Rawlance Ndejjo
ID: UNCST-2022-R010993
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EXPLORING PREGNANT WOMEN’S AND MIDWIVES’ EXPERIENCES OF HEAT EXPOSURE AND ADAPTATION IN MOROTO DISTRICT, UGANDA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY TO INFORM PREVENTIVE AND HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND POLICIES IN MATERNAL CARE
REFNo: HS7247ES
General Objective
To explore the lived and shared experiences, perceived risks, and existing adaptation strategies related to extreme heat exposure among pregnant women and midwives in Moroto district, Uganda. This aims to generate context-specific evidence for developing preventive and health-promotion strategies that enhance resilience and protect maternal and newborn health within a changing climate.
Specific objectives
Study 1: Pregnant and postpartum women
Aim a) To explore the lived experiences of heat exposure among pregnant and postpartum women including perceived risks, complications, and existing personal adaptation strategies in Moroto district, Uganda.
Aim b) To explore the heat adaptation strategies employed by pregnant and postpartum women that affect their effectiveness in mitigating heat exposure at personal and community level in Moroto district, Uganda.
Study 2: Midwives
Aim a) To explore the lived experiences of heat exposure among midwives including perceived risks, complications, and existing personal adaptation strategies and for their clients and health facilities in Moroto district, Uganda.
Aim b) To explore how the experiences of midwives can inform preventive and health-promoting strategies at community and health facility levels in Moroto district, Uganda.
Study 3: Policy level
Aim a) To explore existing health facility policy and governance mechanisms used in protecting pregnant women, postpartum women and midwives from heat exposure during service delivery in Uganda.
Aim b) To explore barriers and enablers to the development and implementation of heat-protection policies for maternal and midwifery services in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2026-03-12 17:27:47 |
2029-03-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Julius Ssendiwala
ID:
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EVALUATION OF HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES INTEGRATION IN UGANDA: A STRATEGIC SHIFT FROM DISEASE-BASED TO INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY
REFNo: HS7170ES
The overall purpose of the evaluation is to document the health systems and services integration (HSSI) rollout process, identify facilitators and barriers for implementing HSSI, assess the level of integration and outcomes, including the cost of implementing HSSI. The specific objectives are:
1. To document the rollout and implementation process of health systems and services integration at the various levels of the health system
2. To describe the facilitators and barriers to health systems and services integration at the various levels of the health system
3. To assess the level of integration of health systems and services at the various levels of the health system
4. To determine the effect of health systems and services integration on patient outcomes
5. To conduct a cost consequence analysis of health systems and services integration at the various levels of the health system
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Uganda |
2026-03-12 17:26:47 |
2029-03-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Stella Otai Auma
ID:
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Mental Health Services and Opportunities for the Church in Uganda.
REFNo: HS7250ES
1. To investigate the current status of mental healthcare services in Uganda.
2.To map various opportunities for the church to involve itself in mental health services.
3. To explore how the role of the church shapes the mental health services’ overall performance.
4.To investigate the challenges that the mental health sector providers in Uganda face in providing effective interventions.
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Uganda |
2026-03-12 17:25:14 |
2029-03-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Jazzilah Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2025-R019798
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SCHOOL READINESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETENCE-BASED CURRICULUM IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MASINDI DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5006ES
The general objective of this study is to explore how school readiness affects theimplementation of CBC in public secondary schools in Masindi District, Uganda.
Specific Objectives
i. To explore infrastructural readiness and its relationship with the implementationofCBC in public secondary schools in Masindi District. ii. To establish administrative readiness and its relationship with the implementationofCBC in public secondary schools in Masindi District. iii. To investigate the pedagogical readiness and its relationship with the implementationof CBC in public secondary schools in Masindi District. iv. To establish if job satisfaction moderates the relationship between school readinessand the implementation of CBC in public secondary schools in Masindi District.
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Uganda |
2026-03-12 16:53:36 |
2029-03-12 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Adoke Yeka
ID: UNCST-2021-R004300
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STOP-AMDR: Molecular surveillance for operationally relevant genetic
polymorphisms of P. falciparum in Uganda
REFNo: HS7165ES
Aim
To measure the prevalence of P. falciparum genetic polymorphisms associated with antimalarial drug-resistance at selected locations in Uganda before and after introducing MFTs.
Specific objectives
1. To determine the baseline prevalence of key P. falciparum genetic polymorphisms including pfk13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, pfdhps, pfcytB and pfpm2/3 in study sites before MFT introduction.
2. To monitor changes in the prevalence of these genetic polymorphisms at 24 months post-MFT introduction to detect shifts in resistance patterns.
3. To assess the prevalence of pfhrp2/3 deletions at study sites at baseline and at 24 months post-MFT introduction.
4. To map the geographic distribution of resistance-associated polymorphisms.
5. To provide actionable recommendations for malaria treatment policy and surveillance.
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Uganda |
2026-03-12 16:44:09 |
2029-03-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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DANIEL KIIZA
ID: UNCST-2024-R004044
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning-Based Clinical-Pharmacogenetic Model for the Prediction of Time-to-Sputum Culture Conversion among TB/HIV Co-infected Patients in Uganda
REFNo: HS7129ES
To develop and validate a machine learning based-pharmacogenetic model for the prediction of time-to-sputum conversion among HIV/TB co-infected Ugandan patients,To determine the association between NAT2*6, SLCOB1 and PXR polymorphisms and time-to-sputum conversion among TB/HIV co-infected Ugandan patients.,To determine the genotypic frequency of NAT2*6, SLCOB1, and PXR polymorphisms among TB/HIV co-infected Ugandan patients,
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Uganda |
2026-03-12 13:55:31 |
2029-03-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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EMMANUEL MPAMIZO
ID: UNCST-2023-R008388
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Acceptance of home visits for the treatment of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS
REFNo: HS6430ES
To explore how the acceptance of medical home visits in the treatment of children and adolescents with HIV in Gulu district, Uganda, can be improved.,To explore the acceptance of medical home visits in the treatment of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Gulu district, Uganda, from the perspective of children and adolescents, their parents or primary care providers, and the health workers who routinely provide HIV/AIDS care,To explore the acceptance of medical home visits in the treatment of children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS in Gulu district Uganda from the perspective of children and adolescents, their parents, guardian or other primary care providers and the health workers who routinely provide HIV/AIDS care to them and to explore how the acceptance of medical home visits can be improved. ,
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Uganda |
2026-03-10 11:43:22 |
2029-03-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Gertrude Akello
ID: UNCST-2023-R007419
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MODELLING NATURAL HAZARD REGULATING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN MT. ELGON, UGANDA
REFNo: NS1064ES
i. To examine the institutional arrangements for the management of Mt. Elgon ecosystem and coordination among the actors.
ii. To assess the demand and supply pattern of hazard-regulating ecosystem services in Mt. Elgon.
iii. To model the value of hazard-regulating ecosystem services in the Mt. Elgon ecosystem
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Uganda |
2026-03-10 11:41:27 |
2029-03-10 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Monica Sousa
ID: UNCST-2025-R023267
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EXPLORING REGENERATIVE CAPACITY IN DEOMYINAE RODENTS OF UGANDA: COMPARATIVE INSIGHTS BEYOND THE AFRICAN SPINY MOUSE
REFNo: NS1118ES
i. To capture and identify live specimens of Lophuromys, Deomys, and Uranomys from natural habitats in Uganda.
ii. To document ecological, morphological, and physiological traits of captured individuals.
iii. To obtain biological samples for regenerative assays and molecular analyses.
iv. To compare regenerative capacity among Deomyinae species to determine whether this trait is conserved or derived.
v. To ensure all research activities adhere to ethical, legal, and institutional standards for wildlife research.
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Portugal |
2026-03-10 11:39:42 |
2029-03-10 |
Natural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Nanyonga Elizabeth Monica
ID: UNCST-2025-R018232
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various communitites
REFNo: SIR523ES
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Uganda |
2026-03-10 11:36:59 |
2029-03-10 |
Engineering and Technology |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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