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Makanika Vincent B
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QUALITY OF SEXUAL HEALTHCARE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN RURAL WESTERN UGANDA: The Role of Sexual Emotional Competence in Patient Expectations, Satisfaction, and utilization of Sexual Healthcare.
REFNo: HS7903ES

General Objective
To assess how sexual emotional competence influences patient expectations, satisfaction, and utilization of sexual healthcare services.

Specific Objectives
1. To assess the levels and patterns of sexual emotional competence among patients with chronic non-communicable diseases in rural western Uganda.
2. To examine patients’ expectations regarding sexual healthcare services in rural western Uganda.
3. To determine patients’ levels of satisfaction with sexual healthcare services and perceived quality of sexual healthcare.
4. To examine the relationship between sexual emotional competence and patient expectations, satisfaction, and utilization of sexual healthcare services.
5. To assess whether patient expectations and satisfaction mediate the relationship between sexual emotional competence and utilization of sexual healthcare services.
6. To examine the influence of personal, clinical, and care-related characteristics on the relationships between sexual emotional competence, patient satisfaction, and utilization of sexual healthcare services.

 Uganda 2026-07-16 15:05:17 2029-07-16 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Dumba Simon
ID: UNCST-2025-R019366
 DIGITAL PLATFORMS’ INFLUENCE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINEES’ BIOGRAPHIES AND LINGUISTIC REPERTOIRES AT KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY, UGANDA
REFNo: SS5256ES

Investigate how English language teacher trainees interact with their peers and mentors on digital platforms, focusing on the forms, frequency, and purpose of these interactions. 2. Identify specific ways in which digital platforms contribute to the development of English teacher trainees’ language biographies and linguistic repertoires through their academic and social engagements. 3. Assess the patterns of participation and types of engagement English language teacher trainees exhibit in online communities related to English language teaching. 4.Examine how regular engagement with digital platforms contributes to changes in teacher trainees’ linguistic identities and informs their evolving pedagogical approaches.
 Uganda 2026-07-14 9:58:47 2029-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ritah Ayebazibwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R018248
 Prevalence and determinants of subclinical myocardial injury among people living with HIV and diabetes at the ISS clinic, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
REFNo: HS7521ES

1.To determine the prevalence of subclinical myocardial injury among people living with HIV and DM at ISS Clinic.

2.To determine the factors associated with subclinical myocardial injury among people living with HIV and diabetes at ISS Clinic.

3.To determine the correlation between glycemic control and Cardiac infarction Injury Score (CIIS) among PLWH and DM at ISS Clinic.

 Uganda 2026-07-14 9:43:33 2029-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Immaculate Tumwebaze
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The Impact of Climate Change on a Major Host-Parasite System (Bulinus-Schistosoma) across ecological gradients-disentangling global environmental changes and other factors
REFNo: NS1209ES

The proposed study will address three overarching questions:
1. How do intrinsic (genetics, hybridization, polyploidy) and extrinsic (climate, habitat) factors shape Bulinus diversity and host competence?
2. What are the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms underlying host-parasite adaptation in extreme environments?
3. How will climate-driven changes affect disease risk and transmission patterns across Africa and beyond?

 Uganda 2026-07-14 9:41:38 2029-07-14 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Boaz Turyahikayo
ID: UNCST-2026-R024695
 FACTORS AND BARRIERS TO MEASLES RUBELLA 2 UPTAKE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN 20-36 MONTHS IN ISINGIRO DISTRICT.
REFNo: HS8031ES

1. To estimate the prevalence of Measles Rubella 2 (MR2) vaccine uptake among children aged 20–36 months in Isingiro District. 2. To determine the association between caregiver knowledge, attitudes, accessibility to immunization services, trust in health services, socio-demographic characteristics, and uptake of MR2 vaccine among children aged 20–36 months in Isingiro District. 3. To explore caregiver, community, and health-system barriers influencing uptake of the Measles-Rubella 2 (MR2) vaccine among children aged 20–36 months in Isingiro District
Uganda 2026-07-14 9:40:16 2029-07-14 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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