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Robert Muyinda
ID: UNCST-2025-R019365
 BIOREMEDIATION OF AFLATOXIN IN SELECTED FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS USING LIGNINOLYTIC ENZYME EXTRACTS FROM SPENT SUBSTRATES OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus ostreatus)
REFNo: A611ES

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the postharvest practices of maize and groundnuts, aflatoxin levels, cancer risks and the biodegradation potential of ligninolytic enzyme extracts from used P. ostreatus substrates on the total aflatoxin.
1.3.2 Specific objectives
The specific objectives of the study are to:
1.Determine postharvest handling practices as drivers of AF contamination in food in Teso and Busoga subregions.
2.Determine the total AF content (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2) in food (maize and groundnuts products).
3.Assess dietary exposure and the risks to the consumers (adults and children) of maize and groundnuts products.
4.Determine the AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 levels, formed metabolites and their toxicity in food (maize) after the ligninolytic enzyme bioremediation.

Uganda 2025-07-10 14:15:03 2028-07-10 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Susan Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R016828
 Improving Adolescent Reproductive Health in Uganda: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities in the Development and Implementation of Policies on Adolescent Pregnancies
REFNo: HS6231ES

1.To assess current reproductive health policies targeted at addressing adolescent pregnancies in East Africa 2.To determine the trends in prevalences and associated factors of adolescent pregnancies in Uganda using the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) 3.To study barriers, facilitators, and coping mechanisms for the development and implementation of selected ARH policies in Uganda. 4.To co-create feasible recommendations to improve ARH policies' content and implementation
Uganda 2025-07-10 14:09:39 2028-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Moses  Anyit Wany
ID: UNCST-2024-R002083
 PREVALENCE, ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VAGINAL BACTERIAL COLONIZATION AMONG WOMEN WITH CERVICAL CANCER AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5800ES

1. To determine the prevalence of vaginal bacterial colonization among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
2. To identify the bacteria commonly isolated from the vagina among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
3. To describe the antimicrobial sensitivity of vaginal bacteria isolated among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara regional Referral Hospital.
4. To determine the factors associated with vaginal bacterial colonization among women with cervical at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
 South Sudan 2025-07-10 14:08:02 2028-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
ETWOP PATRICK
ID: UNCST-2024-R005206
 PREVALENCE, SEVERITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANEMIA AMONG WOMEN WITH UTERINE FIBROIDS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS5815ES

1. Prevalence of anemia among women with uterine fibroids at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
2. Severity of anemia among women with uterine fibroids at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
3. Factors associated with anemia among women with uterine fibroids at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
 Uganda 2025-07-10 14:05:36 2028-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
FREDDIE SSENGOOBA Peter
ID: UNCST-2021-R011834
 Exploring the Future of First Referral Hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa as part of Integrated Primary Care Systems: Service delivery, Workforce dynamics and Technology integration (AFRHiCARE).
REFNo: HS5835ES

Study Aim: To generate evidence that informs thinking and the strategic development of First Referral Hospitals (FRH) in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa with regard to the services they deliver, their performance, their workforce requirements, behaviours and skill-mix, and how they integrate technologies to enhance service delivery, quality of care, and equity within Primary Health Care (PHC) systems.

Study Objectives:
1. Assess Hospital Service Availability, Readiness, and Delivery in selected FRH.
2. Evaluate the performance of selected FRH in terms of responsiveness, care quality, referral systems and technology use.
3. Track the self-reported well-being, performance, and behaviours of frontline health workers, including retention preferences in selected FRH.
4. Investigate hospital governance, leadership, and management practices, with a focus on organisational learning, human resource management and the adoption of technology in selected FRH.
5. Examine the skill-mix and roles within inter-professional teams and their interaction with technologies in selected FRH.
6. Assess the influence of gender, inclusion, diversity and climate across all objectives.

 Uganda 2025-07-10 14:04:04 2028-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Flavia Luwedde Aliba
ID: UNCST-2023-R007953
 Knowledge, attitude and practices of patients towards early diagnosis of colorectal cancer and lived experiences in Eastern Uganda
REFNo: HS5889ES

To describe lived experiences of patients with CRC,To describe practices towards CRC early diagnosis,To understand the attitude towards CRC early diagnosis,To examine the knowledge about CRC early diagnosis,To explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of patients towards CRC early diagnosis and their lived experiences in Eastern Uganda.,
 Uganda 2025-07-10 14:01:16 2028-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Claire Namuwaya
ID: UNCST-2022-R011470
 Knowledge, attitude, and uptake of Human papillomavirus vaccine among schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in eastern Uganda.
REFNo: HS6080ES

To explore the factors associated with HPV uptake among schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To determine the level of uptake of HPV vaccine in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To investigate the attitudes towards HPV vaccination in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To assess the knowledge on HPV vaccination in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,To describe the factors that influence the uptake of HPV vaccine in schoolgirls aged 9-14 years in Iganga district.,
 Uganda 2025-07-10 13:58:15 2028-07-10 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
ELTON WANDIRA GEORGE
ID: UNCST-2024-R016356
 UPTAKE OF PROSTATE BIOPSY AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY FOUND TO HAVE ELEVATED PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN RESULTS AT KYABIRWA SURGICAL CENTER, JINJA CITY
REFNo: SS3886ES

General objective To assess uptake of prostate biopsy and its predictors among patients previously found to have elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, Jinja city. Specific objectives 1. To determine the proportion of patients, previously found to have elevated Prostate Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, which subsequently uptakes prostate biopsy. 2. To establish the patient-related predictors of prostate biopsy uptake among patients previously found to have elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, Jinja city. 3. To establish the Institutional predictors of prostate biopsy uptake among patients previously found to have elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen levels at Kyabirwa Surgical Center, Jinja city.
 Uganda 2025-07-10 13:54:46 2028-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Oyo Charles
ID: UNCST-2025-R017632
 Governing Board Functionality in Catholic Institutions in Uganda: Critical Refelection on Education and Health Institutions
REFNo: SS3883ES

1.3 The General Objective
The general objective of this study is to explore the functionality of the governing boards in Catholic institutions in Uganda.
1.4 Specific Objectives
1. To assess the governing boards functions in Catholic institutions in Uganda.
2. To assess the drivers of governing board functionality in catholic institutions in Uganda.
3. To assess employees’ perceptions on governing board functionality in Catholic Institutions


Uganda 2025-07-10 13:51:55 2028-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mary Nabacwa Ssonko
ID: UNCST-2023-R007407
 The contribution of Results Based Financing Supported Health Facilities to Gender Based Violence and Reproductive Health Service Provision: A Case Study of the Heroes Program in Eastern and Central Uganda
REFNo: SS3906ES

Identify the scope of coverage of GBV/RH in Heroes program RBF enrolled versus non-enrolled health facilities. ,To examine the challenges of the RBF approach in GBV/RH work in health facilities in the Heroes program districts of focus. ,To assess the contribution of RBF to the health systems strengthening blocks in GBV/RH service provision in the Heroes program. ,To examine the levels of satisfaction with the GBV/RH services in the Heroes program RBF enrolled versus non-enrolled health facilities. ,To assess the contribution of RBF to GBV/RH service provision in supported health facilities in Central and Eastern Uganda using the case of the Heroes Program.,
 Uganda 2025-07-10 13:47:16 2028-07-10 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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