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Solomon Mwije
ID: UNCST-2025-R022614
Exploring the potential of Photovoice toward strengthening social accountability through Citizen Science and Community-Based Monitoring initiatives. The RIDE-AFRICA’s Participatory Action Research Project, Kyenjojo District, Uganda
REFNo: SS4783ES

1. To understand how different photovoice mechanisms influence the citizen-state interface in extreme CBM initiatives.
2. To assess how different photovoice mechanisms influence citizen mobilization in extreme CBM initiatives.
3. To explore whether photovoice increases citizens’ and duty-bearers’ awareness in extreme CBM initiatives
4. To examine the extent to which photovoice influences citizens’ and duty-bearers’ actions in extreme CBM initiatives
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:39:22 2029-03-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
James Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2025-R022872
Rethinking viability in a converged environment: A qualitative analysis of business model adaptation in Uganda's newspaper industry
REFNo: SS4971ES

i. To qualitatively analyse how the integration of traditional and digital media platforms driven by media convergence has reshaped the business models of New Vision and Daily Monitor.
ii. To explore the perceptions of media owners, newsroom leaders and media experts towards the viability of the business models of New Vision and Daily Monitor in the digital age.
iii. To examine how the differences in public and private ownership structures influence how New Vision and Daily Monitor respectively adapt their business models in a converged media environment.
iv. To evaluate the role of non-traditional and non-media revenue streams in supporting the viability of New Vision and Daily Monitor in a converged media environment.

Uganda 2026-03-03 12:37:12 2029-03-03 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
GUMOSHABE TARASIS
ID: UNCST-2025-R020755
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHCARE SERVICE UTILISATION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE IN RURAL SETTINGS OF BUDAKA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: HS7080ES

1.To assess the proportion of children under five who utilised formal healthcare services among those who experienced childhood illness in the past six months in rural Budaka. 2.To determine the child-related factors influencing healthcare service utilisation among children under five in rural communities of Budaka District 3.To assess the enabling factors influencing healthcare service utilisation among children under five in rural communities of Budaka District 4.To determine the need factors influencing healthcare service utilisation among children under five in rural communities of Budaka District
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:34:24 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Silver Onyango
ID: UNCST-2022-R009337
The AWARE Study (Air Pollution and Well-Being: Assessing Risks and Enhancing Education in Uganda
REFNo: HS7082ES

This study aims to use focus group discussions to develop a conceptual framework to explain facilitators and barriers to reducing personal air pollution exposure among adults
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:32:49 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lordrick Alinaitwe
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Rural Livestock Farmers in Western Uganda Toward Zoonotic Diseases Prevention
REFNo: SS4877ES

To provide recommendations for strengthening district-level One Health programming and farmer-focused interventions based on the findings.,To document perceived barriers and enablers that affect farmers’ adoption of zoonotic disease preventive practices.,To identify sociodemographic and farm-level factors associated with KAP scores among livestock farmers.,To measure the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to zoonotic disease prevention among rural livestock farmers in the study area.,To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of rural livestock farmers in Western Uganda, regarding zoonotic disease prevention, and to identify factors influencing these aspects.,
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:30:46 2029-03-03 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Stephen Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000059
The PULM Uganda Study (Predicting Lung Health Mechanisms in Uganda)
REFNo: HS7089ES

This study aims to identify individuals at highest risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease early in the disease course and intervention targets for preventing disease progression
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:29:28 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ronald Moses Galiwango
ID: UNCST-2024-R015239
Causality of Post-TB Lung Disease: Population-Level evidence from Rural Uganda.
REFNo: HS7131ES

Aim 1. Prospectively characterize trajectories of lung function before and after tuberculosis (TB) disease, stratified by HIV status and compared against matched controls who do not develop TB.
Aim 2. Identify baseline characteristics and biomarkers associated with TB-attributable lung function decline.
Aim 3. Project the long-term burden of PTLD that could be averted through TB prevention and other interventions (e.g., smoking cessation, nutritional support).

Uganda 2026-03-03 12:27:40 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kigai ErickEvansBigala
ID: UNCST-2026-R023324
Characterisation of Selected Arboviruses in Ticks, Rodents, and Livestock in the Albertine Ecosystem of Uganda
REFNo: NS1156ES

1. To determine the species diversity and distribution of rodents in selected areas of the Albertine ecosystem.
2. To determine arboviruses, present in the ticks, small mammals and livestock through metagenomic sequencing.
3. To identify the risk factors and seroprevalence associated with Wesselsbron virus (WSSLV) and the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) infection in rodents and livestock in selected areas of the Albertine ecosystem.
4. To characterise the Wesselsbron virus (WSSLV) and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) in ticks, small mammals, and livestock in selected areas of the Albertine ecosystem.
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:24:52 2029-03-03 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dennis Muhanguzi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001101
Evaluation of The Safety, Efficacy and Stability of Sangaphos® Emulsifiable Concentrate [E.C]: A Randomised Single-Blinded Positive Controlled Multi-Site Acaricide Field Trial
REFNo: NS1171ES

General objectives: To determine the efficacy, safety, and stability of SangaPhos [Sanga Vet. Chem. Ltd, Kampala Industrial Park, Namanve] when applied onto cattle by hand spraying and plunge dipping for tick control. Specific objectives The specific objectives of this acaricide field trial will to determine; i.Efficacy of Sangaphos® when applied onto cattle by hand spraying and plunge dipping for tick control. ii.Safety of Sangaphos® when applied onto cattle by hand spraying and plunge dipping for tick control. iii.Stability of Sangaphos® when applied onto cattle by plunge dipping for tick control.
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:23:56 2029-03-03 Natural Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Francis Ssenkuba
ID: UNCST-2023-R005471
POINT-OF-CARE MONITORING OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS AND FASCIOLOSIS IN LAKE ALBERT, SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA: OPTIMISING THE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA DUPLEX QPCR
REFNo: NS1175ES

i. To develop and optimise a field deployable point of care duplex qPCR for simultaneous detection of Schistosoma mansoni and Fasciola spp. from water environmental samples. ii. To determine the influence of seasonal dynamics of biotic and abiotic factors on Schistosoma and Fasciola eDNA detection in the L. Albert region. iii. To map the actual transmission of human and bovine schistosomiasis and fasciolosis in real time to guide prevention and control interventions. iv. To evaluate the efficacy of the selected snail control measures in schistosomiasis and fasciolosis control using eLAMP and the optimised duplex qPCR assay.
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:22:53 2029-03-03 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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