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Samuel Kabbera
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SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND THE GROWTH OF SMALL AND MEDIUM AGRO-PROCESSING ENTERPRISES IN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS1301ES

Main Objective: To establish a link between sustainable practices, stakeholder engagement and the growth of SMEs in Uganda's agro-processing subsector. Specific Objectives: a) To examine the relationship between environmental sustainable practices and growth of agro-processing SMEs. b) To examine the relationship between social sustainable practices and growth of agro-processing SMEs. c) To assess the relationship between economic sustainable practices and growth of agro-processing SMEs. d) To investigate the mediating role of stakeholder engagement on the adoption of sustainable practices and the growth of agro-processing SMEs. e) To explore the experiences with the application of sustainable practices and growth in agro-processing SMEs in Uganda. f) To suggest a suitable sustainable framework that is applicable to a developing country context, with particular reference to Uganda that can predict the growth of agro-processing SMEs.
Uganda 2022-12-19 11:42:06 2025-12-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DAISY NABADDA
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GENDER AND OTHER DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING THE EFFECTIVE RESPONSE, CONTROL, AND MANAGEMENT OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS1176ES

i) Describe the community's level of knowledge, attitude, and perceptions (KAPs) of EVD in Uganda.
ii) Explore contextual factors affecting the effective response, control, and management of EVD in Uganda.
iii) Assess the gender relations in the access of treatment and control during EVD outbreaks.
iv) Describe the influence of myths, practices, and experiences of EVD affected communities in Uganda.
v) Examine how the performance of EVD response and control programs are influenced by policymakers at national, and community levels.


Uganda 2022-12-19 11:39:09 2025-12-19 Medical and Health Sciences Degree Award
Dan Kajungu
ID: UNCST-2019-R000786
Integrating Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) into the IMHDSS mortality-surveillance system for determining cause of death in children below 5 years of age
REFNo: HS2572ES

a) To identify and enumerate all under-5 deaths in the surveillance area
b) To determine cause of death using laboratory, histopathologic, clinical, maternal, and verbal autopsy data.
c) To obtain verbal autopsies and available maternal and infant clinical data on all eligible notified under-5 deaths in the site’s surveillance area and Eastern Uganda
d) To generate high quality cause-of-death data that informs policy and health actions
e) To build in-country capabilities and enable MITS Surveillance Alliance sites to leverage MITS investment to prevent under-5 child mortality.


Uganda 2022-12-14 14:22:30 2025-12-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Fiona Atim -
ID: UNCST-2020-R015040
Primary Health Care Services and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Elderly Persons with Non-communicable Diseases in Uganda: The Case of Central Region
REFNo: SS1528ES

iii. To evaluate the mediating effects of home factors on health-related quality of life of the elderly persons with NCDs in selected districts in central Uganda.,ii. To assess the mediating effects of psychosocial support on the health-related quality of life of the elderly persons with NCDs in selected districts in central Uganda.,i. To analyze the effect of primary health care services on Health-related quality of life of elderly persons with NCDs in selected districts in central Uganda.,The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of primary health care services on the HRQoL among elderly persons with NCDs in the central region of Uganda, to develop an intervention and a corresponding model to support the improvement of primary health care services and enhance HRQoL of the elderly persons.,
Uganda 2022-12-14 14:20:03 2025-12-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses Joloba Lutaakome
ID: UNCST-2022-R011558
Automated smartphone-based cough audio classification for rapid tuberculosis triage testing (Cough Audio triaGE for TB; CAGE-TB)
REFNo: SS1536ES

To generate and separately validate a cough audio classifier that meets WHO triage test TPP sensitivity and specificity criteria.,
Uganda 2022-12-14 14:15:43 2025-12-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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