Stephen Tukwasibwe
ID: UNCST-2022-R011535
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Surveillance of malaria drug and diagnostic resistance in newly arrived refugees in Uganda
REFNo: HS5317ES
1. To characterize drug resistance profiles of P. falciparum parasites collected from newly arrived refugees in Uganda
2. To evaluate the prevalence of P. falciparum HRP-2 gene deletions that mediate diagnostic resistance in newly arrived refugees in Uganda
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Uganda |
2024-12-23 11:42:43 |
2027-12-23 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Stephen Businge
ID: UNCST-2023-R007172
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SMART O2: Adjusting oxygen to patient needs.An observation study of oxygen administration to critically ill children admitted to Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital in Mbarara, Uganda.
REFNo: HS3390ES
To use these data to develop a clinical algorithm (Smart O2) that guides health workers on titrating oxygen administration for critically ill children,To conduct an observational study to collect baseline data in a cohort of 200 critically ill children receiving oxygen treatment in the acute pediatric ward of a Ugandan hospital. ,The overall goal of this study is to optimize the clinical use of oxygen.,
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Uganda |
2023-12-21 21:09:03 |
2026-12-21 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Steven Atukwase Kabaringo
ID:
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The military in peace keeping operations: Uganda 1994-2022
REFNo: SS1417ES
General objective
•To assess the nature of military peacekeeping operations
Specific objectives
•To examine the nature of military peace keeping operations.
•To analyse the roles of the military in peace keeping operations
•To examine the perception of the political and military and leadership on peace keeping deployments.
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Uganda |
2022-09-08 15:14:39 |
2025-09-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Stephen Pande Legesi
ID:
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Sentinel Surveillance for Adverse Events of Special Interest after Vaccination with COVID-19 Vaccines-Uganda
REFNo: HS2370ES
Primary Objectives
The overall aim of this surveillance protocol is to monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in UGANDA in near real-time for pre-specified AESI conditions and evaluation to inform decision making to maintain public confidence in the vaccination program
Specific Objective
The specific objective of this evaluation is to assess the risk of pre-defined AESI following vaccination with a COVID-19 vaccine by brand.
Secondary objectives
1.To strengthen Uganda’s active AEFI Surveillance system
2.To describe lessons learned from implementing active surveillance for various COVID 19 vaccine products.
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Uganda |
2023-05-02 22:08:38 |
2026-05-02 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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SCHOLASTICA TIGURYERA
ID:
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Instructional leadership and teaching quality of academic staff mediated by self-efficacy in public universities in Uganda
REFNo: SS2245ES
i. Examine the influence of instructional leadership on teaching quality of academic staff in public universities in Uganda.
ii. Assess the influence of instructional leadership on self-efficacy of academic staff in public universities in Uganda.
iii. Examine the influence of self-efficacy of academic staff on teaching quality in public universities in Uganda.
iv. Test the mediating effect of teacher self-efficacy on the influence of instructional leadership on teaching quality of academic staff in public universities in Uganda.
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Uganda |
2024-01-25 17:34:18 |
2027-01-25 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Susan Tino
ID:
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Scale-Up and Capacity Building in Behavioral Science to Improve the Uptake of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services (SupCap)
REFNo: HS1196ES
1. To test if the BSci Package can lead to an increased uptake of modern contraceptive methods improvements in gender norms, an increase in knowledge of contraceptive methods, birth spacing, and childrearing among postpartum women.
2. To find out how we effectively and efficiently replicate and scale up the BSci Package across Eastern Uganda and elsewhere.
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Uganda |
2021-04-08 |
2024-04-08 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Samara Toussaint
ID: UNCST-2025-R016798
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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
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USA |
2025-07-18 14:48:18 |
2028-07-18 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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MARY AJIKO MARGARET
ID:
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IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON ACCESS TO PAEDIATRIC SURGERY IN TESO SUB-REGION in Uganda: A Mixed methods study
REFNo: HS2205ES
2. Explore factors that are limiting and promoting the timely and safe management of children with surgical conditions in Eastern Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic,1.1. Compare volume and types of surgical procedures performed in. children in all hospitals and HC IVs in the entire Teso-subregion before and during the Covid-19 pandemic , The overall objective is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric surgical activity in Teso subregion in Eastern Uganda,
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Uganda |
2022-05-04 14:26:05 |
2025-05-04 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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MARY AJIKO MARGARET
ID:
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Prevalence of Paediatric burn injuries Admitted to a hospital in Teso sub-region Eastern Uganda: lessons for prevention
REFNo: HS3484ES
The main objective of this study is to investigate the causes, characteristics, patterns, geographic determinants of paediatric burns and identifying the barriers and enablers to their prevention in a home.
Specific Objective of the Study
1. To examine the typical patterns and causes of paediatric burn injuries leading to hospitalization.
2. To establish care givers’ understandings of the injury to their children, considering both injury determinants and preventive means.
3. To assess the effects of various characteristics of the living area on paediatric burn injuries.
4. To determine the enablers and barriers to the creation of safe environment, the implementation of safe practices and the use of products that control or prevent childhood burn injuries in the home.
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Uganda |
2024-01-23 16:58:07 |
2027-01-23 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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STUART TURANZOMWE
ID:
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PREVALENCE, SEVERITY AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANAEMIA AMONG WOMEN WITH CERVICAL CANCER AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS2749ES
To determine the factors associated with anaemia among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To describe the severity of anaemia among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence of anaemia among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,To determine the prevalence, severity and factors associated with anaemia among women with cervical cancer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital,
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Uganda |
2023-04-12 14:46:12 |
2026-04-12 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Sylivia Tushabe Byarugaba
ID:
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Skills Development and Graduate Employability in the Hospitality sector of South Western Uganda: case study of kabale district
REFNo: SS2048ES
Objective 2: To investigate how graduates in the hospitality business are affected by the development of socio-emotional skills, or \"soft skills.\" 1. Research Design o Mixed Methods: Combine quantitative and qualitative approaches. o Quantitative: Administer a survey questionnaire. o Qualitative: Conduct in-depth interviews or focus group discussions. o Sample: Randomly select a representative sample of hospitality graduates. o Data Analysis: Use statistical analysis for quantitative data and thematic analysis for qualitative data. 2. Rationale o The survey questionnaire provides quantitative data on graduates\' perceived development of socio-emotional skills and their employability outcomes. o In-depth interviews or focus group discussions allow for the gathering of rich qualitative data, exploring graduates\' experiences and the impact of soft skills on employability. o Combining quantitative and qualitative methods will provide a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between socio-emotional skills and employability.,Objective 1: To establish a link between the development of cognitive and hard skills and graduates\' employability in the hospitality sector. 1. Research Design o Quantitative: Conduct a survey questionnaire with hospitality graduates. o Method: Use a structured questionnaire to assess graduates\' perceived cognitive and hard skills development during their education and gather information on their employment outcomes. o Sample: Randomly select a representative sample of hospitality graduates. o Data Analysis: Perform statistical analysis to identify correlations between cognitive and hard skill development and employability. 2. Rationale: o The survey questionnaire will allow the collection of quantitative data from a large sample, enabling generalizations.,General Objective. The general objective of the study is to examine the relationship between skills development as an independent variable and graduate employability as a dependent variable among hospitality graduates in South-Western Uganda\'s Kabale District.Specific Objectives The study will be guided by the following objectives: 1. To establish a link between the development of cognitive and hard skills and graduates\' employability in the hospitality sector. 2. To investigate how graduates in the hospitality business are affected by the development of socio-emotional skills, or \"soft skills.\" 3. To examine the extent to which technical skill development contributes to graduates\' employability in the hospitality sector. 4. To assess the fundamental skills that hospitality recruiters believe are vital for the growth of the hospitality industry,
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Uganda |
2023-12-01 16:13:19 |
2026-12-01 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Sylvanus Twinomugisha Rwobusiisi
ID: UNCST-2024-R003582
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ART AND DESIGN CURRICULUM IN ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3284ES
Establish how the learners’ assessment strategies in the Art and Design curriculum enhance students’ employability skills.,Examine how the instructional strategies of Art and Design curriculum enhance students’ employability skills.,Assess how the content of the current Art and Design curriculum incorporates employability skills.,To establish the effectiveness of the Art and Design curriculum in enhancing the employability skills of students for the labour market in Uganda in order to inform Art and Design education in universities.,
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Uganda |
2024-11-08 9:10:33 |
2027-11-08 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Suada Ibrahim Suleiman
ID:
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PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ABNORMAL CEREBROPLACENTAL RATIO AMONG WOMEN WITH HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS AT MBARARA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
REFNo: HS2581ES
To determine the prevalence and factors associated with abnormal fatal Cerebroplacental ratio among women with preeclampsia at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
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Uganda |
2023-06-27 10:44:45 |
2026-06-27 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Susan Park
ID: UNCST-2025-R019397
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Global Governance, Ecojustice and the Independent Accountability Mechanisms
REFNo: SS4370ES
This project uses an eco-justice frame to analyse publicly available submissions by communities seeking recourse for environmental and social harm as a result of the pipeline financed by the World Bank Group and the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to investigate whether they lead to improvements for people and ecosystems at project sites.
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Australia |
2025-10-21 9:17:15 |
2028-10-21 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Susan Whyte Reynolds
ID:
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Aging as a Human Condition: Radical Uncertainty and the Search for the Good (Old) Life
REFNo: SS150ES
Through a comparative ethnographic research design, we explore the universal and the culturally specific in experiences of aging, with an eye to how local cultural resources and social structures can both afford and constrain people’s search for the good life in later years.
The specific objectives are to explore experiences of four main themes: the mindful body, intimate others, time lived, and home space
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USA |
2018-03-06 |
2021-03-06 |
Social Science and Humanities |
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Non-degree Award |
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Susan Asiimwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R016828
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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
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Uganda |
2025-07-10 14:09:39 |
2028-07-10 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Degree Award |
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Susan Kiene Maria
ID:
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Use, Acceptability and Feasibility of a Pilot mHealth Intervention in Control of Diarrhoea in Kayunga District Uganda
REFNo: HS16ES
The proposed project will assess the use, acceptability and feasibility of a mHealth (mobile-phone technology for health) intervention that uses mHealth to help caregivers in rural Uganda establish tailored information on appropriate at-home care for diarrhoea or referrals for treatment based on the patient/child’s symptoms. \r\n\r\nThe specific objectives are:\r\n1. Obtain community feedback on the preliminary version of the mHealth intervention to refine the intervention, the app—user interactions, and procedures for promoting the intervention in the community.\r\n2. Make the intervention to one community of approximately 3,000 residents for 3 months and evaluate: use, acceptability, and feasibility of the intervention. \r\n3. Based on the findings, revise the mHealth intervention for testing in a larger trial to assess its effectiveness in reducing the time to treatment, cases of severe diarrhoea, and mortality. \r\n
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USA |
2016-10-18 |
2019-10-18 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Susannah Mayhew Harding
ID:
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Rapid Qualitative Research to support integrated environment, livelihoods and health programming in Uganda (“Supporting Integrated Programmingâ€)
REFNo: HS1137ES
The research objectives are to:
1) Determine the environmental, livelihood and health challenges facing communities living in/near Rushebeya wetland;
2) Identify how, and through what structures and processes, people in these communities make decisions about and respond to identified challenges; and identify whether these responses have changed over time;
3) Examine whether there are differences in responses by age, sex or socio-economic background.
4) Identify messages and intervention activities to address the challenges felt by different groups in these communities.
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UK |
2021-04-13 |
2024-04-13 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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Non-degree Award |
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Susan Nayiga
ID: UNCST-2020-R014642
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Managing AMR: Everyday experience with antibacterial drug resistant infections in central Uganda
REFNo: SS3469ES
1. To track the trajectories of illness, care, recovery or decline of patients diagnosed with antibacterial drug resistant infections.
2. To link the social, economic and illness histories and opportunities of patients with their onward trajectories with antibacterial drug resistant infections
3. To identify equity dimensions of the how systems manage antibacterial drug resistant infections and points for intervention to support recovery
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Uganda |
2024-12-10 15:53:27 |
2027-12-10 |
Social Science and Humanities |
Non-Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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Susanne Guidetti Gittel Eleonora
ID: UNCST-2021-R012422
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Participation in everyday life - A randomized controlled trial of
mobile phone-supported and family-centred rehabilitation after
stroke in Uganda
REFNo: HS1528ES
General objective (Overall aim)
To implement and evaluate the effects a mobile phone supported and family-centred rehabilitation intervention F@ce 2.0 aiming to enable performance in daily activities and participation in everyday life among persons who have had a stroke and their family members both in urban (Kampala and its surroundings) and rural (Greater Masaka) areas.
Specific objectives
• To describe the perceived impact of stroke and perceived participation in everyday life in a sample of people with stroke in rural Uganda. (Study 1)
• To evaluate the effects of F@ce in comparison with ordinary rehabilitation among persons with stroke in urban and rural Uganda regarding a) self-efficacy b) perceived performance and participation in everyday activities c) independence in ADL, d) healthcare utilization and e)their families´ perceived participation in everyday activities.(Study 2)
• To explore and describe the experiences of people with stroke and family members of participating in the F@ce (Study 3)
• To evaluate the implementation process of F@ce and to gain knowledge on the mechanisms of impact as well as the contextual factors that might influence the implementation process and its outcome. (Study 4)
• To determine the cost of delivering the F@ce intervention in comparison with the usual rehabilitation (Study 5)
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Sweden |
2022-01-19 |
2025-01-19 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Clinical Trial |
Non-degree Award |
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