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Justine  Komunyena Tumusiime
ID: UNCST-2023-R008465
Behavioral assessment to understand vaccine hesitancy and acceptance in Uganda
REFNo: HS3220ES

1. Provide a synthesized body of global research, inclusive of global and DRIVE Demand country-specific findings, to understand COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance. 2. Design flexible guidelines and recommendations to assist local health authorities to: a. Identify context-specific cognitive barriers and levers to vaccination and,The insights from the study are expected to inform the development of tailored SBC communication for the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among target populations in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2023-12-01 16:37:49 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Geofrey Musinguzi
ID:
The Crane Survey -bio-behavioral HIV - related surveillance for key and priority populations in Uganda
REFNo: HS736ES

Primary
1 To estimate HIV prevalence and VL suppression among those living with HIV
Secondary
1. To inform population level prevention and treatment cascades
2. To estimate the prevalence of select STI
3. To estimate HIV incidence for certain target populations
4. To estimate population sizes of certain key populations
5. To collect mapping information related to key populations
6. To build local capacity to conduct quality HIV surveys and surveillance among KP and other populations at risk for HIV

Uganda 2023-12-01 16:23:34 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-degree Award
Rose Baryamutuma
ID:
Uganda No Means No Program Outcome Evaluation Protocol
REFNo: SS776ES

1. To assess whether the NMN program influences adolescent girls’ knowledge, attitudes and self- efficacy to prevent and respond to SGBV through a comparison of intervention and non- intervention districts.
2. To establish how the NMN program referral system affected uptake of support services for survivors of SGBV by comparing intervention and non-intervention districts during the implementation period
3. To explore the effect of SIRA meetings on the psychosocial well-being of SGBV survivors

Uganda 2023-12-01 16:22:33 2026-12-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-degree Award
Dulu Aliego Emmanuel
ID:
Patients Satisfaction with the quality of Healthcare in the Outpatient department of Adjumani General Hospital, Adjumani District
REFNo: HS3520ES

i. To identify the demographic characteristics of patient’s associated with satisfaction of quality of Outpatient care in the Adjumani General Hospital.ii. To established health care factors that affects patient’s satisfaction with quality of Outpatients care in the Adjumani General Hospital.
Uganda 2023-12-01 16:20:49 2026-12-01 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mary Awino
ID: UNCST-2023-R008344
LEXICAL ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN ENGLISH COMPOSITIONS OF FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN KABALE UNIVERSITY, UGANDA
REFNo: SS1794ES

To explain the causes of these lexical errors.,To analyse the frequency of each category of lexical errors in the students’ written compositions.,To categorise the lexical errors that have been identified in the students’ written compositions according to the form versus content-oriented criterion.,To identify the lexical errors first year undergraduate student make in their written compositions.,
Uganda 2023-12-01 16:18:34 2026-12-01 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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