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Kazibwe Herman
ID: UNCST-2025-R017099
Cost of Continued Intermediate Rehabilitation After Acute Hospital Discharge for Patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Mbarara, Uganda
REFNo: HS7750ES

1. Calculate direct and indirect costs to patients and caregivers who participate in short-term, high frequency rehabilitation through self-arrangements of home care or outpatient rehabilitation rather than admission to an inpatient rehabilitation unit

2. Identify and quantify coping strategies and unknown costs experienced in this unique situation

3. Describe the portion of ward patients receiving recommendation for self-arranged intermediate rehabilitation

4. Stratify and compare costs across different conditions of traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury (SCI)

Uganda 2026-08-05 16:49:20 2029-08-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
EDWARD KIBAYA
ID: UNCST-2025-R019358
ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT UCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GOMBA DISTRICT, UGANDA.
REFNo: SS4195ES

1. To examine the extent to which Assessment Practices are used by teachers in Selected Secondary Schools in Gomba district. 2. To examine the relationship between Assessment Practices and Student’ Academic Performance at UCE in Selected Secondary Schools in Gomba district. 3. To establish the relationship between Teacher knowledge of Assessment Practices and Students’ Academic Performance at UCE in Selected secondary schools in Gomba district.
Uganda 2026-07-31 9:26:15 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
Benard Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002324
Fifteen Years of Last-Mile Delivery of Essential Medicines in Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Multiple Case Study of Implementation, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned from National Medical Stores
REFNo: HS8161ES

a) To document the introduction of LMD and its implementation history b) To establish LMD implementation success stories and lessons learned c) To establish the effectiveness, efficiency and challenges associated with the LMD services. d) Establisher barriers hindering effective utilization of LMD services in the public sector supply chain.
Uganda 2026-07-31 9:15:51 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Terence Odoch
ID: UNCST-2022-R010584
Tracking Tails – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Cultural and Environmental Factors in Canine Disease Transmission and Control
REFNo: HS7260ES

To characterize human?dog?environment interactions and their socio?cultural and environmental drivers, and to develop socio?culturally and geographically adapted mitigation strategies for canine infectious disease burden to promote human and animal health
Uganda 2026-07-31 9:09:06 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Penelope Nampiima Dorothea
ID: UNCST-2022-R009281
Predictors of Adherence to Antiretoviral Therapy among Adoloscents and Young Adults Living Positively With HIV Engaged in Substance Use in Slums, Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS8264ES

General Objective To explore adherence to antiretroviral therapy and its influencing factors among adolescents and youth living with HIV/AIDS who engage in substance use in urban slums of Kampala, Uganda Specific Objectives 1. To determine the level of ART adherence among adolescents and youth living positively with HIV engaged in substance use in urban slums, Kampala, Uganda? 2. To assess the predictiors of ART adherence among adolescents and youth living positively with HIV engaged in substance use in urban slums, Kampala, Uganda? 3. To examine barriers and facilitators to ART among adolescents and youth living positively with HIV engaged in substance use in urban slums, Kampala, Uganda?
Uganda 2026-07-31 9:02:16 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MARK NAKABAALE
ID: UNCST-2026-R024441
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice regarding Mycetoma as Neglected tropical disease; A descriptive cross-sectional study of healthcare workers in Lira
REFNo: HS8257ES

1.To determine the level of knowledge about mycetoma among healthcare workers in Lira. 2.To investigate attitudes towards mycetoma, including perceptions of severity, treatability, stigma and prioritization within healthcare system. 3.To determine the clinical practices related to mycetoma diagnosis and management. 4.To formulate evidence-based recommendations for enhancing education and advocacy efforts
Uganda 2026-07-31 17:24:37 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Twinomujuni Muzafaru
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MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PROFILE OF BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL ISOLATES FROM STREET VENDED FOODS IN MBARARACITY, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS8221ES

1.4 Objectives
1.4.1General objective
To investigate and determine the molecular epidemiology, distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of bacterial and fungal isolates from street vended foods in Mbarara city, South Western Uganda.
1.4.2 Specific objectives
i. To estimate the global pooled prevalence and identify antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacterial and antifungal contaminations in street vended foods through a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature.
ii. To determine the prevalence and species distribution of key bacterial and fungal foodborne pathogens and quantify their antimicrobial and antifungal resistance rates from street vended foods in Mbarara city, South Western Uganda
iii. To identify and genetically characterize the specific antimicrobial and antifungal resistance genes harboured by bacterial and fungal isolates from street vended foods in Mbarara city, South Western Uganda.
iv. To identify and quantify the independent risk factors associated with microbial contamination, antimicrobial and antifungal resistance in street vended foods using observational studies and structured interviews with food vendors in Mbarara city, south-western Uganda.

Uganda 2026-07-31 17:23:29 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Benard Nsubuga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002324
Recentralization of pharmaceutical funding for government-owned health facilities in Uganda: challenges, benefits, and access to medicines
REFNo: HS8159ES

1) To document the historical context, policy development, and implementation process of the 1993 recentralization of pharmaceutical funding in Uganda 2) To establish trends in government pharmaceutical financing since 2012. 3) To establish trends on EMHS availability for a basket of selected commodities in the past four years since 2021. 4) To assess the effect of the recentralization of pharmaceutical funding and increased EMHS funding on patients' access to essential medicines in government HFs.
Uganda 2026-07-31 17:21:55 2029-07-31 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Wilberforce Ojiambo
ID: UNCST-2026-R024145
Financial Management Practices and Financial Sustainability of Non Governmental Organisations in Uganda
REFNo: SS5611ES

The general objective of this study is to examine the effect of financial management practices on the financial sustainability of NGOs in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-07-31 17:19:58 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Catherine Namwezi
ID: UNCST-2025-R022772
The Summative Evaluation of the Girls Empowering Girls (GEG) Urban Social Protection Programme for Adolescent Girls in Kampala
REFNo: SS5610ES

1. Assess the relevance of the GEG model, including how well it meets the needs of adolescent girls and its coherence with other efforts targeting adolescent girls 2 Assess progress towards intended outcomes of mentoring, referrals, skills building, education/retention, protection, and socio-economic inclusion The evaluation will assess the extent to which the programme has contributed to improved outcomes for different beneficiary groups: 3. Assess the efficiency of the implementation of the programme and its comparison to other existing models where feasible 4. Examine GEG's contribution to higher-level changes (Impact Contribution), such as policy reforms, reduced child marriage/early sexual debut, and improved transitions. 5. Assess the likelihood that results and strengthened systems can be sustained by KCCA, Government of Uganda, and partners. This includes identifying institutional enablers and bottlenecks affecting programme uptake, coordination, and the role of KCCA in facilitating service provision. 6. Examine system-level contribution. Assess the contribution of GEG to Uganda's broader social protection system, particularly its role in scaling gender-responsive, urban and rural social protection 7. Identify lessons, best practice, and actionable recommendations for scale-up and refinement of the model
Uganda 2026-07-31 17:18:29 2029-07-31 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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