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David Mafigiri Kaawa
ID: UNCST-2019-R001276
Rapid Anthropological Study in Districts Affected by Ebola (Sudan Strain) in Uganda
REFNo: SS1542ES

The general objective of this study is to explore the socio-cultural construction of the drivers of the current Ebola virus disease (EBV) transmission and community resistance to Ebola response strategies in Uganda
Uganda 2022-12-08 13:08:41 2025-12-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Barasa Chemutai Mercy
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LEVERAGING TEACHER CONCERNS IN CURRICULUM REFORM: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF SELECTED GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS1541ES

iv. To explain the relationships between curriculum reform strategies, teacher concerns and the quality of implementation of the LSC using themes emerging from interviews with teachers, school administrators, and national education officials. ,iii. To compare the influence of support strategies by school administrators on the nature of teacher concerns and the quality of implementation of the curriculum in three different school contexts.,ii. To determine the extent to which teacher concerns mediate the relationship between the curriculum reform strategies and the quality of implementation of the CBC.,i. To investigate the nature of the concerns of Ugandan secondary school teachers about the CBC.,to determine the role of teacher concerns in the lower secondary curriculum reform process in Uganda by investigating the relationships between the strategies of curriculum reform, the concerns of teachers implementing the reform, and the quality of the curriculum implementation, and hence to explore ways in which change facilitators can leverage teacher concerns for successful reform.,
Uganda 2022-12-08 12:19:11 2025-12-08 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simon Nampindo Takozekibi
ID: UNCST-2022-R009914
Population Census of African Lion and Spotted Hyena in Murchison Falls Protected Area, Uganda
REFNo: NS447ES

To estimate the density and abundance of the African lion and spotted hyena in Murchison Falls National Park, Bugungu and Karuma Wildlife Reserves using the Spatially Explicit Capture-Recapture (SECR) framework.
Uganda 2022-12-08 12:16:46 2025-12-08 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Rose  Nabatanzi
ID:
Characterization of the latent reservoir among HIV-infected individuals on long-term antiretroviral therapy
REFNo: HS2454ES

1. To validate the intact proviral DNA assay in measuring the latent HIV reservoir size for HIV subtypes A and D
2. To compare the size of the latent HIV reservoir among HIV-infected optimal and suboptimal immune responders on long-term ART
3. To compare the size of the latent HIV reservoir between subtypes A and D among HIV-infected individuals on long-term ART
4. Determine the levels of T cell immune activation/exhaustion among ART-treated individuals comparing subtypes A and D.

Uganda 2022-12-08 12:15:54 2025-12-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Dinah Amongin
ID: UNCST-2020-R014663
ACCESS TO HIV, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA SERVICES: A GENDER-BASED ASSESSMENT FOR UGANDA
REFNo: HS2549ES

1. To determine the extent to which Uganda is achieving targets of gender interventions in the National HIV&AIDS Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020/21 to 2024/25 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
2. To determine progress against national gender-related targets, highlight key issues affecting gender and HIV, TB as well as malaria responses and the actions needed.
3. To explore communities’ perspectives on the performance and benefits of gender and HIV, TB and malaria response interventions.
4. To generate recommendations aimed at enhancing social accountability, quality and efficiency of interventions in the gender and HIV, TB and malaria response in Uganda.

Uganda 2022-12-08 11:40:48 2025-12-08 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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