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Byaruhanga RichardSserioza
ID: UNCST-2025-R017563
Effects, Risk Factors, and Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Southwestern Uganda
REFNo: HS6938ES

1. To the impact of MDR/XDR TB on the quality of life of patients attending Mbarara, Kabale, and Fortportal Regional Referral Hospitals. 2. To establish treatment outcomes (cured, treatment completed, failure, died or lost follow-up) among MDR/XDR TB patients over a four-year period (January 2019 to December 2023) 3. To identify risk factors that predispose to MDR / XDR TB in patients from Southwestern Uganda.
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:20:40 2029-02-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Mi Kyoung PARK
ID: UNCST-2025-R019313
Long-term Effectiveness of Vocational Training Programs for Ex-combatants in Post-conflict Uganda: A 20-Year Retrospective Study on Social Reintegration Impacts
REFNo: SS4015ES

To assess the long-term e?ectiveness of vocational training programs provided to ex-combatants in Uganda approximately 20 years after implementation, focusing on their current socio-economic status and level of social integration.
South Korea 2026-02-20 15:19:35 2029-02-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Simon Peter Kibira Peter Sebina
ID: UNCST-2019-R000492
Evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and cost of implementing a Multiple First-line Therapies strategy for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Uganda
REFNo: HS6995ES

1. To evaluate the process of co-design (stakeholder participation, inclusiveness, decision-making mechanisms, and alignment with policy processes). 2. To evaluate the outputs of co-design, including whether the resulting MFT models are feasible, contextually appropriate, and aligned with national policies and system capacities. 3. To implement, document and iteratively adapt MFT strategies, assessing feasibility, fidelity, acceptability and contextual adaptation across delivery settings. 4. To identify and assess the policy, supply chain, and health system factors – including stakeholder engagement – that influence implementation and decisions on scale-up across sectors. 5. To evaluate the cost, cost drivers, and overall cost impact of implementing and sustaining MFT models implemented across the four countries in diverse health system contexts.
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:16:41 2029-02-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Ruth Kigozi Nassali
ID: UNCST-2021-R013025
Optimizing Malaria Surveillance: National-level Review of approaches, tools and interventions to inform innovative strategies for Uganda
REFNo: SS4862ES

2.1 Study Aim: • To assess the impact, experiences and outcomes of malaria surveillance interventions, approaches and tools in Uganda. 2.2 Study Objectives: • To investigate the effects of interventions, approaches and tools aimed at improving malaria surveillance system performance, data quality, and data use. • To systematically identify surveillance strengthening challenges and existing evidence-informed solutions critical for impact and provision of value for money.
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:12:21 2029-02-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Balaamsikina Mwasa
ID: UNCST-2025-R022991
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORMS AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG SELECTED PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS4822ES

I. Evaluate the effect of structural financial management reforms on financial accountability in selected public sector organizations in Uganda.
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II. Assess the effect of policy-related financial management reforms on financial accountability in selected public sector organizations in Uganda.
III. Examine the effect of technological financial management reforms on financial accountability in selected public sector organizations in Uganda.
IV. Analyse the influence of audit and internal control reforms on financial accountability in selected public sector organizations in Uganda.
V. Determine the effect of revenue management reforms on financial accountability in selected public sector organizations in Uganda.
VI. Examine the moderating effect of institutional culture on the relationship between financial management reforms and financial accountability in selected public sector organizations in Uganda.
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:11:19 2029-02-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
GEOFFREY OCEN
ID: UNCST-2025-R022953
Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes and associated factors among patients receiving treatment at Dokolo HCIV, Northern Uganda
REFNo: HS7060ES

General Objective To measure Tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients receiving treatment at Dokolo HCIV in Northern Uganda. Specific Objectives 1.To describe the TB treatment outcomes among patient’s receiving treatment at Dokolo HCIV 2.To determine the proportion of patients achieving successful TB treatment outcomes 3.To identify Socio-demographic factors associated with TB treatment outcomes 4.To investigate the clinical factors associated with TB treatment outcomes
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:09:10 2029-02-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joan Kekimuri
ID: UNCST-2025-R021625
MUJAGUZO ROYAL DRUM OF BUGANDA KINGDOM: CHRONICLES OF ITS ORIGIN, MEANING-MAKING, AND CONTINUITY
REFNo: SS4868ES

1. To document the history of the Mujaguzo royal drum. 2. To identify qualities of Mujaguzo Royal Drum as a mystical art form. 3. To disinter the rituals that encompass interregnum meaning of oral continuity from one rule to another 4. To visually interpret the mystical meaning attached to Mujaguzo royal drum through visual art.
Uganda 2026-02-20 15:08:03 2029-02-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Anacret Byamukama
ID: UNCST-2023-R007193
Prevalence and predictors of structural lung abnormalities among people with and without latent TB infection in rural Uganda
REFNo: HS3537ES

To identify potential predictive factors associated with structural lung abnormalities among people with LTBI compared to those without, exploring demographic, clinical, and environmental variables,To examine the patterns and distribution of structural lung abnormalities in adults with LTBI compared to those without, within southwestern Uganda. ,To assess the prevalence of structural lung abnormalities among people with and without LTBI in a population-based cohort within southwestern Uganda.,To examine the prevalence, patterns, distribution and predictors of structural lung abnormalities among adult people with and without latent TB infection (LTBI) within south-Western Uganda,
Uganda 2026-02-20 14:15:05 2029-02-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Ibrahim Wanyama
ID: UNCST-2025-R017076
CIRcularity of Nutrients in AgroecoSystems and co-benefits on animal and human health (CIRNA)
REFNo: A670ES

The main objective of CIRNA is the development, assessment, and promotion of farmerapproved, lab- and field-tested manure management practices for smallholders that ensure better organic fertilizer quality, health and safety for humans, animals, and the environment, are socially inclusive and improve peoples’ livelihoods. The following are the objectives under this study Research objectives: Objective 1: To characterize manure management practices and feed basket composition in smallholder mixed crop-pig production systems in Uganda and their relationships to manure chemical and zoonotic pathogen/parasite composition. Objective 2: To determine the chemical and zoonotic pathogen/parasite composition of manure in smallholder crop-pig production systems in Uganda, and establish the relationship between manure composition and manure management practices. Objective 3: To quantify nutrient losses from selected manure management interventions in smallholder mixed crop-pig production systems through a mass balance approach and evaluate the fertilizer value of the produced manure. Objective 4: To access the performance of agricultural production, market integration, nutrition and food security, poverty, and gender across the different dimensions of sustainability using the Objective 5: To evaluate effects of selected manure management interventions on occurrence of microbial indicator species in smallholder mixed crop-pig production systems
Uganda 2026-02-20 14:11:36 2029-02-20 Agricultural Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Brenda Ogutu
ID: UNCST-2025-R021834
Understanding Community Communication and Pro-Social Engagement in Uganda: A Behavioral System Mapping Approach
REFNo: SS4873ES

This study aims to identify structural and behavioral factors (drivers, barriers, and levers) that
influence either increasing or decreasing prosocial engagement across different population
segments in Uganda, using a systems perspective. The goal is to use these insights to design
and test contextually grounded behavioral interventions that enable and empower civil
society organizations (CSOs) to influence and enhance prosocial engagement in the country.
This study will also apply the COM-B model as follows:
? Capability: Evaluating citizens' knowledge and skills to participate.
? Opportunity: Examining how access to information and spaces for engagement
either promote or hinder prosocial engagement.
? Motivation: Analyzing how beliefs, norms, and trust shape the willingness to
participate in prosocial activities.
Each research question will be aligned with the COM-B dimensions
Kenya 2026-02-18 12:56:59 2029-02-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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