Young, Cynthia R.
Gill, Elizabeth
Bwana, Mwebesa
Muyindike, Winnie
Hock, Rebecca S.
Pratt, Madeline C.
Owembabazi, Moran
Tukwasibwe, Deogratius
Najjuma, Alice
Kalyebara, Paul
Natukunda, Silvia
Kaida, Angela
Matthews, Lynn T. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-6328
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32 AI007433)
Article History
Accepted: 10 June 2021
First Online: 21 June 2021
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All participants provided voluntary written informed consent at study enrollment. The Research Ethics Committee of Mbarara University of Science and Technology and the Partners Human Research Committee approved the study. Consistent with national guidelines, we received clearance for conducting our study from the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology and from the Research Secretariat in the Office of the President.
: Through the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Institutional Review Committee informed consent forms were given to all volunteers. The consent form explained the research study and the volunteer role within the study. Different consent forms were created for clients/partners and providers. Categories for consent included: consent to participate in the study interview, consent to participate in the observation of a counselling session (client/partner only), consent to digital audio recording and consent to be contacted for future studies (client/partner only).