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First Online: 16 April 2020

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: We declare that we have no conflict of interest as far as this study is concerned.

: The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH).

: The HIV behavioral survey obtained ethical approval from the Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee of Makerere University School of Public Health and was registered by Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. Permission to use the survey data was obtained from Makerere University School of Public Health where the survey is housed and the Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Participants provided written informed consent to participate in this study and were informed of study benefits and risks before agreeing to participate. Participants were free to withdraw from the study without losing the benefits arising from the study. Individual data were coded with numeric identifiers instead of participant names to ensure confidentiality.

: This study is published with approval from Makerere University School of Public Health.