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Wanambwa Joseph
ID: UNCST-2020-R014175
AN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED MODEL FOR INCREASED VACCINE UPTAKE DURING PANDEMICS: A CASE OF UGANDA
REFNo: SIR233ES

iii. To evaluate the extent to which designed ICT-Enabled model supports increase in vaccine uptake during pandemics in Uganda.,ii. To design an ICT-Enabled model that supports increase in vaccine uptake during pandemics in Uganda ,i. To determine factors and requirements that influence use of information technology to increase vaccine uptake during pandemics in Uganda ,Specific objectives,The main objective of this study is to develop an Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-Enabled Model to support Increase in Vaccine Uptake during Pandemics in Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:52:14 2026-07-05 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Suzan Nakkazi
ID:
A comparative study of Rural and Semi-rural Women’s Communication, Information, and Participation Needs in East Africa
REFNo: SS1833ES

To recommend what supports young women in their participation and to show how their voices can be amplified.,To examine how young women assess their own influence and possibilities to shape public discourse and to lobby for their own interests and needs,To identify the possible barriers (societal, cultural, religious, gender, personal) that may hinder young women’s participation in public discourse or decision-making.,To understand young women’s participation in public discourses and decision-making (including where they feel free/safe to speak and where not),To distinguish and explain the challenges young women face in terms of media literacy,To identify young women’s barriers/ challenges to the access to and usage of media, including media literacy,To identify young women’s information (including topic) needs/ interest as well as their preferred media and/ or media content,To understand the sources of information (besides classical media) and identify the type and frequency of media usage among young women,The primary objective of the study is to identify the communication, information and participation needs of young women in rural and semi-rural areas. Subsequently, the study results will be used to form the basis of DW Akademie’s project design for the innovation process / idea competition.,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:51:02 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Simon Opolot Peter
ID: UNCST-2023-R007481
Land Tenure Systems and Agricultural Productivity in Ngora District, Uganda
REFNo: SS1809ES

The specific objectives of the study are to:
i. Examine the effects of customary, freehold, and leasehold land tenure systems on agricultural productivity in Ngora district.
ii. Determine which land tenure system or systems; customary, freehold, and leasehold; has the most impact on agricultural productivity in Ngora district.
iii. Investigate how the customary, freehold, and leasehold land tenure systems in Ngora district can be reformed to increase agricultural productivity.
iv. Identify initiatives that can be integrated with land tenure systems; customary, freehold, and leasehold; to increase agricultural productivity in Ngora district.

Uganda 2023-07-05 11:48:59 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Thomas McHale
ID: UNCST-2022-R008812
Optimizing the Dose of Flucytosine for Cryptococcal Meningitis
REFNo: HS2940ES

Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC has a similar mortality benefit compared to 100 mg/kg/day,Reduce the cost and supply burden of treating an individual with cryptococcal meningitis,Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC is a safer dosage compared to 100 mg/kg/day of 5-FC,Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC is has a similar rate of cryptococcal clearance from CSF compared to 100 mg/kg/day,Determine the optimal dose of 5-FC for for management of induction phase of therapy for cryptococcal meningitis,
USA 2023-07-05 11:41:24 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
Mapping the ecosystem for health financing decision-making and prioritization for Refugee Health Policy Community in Uganda.
REFNo: SS1855ES

To perform a critical appraisal of the resource allocation process for refugee health at National (Implementing partners, and subnational level (implementing Partners, district health officers). ,To explore how inter-organizational relationships are structured at each level to support decision making processes for financing refugee health. ,To map out the key players involved in the decision-making process for financing refugee health in Uganda. ,To identify priority setting and resource allocation practices for refugee health.,To map the decision-making process for the financing of refugee health in Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:40:14 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ninsiima Lesley Rose
ID:
Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among Type 2 Diabetic patients attending private hospitals in Kampala District, Uganda
REFNo: HS2828ES

To explore the facility-based barriers of hypertension management among patients with T2D in private health facilities in Kampala. ,To determine the factors associated with hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in private facilities in Kampala. ,To assess the prevalence of hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in private facilities in Kampala. ,To determine the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with hypertension among T2D patients in private hospitals in Kampala district. ,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:38:01 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Abel Wilson Walekhwa Wilson
ID: UNCST-2021-R011571
PILOTING THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED LIVESTOCK ABORTIONS REPORTING FOR IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE OF RIFT VALLEY FEVER DISEASE IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: A264ES

1. To design and pilot a community-based early warning surveillance system for potential RVF in Isingiro district in Uganda based on self-reported cases of livestock abortions from farmers to demonstrate feasibility. 2. To measure stakeholders’ attitudes and awareness of RVF and willingness to participate in a community-based early warning surveillance system and potential RVF vaccination programme. 3. To design and pilot a training module for increasing the index of suspicion for Rift Valley Fever disease among clinical and non-clinical health workers in the high-risk district of Isingiro, Southwestern Uganda.
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:36:35 2026-07-05 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Achilles Katamba
ID: UNCST-2019-R000540
RE-IMAGINING TB CARE: TRANSFORMING WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW SERVICES ARE ACCESSED AND DELIVERED IN TB AFFECTED COUNTRIES
REFNo: HS2975ES

3. To identify and prioritize product innovations to roll-out that will provide decentralized, integrated and people centered TB Services ,2. To identify & prioritize opportunity areas to provide decentralized, integrated and people centered TB Services ,1. To assess people’s unmet needs & preferences to provide decentralized, integrated and people-centered TB services.,The study aims at increasing and improving the provision of decentralized (where people live, work, etc.), integrated (for TB and across communicable and non-communicable diseases), and people-centered (considering people’s preferences and circumstances, including their mental and financial well-being) TB services in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:34:43 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Klein Harmonie
ID:
Social dynamics across communities of Wild Eastern Chimpanzees (Pan t. schweinfurthii) in Uganda
REFNo: NS539ES

The project aim is to shed new light on the degree of sociality and cooperation underlying social living in wild chimpanzees. In doing so, I hope to gain a better understanding of chimpanzee behaviour and of the evolutionary trajectory of ape and human sociality
France 2023-07-05 10:39:47 2026-07-05 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Bigirwa Dan Mwangye
ID:
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, APPETITIVE AGGRESSION AND THE ROLE OF NARRATIVE EXPOSURE THERAPY INTERVENTION AMONG SOLDIERS RETIRING FROM THE ARMY IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS2949ES

1. To determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
2. To establish the prevalence of appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
3. To establish the factors associated with PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
4. To find out the factors associated with appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
5. To assess the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
6 To determine the effectiveness of Narrative exposure therapy in the management of PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
1.5 Hypotheses
1. There is no PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
2. There is no appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
3. There is no a relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and appetitive aggression among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.
4. Narrative Exposure Therapy is not helpful in the treatment of PTSD among Ugandan soldiers retiring from active service.

Uganda 2023-07-03 13:44:31 2026-07-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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