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SEDRIC NABAASA NKUBA
ID: UNCST-2024-R016326
 Peer Influence, Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors among Adolescent Students in Secondary Schools in Greater Mbarara
REFNo: SS3934ES

1. To explore the gender difference in prevalence of risky sexual behaviors among adolescent students in secondary schools in greater Mbarara.
2. To establish impacts of peer influence on risky sexual behaviors among adolescent students in secondary schools in greater Mbarara.
3. To determine the mediation effects of alcohol us on the relationship between peer influence and risk sexual behaviors among adolescent students in secondary schools in greater Mbarara.
4. To explore the perceptions of adolescent students in controlling risk sexual behaviors in secondary schools in greater Mbarara

 Uganda 2025-06-25 13:34:21 2028-06-25 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Victor Musiime
ID: UNCST-2021-R013794
 Understanding Post-Discharge Mortality in children living with HIV who are hospitalized (SUPPORT1-PDM)
REFNo: HS6005ES

1. To assess the impact of an improved follow-up on reducing PDM in CLHIV 2. To evaluate the performance of disease severity biomarkers in this specific population to predict PDM 3. To analyze changes in serial measurements of CMV and potential association with PDM at day +360 in CLHIV 4. To describe the number of children with persistent detection of a specific respiratory pathogen 5. To describe the number of children with persistent detection of specific gastrointestinal (GI) pathogens 6. To describe the number of cases of histoplasmosis in CLHIV, its clinical characteristics, and outcomes in the identified cases, up to +360 days after discharge 7. To describe the prevalence of MDR colonization at enrollment, the microorganism isolated, and the duration of the colonization 8. To describe the main characteristics of readmissions, deaths and morbidity during 1-year follow-up after enrollment
 Uganda 2025-06-25 13:30:24 2028-06-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JULIAN APAKO
ID: UNCST-2024-R004399
 LUNAS as a versatile and simple technique for malaria testing in a high transmission, rural setting
REFNo: HS5918ES

Primary objective - To determine the diagnostic accuracy of LUNAS POCT for malaria compared to common routine malaria testing (RDT and microscopy) during standard patient care in malaria-suspected individuals presenting at Kumi Hospital, Kumi, Uganda. Secondary objectives - To determine the diagnostic accuracy of LUNAS POCT for malaria compared to a commercial LAMP test - To determine the prevalence of malaria infections categorized by Plasmodium species. - To determine the correlation between time to positivity of both LAMP and LUNAS and parasitaemia as assessed by reference microscopy. - To determine the prevalence of P. falciparum harbouring deletions or mutations of the pfhrp2/3 gene in study participants, who have a P. falciparum infection with a parasitaemia as assessed by reference microscopy but a negative Pf HRP2/3 RDT result. - To determine the prevalence of Pf kelch13 (K13) gene mutations, which have been associated with resistance to artemisinin. - To determine the effectiveness of dried blood spots (DBS) for long term storage and transport of patient samples at ambient temperature for PCR testing.
Uganda 2025-06-25 13:26:35 2028-06-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Catherine Atuhaire
ID: UNCST-2021-R013090
 MATERNAL INFANT BONDING AND BREAST-FEEDING OUTCOMES IN UGANDAN MOTHERS DIAGNOSED WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN MBARARA DISTRICT, SOUTH WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5848ES

1. To determine the prevalence of maternal bonding impairment among mothers diagnosed with PPD in a public health facility in Mbarara district, South western Uganda.
2. To determine the breast-feeding outcomes of children born to mothers diagnosed with PPD in a public health facility in Mbarara district, South western Uganda.
3. To explore the lived bonding and breast-feeding experiences of mothers Diagnosed with PPD in a public health facility in Mbarara district, South western Uganda

 Uganda 2025-06-25 13:21:19 2028-06-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Eve Wabule
ID: UNCST-2024-R004285
 DRIVERS OF NO-SHOWS FOR AMBULATORY APPENDECTOMY AMONG PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR AMBULATORY APPENDECTOMY AT KYABIRWA SURGICAL CENTER
REFNo: HS6046ES

To establish the institutional drivers of no-shows for ambulatory appendectomy among patients scheduled for ambulatory appendectomy at Kyabirwa surgical center,To determine the patient-related drivers of no-shows for ambulatory appendectomy among patients scheduled for ambulatory appendectomy at Kyabirwa surgical center,To determine the prevalence of no-shows for ambulatory appendectomy among patients seeking ambulatory surgery at Kyabirwa surgical center,To assess the drivers of no-shows for ambulatory appendectomy among patients scheduled for ambulatory appendectomy at Kyabirwa surgical center,
 Uganda 2025-06-25 13:19:11 2028-06-25 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Atek kagirita
ID: UNCST-2024-R015689
 LABORATORY SYSTEM RESILIENCE TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE-19 OUTBREAK; ITS PREDICTORS, POLICY, AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS6101ES

General objective
To assess the level of laboratory system resilience to COVID-19 disease outbreak, its predictors, appropriateness of policies to support it, and capacity of private sector laboratories to impact it in Uganda
4.2.2 Specific objectives
1. To determine the level and characteristics of resilience among licensed / accredited COVID-19 testing laboratories in Uganda.
2. To establish the predictors of resilience among licensed / accredited COVID-19 testing laboratories in Uganda.
3. To describe private sector laboratory capacity to contribute to national laboratory system resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreaks
4. To appraise the appropriateness of current/emerging policies to support laboratory resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreaks
 Uganda 2025-06-23 13:30:18 2028-06-23 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Abel  Kakuru
ID: UNCST-2022-R009193
 Development of context-appropriate approaches for the recruitment and retention of women of childbearing age and pregnant women in antimalarial clinical trials
REFNo: HS6036ES

1. To understand the context, socio-cultural practices and beliefs around early pregnancy as well as collecting experience with and/or perception of previous clinical trials to inform the development of culturally acceptable and understandable communication materials about the SAFIRE trial, including the information sheets for obtaining consent.
2. To identify factors and individuals that may influence WOCBA and pregnant women’s decision-making around participation and retention in the clinical trial to be addressed as part of project procedures and communications.
3. To explore approaches for facilitating the inclusion of WOCBA and pregnant women (in early pregnancy) in the clinical trial, based on the findings from objective 2.
4. To identify key stakeholders (including household decision-makers, community leaders and opinion shapers, health sector actors), from community to national levels, to be included and involved in the community engagement strategy prior to trial implementation.

 Uganda 2025-06-20 9:25:32 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rita Nakalega
ID: UNCST-2019-R000599
 Exploring Neuro-Vascular Biomarkers in Young Adults with lifelong HIV and without HIV in Uganda: Insights from Carotid Ultrasound
REFNo: HS6038ES

Exploratory objectives/aims: To determine the prevalence of and relationships between HIV infection, carotid pathology, neurological and neurocognitive function, and serum markers of cardiovascular health and inflammation in a population of young adults living with HIV in Uganda who acquired the infection perinatally as well as uninfected age-matched controls,Secondary objective (Aim 2): To determine the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction, as determined by a battery of cognitive evaluations, of a population of young adults living with HIV in Uganda who acquired the infection perinatally, relative to uninfected age-matched controls.,Primary objective (Aim 1): To determine the prevalence of carotid pathology, as determined by ultrasound-based measurement of intima-media thickness (IMT), in a population of young adults living with HIV in Uganda who acquired the infection perinatally, relative to uninfected age-matched controls.,
 Uganda 2025-06-20 9:22:24 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kiel McGowan
ID: UNCST-2025-R017284
 Prevalence and patterns of coinfection with malaria and soil transmitted helminths among school-aged children in rural Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
REFNo: HS6039ES

To measure the prevalence of coinfection with malaria and STH among school-aged children and to identify factors that may be associated with infection.
 USA 2025-06-20 9:16:14 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
MARY AGUNLOYE OLAOLUWA
ID: UNCST-2024-R003434
 EVALUATION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF LEAF EXTRACTS OF AVOCADO (Persea americana Mill.) IN HIGH-FAT DIET/ LOW- DOSE STREPTOZOTOCIN - INDUCED TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN WISTAR RATS
REFNo: HS5401ES

1. To screen aqueous, ethyl acetate, and ethanol leave extracts of p. americana Mill for anti-hyperglycemic activity
2. To assess the anti-diabetic potential of selected extract in high-fat diet/low-dose streptozotocin-induced T2DM in Wistar rats in a dose dependent pattern, and identify it mechanism of action
3. To perform phytochemical screening and metabolite profiling of the selected bioactive extracts through integrated FT-IR, LC-MS and GC-MS
4. To assess the in silico interactions of compounds of avocado leaf with selected drug targets in type II diabetes.
5. To evaluate the biological activities of the in silico hit compounds using in vitro and in vivo analyses

Nigeria 2025-06-20 9:03:03 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
GEOFFREYEDWIN SEMAMBO
ID: UNCST-2024-R015519
 prevalence and factors associated with Adverse maternal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals delivered at Mbarara regional referral Hospital
REFNo: HS5740ES

To determine the factors associated with adverse maternal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To describe the adverse maternal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals delivered at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence of adverse maternal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals delivered at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, To determine the prevalence and factors associated with adverse maternal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals delivered at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,
 Uganda 2025-06-20 8:55:52 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Gloria Lubega
ID: UNCST-2025-R017180
 Understanding HIV vertical transmission in Uganda in a population of urban mothers in the era of Dolutegravir based antiretroviral therapy(VERT)
REFNo: HS6095ES

Quantitative Objectives I. To identify level of utilisation of PMTCT and EID services among mothers living with HIV. II. To assess the factors associated with utilization of PMTCT services and EID services among mothers living with HIV. III. To identify factors associated with HIV vertical transmission in the era of Dolutegravir based therapy among mothers living with HIV. IV. To determine the proportion of pregnant women diagnosed with HIV that were linked to care and the time taken from HIV diagnosis to linkage to care among mothers living with HIV. Qualitative Objectives 1. To explore the experiences of women in the PMTCT program, including. • Barriers and facilitators for utilizing the program. • Adherence to instructions such as breastfeeding practices. • And the role of close relationships (partner, family and community members) in supporting women’s participation in PMTCT. 2. To obtain suggestions that can potentially improve the implementation of the PMTCT program
Uganda 2025-06-20 8:53:57 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Annah Tugaineyo
ID: UNCST-2024-R016504
 WORKPLACE EQUITY, PARTICIPATION IN STAFF COMMITTEES, STAFF WELFARE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF ACADEMIC STAFF IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3835ES

-To examine the differences in workplace equity between academic staff in public and private universities in Western Uganda.

-To assess the underlying factors that stimulate job satisfaction among academic staff in public and private universities in western Uganda

-To analyze the differences in participation in staff committees between academic staff in public and private universities in Western Uganda.

-To determine the influence of workplace equity on job satisfaction among academic staff in public and private universities in western Uganda.

-To assess the mediating role of participation in staff committees in the relationship between workplace equity and job satisfaction in public and private universities in western Uganda.

-To investigate the mediating role of staff welfare in the relationship between workplace equity and job satisfaction in public and private universities in western Uganda.

 Uganda 2025-06-20 8:47:35 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Anne Mette Kjaer
ID: UNCST-2024-R015303
 The Political Economy of Local Food System Governance: Impacts on climate -Vulnerable communities in Lake Victoria Border Region
REFNo: SS3899ES

1. Understanding and mapping national food governance ie policy initiatives, decisions and processes affecting food and livelihood security of climate-vulnerable communities in lake Victoria border region (WP1)
2. Understanding the implementation processes of these food system policies and decision with a focus on the effect of local government autonomy and capacity to address the food and livelihood of climate-vulnerable communities, and the nature of state-community encouters in these processes (WP2)
3. Understanding the lived experiences of food and livelihood security among the climate-vulnerable communities in Lake Victoria region, the perceptions they have of local and national food system policies, and the role these communities play in food system governance
 Denmark 2025-06-20 8:43:55 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jolly  Kamugisha G.K.
ID: UNCST-2023-R005715
 Performance and Factors Affecting the Implementation of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition Programme: A Study of Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and Kayunga Districts
REFNo: HS6084ES

5. To document the lessons learnt and best practices during implementation of the IMAM program in the four target districts during the calendar year 2022 and 2023.,4. To establish factors that affect the utilization of IMAM services in the four target districts.,3. To determine factors influencing treatment outcomes of children with wasting in the four target districts.,2. To determine the performances of the integrated management of acute malnutrition program in the four target districts during the calendar year 2022 and 2023.,1. To identify the communities contributing to a high burden of childhood wasting caseload in health facilities in four target districts (Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and Kayunga),The overall objective of this study is to assess the nutrition service delivery and factors influencing utilization of the IMAM programme in Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso and Kayunga districts,
 Uganda 2025-06-20 8:41:29 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Evan Borkum
ID: UNCST-2025-R016987
 Evaluation of cash and cash plus intervention in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda
REFNo: SS3849ES

The non-profit organization GiveDirectly plans to implement a cash-plus program in Nakivale refugee settlement, which will supplement a large unconditional cash transfer with demand-driven skills training and apprenticeship; business coaching, mentoring, and entrepreneurship support; and access to financial services and financial literacy training. The objective of the study is to rigorously assess the impact of the program on household wellbeing through a randomized controlled trial.
Italy 2025-06-20 8:36:56 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Christine Nalwadda Kayemba
ID: UNCST-2020-R014220
 EVALUATION OF A PILOT PROJECT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE IMPLANT FAMILY PLANNING METHOD THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXTENSION WORKERS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5966ES

3. To determine competence of the CHEWs regarding insertion and removal of implants following training.,2. To assess the acceptability of the community-based implant by CHEWs among the stakeholders (health workers at the facility, FP clients in the community) ,1. To explore the perceptions of the stakeholders towards the implant provision task shifting to the CHEWs (stakeholders including the CHEWs, clients, health workers/ professionals and policy makers) ,The overall objective is to evaluate the implementation of a community-based implant intervention through training CHEWs on how to insert and remove implants, in order to understand the perceptions and acceptability of stakeholders towards task shifting the implants service provision to CHEWS, and determine the CHEWs attainment of competencies to insert and removal implants in the selected districts in Uganda,
 Uganda 2025-06-20 8:34:40 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Julian Benedict Kuttig
ID: UNCST-2025-R018435
 Youth Participation, Representation, and Civic Engagement in the Context of Social Cohesion: The Case of Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi and Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.
REFNo: SS3956ES

1. To investigate how student civic engagement contributes to social cohesion within university and local communities. 2. To understand the factors that shape student civic agency, including cultural, institutional, and policy influences. 3. To explore how lessons learned from diverse contexts can challenge the global North/South dichotomy and provide transferable insights into fostering social cohesion. 4. To shed light on the unique spatial and social dynamics of secondary cities as sites of youth civic engagement, offering a counterbalance to strictly urban- or rural-centric research.
Germany 2025-06-20 8:26:29 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Cornelius Sendagire
ID: UNCST-2021-R004351
 Practice of Fluid Therapy in Critically Ill Invasively Ventilated Patients (PRoFLUID)––an International Multicenter Observational Cohort Study The PRoFLUID–investigators
REFNo: HS6063ES

3.1. General Objective To explore global practices in intravenous fluid and vasopressor therapy in invasively ventilated ICU patients. 3.2 Specific Objectives Describe the types and volumes of fluids administered in the first 3 and 7 days after initiation of invasive ventilation. Detail the timing, type, and duration of vasopressor and diuretic therapy. Assess daily urine output and cumulative fluid balances. Evaluate clinical outcomes (ventilation duration, ICU/hospital length of stay, and mortality). Compare practices across different geo-economic regions.
 Uganda 2025-06-20 8:20:52 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ellen Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2024-R002415
 Academic demands and Mental Wellbeing of Upper Primary Learners in Uganda. A study of Government and Private Schools in Mukono Municipality.
REFNo: SS3902ES

To explore the learners’ experiences of extracurricular activities in Mukono municipality primary schools,To compare the effect of academic demands and mental wellbeing on upper class learners from government schools and private schools,To assess how the length of time (early start and late end) influences learners’ mental wellbeing,To establish how high expectations affect learners’ mental wellbeing, To assess the relationship between academic demands and mental wellbeing from of upper class learners in Mukono Municipality Schools.,
 Uganda 2025-06-20 7:56:25 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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