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John Okeya Bonaventure
ID: UNCST-2024-R016505
Enhanced Shared Leadership in promoting Instructor Effectiveness in Technical Institutes in Uganda: Case of Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS3708ES

1. To establish how shared leadership is promoted in Technical Institutes in Uganda. ,3. To explore Enhanced shared leadership practices that promote instructor effectiveness in Technical Institutes in Uganda.,2. To explore Instructors’ experience of shared leadership in Technical Institutes in Uganda.,1. To establish the promotion of shared leadership in Technical Institutes in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2025-04-11 16:49:15 2028-04-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Aggrey Semeere Semwendero
ID: UNCST-2019-R001648
Precision Imaging to Evaluate Kaposi Sarcoma (PRIME-KS)
REFNo: HS5498ES

•Aim 1: Refine SkinScan3D Technology and Usage Protocols for Routine KS Imaging:
•Aim 2: Compare Reproducibility and Accuracy of KS Lesion Size Measurements Between SkinScan3D and Current Standard of Care Measurement.
•Aim 3: Validate and Optimize SkinScan3D Clinical Workflow in Real-World Settings.

Uganda 2025-04-11 16:47:49 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phiona Bukirwa
ID: UNCST-2022-R009880
Cancer Registration in Kyadondo County, Uganda
REFNo: HS5693ES

1. To describe the cancer incidence trends in Kyadondo County from the year 2017 (last year of complete registration) to date. 2. To determine the age-specific incidence rates and crude incidence rates per 100,000 of the population for the different cancers found amongst the population of Kyadondo County. 3. To determine the proportion of cancer patients who get treatment for their cancer. 4. To determine cancer survival for the registered cases.
Uganda 2025-04-11 16:44:55 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Henry Ddungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000966
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Video-Based Educational Initiative for Cancer Patients and Caregivers in Uganda
REFNo: HS5791ES

Our study aims to test the acceptability and efficacy of a video education tool for improving patient and caregiver knowledge and understanding regarding cancer diagnosis and treatment. ,
Uganda 2025-04-11 16:44:08 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HARRIET KUSIIMA
ID: UNCST-2023-R006553
Barriers and facilitators to optimal treatment coverage of mass drug administration for schistosomiasis among adults in Mayuge District, Uganda
REFNo: HS5732ES

(i) To assess the perceptions of programme implementers regarding the implementation of MDA for schistosomiasis among adults in Mayuge district, Uganda.

(ii) To explore the barriers to optimal treatment coverage of MDA for schistosomiasis among adults in Mayuge district, Uganda.

(iii) To explore the facilitators to optimal treatment coverage of MDA for schistosomiasis among adults in Mayuge district, Uganda.

Uganda 2025-04-11 16:41:06 2028-04-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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