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SANDRA NABATANZI
ID: UNCST-2025-R020333
 Improving civil registration and vital statistics through implementation of an integrated digital maternal and perinatal death registration system at health facilities in Uganda
REFNo: HS6898ES

1. To evaluate existing information systems for maternal and perinatal death registration, including mapping data flows, and identification of barriers and enabling factors for use of an integrated digital death registry. 2. To co-design implementation strategies to improve acceptability and use of an integrated digital maternal and perinatal death registry in health facilities in Mukono district. 3. Evaluate implementation outcomes specifically, feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of using an integrated digital death registry to capture maternal and perinatal deaths and assess data quality of maternal and perinatal death reporting in health facilities in Mukono district.
Uganda 2026-01-27 19:37:43 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Peace Yikiru
ID: UNCST-2025-R020856
 THE STRUCTURE OF THE LUGBARATI CLAUSE: DOCUMENTING AN UNDERDESCRIBED AFRICAN LANGUAGE AS A CONTRIBUTION TO EPISTEMIC JUSTICE
REFNo: SS4699ES

This study will be guided by the following objectives:
i. To determine the structure of the noun phrase in the Lugbarati clause;
ii. To examine the structure of the verb phrase in the Lugbarati clause;
iii. To analyze information packaging patterns in the Lugbarati clause;
iv. To investigate how the documentation of Lugbarati can contribute to epistemic justice.

Uganda 2026-01-27 19:35:58 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
James Odongo
ID: UNCST-2025-R019653
 The Impact of the Revised Leblango Orthography on Reading Comprehension within the Domain of the Thematic Curriculum in Lango Sub-region
REFNo: SS4666ES

i.To examine teachers’ knowledge of the revised Lëblaŋo orthographic conventions for effective teaching of reading lessons in mother tongue.
ii.To investigate teacher-learners’ classroom practices when using the revised Lëblaŋo orthography during reading lessons in mother tongue.
iii.To assess the contribution of the revised Lëblaŋo orthography on reading comprehension in mother tongue.

 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:34:26 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Sseremba Mark
ID: UNCST-2025-R022376
 Performance Management Reforms in Uganda,s Public Service: An Exploration of the Experiences of Key Implementers of Performance Agreement
REFNo: SS4719ES

General objective To explore the experiences of key implementers of performance management reforms – performance agreements in the Uganda public service. Specific objectives of the study The research will address the following specific objectives: 1) To explore the endogenous and exogenous drivers that led to the introduction of performance agreements in Uganda’s public service. 2) To explore what implementers perceive as critical factors responsible for the successful implementation of performance agreements in the Uganda Public Service 3) To explore, from the perspective of implementers, the effect of performance agreements on the functioning of Uganda's public service.
Uganda 2026-01-27 19:32:42 2029-01-27 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Grace Lubega Biyinzika
ID: UNCST-2020-R014149
 Exploring factors influencing community-level antimicrobial stewardship in Wakiso district, Uganda
REFNo: HS6799ES

3. To investigate the contextual and systemic factors that enable or constrain antimicrobial stewardship at community level.,2. To examine the social and cultural factors that influence community members’ engagement with antimicrobial stewardship.,1. To explore how laypersons interpret, understand, and incorporate antimicrobial stewardship principles and practices into their everyday lives.,To explore factors that shape laypersons’ engagement with antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in Wakiso district, Uganda.
 Uganda 2026-01-27 19:30:48 2029-01-27 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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