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Simon Opolot Peter
ID: UNCST-2023-R007481
Land Tenure Systems and Agricultural Productivity in Ngora District, Uganda
REFNo: SS1809ES

The specific objectives of the study are to:
i. Examine the effects of customary, freehold, and leasehold land tenure systems on agricultural productivity in Ngora district.
ii. Determine which land tenure system or systems; customary, freehold, and leasehold; has the most impact on agricultural productivity in Ngora district.
iii. Investigate how the customary, freehold, and leasehold land tenure systems in Ngora district can be reformed to increase agricultural productivity.
iv. Identify initiatives that can be integrated with land tenure systems; customary, freehold, and leasehold; to increase agricultural productivity in Ngora district.

Uganda 2023-07-05 11:48:59 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Thomas McHale
ID: UNCST-2022-R008812
Optimizing the Dose of Flucytosine for Cryptococcal Meningitis
REFNo: HS2940ES

Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC has a similar mortality benefit compared to 100 mg/kg/day,Reduce the cost and supply burden of treating an individual with cryptococcal meningitis,Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC is a safer dosage compared to 100 mg/kg/day of 5-FC,Determine if 50 mg/kg/day of 5-FC is has a similar rate of cryptococcal clearance from CSF compared to 100 mg/kg/day,Determine the optimal dose of 5-FC for for management of induction phase of therapy for cryptococcal meningitis,
USA 2023-07-05 11:41:24 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Clinical Trial Degree Award
FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
Mapping the ecosystem for health financing decision-making and prioritization for Refugee Health Policy Community in Uganda.
REFNo: SS1855ES

To perform a critical appraisal of the resource allocation process for refugee health at National (Implementing partners, and subnational level (implementing Partners, district health officers). ,To explore how inter-organizational relationships are structured at each level to support decision making processes for financing refugee health. ,To map out the key players involved in the decision-making process for financing refugee health in Uganda. ,To identify priority setting and resource allocation practices for refugee health.,To map the decision-making process for the financing of refugee health in Uganda.,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:40:14 2026-07-05 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ninsiima Lesley Rose
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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among Type 2 Diabetic patients attending private hospitals in Kampala District, Uganda
REFNo: HS2828ES

To explore the facility-based barriers of hypertension management among patients with T2D in private health facilities in Kampala. ,To determine the factors associated with hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in private facilities in Kampala. ,To assess the prevalence of hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in private facilities in Kampala. ,To determine the prevalence of hypertension and factors associated with hypertension among T2D patients in private hospitals in Kampala district. ,
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:38:01 2026-07-05 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Abel Wilson Walekhwa Wilson
ID: UNCST-2021-R011571
PILOTING THE FEASIBILITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED LIVESTOCK ABORTIONS REPORTING FOR IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE OF RIFT VALLEY FEVER DISEASE IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: A264ES

1. To design and pilot a community-based early warning surveillance system for potential RVF in Isingiro district in Uganda based on self-reported cases of livestock abortions from farmers to demonstrate feasibility. 2. To measure stakeholders’ attitudes and awareness of RVF and willingness to participate in a community-based early warning surveillance system and potential RVF vaccination programme. 3. To design and pilot a training module for increasing the index of suspicion for Rift Valley Fever disease among clinical and non-clinical health workers in the high-risk district of Isingiro, Southwestern Uganda.
Uganda 2023-07-05 11:36:35 2026-07-05 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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