Waiswa Peter
ID: UNCST-2020-R014921
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Supporting Health-Promoting Behaviours After Paediatric Hospital Discharge at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in Busoga region, Uganda
REFNo: HS8567ES
Purpose: To explore existing discharge information and communication practises for paediatric patients and the potential deficiencies to feed into co-creation of appropriate information tools for promoting health behaviours among caregivers during post-paediatric hospital discharge periods in the Busoga region in Uganda.
Specific Objectives
1) To map existing discharge information and guidelines among paediatric staff
2) To describe what kind of discharge information and messages the caregivers receive at each setting, existing knowledge, and perceived need-based gaps across the inpatient settings: neonatal, general paediatric and for children with neuro-developmental disabilities
3) To describe healthcare workers' perspectives on current discharge communication practices, contextualised by ward type and patient population.
4) To explore caregivers' post-discharge experiences, challenges, and care-seeking behaviour.
5) To co-create a discharge prototype to be tested in practise
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 19:54:59 |
2029-11-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Solomon Serwanjja
ID: UNCST-2026-R023890
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The Influence of Non-Profit Investigative Journalism on Public Accountability Outcomes in Uganda
REFNo: SS5011ES
1. To analyze the influence of non-profit investigative journalism reports on public awareness of accountability issues.
2. To analyze the extent to which non-profit investigative journalism reports influences public perceptions of government accountability.
3. To analyze the extent to which non-profit investigative journalism reports affect public engagement in accountability initiatives.
4. To analyze the effect of exposure to non-profit investigative journalism reports on public trust in government accountability.
5. To analyze the moderating role of media literacy in the relationship between non-profit investigative journalism reports and public accountability outcomes.
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 19:53:19 |
2029-11-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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MABEL NEKESA MIREMBE
ID:
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SCREENING FOR ASYMPTOMATIC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AND CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS INFECTION IN PREGNANCY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON PREVALENCE, RESISTANCE PATTERNS OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN PREGNANT UGANDAN WOMEN
REFNo: HS8818ES
Primary objectives
1.To estimate the prevalence of asymptomatic Neisseria gonorrhoea among pregnant women attending antenatal care at KNRH.
2.To identify AMR patterns in NG isolates among pregnant women attending ANC.
Secondary objectives
1. To estimate the prevalence of asymptomatic CT infections among pregnant women attending antenatal care at KNRH.
2. To determine risk factors associated with NG/CT infections among pregnant women attending ANC at KNRH.
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 19:51:27 |
2029-11-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Pauline Nalumaga Petra
ID:
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EPIDEMIOLOGY, ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE, AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF DERMATOPHYTOSIS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL-GOING CHILDREN IN MBARARA CITY, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS8679ES
To determine the genetic relatedness of dermatophyte isolates from infected children and their school environments in Mbarara City.,To determine the antifungal susceptibility patterns of dermatophyte isolates from clinical and environmental sources.,To determine the prevalence of dermatophytosis among primary school children and their environments in Mbarara City.,To determine the epidemiology, antifungal resistance, and molecular phylogeny of dermatophytes among primary school children in Mbarara City.,
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 19:43:44 |
2029-11-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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KAWOOYA MUHAMMADI
ID: UNCST-2026-R026480
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PSYCHOBEHAVIORAL DRIVERS AND TAX COMPLIANCE AMONG PRESUMPTIVE TAXPAYERS IN KAMPALA UGANDA
REFNo: SS6145ES
1) To determine the influence of taxpayers' attitudes toward tax compliance on their actual tax compliance behavior among presumptive taxpayers in Kampala.
2) To examine how taxpayers' perceptions of fairness and trust in tax authorities affect their tax compliance among presumptive taxpayers in Kampala.
3) To assess the impact of taxpayers’ perceived certainty of detection and punishment on their tax compliance among presumptive taxpayers in Kampala.
4) To investigate the direct relationship between Psychobehavioral drivers (taxpayer attitude, perceived fairness, trust, and certainty) and taxpayers' silent resistance among presumptive taxpayers in Kampala.
5) To determine the direct impact of taxpayers' silent resistance on tax compliance among presumptive taxpayers in Kampala.
6) To analyze the mediating role of taxpayers' silent resistance in the relationship between Psychobehavioral drivers (taxpayer attitude, perceived fairness, trust, and certainty) and tax compliance among presumptive taxpayers in Kampala.
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 19:36:57 |
2029-11-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Susan Nabadda Ndidde
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
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Clinical performance of point-of-care and near-patient diagnostic tests for the detection of Bundibugyo virus in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
REFNo: HS8927ES
To evaluate the usability of index tests.
To evaluate the invalid/error rates of index tests.
To assess the inter-reader variability in the visual determination of Ag-RDT results.
To evaluate the sensitivity of Ag-RDTs stratified by viral burden, as measured by reference assay cycle threshold (Ct) values or corresponding viral load, where available.
To estimate the diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) of index tests for the detection of BDBV compared to the reference standard (validated rRT-PCR) among stored specimens collected from individuals suspected of having BVD, by specimen type.
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 19:29:04 |
2029-11-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Ambrose Toolit Dbins
ID: UNCST-2025-R019465
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THE POLITICS OF LAND GRABBING IN KARAMOJA REGION, UGANDA: THE CASE OF MOROTO DISTRICT (1986 - 2025)
REFNo: SS6114ES
i. To identify the key drivers of land grabbing in Moroto District.
ii. To examine the existing systems, processes, and characteristics of land acquisition deals in Moroto District.
iii. To assess the impact of land grabbing on local communities in Moroto District.
iv. To explore community perceptions and lived experiences with land grabbing in Moroto District.
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 16:45:59 |
2029-11-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Mbasughun Ukpi Mackenzie
ID: UNCST-2026-R025109
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Eating Nigeria in Uganda: Food Memories and the Affective making of the Migrant Self
REFNo: SS5965ES
Main Objective: To investigate how Nigerian migrant women use food memory and culinary practices to build well-being, social capital, and a sense of belonging in Kampala.
Objective 1: To examine how Nigerian migrant women adapt their food memories when facing ingredient shortages and high costs in Uganda.
Objective 2: To analyze how the physical and emotional work of cooking traditional food affects these women's well-being and agency.
Objective 3: To investigate how food businesses turn culinary traditions into income and social support in the city.
Objective 4: To explore how Nigerian food practices influence relationships and social boundaries between migrants and Ugandan locals.
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Nigeria |
2026-11-06 16:40:06 |
2029-11-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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ZIADAH NANKINGA
ID: UNCST-2025-R016711
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Strengthening Competence Based Undergraduate Nursing Education in Uganda: A Multi-Institutional Situation Analysis, Co Designed Implementation Strategy and Evaluation
REFNo: HS8787ES
To assess the current status of competence-based education in Uganda's undergraduate nursing programmes and co-design, validate, and appraise a contextually appropriate strategy for strengthening its implementation.
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 16:38:31 |
2029-11-06 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Robert Twinamatsiko
ID: UNCST-2026-R027096
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PATHWAYS TO PASTORAL SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION: SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS, EXTERNAL DRIVERS, AND ADAPTATION RESPONSES
REFNo: A828ES
Objectives
1. To systematically review the pathways and drivers of pastoral system transformations in Africa, considering the social, economic, cultural, ecological, and institutional factors.
2. To assess how pastoralists’ perceptions of risks and opportunities associated with pastoral system transformation are influenced by internal factors (social and cultural characteristics) in the Karamoja region.
3. To examine the external drivers (environmental and climatic, political and policy-driven, economic and market, technological, demographic, conflict and insecurity) that influence pastoral system transformations in Karamoja.
4. To simulate seasonal hotspots of forage deficit and herd pressure using a spatially-explicit, scenario-based transition-matrix migration model in Karamoja under changing future conditions (climate variability, policy-driven settlement, corridor closure, market shocks, and conflict).
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Uganda |
2026-11-06 16:35:08 |
2029-11-06 |
Agricultural Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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