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Rebecca Rowney Annabel
ID: UNCST-2026-R026174
Beyond Access: Social Media Use and the Burden of Connectivity for Refugee Women in Kampala
REFNo: SS5745ES

1 To understand how refugee women use social media and digital technologies in their everyday lives. 2 To examine how burdens of connectivity shape women’s communication, information-sharing, and social support practices. 3 To explore how refugee women navigate digital risks and opportunities through tactics such as verification, selective sharing, or withdrawal. 4 To identify the role of human infrastructure, including family, peers, community members, research assistants/interpreters, and organisations, in shaping digital participation. 5 To generate context-specific qualitative evidence on refugee women’s digital lives in Kampala.
UK 2026-08-13 19:45:24 2029-08-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Damalie Nakanjako
ID: UNCST-2019-R000383
Host immune recovery and HIV-1 viral reservoir decay during antiretroviral therapy (ART)- treated individuals during the test-and-treat era in Uganda (HIRT-STUDY)
REFNo: HS8309ES

To determine the role of autologous antibodies in host immune recovery and HIV reservoir decay during long-term ART,To determine the effect of ART on validated markers of immune aging during the test-and-treat era in Uganda,To characterize HIV reservoir decay and its predictors among ART-treated adults with non-B HIV subtypes during the first decade of ART in the test-and-treat era in Uganda,To characterize host immune recovery and its predictors during the first decade of ART in Uganda in the test-and-treat era ,To investigate immune recovery and HIV reservoir decay during the first decade of HIV treatment in the test-and-treat era in Uganda,
Uganda 2026-08-13 19:26:50 2029-08-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
STELLA KYOYAGALA
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BIRTH DEFECTS AMONG INFANTS ADMITTED AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL: BURDEN, PATTERNS, AND CARE NEEDS
REFNo: HS8064ES

1. To determine the proportion of infants admitted with birth defects at MRRH 2. To describe the patterns of birth defects among neonates admitted at MRRH 3. To determine the regional geographical distribution of birth defects among infants admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital? 4. To determine the unmet clinical care needs for infants admitted with birth defects at MRRH
Uganda 2026-08-13 19:23:48 2029-08-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alex Mulyowa
ID: UNCST-2026-R024255
Challenges to timely access to snakebite antivenoms among victims and care providers in Luwero district, Uganda
REFNo: HS8028ES

1. To explore the challenges faced by snakebite victims in accessing antivenoms in Luwero district.
2.To explore the challenges that healthcare providers face in managing snakebite victims using antivenoms in Luwero district
Uganda 2026-08-13 16:53:23 2029-08-13 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Richard Mwogereze
ID: UNCST-2025-R017204
TEAM CONFLICT AND EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN KAMULI DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5173ES

General objective The central objective of this study is to examine the effect of Team Conflict on Employees’ Performance in Selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kamuli District, Uganda. Specific objectives This research is designed to achieve the following objectives; i. To analyze the effects of individual conflict on employee performance in selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kamuli District, Uganda. ii. To examine the effects of Dyadic conflict on employee performance in selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kamuli District, Uganda. iii. To examine the effects of subgroup conflict on employee performance in selected Non-Governmental Organizations in Kamuli District, Uganda. iv. To analyze the mediating effects of leadership styles on the relationship between team conflict and employee performance within NGOs operating in Kamuli district, Uganda
Uganda 2026-08-13 16:45:50 2029-08-13 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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