Girma, Abel Zemedkun https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3000-1037
Brathwaite, Rachel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9363-3581
Karamagi, Yvonne
Nakabuye, Fatumah
Nakasujja, Noeline https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8163-4376
Byansi, William https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2880-9357
Nabunya, Proscovia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-5839
Sensoy Bahar, Ozge https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7230-0438
Ssewamala, Fred M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4849-5650
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (3D43TW011541-02S1)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD074949)
Article History
Accepted: 15 January 2025
First Online: 10 February 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Washington University in St. Louis (IRB # 201704066) and the in-country local IRBs in Uganda: Makerere University School of Public Health Review Committee (Protocol # 210), and Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST, SS 2969).
: All participants provided written consent to prior to enrollment in the study. They were assured that participation is voluntary and medical care will not be affected. Procedures for confidentiality, including handling of data, Certificates of Confidentiality, and HIPAA were explained.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.