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Esther Nandutu
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Nutritional Ecology of Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Lake Mburo National Park
REFNo: NS649ES

• To identify plant species, plant part, and stage of maturity of plants on which giraffes feed (G. camelopardalis) in Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
• To investigate the amount of food intake, energy, and macronutrients consumed by individual giraffes

Uganda 2023-11-20 15:21:10 2026-11-20 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Andrea Spray Lynn
ID: UNCST-2023-R007304
Mmeka? Crowdsourcing food prices in Kampala, Uganda
REFNo: SS2107ES

To describe the variability in prices of foods that comprise a healthy diet in Kampala, Uganda,To compare food prices obtained via innovative versus traditional data collection methods in Kampala, Uganda.,To pilot innovative methods (Jumia and crowdsourcing via Poket) of food price data collection in Kampala, Uganda.,
USA 2023-11-20 15:20:16 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Privatsun Nkurabanka
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Approaches to Address the Need for Child Protection in Catholic Founded Primary Schools of Kampala Archdiocese, Uganda
REFNo: SS1973ES

1. To find out the needs of child protection in Catholic founded primary schools;
2. To assess the existing approach use for child protection in Catholic Founded primary schools;
3. To assess on child protection approaches to meet the need of children in the Catholic founded primary schools.
Burundi 2023-11-20 15:16:36 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Barbra Tuhamize
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EPIDEMIOLOGY AND TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE IN COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE SETTINGS IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS3361ES

6. To determine the phylogeny relationship of CRE isolated from UTI patients, community household members, environment and food producing animals in south-western Uganda , 5. To determine environment associated CRE in communities of south-western Uganda ,4. To determine Livestock associated CRE in communities of south-western Uganda ,3. To determine the exposure associated factors of CRE occurrence in households’ members in southwestern Uganda,2. To determine the CRE infections’ associated factors of occurrence in UTI patients in southwestern Uganda. ,1. To determine the prevalence CRE among UTI patients and household members in south-western Uganda,To determine the phenotypic and genotypic prevalence, phylogenetic status, transmission dynamics and the epidemiologically associated factors of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae in healthcare patients and people in communities, in south-western Uganda,
Uganda 2023-11-20 15:09:17 2026-11-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Matthew Bird
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Preventing fraud via mobile phone interactive narrative games in Uganda
REFNo: SS2152ES

To increase the reporting of fraud complaints,To reduce the incidence of financial fraud victimization,To increase the sense of self-efficacy for recognizing and reducing incidence of financial fraud. ,To improve knowledge and skills for recognizing and reducing incidence of financial fraud. ,To evaluate the impact of a scalable, interactive narrative edutainment intervention on how consumers in Uganda recognize and respond to fraud attempts.,
USA 2023-11-20 14:58:52 2026-11-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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