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Robert Mboizi Baldwin
ID: UNCST-2020-R014356
Optimising Eligibility Criteria for Participant Selection in Maternal Vaccine Trials in Low-Resource Settings (ACCESS).
REFNo: HS7404ES

1. To conduct a systematic review and analyse existing eligibility criteria used in maternal vaccine trials globally, with a focus on their applicability and limitations in low-resource settings.

2. Determine the proportion of women ineligible to participate in maternal vaccine clinical trials at Kawempe National Referral Hospital using an eligibility assessment tool.

3. Determine the pregnancy outcomes in women ineligible for maternal vaccine trials at Kawempe National Referral Hospital using an eligibility assessment tool.

4. Identify factors associated with pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women excluded from trial participation.

Uganda 2026-04-20 16:50:32 2029-04-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Yudaya Nakyeyune
ID: UNCST-2026-R024597
Using Play in Culturally Responsive Ways to Enhance Children’s Numeracy Skills Achievement in Refugee-Hosting ECD Centers in Kampala
REFNo: SS5116ES

1. To analyze children's voices of learning through play in refugee hosting ECD centers in Kampala.
2. To identify the challenges teachers encounter when using play in the teaching of numeracy in refugee hosting ECD centers in Kampala
3 To establish the impact of engagement in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) on teachers' knowledge regarding the use of play-based methods in culturally responsive ways in refugee hosting ECD centers in Kampala
4. To assess the impact of engagement in culturally responsive learning through play activities on children's numeracy achievement in refugee hosting ECD venters in Kampala
Uganda 2026-04-20 16:47:28 2029-04-20 Social Science and Humanities Clinical Trial Degree Award
PIUS OKELLO ROBERT
ID: UNCST-2026-R024675
School Management Functions and Academic Performance of Students in Government-Aided Secondary Schools A Case of Dokolo District, Uganda
REFNo: SS5162ES

Purpose of Study
To investigate the contribution of School Management Functions and its relationship with academic Performance of Students in Government-aided Secondary Schools in Dokolo District.


Specific Objectives
1. To evaluate the effect of management planning function on academic performance of students in Government-aided Secondary Schools in Dokolo District.

2. To analyze the effect of management organizing function on academic
performance students in Government-aided Secondary Schools in Dokolo District.

3. To assess the role of management controlling function on academic performance of students in Government-aided Secondary Schools in Dokolo District.

4. To investigate the mediating effects of perceived on relationship between school management functions and academic performance of students in government-aided Secondary Schools in Dokolo District.
Uganda 2026-04-20 16:25:31 2029-04-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Clifton IRAHUKA
ID: UNCST-2025-R018482
Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Offline-First AI Health Companion for Frontline Health Workers in Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Concurrent Triangulation Study
REFNo: HS7408ES

General objective To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an offline-first AI Health Companion for clinical decision-making among Frontline Health Workers in health facilities in Luweero District, Uganda. Specific objectives To assess the feasibility of the offline-first AI Health Companion application among FHWs in public health facilities in Luweero district. To evaluate the acceptability of the offline-first AI Health Companion among FHW in public health facilities in Luweero district. To determine the individual, technological and organisational factors that influence the adoption and sustained use of AI clinical decision support tools among FHWs in public health facilities in Luweero district. To explore the facilitators of and barriers to scaling offline AI decision support tools among FHWs in Luweero district
Uganda 2026-04-20 16:19:00 2029-04-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Madrine Nabukenya Mkisa
ID: UNCST-2026-R024084
Psychological Resilience among Teachers in Private Secondary Schools in Wakiso District, Uganda.
REFNo: SS5118ES

i) To document factors that influence the psychological resilience of teachers in private secondary schools in Wakiso district ii) To explore the perception of teachers on self-efficacy, affective flexibility, and spiritual well-being in private secondary schools in Wakiso district. iii) To assess the influence of self-efficacy, flexibility, and spiritual well-being on teachers’ ability to adapt to employment terms (remuneration, job security, career growth, workload management, resource management) in a private secondary school in Wakiso district. iv) Examine the relationships that may exist between self-efficacy, flexibility, spiritual well-being, and psychological resilience among teachers in private secondary schools in Wakiso district.
Uganda 2026-04-20 16:16:00 2029-04-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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