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Evan Borkum
ID: UNCST-2025-R016987
Evaluation of cash and cash plus intervention in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda
REFNo: SS3849ES

The non-profit organization GiveDirectly plans to implement a cash-plus program in Nakivale refugee settlement, which will supplement a large unconditional cash transfer with demand-driven skills training and apprenticeship; business coaching, mentoring, and entrepreneurship support; and access to financial services and financial literacy training. The objective of the study is to rigorously assess the impact of the program on household wellbeing through a randomized controlled trial.
Italy 2025-06-20 8:36:56 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine Nalwadda Kayemba
ID: UNCST-2020-R014220
EVALUATION OF A PILOT PROJECT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE IMPLANT FAMILY PLANNING METHOD THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXTENSION WORKERS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5966ES

3. To determine competence of the CHEWs regarding insertion and removal of implants following training.,2. To assess the acceptability of the community-based implant by CHEWs among the stakeholders (health workers at the facility, FP clients in the community) ,1. To explore the perceptions of the stakeholders towards the implant provision task shifting to the CHEWs (stakeholders including the CHEWs, clients, health workers/ professionals and policy makers) ,The overall objective is to evaluate the implementation of a community-based implant intervention through training CHEWs on how to insert and remove implants, in order to understand the perceptions and acceptability of stakeholders towards task shifting the implants service provision to CHEWS, and determine the CHEWs attainment of competencies to insert and removal implants in the selected districts in Uganda,
Uganda 2025-06-20 8:34:40 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Julian Benedict Kuttig
ID: UNCST-2025-R018435
Youth Participation, Representation, and Civic Engagement in the Context of Social Cohesion: The Case of Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi and Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.
REFNo: SS3956ES

1. To investigate how student civic engagement contributes to social cohesion within university and local communities. 2. To understand the factors that shape student civic agency, including cultural, institutional, and policy influences. 3. To explore how lessons learned from diverse contexts can challenge the global North/South dichotomy and provide transferable insights into fostering social cohesion. 4. To shed light on the unique spatial and social dynamics of secondary cities as sites of youth civic engagement, offering a counterbalance to strictly urban- or rural-centric research.
Germany 2025-06-20 8:26:29 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Cornelius Sendagire
ID: UNCST-2021-R004351
Practice of Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Invasively Ventilated Patients (PRoFLUID)––an International Multicenter Observational Cohort Study The PRoFLUID–investigators
REFNo: HS6063ES

3.1. General Objective To explore global practices in intravenous fluid and vasopressor therapy in invasively ventilated ICU patients. 3.2 Specific Objectives Describe the types and volumes of fluids administered in the first 3 and 7 days after initiation of invasive ventilation. Detail the timing, type, and duration of vasopressor and diuretic therapy. Assess daily urine output and cumulative fluid balances. Evaluate clinical outcomes (ventilation duration, ICU/hospital length of stay, and mortality). Compare practices across different geo-economic regions.
Uganda 2025-06-20 8:20:52 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ellen Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2024-R002415
Academic demands and Mental Wellbeing of Upper Primary Learners in Uganda. A study of Government and Private Schools in Mukono Municipality.
REFNo: SS3902ES

To explore the learners’ experiences of extracurricular activities in Mukono municipality primary schools,To compare the effect of academic demands and mental wellbeing on upper class learners from government schools and private schools,To assess how the length of time (early start and late end) influences learners’ mental wellbeing,To establish how high expectations affect learners’ mental wellbeing, To assess the relationship between academic demands and mental wellbeing from of upper class learners in Mukono Municipality Schools.,
Uganda 2025-06-20 7:56:25 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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