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Racheal Cheptegei
ID: UNCST-2025-R022499
Assessment of Factors Associated with Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kisuggu and Kiswa Health Center III in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: HS8249ES

1. To identify the socio-economic characteristics and food security status of women attending antenatal clinics in Kisugu and Kiswa Health Centre III, Kampala district. 2. To determine the nutritional status of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Kisugu and Kiswa Health Centre III, Kampala 3. To assess dietary practices associated with the nutrition status of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Kisugu and Kiswa Health Centre III, Kampala district. 4. To determine the nutritional quality of diets consumed by pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at Kisugu and Kiswa Health Centre III, Kampala District.
Uganda 2026-08-11 20:35:03 2029-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simon  Kasasa
ID: UNCST-2021-R012861
Access to essential medicines and products for selected disease conditions in Uganda and Kenya: A baseline for African Medicines Agency (AMA) products and measuring impact of Africa’s regional work-sharing efforts
REFNo: HS6590ES

General objective
To estimate the level of access to essential medicines and products of priority interest to the AMRH for selected disease conditions in Uganda and Kenya along the medicines value chain.
Specific objectives
(i) To establish the availability of country-adopted essential medicines and products from the AMA priority basket of products.
(ii) To describe the level of acceptability of these essential medicines and products among health workers and patients in the two countries.
(iii) To establish the current market prices for the recommended/AMA product scope of essential medicines for the selected disease conditions.
(iv) To measure the affordability of the essential medicines and products for the selected disease conditions.

Uganda 2026-08-11 20:31:49 2029-08-11 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sean OHara
ID: UNCST-2025-R022486
Budongo Forest Tortoise Project
REFNo: NS1067ES

Main:
To collect baseline data on the forest tortoise in the Budongo Forest Reserve.

Specific:
1. To quantify tortoise density, abundance and occupancy.
2. To begin to quantify tortoise spatial ecology and behaviour.
3. To ascertain public perception of forest tortoises and better understand any anthropogenic threats to their conservation
UK 2026-08-11 20:29:57 2029-08-11 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Allon Bomujuni
ID: UNCST-2026-R025675
Organizational Support and Performance of Youth Beekeepers: A Case of TUNADO, Kamwenge District, Uganda
REFNo: SS5574ES

I. To examine the influence of capacity building support on the performance of youth beekeepers supported by TUNADO in Kamwenge district. II. To assess the influence of input support on the performance of youth beekeepers supported by TUNADO in Kamwenge district. III. To determine the influence of market access support on the performance of youth beekeepers supported by TUNADO in Kamwenge district.
Uganda 2026-08-11 20:28:17 2029-08-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
LYDIA  MULWANYI MUKOMBE
ID: UNCST-2026-R024050
NAVIGATING THE WATERS: IMPACT OF CLIMATE-INDUCED FLOODING ON MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HEALTH - A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF BWAISE, KAMPALA CITY
REFNo: SS5532ES

General Objective To evaluate the impact of climate-induced flooding on maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Bwaise, Kampala, by integrating satellite-derived spatial climate data and DHIS2 administrative records through a community-anchored, mixed-methods approach. Specific Objectives 1) Qualitative Exploration & Participatory Mapping: To document community-lived experiences, localized environmental vulnerabilities, physical bottlenecks, and local enablers influencing maternal and neonatal healthcare access in Bwaise. 2) Quantitative Epidemiological Modeling: To quantify the direct and structural relationships between satellite-derived flooding events and individual maternal and neonatal health outcomes. 3) Participatory Co-Design & Policy Translation: To collaboratively co-design localized, climate-resilient maternal safety nets with Bwaise residents and identify strategic structural entry points for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Ministry of Health (MoH) policy translation.
Uganda 2026-08-11 20:24:50 2029-08-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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