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Stella Muyanja Zawedde
ID: UNCST-2021-R014037
Expanding provision of TB preventive therapy through home-based services in Uganda (EXPAND TPT)
REFNo: HS2915ES

1. To evaluate the effectiveness of a person-centered model of household contact investigation for the uptake of TB preventive therapy at selected health facilities using a before- and- after study design. 2. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of home-based testing for TB infection to facilitate TPT initiation among household contacts not currently prioritized for TPT (i.e., those ?5 years without known HIV) 3. To compare the costs and epidemiological impact of the use of home-based testing for TB infection to facilitate TPT initiation among household contacts not currently prioritized for TPT (i.e., those ?5 years without known HIV)
Uganda 2023-06-06 8:04:23 2026-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
EDWARD KAMUGISHA SSAJJABBI
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A visual narrative of the material culture from South Western Batwa community in Uganda
REFNo: SS1787ES

To develop painterly visual narratives inspired by the Batwa material culture through studio exploration,To assess the effects of gazetting forests into conservation areas by the government on Batwa material culture,To analyze the functionality of the Batwa material culture,To establish the historical developments of the material culture used by the Batwa communities,The main objecte of the study is to produce painterly visual narratives of material culture from the South Western Batwa community in Uganda,
Uganda 2023-06-06 7:59:54 2026-06-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Nusula Namukasa Sarah
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Nutritional Ecology of Ceratotherium Simum Simum at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Nakasongola District Uganda
REFNo: NS575ES

Main objective: To describe the nutritional strategy of southern white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino. Sanctuary, Uganda. Specific objectives: 1. To evaluate the macro and micro nutrient content in the plants consumed by rhinos at ZRs. 2. To determine the nutrient intake rate by rhinos based on plant types and quantities consumed at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. 3. To compare macro and micro nutrients in plants consumed by rhinos at ZRS during day and night.
Uganda 2023-06-06 7:58:39 2026-06-06 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SAMSON BASOME
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CHURCH INVOLVEMENT IN CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF ANGLICAN CHURCH OF UGANDA PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
REFNo: SS1790ES

1.To ascertain how the Anglican Church of Uganda's involvement in curriculum implementation contributes to internal and external Quality Assurance Standards of her universities in Uganda.
2.To determine the extent to which the Anglican Church of Uganda's involvement in curriculum planning for human and physical resource management contributes to the success of Quality Assurance Standards of her universities in Uganda
3.To establish the extent to which the Anglican Church of Uganda's involvement in funding and financial management predict the quality assurance standards in Uganda.
4.To ascertain the statistically significant relationship between the Anglican Church of Uganda's involvement in Curriculum Management and Quality Assurance Standards at her universities in Uganda.

Uganda 2023-06-06 7:57:44 2026-06-06 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
REBECCA NANTANDA
ID: UNCST-2019-R001533
Identifying implementation strategies for ALRITE, a mobile health tool to guide management of acute respiratory illnesses in young children.
REFNo: HS2789ES

Broad Objective: To generate, describe and prioritize barriers and facilitators to ALRITE implementation, and potential implementation strategies through an active participatory process involving Ugandan healthcare providers and key healthcare administrators


Specific objectives
1. To generate a broad list and description of barriers and facilitators to ALRITE implementation.
2. To generate and refine a list of implementation strategies tailored to Ugandan primary care health centers.
Uganda 2023-06-06 7:56:12 2026-06-06 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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