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Joseph Kirabira
ID: UNCST-2019-R001427
Prevalence of and factors associated with mental disorders and coping mechanisms among students at Busitema University.
REFNo: HS2700ES

To explore factors influencing mental disorders among students at Busitema UniversityTo explore the coping mechanisms used by students at Busitema University
Uganda 2023-04-03 20:53:26 2026-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Andrew Mujugira
ID: UNCST-2019-R000871
Qualitative research to prepare for novel HIV prevention products
REFNo: HS1749ES

Define a preliminary strategy for the integration of novel PrEP products (e.g., injectable Cabotegravir, Dapivirine intravaginal ring, TFV/LNG intravaginal ring) into existing oral PrEP programs by conducting qualitative interviews with experts in novel PrEP products, oral PrEP programs, and end users.
To achieve this aim, we will conduct approximately 60 key informant interviews (KII) with: 1) clinical trialists leading studies of novel PrEP products, 2) oral PrEP program leaders in sub-Saharan Africa and 3) young women in Uganda who have decided not to use oral PrEP during recent PrEP studies.

Uganda 2023-04-03 20:51:28 2026-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
Prevalence of intestinal colonization by ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in neonates at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS2737ES

• To highlight the area of antibiotic resistance in neonates in this setting ,• To conduct a point-prevalence surveillance of ESBL-producing Enterobacterales in the neonatal unit at two specific time-points with two weeks apart.,The overall aim of this project is to create base-line data for future infection prevention control strategies in the area of newborn care at Jinja Referral Hospital.,
Uganda 2023-04-03 20:49:30 2026-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stella Maris Nanyonga
ID:
Optimizing antimicrobial use in the management of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections through antimicrobial stewardship in Community Pharmacy practice in Uganda; A patient centered approach
REFNo: HS2617ES

Primary Objectives 1. To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards self-medication among patients who visit community pharmacies for the management of Upper respiratory tract infections. 2. To explore the barriers and facilitators of self-medication in the community. 3. To explore prescriber views and understanding on the use of delayed prescribing in primary care. Secondary Objectives 4.To evaluate the effectiveness of training and delayed prescribing intervention on antibiotic consumption among patients with URTI who visit community pharmacies. 5. To describe dispensing and prescribing patterns of pharmacy staff when managing patients with upper respiratory tract infections at the community pharmacy
Uganda 2023-04-03 20:46:30 2026-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Brenda Kakayi Catherine
ID: UNCST-2022-R008787
Insulin-like Growth Factor/Growth Hormone Levels and Stunting in HIV Exposed Uninfected Children from the 1077BF/P1084s study (CHASE: Changes in IGF/Hormone Axis and Stunting in HIV-Exposed uninfected children.
REFNo: HS2686ES

1. To investigate IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3 as predictors of growth faltering/stunting in the first 2 years of life in HEU children

2. To describe the concentrations of hormonal growth factors in infants in relation to infant growth percentile at birth, 26 weeks, and 74 weeks of age.

Uganda 2023-04-03 20:41:44 2026-04-03 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Gerald Bareebe
ID:
Violence and Regime Trajectories in Post-Conflict Uganda and Rwanda
REFNo: SS1413ES

This study is driven by two important objectives: the first is the need to consider the influence of a “residue” social structure. What the cases of Uganda and Rwanda tell us is that, without understanding the underlying socio-political agency of the political regime and the armed elites that run it (and without knowing who their allies are or what the sources of constraints in that process are), it is difficult to resolve the socio-political problems that trouble most postwar states on the continent. The second is the need to show how post-war reconstruction in Africa is a function of elite interactions. The failure to understand this phenomenon has left post-conflict societies more vulnerable to conflict relapse. By investigating the interface of power elites in post-war state reconstruction, this research situates itself within a more empirical and contemporary African perspective and elevates the importance of social actors, specifically those whose actions reflect the intractability of power struggle. Specifically, the research seeks to achieve the following objectives:

 To understand the process of post-conflict state reconstruction in Uganda and Rwanda
 To understand factors that may hinder or enable the rebuilding of state institutions after a civil war.
 To compare the experience of Uganda and Rwanda with regards to how they both approached state reconstruction after a devastating civil war.
 To determine the nature and impact of policies taken by state-builders in both Uganda after the 1986 civil war and Rwanda after the 1991 genocide.

Uganda 2023-04-03 16:49:25 2026-04-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Timothy Allen Peter
ID: UNCST-2019-R001369
Public Authority and International Development Uganda Programme Phase 2
REFNo: SS1678ES

Inductive theory-building through comparative applications,New curriculum development for scholars and development professionals,Reciprocal capacity-building in the academy and knowledge production,Reflexive policy-making and governance impact,Generate impact, knowledge exchange and capacity building through a public authority lens,
UK 2023-04-03 16:41:36 2026-04-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jesse Rudy Lynn
ID: UNCST-2023-R008208
Prevalence of property Grabbing among widows in Uganda
REFNo: SS1677ES

To establish the total number of people protected in the different project areas districts as a result of Redeem’s program interventions., 1)To understand the indirect consequences of attempted and successful land/property grabbing for widows and orphans in the aftermath of the events, 2)To ascertain the criminal, violent or other means used by perpetrators to victimize widows and orphans through grabbing property or land in Uganda., 3)To determine the prevalence of property grabbing from widows in targeted areas of Uganda, 4)To measure the annual burden of property grabbing in the selected case work areas ,
USA 2023-04-03 15:40:08 2026-04-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
GRACE MARY KENYONGA
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Attitudes towards the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among women in Uganda
REFNo: SS1473ES

General aim
Examine the attitudes towards the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV among women in Uganda.
Specific Objectives
1. Explore the attitudes women have towards PrEP
2. Identify the factors that influence the present attitudes towards PrEP
4. Identify other community variables that may encourage or constrain the uptake of PrEP.
6. Identify and recommend necessary interventions and measures to counteract any prevailing negative attitudes towards PrEP that may be prevailing in the community.

Uganda 2023-03-28 1:00:59 2026-03-28 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Alison Elliott
ID: UNCST-2023-R006524
Risk factors for severe schistosomal morbidity: an adult case-control study by the Uganda Schistosomiasis Multidisciplinary Research Centre (U-SMRC)
REFNo: HS2570ES

We hypothesise that factors at each step of the parasite life cycle interact to determine morbidity in schistosomiasis. The objective of this work is to investigate risk factors associated with advanced schistosomiasis morbidity among adults, using a case-control study.
UK 2023-03-24 2:35:04 2026-03-24 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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