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David Ssejinja Robinson
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SOCIOECONOMIC REINTEGRATION AND LIFE SATISFACTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS: A CASE OF UGANDAN RETURNEES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
REFNo: SS1817ES

To analyse the influence of social reintegration on life satisfaction among Uganda migrant worker returnees from Middle East

ii.To assess the relationship between economic reintegration and life satisfaction among Uganda migrant worker returnees from Middle East

iii. To examine the fit between socio economic reintegration and migrant worker returnees policy and process in Uganda for returnees from the Middle East.

iv.To investigate the mediating effect of socio economic reintegration on the fit of migrant worker returnees policy and process and life satisfaction of Ugandan migrant worker returnees from Middle East

Uganda 2023-07-14 12:37:54 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emma Riley-Green
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The demand for digital identification amongst small enterprise owners in Uganda
REFNo: SS1836ES

Understand how the provision of UGPass affects business owners, including their likelihood of writing contracts with suppliers and customers.,3.Look at whether uptake and usage of UGPass varies depending on whether: a) contracting is highlighted as a potential benefit of UGPass, or b) sign-up assistance is provided to the enterprise owner.,2. Assess whether willingness to pay for the UGPass digital ID varies depending on whether: a) contracting is highlighted as a potential benefit of UGPass, or b) sign-up assistance is provided to the enterprise owner.,1. Gather data on the willingness of micro, small and medium enterprise owners in Kampala to pay for the new UGPass digital ID.,Informality hinders firm profitability and growth in a variety of ways, including limiting firms to suppliers in their social networks due to issues of trust and fraud. Digital IDs offer potential paths to increasing formality, such as by allowing the verification of identities and the authentication of signed contracts, thus helping businesses to sign contracts with new suppliers with lower prices or a better selection of goods. However, there is no research to date examining the demand for a digital ID and verified authentication services among business owners. ,
UK 2023-07-14 12:36:18 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Angella Natukunda
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DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITION STATUS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF KANUNGU DISTRICT SOUTH WEST REGION UGANDA
REFNo: SS1812ES

Broad obective To investigate the determinants of nutrition status among adolescents in selected secondary schools in Kanungu District South West Uganda. Specific objectives To assess the nutrition status of adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda. To determine the social demographic and economic factors influencing nutrition status of adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda. To determine the diet-related factors influencing nutrition status of adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda. To determine the level of adolescent nutrition knowledge associated with nutrition status among adolescents in the selected secondary schools of Kanungu District South West Region Uganda.
Uganda 2023-07-14 12:34:44 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Mulumba
ID: UNCST-2022-R008759
Litigating Reproductive Justice in Africa: A Ugandan case study
REFNo: SS1714ES

To assess the potential impact of litigation on expanding access to SRHR and achieving reproductive justice in Uganda and Africa in general.,To determine what potential SRHR issues can be litigated in the Uganda through a reproductive jus-tice lens.,To provide an in-depth assessment of the legal, social, political and cultural landscape of SRHR in Uganda and Africa at large.,To contribute to the expansion of access to SRHR through litigating reproductive justice in Africa using Uganda as the case study.,
Uganda 2023-07-14 12:33:09 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
David Mukunya
ID: UNCST-2022-R010707
Effect of neonatal sepsis on neurodevelopment of infants at two years in Mbale (ENON): a cohort study nested in the BabyGel Trial.
REFNo: HS2950ES

Main Objective 1. To compare development and growth at two years between 200 infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and 200 infants who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis. Specific Objectives 1.To compare participant characteristics between infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and those who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis 2.To compare growth (defined as weight for height z scores and height for age z scores) between infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and those who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis. 3.To compare neurodevelopment (measured as development for age z scores DAZ) at two years between 200 infants who were hospitalized for neonatal sepsis and 200 infants who did not suffer from neonatal sepsis
Uganda 2023-07-14 10:03:27 2026-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Elliot Avila Vicente
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Study on the Adoption of Electric Pressure Cookers
REFNo: SS1842ES

1. To quantify the contribution of EPCs to overall household electricity consumption
2. To assess the effects of reducing the price of electricity on the usage of EPCs
3. To assess the effects of increasing households’ access to data about electric cooking costs on
their usage of EPCs
USA 2023-07-14 10:01:09 2026-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rhoda Wanyenze
ID: UNCST-2021-R013352
A Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial of Game Changers for Cervical Cancer Prevention (GC-CCP) in Uganda
REFNo: SS1873ES

1. Conduct a multisite RCT of the GC-CCP network-based advocacy strategy to evaluate effects on CC screening uptake, access to early-stage treatment and prevention of advanced disease among unscreened alters across urban/rural and public/private clinics,4. Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Implementing GC-CCP to increase CC screening and low cost, early-stage treatment, and prevent advanced disease, compared to enhanced usual care.,3. Examine mediators and moderators (among index, alter and network characteristics) of intervention effects on (a) alter CC screening; and (b) engagement in CC prevention advocacy of index and alter (1st and 2nd degree) to better understand its multiplier effect on diffusion of advocacy throughout a network.,2. Use a mixed methods approach (semi-structured interviews and administrative clinic data) to examine clinic-, provider-, and client-level barriers and facilitators of GC-CCP Implementation and Sustainment.,
Uganda 2023-07-13 11:13:19 2026-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Chloé OULD AKLOUCHE Malika
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Punitive innovation and penal control: A comparison of community service orders in Kenya and Uganda
REFNo: SS1852ES

1- By analysing a punitive innovation, to reveal that public policies are always constructed by a multitude of actors and that models are always translated locally.

2- To identify the conditions of possibility and development of rehabilitative sentences that allow the reintegration of offenders and reduce recidivism.

3- To bring an empirical contribution to the functioning of community service orders in Kenya and Uganda by observing the way it is applied to understand its effects.
France 2023-07-13 11:11:18 2026-07-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Flavia Matovu Kiweewa
ID: UNCST-2021-R013337
Persistent HPV Infection among African Women: An Observational Cohort Ancillary Study from the ASPIRE Parent Trial
REFNo: HS2916ES

Correlation between persistent HR HPV infection and abnormal cytology, Incidence of persistent HR HPV infections, defined as HR HPV detected at two visits 4.5 months apart
Uganda 2023-07-13 11:09:36 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Regina Ndagire Nabikindu
ID: UNCST-2021-R012657
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES REGARDING ANTIBIOTIC USE AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY AMONG URBAN SLUM DWELLERS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2941ES

To assess the knowledge of antibiotic use and AMR in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To explore the barriers and facilitators of antibiotic use in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To establish the factors associated with knowledge of antibiotic use and AMR in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To determine the attitude and practices regarding antibiotic use in households in Bwaise slum, Kawempe division,To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding antibiotic use and AMR among urban slum dwellers in Kampala, Uganda,
Uganda 2023-07-13 11:07:04 2026-07-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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