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JARVICE SEKAJJA BUKIRWA
ID: UNCST-2023-R006730
Social and behavioral determinants of spatial repellent uptake in Bidibidi refugee settlement in northwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS3138ES

1. To identify specific barriers and facilitators to distribution, uptake, sustained use, and disposal of SR products across three distribution channels in a refugee settlement context in Uganda.
2. To describe end-user experiences around SR access, use over time, and disposal across three distribution channels in a refugee context in Uganda.
3. To examine the social and contextual factors (e.g., geography, environment, local practices, and behavioral, social, economic, and local or national politics) that:
a) influence existing malaria prevention practices (e.g., ITN use, IRS, and other existing primary health care practices), and
b) drive or inhibit uptake and sustained use of SRs.
4. To develop actionable recommendations for effective implementation of SRs in refugee settlement and host community contexts, including social and behavior change communication (SBC), SR distribution, installation, sustained, and disposal mechanisms.

Uganda 2023-12-21 20:52:47 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joseph Ngonzi
ID: UNCST-2019-R001579
Development of Software to Rapidly Assess Placenta Images at Birth
REFNo: HS3159ES

1. To develop AI-based software that accurately identifies a range of placental features and diagnoses from digital images.
2. To improve the reliability and robustness of the software under different conditions (e.g., different cameras, lighting).
3: To test and quantify improvements in software accuracy with medical data input (e.g., infant sex, delivery mode, and birth weight).

Uganda 2023-12-21 20:48:48 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Martin Ndifuna NA
ID:
Documenting the health workforce in the 21st century project implementation in selected districts in Uganda
REFNo: HS3526ES

3.To design recommendations to the improve implementation of HW21 program among implementing and development partners for continuous capacity building efforts.,2.To determine the impact of the HW21 program in improving quality of HIV/AIDS Care in Uganda,1.To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the HW21 program in improving quality of HIV/AIDS Care in Uganda,The overall objective of this study is to document the processes and effects of the HW21 project implementation in improving quality of HIV/AIDS care in Uganda in order to provide recommendations to Uganda MOH for implementation and scaling-up of interventions after the program ends in 2022.,
Uganda 2023-12-21 20:40:45 2026-12-21 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
BONIFACE OJOK
ID: UNCST-2023-R006075
Uganda's Stability Analysis with a particular focus on Sustainable Peace in Acholi, Lango and West Nile Regions
REFNo: SS2147ES

3. Initiate the advocacy for the passing and adoption of the Transitional Justice Bill,2. To support the implementation of the Transitional Justice Policy,1. To understand prevailing peace and stability context in Uganda,Peace and stability analysis research findings informing ways of enabling communities and institutions in Uganda to resolve conflict and tackle stress points in a nonviolent manner sustainably including implications of this for forced migrants in Uganda,
Uganda 2023-12-21 20:38:41 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Clare Bangirana Ahabwe
ID: UNCST-2021-R012842
Cognitive Testing of Harmful Sexual Behavior among Young People Module in Uganda
REFNo: SS2157ES

• To evaluate participants’ interpretation of the survey items developed to determine the estimate prevalence of harmful sexual behaviors committed by VACS participants ages 18-24.
• To refine harmful sexual behaviour measures that are understandable to 18-24-year-old study participants for inclusion in the core VACS questionnaire and future VACS administration.

Uganda 2023-12-21 20:34:03 2026-12-21 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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