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Silver Onyango
ID: UNCST-2022-R009337
 The AWARE Study (Air Pollution and Well-Being: Assessing Risks and Enhancing Education in Uganda
REFNo: HS7082ES

This study aims to use focus group discussions to develop a conceptual framework to explain facilitators and barriers to reducing personal air pollution exposure among adults
 Uganda 2026-03-03 12:32:49 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Lordrick Alinaitwe
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Rural Livestock Farmers in Western Uganda Toward Zoonotic Diseases Prevention
REFNo: SS4877ES

To provide recommendations for strengthening district-level One Health programming and farmer-focused interventions based on the findings.,To document perceived barriers and enablers that affect farmers’ adoption of zoonotic disease preventive practices.,To identify sociodemographic and farm-level factors associated with KAP scores among livestock farmers.,To measure the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to zoonotic disease prevention among rural livestock farmers in the study area.,To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of rural livestock farmers in Western Uganda, regarding zoonotic disease prevention, and to identify factors influencing these aspects.,
 Uganda 2026-03-03 12:30:46 2029-03-03 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
Stephen Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2019-R000059
 The PULM Uganda Study (Predicting Lung Health Mechanisms in Uganda)
REFNo: HS7089ES

This study aims to identify individuals at highest risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease early in the disease course and intervention targets for preventing disease progression
 Uganda 2026-03-03 12:29:28 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ronald Moses Galiwango
ID: UNCST-2024-R015239
 Causality of Post-TB Lung Disease: Population-Level evidence from Rural Uganda.
REFNo: HS7131ES

Aim 1. Prospectively characterize trajectories of lung function before and after tuberculosis (TB) disease, stratified by HIV status and compared against matched controls who do not develop TB.
Aim 2. Identify baseline characteristics and biomarkers associated with TB-attributable lung function decline.
Aim 3. Project the long-term burden of PTLD that could be averted through TB prevention and other interventions (e.g., smoking cessation, nutritional support).

 Uganda 2026-03-03 12:27:40 2029-03-03 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kigai ErickEvansBigala
ID: UNCST-2026-R023324
 Characterisation of Selected Arboviruses in Ticks, Rodents, and Livestock in the Albertine Ecosystem of Uganda
REFNo: NS1156ES

1. To determine the species diversity and distribution of rodents in selected areas of the Albertine ecosystem.
2. To determine arboviruses, present in the ticks, small mammals and livestock through metagenomic sequencing.
3. To identify the risk factors and seroprevalence associated with Wesselsbron virus (WSSLV) and the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) infection in rodents and livestock in selected areas of the Albertine ecosystem.
4. To characterise the Wesselsbron virus (WSSLV) and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) in ticks, small mammals, and livestock in selected areas of the Albertine ecosystem.
Uganda 2026-03-03 12:24:52 2029-03-03 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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