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Name Title Nationality Approval Date Expiry Date Field of Science/Classification Trial Type Research Type  
Justine  Komunyena Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2023-R008465
“Exploring Acceptability: Expanding Family Planning Services in Pharmacies and drug shops in Uganda.”
REFNo: HS5733ES

a. To assess the acceptability of family planning including implant provision through pharmacies and drug shops among key stakeholders in Uganda.
b. To examine the role of non-monetary incentives (e.g., training, certification, recognition) in motivating pharmacy and drug shop operators to provide FP services.
c. To explore the willingness and capacity of pharmacy and drug shop providers to comply with government reporting requirements for FP service provision.
d. To identify perceived potential facilitators and challenges to the successful implementation of implant provision in pharmacies and drug shops in Uganda.

Uganda 2025-05-27 11:03:29 2028-05-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Martina Ferracane Francesca
ID: UNCST-2025-R016796
Assessing the digital trade rules in Rwanda and Uganda
REFNo: SS3942ES

Main Objective 1. Address the knowledge gap between Uganda’s current legal framework and its potential enabling or restrictive impact on digital trade development, ensuring that policy initiatives and policy framework align with the needs of businesses engaging in digital trade. Specific Objectives 1. Identify the challenges faced by private sector entities, including SMEs and start-ups, in digital trade. 2. Provide actionable policy recommendations to improve Uganda’s digital trade framework. 3. Assess the existing digital trade policies in Uganda and identify areas for improvement.
Italy 2025-05-23 8:20:18 2028-05-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Stephen Lwasa
ID: UNCST-2025-R018323
Value Chain Study and Market Assessment Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) Catalyst Project
REFNo: A607ES

The main objective of the value chain and market analysis was to identify complementary livelihood options or enterprises in FMNR project implementation areas that can be established in the demonstration and learning sites.
Uganda 2025-05-23 14:12:56 2028-05-23 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DARIUS OWACHI
ID: UNCST-2022-R009373
Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions on Healthcare Workers’ Antibiotic Prescription Patterns and Compliance with Standard Treatment Guidelines at Kiruddu Hospital; A Quality Improvement Study.
REFNo: HS5989ES

To assess the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on the knowledge levels, antibiotic prescription patterns and compliance to standard treatment guidelines, by healthcare workers at Kiruddu National Referral hospital through quality improvement methods. ,
Uganda 2025-05-23 14:10:37 2028-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Violet  Gwokyalya
ID: UNCST-2022-R010490
Drivers of under-prescription of cervical cancer screening: evidence from Uganda
REFNo: HS5957ES

Main Objective
1. To quantify the drivers of under-prescription of cervical cancer screening among providers of routine care in Uganda
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Specific Objectives
1. To evaluate whether providers lack knowledge of recommended cervical cancer screening practices
2. To identify patient characteristics that predict screening recommendation for cervical cancer.
3. To evaluate whether providers with appropriate knowledge of cervical cancer screening recommend screening to their clients (i.e., whether a know-do gap exists).

Uganda 2025-05-23 14:05:07 2028-05-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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