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Joannah Nalwoga
ID: UNCST-2024-R002651
PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OFFERING POST-PARTUM CONTRACEPTION BY HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN KAYUNGA DISTRICT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
REFNo: HS6011ES

III. To establish the healthcare facility-related factors associated with using Postpartum contraception in Kayunga District,II. To document the individual-related factors (Knowledge, attitudes, practices) of healthcare workers associated with the use of Postpartum contraception among mothers in Kayunga District.,I. To determine the prevalence of the use of Postpartum contraception among mothers in Kayunga District.,
Uganda 2025-07-22 15:05:22 2028-07-22 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Sophia Nakitto
ID: UNCST-2024-R002921
Prevalence and treatment outcomes of children below 15 years with severe malaria hemoglobinuria, a retrospective study at Kayunga regional referral hospital.
REFNo: HS6156ES

To determine the prevalence of severe malaria among children below 15 years admitted at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To determine the prevalence of severe malaria with hemoglobinuria among children below 15 years admitted at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To identify the factors associated with severe malaria with hemoglobinuria among children below15 years admitted with severe malaria at Kayunga regional referral hospital. To determine the immediate outcomes among children below 15 years managed for severe malaria with haemoglobinuria.
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:52:41 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jimmy Haumba Hyuha
ID: UNCST-2024-R002430
Fit Factors and Job Performance of Administrative Employees: Moderating Effect of Employee Resilience in Public Universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS3933ES

To determine the moderating effect of employee resilience on the relationship beween fit factors and job performance among administrative employees in public universities in Uganda.,To investigate the relationship between employee resilience and the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda,To examine the impact of fit factors on the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda,To investigate the moderating effect of employee resilience in relation to fit factors and the job performance of administrative employees within public universities in Uganda.,
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:51:30 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Joseph Munyangabo
ID: UNCST-2024-R015902
FROM IN-KIND TO CASH AND VOUCHER ASSISTANCE (CVA): SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR WELFARE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3896ES

The main objective of the study is to examine the socio-economic implications of the transition from in-kind to cash and voucher assistance on the welfare of refugees and host communities in Uganda.
The following are specific Objectives
1. To investigate enablers and barriers of CVA modality in Uganda.
2. To analyze the socio-economic effects of CVA on the welfare of refugees and host communities in Uganda.
3. To examine the challenges and opportunities in CVA implementation and their implications on humanitarian assistance in Uganda.
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:50:18 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Samara Toussaint
ID: UNCST-2025-R016798
DISPLACED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: EXPLORING AND ASSESSING INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA, HIV TESTING BEHAVIORS, AND THE ACCEPTABILITY OF HIV SELF-TESTING AMONG REFUGEE WOMEN IN WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS4001ES

1. Conduct an ethnographic study to explore the experiences and perceptions of HIV-related stigma among refugee women living in Nakivale, Uganda, and how these perceptions influence their HIV testing behaviors. 2. Draw upon principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to co-design an HIV self-testing intervention with refugee women residing in Nakivale, Uganda
USA 2025-07-18 14:48:18 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Patience Tugume
ID: UNCST-2024-R002213
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND CONSERVATION OF COMMONLY TRADED MEDICINAL PLANTS IN A CLIMATE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT IN EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3825ES

Main objective
To formulate and design evidence-based interventions to address the loss in medicinal plant diversity in Uganda.
Specific objectives
i.Document commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
ii.Assess the conservation status of the most commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
iii.Determine the demographic factors that influence community knowledge and attitudes towards conservation of commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
iv.Examine the role of cultural beliefs in the sustainable utilization of commonly traded medicinal plants in Eastern Uganda.
v.To design evidence-based intervention that can support and promote sustainable utilization of commonly traded medicinal plants under climate changing conditions in Uganda.
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:42:43 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Alex Twinomuhwezi
ID: UNCST-2024-R016109
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN HUMAN AND STRUCTURAL CAPITAL AND GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY: A STUDY OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN UGANDA.
REFNo: SS3821ES

1. To examine the association between human capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
2. To examine the association between structural capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
3. To establish the relationship between employability skills and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
4. To establish whether employability skills mediate the relationship between human capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
5. To establish whether employability skills mediate the relationship between structural capital and graduate employability in public universities in South-Western Uganda.
6. To establish the interactive effect of human capital and structural capital on graduate employability.

Uganda 2025-07-18 14:39:57 2028-07-18 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
DICKSON TAYEBWA
ID: UNCST-2021-R012253
ECOLOGY OF FREE-ROAMING DOGS AND THE CONTROL MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE THE ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: HS5222ES

1. To determine the demographics and ecology of free-roaming dogs in Kampala metropolitan area
2. To assess the risk of dog bites and transmission of rabies that free-roaming dogs pose to the community in Kampala metropolitan area
3. To identify viruses of importance to human and animal health circulating in free-roaming dogs in Uganda across a gradient of contact with wildlife
4. To document the dog ownership practices that perpetuate free-roaming dogs in urban and rural settings in Uganda.
5. To assess the dog community sentiments towards free-roaming dogs in urban and rural settings in Uganda.
6. To assess the effectiveness of a sterilization community clinic in managing the population and the public health risks associated with free-roaming dogs

Uganda 2025-07-18 14:35:31 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
SHAKILLAH  NAMATOVU
ID: UNCST-2022-R009404
ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINATION UPTAKE AND ITS PREDICTORS AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS (10-14 YEARS) IN MBARARA DISTRICT
REFNo: HS6133ES

General Objective
This study aims to assess the level of uptake of the HPV vaccine and its predictors among female
adolescents (10-14 years) in mbarara district
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1.3.2. Specific Objectives
(i). To assess the level of awareness of and uptake of HPV vaccination among females aged 10-14
years in mbarara district
(ii). To determine factors associated with the uptake of HPV vaccination among females aged 10-
14 years in mbarara distric
Uganda 2025-07-18 14:30:06 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Paineto Masengere
ID: UNCST-2021-R013195
Sustainability of Evidence-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Mukono and Buikwe Districts, Uganda: A Post-Intervention Study
REFNo: HS6237ES

1. Examine the trends of CVD profiles and their determinants in Mukono and Buikwe districts over 10 years (2015-2024).
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions of the SPICES project for the prevention of CVDs in Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda.
3. Assess the sustainability of evidence-based interventions for the prevention of CVDs in Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda, three years post SPICES project implementation.
4. Explore the factors influencing the sustainability of evidence-based interventions for the prevention of CVDs in Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda.

Uganda 2025-07-18 14:22:43 2028-07-18 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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