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Eric Nelson Haumba
ID: UNCST-2025-R021758
Utilization of Indigenous Knowledge Practices in Sustainable Crop Production Intensification among Smallholder Farmers in the Bukedi Sub-region, Eastern Uganda
REFNo: SS4648ES

1. To examine indigenous knowledge practices used by farmers in the Bukedi sub-region.
2. To establish factors influencing indigenous knowledge decision-making methods that are agreeable to farmers.
3. To investigate the role of indigenous knowledge practices in facilitating crop productivity and sustainability for farmers.
4. To propose a framework that will inform the use of indigenous knowledge practices in sustainable crop production intensification.

Uganda 2026-02-12 13:14:22 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Susan  Nabadda
ID: UNCST-2020-R014331
CLINICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (RETROSPECTIVE STUDY) OF THE STANDARD Q HIV/SYPHILIS/HBsAg TRIPLE TEST
REFNo: HS6651ES

Quantify the proportion of uninterpretable (Invalid) results to gauge operational feasibility based on the invalid rate.,Assess Inter-reader Variability among different operators to ensure consistency in test interpretation and hence reliability in real-world settings.,To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the STANDARD Q HIV/Syphilis/HBsAg Triple Test, a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for simultaneous detection of HIV-1/2 antibodies, syphilis (Treponema pallidum) antibodies, and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). ,
Uganda 2026-02-12 13:03:06 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Phyllis Kisa
ID: UNCST-2023-R007952
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MATERNAL RISK FACTORS FOR GASTROSCHISIS AMONG UGANDAN INFANTS
REFNo: HS6519ES

1. To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of aetiology of gastroschisis.
2. To determine the incidence change and geospatial mapping of gastroschisis among infants presenting to Mulago National Referral Hospital.
3. To determine the maternal and environmental risk factors for gastroschisis among infants admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital and Kawempe Referral hospital.
4. To determine the source, geospatial source mapping, compounding and composition of traditional pregnancy medications ingested by pregnant mothers with infants born with gastroschisis presenting to Mulago National Referral Hospital and Kawempe Regional Referral Hospital

Uganda 2026-02-12 13:01:53 2029-02-12 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ASIIMIRE  DONATH
ID: UNCST-2021-R013270
Urukundo Rwacu (“Our Love”): Administrating a Cross-Sectional Survey and Adapting Intervention to Enhance Postpartum Family Planning Decisions and Behaviors Among African Refugee Couples in Uganda
REFNo: SS3816ES

1. To conduct a cross-sectional survey with 210 pregnant African refugee couples (70/nationality) to examine the relationships between individual- and couple-level factors, male engagement, and couples’ postpartum family planning discussions, decision-making, and behaviors.
2. To adapt and finalize the Urukundo Rwacu intervention as a male-engaged family planning approach for refugee couples.
Uganda 2026-02-12 12:59:40 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
MARTHA FRANNY ALAROKER
ID: UNCST-2025-R018060
DETERMINANTS OF ADOPTION OF EDIBLE INSECT FARMING AND CONSUMPTION IN NORTHERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4788ES

General objective
This study aims to explore determinants of adoption of edible insect farming in northern
Uganda. Further, to understand how these factors could help to promote edible insects (R. differens and A. domesticus) farming to enhance food security and conserve the wild
population.
Specific objectives
The specific objectives of the study are;
i. To determine local knowledge and practices of edible insects among communities in
northern Uganda.
ii. To determine factors that influence farmer’s intention to adopt edible insect farming
(R. differens and A. domesticus) in northern Uganda.
iii. To determine factors that affects consumer’s acceptance of edible insects in northern
Uganda.
iv. To explore smallholders’ farmers attitudes, experiences and economic feasibility of R.
differens and A. domesticus farming in northern Uganda.
Uganda 2026-02-12 12:58:24 2029-02-12 Social Science and Humanities Degree Award
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