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Judith Akello
ID: UNCST-2022-R009134
 Negotiating Motherhood in Gendered Cultural Spaces: Breastfeeding Student-Mothers and Staff at Lira University Through Performing Arts and Culture
REFNo: SS5146ES

• To document the institutional challenges faced by breastfeeding student-mothers and staff at Lira University within six months.
• To analyse how cultural beliefs and gender norms influence breastfeeding practices
among these mothers within eight months.
• To develop context-specific recommendations for institutional policies and programs that
support breastfeeding mothers in higher education by the end of twelve months.
Uganda 2026-04-29 15:33:41 2029-04-29 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Kirabo Faith
ID: UNCST-2026-R024149
 Research Project Title Association between daily working hours and prevalence of Musculoskeletal disorders among boda boda riders in Kampala, Uganda a cross-sectional study in 2026
REFNo: HS7259ES

1. To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among Boda Boda riders in Kampala in 2026.
2. To assess the average daily working hours of Boda Boda riders in Kampala.
3. To examine the association between daily working hours and the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders.
4. To identify other risk factors (e.g., posture, road conditions, rest breaks) associated with musculoskeletal disorders among Boda Boda riders

 Uganda 2026-04-29 15:31:32 2029-04-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
James Tumwine Kashugyera
ID: UNCST-2025-R017959
 MICROSPORIDIOSIS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH PERSISTENT DIARRHEA AT KABALE REGIONAL AND MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITALS: ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND GENOMIC SEQUENCING
REFNo: HS7189ES

1. To determine factors associated with Microsporidiosis among children and adults with persistent diarrhea at Kabale regional referral hospital and Mulago national referral hospital.
2. To determine the genomic sequence of Microsporidia among children and adults with persistent diarrhea at Kabale regional referral hospital.

 Uganda 2026-04-29 15:29:54 2029-04-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
DAISY NAMIREMBE
ID: UNCST-2021-R013613
 Applying Molecular Tools for the detection of zoonotic Helminths in Eastern Africa
REFNo: NS1161ES

1.To document the knowledge of farmers regarding helminths diagnostics, control strategies and anthelmintic resistance in the cattle corridor of Uganda. 2.To evaluate the prevalence of Schistosoma species in selected livestock using a newly developed field-based ELISA kit 3.To identify and analyse the population genetics of Schistosoma species and the hybrid forms in selected livestock populations. 4.To identify and determined Fasciola species present within Uganda's cattle corridor, determine their geographic distribution and transmission pathways using phylogenetic analysis. 5.To develop an environmental DNA (eDNA)-based protocol for the detection of zoonotic helminths (Schistosoma, Fasciola spp., and their snail intermediate hosts) in environmental matrices.
Uganda 2026-04-29 15:21:30 2029-04-29 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Emmanuel Kiiza Mwesiga Kiiza
ID: UNCST-2019-R001588
 Leveraging Digitization, Archiving and Artificial Intelligence Applications to Utilize Patient Charts for Research: A Pilot Study Examining Predictors of Sustained Mental Health Care Engagement in Ugandan Psychosis Patients
REFNo: HS6912ES

4. To develop processes to scale methods for converting patient clinical files to standardized datasets for mental health research.,3. Re-examine predictors of sustained mental healthcare engagement in 1,677 Ugandan psychosis patients enrolled for the first time at Butabika Hospital in 2018.,2. Transform patient charts of Ugandan psychosis patients enrolled at Butabika Hospital in 2018 into a standard anonymized longitudinal database ,1. To leverage digitization, archiving and artificial intelligence applications to integrate patient clinical files into an existing electronic medical record at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital.,Leveraging Digitization, Archiving and Artificial Intelligence Applications to Utilize Patient Charts for Research.,
 Uganda 2026-04-29 15:15:20 2029-04-29 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
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