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Betty Mwesigwa
ID: UNCST-2020-R014667
 Project CN001: Cervical Cancer Prevention Clinical Services Utilization Mapping Initiative at ‘CASCADE’ Network Clinical Sites
REFNo: HS6829ES

Evaluate clinical service utilization and outcomes of cervical cancer screenings and treatment among WLWH within existing CASCADE participating sites.

Design locally adapted protocols using service utilization and patient outcome data reports.


 Uganda 2026-06-19 13:48:28 2029-06-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Martha Kyoshaba
ID: UNCST-2025-R022995
 Burnout and Work Engagement: A Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model Study on Administrative Staff in Public Universities in Uganda. A Case of MUST
REFNo: SS5020ES

To assess the job demands (JDs) and job resources/personal resources (JRs/PRs) experienced by administrative staff at MUST. To establish whether job demands (JDs) predict burnout (BO) among administrative staff. To determine whether (a) job resources (JRs) and (b) personal resources (PRs) predict work engagement (WE) among administrative staff To examine whether (a) burnout (BO) and work engagement (WE) predict organizational outcomes (OO) of administrative staff. To develop a policy brief for preventing and managing burnout (BO) and enhancing work engagement (WE) among administrative staff at MUST
Uganda 2026-06-19 13:45:29 2029-06-19 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
JAMIRA KAYERA
ID: UNCST-2025-R022189
 Knowledge and Attitudes about Sickle Cell Disease and its management among HealthCare Providers treating Adolescents and Young adults at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. (KASHAY-study).
REFNo: HS7892ES

1. To determine knowledge about SCD and its management among healthcare providers of adolescents and young adults at JRRH 2. To explore healthcare providers’ perceptions, experiences, and attitudes toward Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and its management among adolescents and young adults at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH).
 Uganda 2026-06-19 13:42:22 2029-06-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Yesse Mutabazi
ID: UNCST-2025-R022900
 HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF CHILDREN WITH HEMOPHILIA IN SOUTHWESTERN UGANDA
REFNo: HS7695ES

1. To evaluate the health-related quality of life of children aged 4-17 years with hemophilia A and B at the hematology unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital and its satellite clinics.

2. To describe the factors associated with the poor health-related quality of life of children aged 4-17 years with hemophilia A and B at the hematology unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital and its satellite clinics.

3. To document the lived experiences of children aged 4-17 years with hemophilia A and B at the hematology unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital and its satellite clinics.

 Uganda 2026-06-19 13:36:14 2029-06-19 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Agnes Nalunga
ID: UNCST-2026-R023401
 Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastics by Landfill-Sourced Bacteria for Environmental Applications
REFNo: NS1251ES

To isolate, characterize and assess the plastic -degrading potential and biosafety of microbial strains from Masese Landfill, Uganda for sustainable waste management
 Uganda 2026-06-19 13:20:22 2029-06-19 Natural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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