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JOSEPH MWESIGWA SAMUEL
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THE SELECTION OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPTION BY SECONDARY SCHOOL CANDIDATES IN UGANDA
REFNo: SIR99ES

To establish the awareness of parents of students in secondary schools in Uganda about the TVET option as a career choice for their children.,To investigate the method of course selection by TVET college students in Uganda.,To determine the perception of secondary school teachers in Uganda on TVET as a career choice by the candidates.,To investigate the availability of career guidance information to secondary school candidates on TVET courses in Uganda.,The main objective of the study will be to establish the factors influencing the selection of TVET option by secondary school candidates in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2022-11-23 12:29:54 2025-11-23 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Viola  Nyakato Nilah
ID: UNCST-2021-R013698
Community-based Alternative Learning Environments for Parenting and Pregnant Teens: A Response to Uganda’s Increased Prevalence Due to the Impact of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
REFNo: SS1487ES

This research aims to conduct a participatory assessment of factors that enhance adoption of alternative education environments for parenting and pregnant teens by involving communities in reflecting on and defining special needs for school re-entry and providing for second-chance education after pregnancy in Uganda.,To comprehensively disseminate the recommendations and guidelines for policy uptake,To co-create policy recommendations for community-based alternative education environments for parenting and pregnant teens,To conduct participatory multi-level needs assessment and policy pecommendations ,
Uganda 2022-11-23 12:28:32 2025-11-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmy Okello
ID: UNCST-2020-R009792
Accelerating Delivery of rheUmatic heart disease preventive iNterventions in Uganda (ADUNU)
REFNo: HS2470ES

Objective 1: Demonstrate the impact of ADUNU, using the RE-AIM framework to assess program Reach,
Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance. Objective 1 has five sub-objectives:
a) Reach – Use echocardiography to increase the proportion of individuals with RHD who are detected, including identification of sub-groups not reached (target: 50% Kitgum district] or 25% [Amuru district] detected).


b) Effectiveness – Achieve goals in (1) registry enrollment (target: 90% of those diagnosed by RHD testing), (2) retention (target: 90% of those enrolled), and (3) adherence (target: 90% of those retained).

c) Adoption – Assess the proportion of healthcare facilities and providers that adopt ADUNU and understand barriers and facilitators to adoption success.

d) Implementation – Assess the proportion of healthcare providers and facilities demonstrating high fidelity to the relevant ADUNU components and protocols in which they have been trained and reasons for suboptimal performance.

e) Maintenance – Understand the (1) proportion of facilities and providers continuing to implement ADUNU as designed, and (2) sustainment of retention and adherence levels among individuals enrolled in the registry at 24 months post-introduction

Objective 2: Estimate the cost-effectiveness and budget impact of ADUNU. This objective will build on the first objective and will use standard methods for economic evaluation of health programmes.

Uganda 2022-11-23 12:26:29 2025-11-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Filippo Grisolia
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One for all and all for cash? An inquiry into social network and collective action effects of cash transfers in rural Uganda
REFNo: SS1467ES

Focus on social capital, agency and collective action measures,Focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation patterns,Investigate CT effects,
Italy 2022-11-17 3:55:31 2025-11-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Haruna Muwonge
ID: UNCST-2019-R000128
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF DIHYDROARTEMISININ-PIPERAQUINE (EURARTESIM) FOR TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED P. FALCIPARUM MALARIA IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 CO-INFECTION: AN OPEN LABEL RANDOMISED PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL (EMCOS CLINICAL TRIAL)
REFNo: HS2563ES

To evaluate the incidence of adverse events in adult participants with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria and COVID-19 coinfection receiving DHA/PPQ treatment or Artemether – lumefantrine treatment. ,To determine the efficacy of DHA-PPQ in treatment of adult patients suffering from uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria with COVID-19 coinfection.,To assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of DHA-PPQ for the treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria- COVID-19 co-infection.
Uganda 2022-11-17 18:12:26 2025-11-17 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
TWAHA NAJJA -
ID:
“Performance of Mergers of mobile telecommunication operators in Uganda.: Does the management of employees’ expectations matter in influencing performance.” Ref No. MUST-2022-614
REFNo: SS1493ES

The general objective of this study is to examine the extent to which the management of a combination of employee communication and employee participation, herein referred to as employees’ expectations, influence post-merger and acquisition performance of mobile telecommunication operators in Uganda.
Specific objectives of the study
1. To determine the effect of management of employee communication on post- merger and acquisition performance of mobile telecommunication operators in Uganda.
2. To determine the effect of management of employee participation on post- merger and acquisition performance of mobile telecommunication operators in Uganda.
3. To establish the extent to which employee satisfaction affects the relationship between management of employee communication and post-merger and acquisition performance of mobile telecommunication operators in Uganda.
4. To establish the extent to which employee satisfaction affects the relationship between management of employee participation and post-merger and acquisition performance of the mobile telecommunication operators in Uganda.


Uganda 2022-11-17 18:03:32 2025-11-17 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MOSES EGESA
ID: UNCST-2025-R015361
Characterization of protein and glycan epitopes recognised following controlled human infection with Schistosoma mansoni in an endemic population (SmCHI-Epitope)
REFNo: HS2072ES

The aim is to identify candidate molecules (proteins and peptide or glycans) associated with protection against controlled human infection with Schistosoma mansoni in an endemic population. This study will investigate
1. antibody responses to whole recombinant proteins and peptide epitopes of surface- exposed and secreted proteins of S. mansoni after CHI-S and relate this to whether volunteers get infected or not following exposure to CHI-S
2. specific anti-glycan antibody responses after CHI-S and relate this to whether they get infected or not following exposure to CHI-S

Uganda 2022-11-17 17:58:46 2025-11-17 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Michiel De Haas Alexander
ID: UNCST-2022-R009315
Mapping the Cotton Boom in Eastern Uganda c 1910-1970: Temporal and Spatial Patterns and Economic Legacies
REFNo: SS1514ES

Main objective: the creation of a geocoded database of cotton ginneries in Uganda from the establishment of the first ginnery in 1904 until today



Specific objectives:

1. map the spatial distribution and characteristics of cotton ginneries in Uganda over the period 1904 until 2022 Delete

2. Link geographical variables such as soil quality, terrain ruggedness, rainfall patterns, cotton suitability, and suitability for other crops, tsetse prevalence and distance to waterbodies to the spread of ginneries, conceptualized as the likelihood that a grid-cell with specific characteristics is ‘treated’ with the appearance and disappearance of a ginnery. Delete

3. Link ‘treatment’ with ginneries to contemporary living standards and livelihood strategies today: did historical proximity to a cotton ginnery have long-term effects on the level of income, the sources of income (agricultural and non-agricultural) and agricultural productivity?
Netherlands 2022-11-16 10:57:10 2025-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Isaac Ssewanyana
ID: UNCST-2020-R014336
STANDARD™ Q Covid-19 Ag Home Test Laymen Study including Usability." Clinical Performance Study Plan - CPSP nr. BSS-CPH 22-040"
REFNo: HS2536ES

The objective of this laymen study is to establish the usability of the STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test in a self-testing environment. More specifically, the study will assess whether the instructions for use and labels are clear and understandable and whether the test can be performed correctly by laypersons.,
Uganda 2022-11-16 10:56:01 2025-11-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Godfrey  Siu
ID: UNCST-2021-R005439
Evaluation of “Inclusive Playful Parenting for a Brighter Childhood” in Uganda – a Quasi-experimental study.
REFNo: SS1498ES

• To conduct a baseline and final evaluation to document the current status and the change in: child development in motor (fine, gross), language, cognitive, social-emotional domains; parenting practices in responsive caregiving, early learning, safety security; and caregiver mental well-being scores;
• Compare and understand the impacts of high, medium, and low dose of integrated Playful Parenting interventions on caregiver and child level outcomes;
• Learn about the efficiency, feasibility of engaging different community actors, workforces to reach, influence, and support parents in communities, sustainability drivers to promote and sustain Playful Parenting;

Uganda 2022-11-16 10:54:43 2025-11-16 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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