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EFRANCE KITOLWA AKANDWANAHO
ID: UNCST-2026-R026617
DIGITAL ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE AND HEALTH SERVICE QUALITY IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN UGANDA: A CASE OF MENGO HOSPITAL
REFNo: SS5850ES

General Objective To evaluate the influence of Digital Organisational Culture on Health Service Quality in private sector healthcare organizations in Uganda, using Mengo Hospital as a case study. Specific Objectives To achieve the above purpose, the study investigated the following specific objectives: i. To establish the influence of Technological Adaptability on Health Service Quality at Mengo Hospital, Uganda. ii. To assess the effect of Innovation Orientation on Health Service Quality at Mengo Hospital, Uganda. iii. To determine the contribution of Digital Collaboration to Health Service Quality at Mengo Hospital, Uganda. iv. To examine the moderating influence of Health Information Management on the relationship between Digital Organisational Culture and Health Service Quality at Mengo Hospital, Uganda.
Uganda 2026-08-25 19:23:16 2029-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Rogers Kajabwangu
ID: UNCST-2022-R010077
Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary diagnostic performance of the OncoE6 Cervical Test for community-based cervical cancer screening in rural Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS8502ES

To evaluate the feasibility of using the OncoE6 Cervical Test in community-based cervical cancer screening. To determine the acceptability of OncoE6 testing among women and health workers participating in community screening outreaches. To assess the preliminary diagnostic performance of the OncoE6 Cervical Test compared with HPV DNA testing and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)
Uganda 2026-08-25 19:21:29 2029-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
BALUKU WATSEMA
ID: UNCST-2026-R024686
Finanacial literacy financial self-efficacy and financial inclusion among households in rwenzori sub region, Uganda
REFNo: SS5772ES

i. To establish the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion among households in Rwenzori Sub-Region.
ii. To establish the relationship between Financial Literacy and Financial Self-Efficacy among households in Rwenzori Sub-Region.
iii. The find out the relationship between Financial Self-Efficacy and Financial Inclusion among households in Rwenzori Sub-Region.
iv. To ascertain the relationship between Socio-Cultural Factors and Financial Inclusion among households in Rwenzori Sub-Region.
v. To establish the moderating effect of Socio-Cultural Factors on the relationship between Financial Self- Efficacy and Financial Inclusion among households in Rwenzori Sub-Region.
vi. To ascertain the mediating effect of Financial Self-Efficacy in the relationship between Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion among households in Rwenzori Sub-Region.

2026-08-25 19:20:03 2029-08-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
Clinical Performance Evaluation of Alinity m HIV-1 Assay Using Dried Plasma Spot Specimens
REFNo: HS8450ES

� To describe the operational characteristics and ease of use of the Alinity m HIV-1 assay using dried plasma spot specimens and its suitability for use in countries with limited infrastructure,� To assess the Alinity m HIV-1 dried plasma spot assay�s agreement with a cobas HIV-1 quantitative nucleic acid test for use on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems (Roche Diagnostics GmbH) on clinical specimens, including: o Quantitative assessment of bias, limits of agreement and correlation o Misclassification above or below the clinical threshold (1000 copies/mL),
Uganda 2026-08-25 19:18:31 2029-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francis Mutebi
ID: UNCST-2023-R007422
TUNGIASIS CONTROL USING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH IN NAPAK DISTRICT AND BUGIRI DISTRICTS, UGANDA
REFNo: HS8362ES

3. To asess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of focal pupils, teachers, and household caretakers regarding tungiasis to guide health education initiatives in the target area, 2. To reduce the average intensity of tungiasis infection to zero in school age children, 1. To lower the prevalence of tungiasis in school-age children to less than one percent in the dry season,To eliminate tungiasis as a public health hazard in highly endemic areas of Napak and Bugiri Districts,
Uganda 2026-08-25 19:16:30 2029-08-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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