, and rural communities in postcolonial East and Central Africa. In doing so, it contributes to a growing field of studies that critically evaluate the role of NGOs in shaping contemporary Africa. The guiding research questions are as follows: How have NGO funds impacted East and Central African countries, and how was the reorganization of rural spaces and livelihoods negotiated in the name of conservation and/or tourism? How did international conservationists engage with the states and people on whose territory the nature they sought to protect was located? Furthermore, how did the resistance that emerged from such reorganizations influence global conservation paradigms?
 Germany 2024-03-14 18:43:35 2027-03-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Mukasa
ID: UNCST-2024-R005161
 Plunder or Development: Divergencies and Convergencies in Colonial and Contemporary ‘Land Grabbing’ and the Subaltern Reactions in Buganda
REFNo: SS2365ES

General Objectives:
To investigate the subaltern reactions to colonial and contemporary land grabbing in Buganda.

Specific Objectives
To analyse the nature and politics of land grabbing in Buganda since the introduction of Mailo tenure in 1900.

To examine the influence of land grabbing on subaltern’s socio-cultural and economic conditions in colonial and contemporary Buganda.

To examine the reaction strategies adopted to counter land grabbing and the politics around their choices.

To examine the role of women in responding to colonial and contemporary land grabbing cases in Buganda.
 Uganda 2024-03-14 18:42:47 2027-03-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lillian Tamale
ID: UNCST-2023-R007217
 Machine Learning Technology and Post-Harvest Management of Aflatoxins in Groundnuts. Case Study: Small Scale Farmers in 3 Selected Districts in Teso Region, Uganda.RefNo: CLARKE-2023-733
REFNo: SIR290ES

i. To determine the factors that lead to aflatoxin contamination in groundnuts. ii. To assess the mediating effect of aflatoxin contamination on factors that contribute to its rise in groundnuts, and utilize machine learning technology for improved prediction and mitigation at the post-harvest stage. iii. To develop an ensemble learning model for the prediction of aflatoxins in groundnuts at the post-harvest stage. iv. To evaluate the effectiveness of the designed ensemble learning prediction model.
Uganda 2024-03-14 18:39:51 2027-03-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alex Ssebaana
ID:
Infrastructure and Socio-economic Development of Jinja: A case of the Busoga Railway 1912-1990
REFNo: SS2367ES

1.To analyse the relationship between the railway and the development of the economy and infrastructure of Jinja between the 1912 and 1990. 2.To examine changes in the welfare of railway and industrial workers and their families in and around Jinja between the 1912 to the 1990. 3.To examine how railway and industrial workers and their families in and around Jinja understood their participation in development from the 1912 to the 1990.
 Uganda 2024-03-14 18:36:41 2027-03-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Harriet Birabwa-Oketcho
ID:
FORMAL AND ALTERNATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS: AN EXPLORATIVE PHASED MIXED METHODS STUDY MAPPING PATTERNS AND PERSPECTIVES ON USE AND COLLABORATION
REFNo: HS3616ES

1. To determine the patterns of use of AHCPs among patients with severe mental illness.
2. To determine factors associated with use of AHCPs among patients with severe mental illness.
3. To explore perspectives of persons with severe mental illness and their caregivers regarding use of AHCPs and formal healthcare.
4. To explore perspectives of health care personneland AHCPs regardinguse offormal service providers and the AHCPs.
5. To explore perspectives of health care personnel and AHCPs regarding collaboration between formal service providers and the AHCPs.
 Uganda 2024-03-14 18:34:15 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Charles Halerimana
ID: UNCST-2023-R006835
 EFFECT OF VEGETAL DIVERSIFICATION AT THE LANDSCAPE AND PLOT SCALES ON THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MAJOR ROBUSTA COFFEE PESTS AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: A375ES

1. To determine the effect of landscape structure (composition and configuration of land use cover) on the dynamics of CBB, BTB and their natural enemies.
2. To determine the effect of plot vegetal diversity (shading system, shade trees diversity, functional traits of the trees) and farm management practices on the dynamics of CBB, BTB and their natural enemies.
3. To decipher the effect of the plot structure and the farm management practices on the multi-pests profile and quantify the interactions between the pests (multi-pest approach)
4. To rank the individual and joint effects of vegetal diversification at each spatial scale (within the plot and between plots) on pests dynamics and natural enemies’ populations.

 Uganda 2024-03-14 18:30:01 2027-03-14 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Pontiano  Kaleebu
ID: UNCST-2020-R019901
 Field Performance Evaluation of the TrinScreen™ HIV rapid test kit
REFNo: HS3878ES

1. To describe the performance (sensitivity and specificity) of the TrinScreen™ rapid test, when compared to the national testing algorithm.

2. To describe the performance (sensitivity and specificity) of the TrinScreen™ rapid test compared to the reference testing (Genscreen ULTRA HIV1/2 Ag/Ab EIA followed by the Murex diasorin HIV1/2 Ag/Ab combination).


3. Estimate the proportion of inconclusive test results by Trinscreen™

Uganda 2024-03-14 12:38:09 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clare NAKAZIBWE
ID:
The Systemic Analysis of Disability Support Infrastructures in Humanitarian Context with Specific Focus on Ugandan Refugee Settlements
REFNo: SS2419ES

What formal and informal emotional supports are available to persons with disabilities and their caretakers in Uganda’s refugee settlements?

What formal and informal instrumental (tangible) supports are available to persons with disabilities and their caretakers in Uganda’s refugee settlements?

What formal and informal informational supports are available to persons with disabilities and their caretakers in Uganda’s refugee settlements?

What formal and informal companionship supports are available to persons with disabilities and their caretakers in Uganda’s refugee settlements?


Uganda 2024-03-14 12:34:59 2027-03-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Martha Mulerwa
ID:
KINEMATICS OF THE INTACT WRIST DURING REAL-WORLD ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING RELEVANT TO PERSONS WITH UPPER LIMB ABSENCE IN LOW-AND-MIDDLE-INCOME-SETTINGS, TO INFORM THE DESIGN OF A PASSIVE WRIST PROSTHESIS
REFNo: SIR292ES

To determine how the DoF(s) relate to each other during the performance of ADLs (whether a change in one DoF leads to a proportional change in another).,To explore the wrist orientations at key positions during the performance of ADLs.,To determine which wrist DoF (s) are commonly involved during the performance of ADLs of relevance to persons with ULA in LMIS and the range of motion associated with each. ,The general objective of this study is to capture the kinematics of the healthy human wrist and forearm during the performance of ADLs relevant to PWULA in LMIS. The kinematics will guide a design specification for a functional passive wrist prosthesis suitable for these settings,
 Uganda 2024-03-14 12:32:22 2027-03-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Herbert Aguma Bush
ID:
A Community Survey on Substandard and Falsified Medicines, and Global Point Prevalence Survey in Central Uganda
REFNo: HS3736ES

6. To determine the quality of antimicrobial prescribing in relation to standard treatment guidelines in both the inpatient and outpatient settings as identified through point prevalence surveys ,5. To assess the patterns of antimicrobial prescribing in the inpatient and outpatient selected health facilities through point prevalence surveys. ,4. To determine the prevalence of antimicrobial use in the inpatient and outpatient selected health facilities through point prevalence surveys.,3. To investigate the practices of community members with regards to the acquiring and use of medicines.,2. To identify the attitudes of community members towards substandard and falsified medicines.,1.To determine the level of knowledge regarding substandard and falsified medicines among community members.,To assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of community members regarding substandard and falsified medicines; and to determine the prevalence and assess the patterns of use of antimicrobials and characterize antimicrobial prescription, dispensing and administration at selected health facilities in Central Uganda,
 Uganda 2024-03-14 12:30:32 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
LOYCE NAKALEMBE
ID:
An Assessment of cuscuta species prevalence, phytochemical composition and impact of the plant on agro-forestry in Uganda.
REFNo: HS3715ES

Determine the cuscuta species prevalence, phytochemical composition and impact of the plant on agro-forestry in Uganda
 Uganda 2024-03-14 12:26:55 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lydia Nakiyingi
ID: UNCST-2022-R010102
 Evaluation of a Diagnostic Algorithm for Peripheral Lymph Node Tuberculosis involving a portable Thermal Images station with a Mobile-App
REFNo: HS3494ES

• To assess the economic value of implementing combine thermal imaging and mobile TB lab for point-of-need diagnosis of LNTB,II. To determine the diagnostic efficacy of a rapid DNA extraction and pocket-sized isothermal amplification method operated via smart phone for detecting LNTB,I. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of portable thermal imaging system for point-of-need identification of Lymph node TB,
 Uganda 2024-03-14 12:25:07 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justine Bukenya Nnakate
ID: UNCST-2021-R012503
 Feasibility of a salon-based integrated digital intervention for promoting uptake of self-care oriented family planning methods in Mayuge district
REFNo: HS3611ES

3) Assess the utilization of a salon-based, integrated digital communication tool in promoting uptake self-care FP methods to meet the user needs ,2) Examine the acceptability of the digital communication tool by women, salon owners, and FP providers ,1) Explore perceptions towards the use of a digital communication tool integrated with salon services in promoting FP use among salon workers and women seeking beauty-care services ,To assess the feasibility of implementing a salon-based, integrated digital intervention to promote uptake of self-care family planning methods in Mayuge district.,
 Uganda 2024-03-14 12:13:45 2027-03-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sarah  Sturrock Sabalis
ID: UNCST-2023-R006363
 Using machine learning to model early-onset neonatal sepsis risk in late preterm and term neonates in Uganda (NeoRisk)
REFNo: HS3728ES

1. Determine risk factors for neonatal early-onset sepsis in Kampala, Uganda
2. Use machine learning techniques to create a risk stratification model for early-onset sepsis
3. Explore relationship between culture-positive sepsis and clinical diagnostic features using machine learning techniques, including association between level of training of clinician documented diagnosis and blood culture result

 UK 2024-03-07 8:42:58 2027-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simon Peter Kibira
ID: UNCST-2020-R014668
 Measuring pregnancy preferences among women and men in a resource-limited, high-fertility setting
REFNo: HS3756ES

To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Ugandan DAP scales. (Phase 1- current submission) To develop gender-specific versions of the DAP scale that have construct validity among women and men, respectively, in the Ugandan context (phase 2). To improve measurement of women’s and men’s prospective pregnancy preferences in low-income, high-fertility settings in sub-Saharan Africa through gender-specific evaluation and adaptation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) scale (phase 2) Assess the reliability and validity of adapted DAP scales through testing among women and men in Uganda. (phase 2)
 Uganda 2024-03-07 8:40:19 2027-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Robert Barney James
ID: UNCST-2024-R005429
 Assessing Social Entrepreneurship among Welfare Projects in Lukaya, Uganda
REFNo: SS2380ES

1) Evaluate the effectiveness of the training initiatives of social entrepreneurial programs
a. Investigate how effective the training programs are in enhancing student learning
b. Investigate if there are any differences in learning outcomes between the contexts in which the training occurs
c. Investigate if there are any relationship between human capital development (education), and the other categories of social entrepreneurial research included in Gupta, Chauhan, Paul & Jaiswal’s (2020) model, such as social capital, self-efficacy regarding innovation, challenges, demographics, and motivations
2. Examine the broader effectiveness of the social entrepreneurial efforts themselves
d. Use qualitative inquiry to examine the strengths and challenges encountered by social entrepreneurs
e. Use qualitative inquiry to examine the opportunities and future directions perceived by stakeholders
 USA 2024-03-07 8:38:00 2027-03-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MATTHEW MCLENNAN
ID: UNCST-2023-R005558
 Understanding ‘village chimpanzees’: Exploring behaviour and adaptation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) living outside protected areas to inform conservation
REFNo: NS713ES

The specific goals of this innovative research project are to:
(1) Identify and document the behavioural responses and adaptations of wild chimpanzees in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor to novel situations and risks presented by this unprotected, human-dominated landscape (i.e., unique behaviours that are rarely or never observed in chimpanzees living in minimally disturbed, protected habitats). Specific behaviours and situations of interest for this project include:
(a) Dietary adaptations including the consumption and selection of agricultural crops and other exotic plants;
(b) Home range and habitat use patterns including use of forest fragments, plantations, farmland, village and peri-urban environs;
(c) Behavioural responses to risks presented by roads and vehicle traffic;
(d) Behavioural responses to encounters with novel objects such as household and litter items, with specific focus on pathways for zoonotic disease transmission via contact with human artefacts (anthrozoonoses);
(e) Behavioural responses of chimpanzees to encounters with humans, livestock and other domestic animals.

(2) Examine variation in these behavioural responses and adaptations among multiple chimpanzee groups (e.g., inter-group variation in crop selection and use of exotic trees for nesting) and within groups over time (e.g., temporal changes in crop feeding behaviour and habitat/range use within single social groups).

(3) Determine the demographic characteristics and population dynamics of chimpanzee groups in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor, including:
(a) Establishing group sizes and composition (including male/female sex ratios) and using long-term records to track demographic changes over time;
(b) Reproductive health (including proportions of mature females with dependent offspring; interbirth intervals);
(c) Evidence for female migration in this fragmented habitat (as a measure of population health and viability).
These demographic parameters will be compared with published demographic data from chimpanzees living in less disturbed, protected environments, including in Uganda (e.g., Budongo Forest Reserve; Kibale National Park).


The overall objectives of this research are to:
(1) To collect, compile and contrast primary data on a unique metapopulation of wild chimpanzees (i.e., multiple resident social groups forming a larger regional population) living in the unprotected, human-modified landscape of the Budongo-Bugoma Corridor.

(2) To shed new light on the behavioural repertoire of this endangered great ape in response to human impacts and associated habitat changes.

(3) To use insights to inform and assist the development of conservation strategies for chimpanzees living in unprotected habitat in the Budongo-Bugoma corridor and in other village environs in western Uganda.

(4) To provide a useful model for researching ‘village chimpanzees’ through empowering local community members, which could serve as a template for conservation monitoring of great apes where they occur outside Protected Areas elsewhere in tropical Africa.

 UK 2024-03-07 19:39:42 2027-03-07 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Karungi Monica Karungi
ID:
Automated System for Evaluating Blended Teaching & Learning Process in Higher Education. Case of Kabale University.
REFNo: SIR279ES

To evaluate the impact of the developed system towards improving lecturer and course assessment at Kabale University.,To develop users capacity building of to use the automated system for course and lecturer assessment,To develop an automated system for course and lecturer assessment by students,To benchmark lecturer and course evaluation with other existing universities in order to establish best practices and current limitations and best practice.,To automate course and lecturer assessment process by students at Kabale University,
 Uganda 2024-03-07 19:31:22 2027-03-07 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ALULE  Jimmy Rhombe
ID:
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES AMONG THE LUGBARA IN YUMBE DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS1958ES

General Objective
To investigate the nature of IK and the extent to which such knowledge is utilised in SMFR.
Specific Objectives
i) To characterise the dynamics of forest resources in Yumbe district.
ii) To establish the prevalence of IK practices used in the management of forest resources
among the Lugbara in Yumbe district.
iii) To assess the adaptability of IK in the management of forest resources in Yumbe district.
iv) To investigate the sustainability of IK in MFR among the Lugbara in Yumbe district.
 Uganda 2024-03-07 19:29:51 2027-03-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Douglas Zibugu
ID:
The impact of the TTC model on maternal health outcomes in Northern Uganda.
REFNo: HS3826ES

The Objectives of the study
The main objective of the study will be to assess the socio-economic impact of the timed and targeted counseling (TTC) on maternal health outcomes in Northern Uganda.
The specific objectives are:
1. To investigate the effect of TTC on Antenatal Care (ANC) utilization among pregnant mothers in Northern Uganda.
2. To evaluate the influence of the TTC implementation on the choice of place of delivery among mothers in Northern Uganda.
3. To assess the impact of TTC on Post-Natal Care (PNC) utilization among mothers in Northern Uganda.

 Uganda 2024-03-07 19:28:35 2027-03-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
TURYASINGURA  JOHNBOSCO
ID:
CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN GREATER KIGEZI: A CASE OF KABALE, RUKIGA AND RUBANDA)
REFNo: SS2201ES

To establish the causes of alcohol consumption in Kigezi Sub Region,To examine the effects of alcoholism in Kigezi Sub Region,To suggest the possible mitigation measures to reduce the level of alcohol consumption ,The purpose of this project is to examine the causes and effects of alcohol consumption in Kigezi Sub region and come up with workable mitigation strategies that would address the challenges of alcoholism.,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 9:36:42 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
CLEMENT MUNGUIKO
ID:
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND ITS CORRELATES AMONG STUDENTS OF BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE PROGRAM IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3522ES

1. Determine the level of academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda. 2. Examine socio-demographic factors associated with academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda. 3. Investigate individual educational factors that correlate with academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda. 4. Explore institutional factors that influence academic achievement in biomedical sciences among BNS students in Uganda.
Uganda 2024-02-29 17:38:14 2027-03-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Jannette Abalo
ID:
Deprivation of Children’s Liberty in the Context of Armed Conflict in Uganda
REFNo: SS2120ES

Create political visibility and awareness needed to trigger action on the children’s deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflicts at the AU and RECs;,Identify how existing child protection laws, policies and programmes can be used to prevent and respond to children’s deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflict,Build evidence on the state of children’s deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflict in Africa,To strengthen the protection of children from deprivation of liberty in the context of armed conflict in Africa.,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:36:47 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rosemary Nansubuga
ID:
Curriculum Design and Career Choice(s) Among Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Wakiso District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS2105ES

iii. To find out how assessment strategies influence career choices among students in secondary schools. ii. To determine the influence of instructional methods on career choices among students in secondary schools. i. To establish the influence of course content on career choices among students in secondary schools. The study’s overall objective is to investigate the influence of curriculum design on career choices among students in secondary schools in Uganda using secondary schools in Wakiso District in central Uganda.
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:35:34 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
JIMMY ELING -
ID:
Investigation of the Effect of Torrefaction on the Briquetting and Combustion Characteristics of Groundnut Shell and Maize Straw
REFNo: NS668ES

(i) Optimize torrefaction conditions: temperature; heating rate; and holding time of groundnut
shell and maize straw.
(ii) Obtain the optimal briquetting conditions: compacting pressure; temperature; and particle size
of raw and torrefied groundnut shell and maize straw.
(iii) Determine the energy requirements for densification of raw and torrefied groundnut shell and
maize straw.
(iv) Investigate the effect of torrefaction on the combustion characteristics of briquettes produced
from groundnut shell and maize straw.
(v) Determine combustion kinetics of raw and torrefied groundnut shell and maize straw.
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:34:24 2027-03-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Fridah Siyanga
ID: UNCST-2023-R007537
 Small fish for small children: Consumption of small fish among primary school-age children in Northern Uganda project
REFNo: SS2301ES

1.To examine environmental, economic, social, and institutional factors affecting availability and access to small fish in selected rural and urban communities. 2.To assess the utilization and consumption of small fish at home and in school among children of primary school going age (6-14 years) from selected households in these communities. 3.To examine the role of parents, school management, district administrations, and other stakeholders in facilitating existing school feeding practices in selected schools. 4.To assess current policies governing school feeding and to analyze the various stake-holders’ perceptions on their role in developing and implementing school feeding policies that can contribute to providing school meals containing small fish.
 Zambia 2024-02-29 17:33:23 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MAJARIWA DAVID
ID: UNCST-2023-R007546
 TAKING KISWAHILI TO THE INFORMAL SECTOR: DEVELOPING PEOPLE’S KISWAHILI ORAL PROFICIENCY AS A SOFT SKILL TO WIDEN THEIR ECONOMIC PROSPECTS IN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS2077ES

iv. iv. To ascertain the feasibility of developing oral proficiency in Kiswahili among people in the Informal Sector.,iii. To examine both qualitatively and quantitatively the factors that influence the oral proficiency and usage of Kiswahili in Uganda.,ii. To determine the perception of Ugandans on Kiswahili learning for communicative usage in Uganda.,i. To assess Kiswahili oral competencies of the people in the informal sector,The general Objective of the study is to establish how the Informal Sector can leverage on Kiswahili acquisition and usage in Uganda. ,
 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:31:46 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Damian Kajunguri
ID:
Mathematical analysis of the impact of poor sanitation on human health, environment and economic development in the new cities of Uganda
REFNo: NS712ES

OBJECTIVES
The main objective is to design a sanitation framework for effective delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in the new cities of Uganda.
Specific Objectives
i. To determine the current water, sanitation and hygiene practices in the new cities
ii. To determine the risks on human health, environment and economic development that arise due to poor hygiene and sanitation services in new cities
iii. To develop mathematical models that will be used to determine optimal waste dumping places and evaluate the impact of improved water and sanitation services on human health, environment and economic development

Uganda 2024-02-29 17:29:51 2027-03-01 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Denis Sekiwu
ID:
Entrepreneurship Development for Refugee Self-Reliance in Nakivale and Oruchinga Settlement Camps
REFNo: SS2238ES

Main Objective
To generate relevant entrepreneurship activities and training for mitigating the socio-economic challenges of refugees in order to unlock their potential for socio-economic integration into the modern world.

Speci1. To conduct an inception study assessing the status of entrepreneurial competences for refugees in the hosting communities of Nakivale and Oruchinga
2. To examine the gender and youth uptake on entrepreneurship among refugees in the hosting communities of Nakivale and Oruchinga
3. To design an appropriate entrepreneurship education program for improving refugee self-reliance for socio-economic integration in the hosting communities of Nakivale and Oruchinga
fic Objectives

 Uganda 2024-02-29 17:28:41 2027-03-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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