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MUWANGUZI MOSES
ID: UNCST-2021-R013695
Depression among pregnant teenagers receiving antenatal care from health facilities in Mbarara city, Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS3913ES

To determine the factors associated with depression among pregnant teenagers in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda.,To determine the prevalence of depression among pregnant teenagers in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda. ,To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression among pregnant teenagers in Mbarara city, southwestern Uganda.,
Uganda 2024-05-07 11:07:54 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Samuel  Obakiro Baker
ID: UNCST-2019-R000065
FORMULATION AND PRECLINICAL EVALUATION OF HERBAL PRODUCTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS COMORBIDITIES IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS4127ES

To analyze the phytochemical and pharmaceutical properties of the formulated herbal products,To assess the antidiabetic activity and toxicity of the formulated herbal products for the management of DM using in vitro and in vivo models,2. To formulate herbal products for management of DM ,1. To prioritize medicinal plants for formulation of herbal products for management of diabetes mellitus (DM),To develop standard herbal products for management of DM with proven preclinical evidence of efficacy and safety ,
Uganda 2024-05-07 11:04:09 2027-05-07 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Pamela Mbabazi Byakwaga
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KIZINO DANCE-MUSICKING: NEGOTIATING ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG BAKIGA IMMIGRANTS IN RUBIRIZI DISTRICT, WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS2261ES

To examine how kizino dance-musicking is used to negotiate kikiga ethnic identity in Rubirizi District ,To explore the continuity and change in the nature and context of kizino dance-musicking among the Bakiga in Kabale and Rubirizi Districts,To examine the nature of the ethnic identity of the Bakiga in Kabale and Rubirizi Districts,To examine how Bakiga immigrants negotiate their ethnic identity in Rubirizi District,
Uganda 2024-05-07 10:45:55 2027-05-07 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DORAH NAMPIJJA
ID: UNCST-2022-R009694
Acute Rheumatic Fever Biomaker Project; Preventing Rheumatic Injury Biomarker Alliance: the Leducq PRIMA Network
REFNo: HS4091ES

iv. To design and validate a point of care diagnostic test for early ARF diagnosis,iii. To perform unbiased biomarker screens for ARF among children with ARF and to apply rigorous statistical analyses to identify biomarker(s) with high predictive power for ARF diagnosis ,ii. To conduct a case control study to understand the factors associated with ARF and disease progression among children aged 5-18 years,i. To create an Acute Rheumatic Fever registry and profile the phenotype among children with ARF aged 5-18 years,To identify accurate molecular biomarker(s) for ARF, and design a point of care diagnostic tool for early ARF diagnosis,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:45:10 2027-05-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Margaret Magumba Nakagolo
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The Influence of the Adoption of the E-tax System on Tax Compliance in Uganda.
REFNo: SS2552ES

To establish ways in which online tax systems can be maximally utilised to improve tax compliance in Uganda.,To establish the association between the adoption of eTax and taxpayer demographics, and how that association affects tax compliance in Uganda.,To establish the association between the adoption of eTax and tax administration efficiency, and how that association affects tax compliance in Uganda. ,To establish the relationship between the adoption of eTax and the different elements of tax compliance (registration, filing and payment) in Uganda.,To determine the influence of the adoption of the eTax system on tax compliance in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2024-05-02 12:43:39 2027-05-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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