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Wakib Bunnya
ID: UNCST-2024-R016233
An analysis of youth participation in elections
REFNo: SS3488ES

Three key objectives guide the research: first, to examine the role of voter education in shaping youth participation; second, to analyze the inclusion of young women and youth with disabilities in elections; and third, to explore the role of youth in peacebuilding and election-related violence.
Uganda 2024-12-23 11:32:13 2027-12-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Spencer  Birungi
ID: UNCST-2024-R003017
TRANSBOUNDARY MIGRATION SURVEILLANCE CONTROLS AND THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES MONITORING MECHANISMS: THE CASE OF WEST NILE UGANDA-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
REFNo: SS3504ES

1. To describe the transboundary migration patterns along the West Nile Uganda – DRC borderline
2. To explore the transboundary migration infectious disease monitoring in practice along the West Nile Uganda –DRC borderline
3. To establish the association between the transboundary migration surveillance controls and the practices in monitoring of infectious diseases at border points; of entry
4. To describe the adherence to protocols for infectious disease monitoring before, during and after the outbreaks at border points of entry


Uganda 2024-12-23 11:29:01 2027-12-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MARGARET NAKATO
ID: UNCST-2024-R002167
LIBRARY SERVICE QUALITY AND USER SATISFACTION AMONG GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE FACULTIES OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY, UGANDA
REFNo: SS3545ES

The objectives of the study are to:
1. Establish the effect of tangibility on graduate students' satisfaction with library services at Kyambogo University.
2. Determine the effect of reliability on graduate students' satisfaction with library services at Kyambogo University.
3. Examine the effect of empathy on graduate students' user satisfaction with library services at Kyambogo University.
4. Establish the effect of responsiveness on graduate students' user satisfaction with library services at Kyambogo University.
5. Determine the effect of assurance on graduate students' user satisfaction with library services at Kyambogo University.
6. Develop a framework for measuring library service quality at Kyambogo university
Uganda 2024-12-23 11:27:18 2027-12-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Lily Bastian R
ID: UNCST-2024-R002139
A Mixed Methods Study on Psychosocial and Health Practices Among Young People Living with HIV (YPLHIV) in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS5354ES

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of resilience on sexual practices, behaviors, and health-related outcomes among young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) in Kampala, Uganda.
USA 2024-12-23 11:24:59 2027-12-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrew Seguya Ggunga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002054
Assessing the World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Development Index as A Framework for Uganda's Tourism Growth
REFNo: SS3501ES

To create a prioritised ranking of factors that accurately predict tourism and travel growth in Uganda, using data-driven methods and expert analysis to measure the impact of each factor on key growth indicators such as tourist arrivals, revenue, and employment.,To investigate, over the same period, whether there are factors not included in the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index framework that effectively predict T&T growth in Uganda.,This study will investigate, using data from the Tourism Master Plan 2014-2024, whether the factors included in the WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index framework (such as infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and government policies) effectively predict T&T growth in Uganda, measured through indicators of tourist arrivals, revenue, and employment.,
Uganda 2024-12-23 11:23:37 2027-12-23 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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