Niwaha, Anxious J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-9380
Wosu, Adaeze C.
Namugenyi, Christabellah
Kayongo, Alex
Nyirenda, Moffat J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2120-4806
Siddharthan, Trishul
Checkley, William
Semitala, Fred C.
Kalyesubula, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-163X
Article History
Received: 31 December 2019
Revised: 28 October 2020
Accepted: 7 December 2020
First Online: 25 March 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The procedures for all the study activities were approved by Makerere University School of Medicine, Research Ethics Committee (SOM-REC: Ref 2018-019) and Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST: Ref SS 4531). Administrative authorization was provided by the Nakaseke District health officer as well as the respective hospital and clinic heads. Before carrying out study procedures, written informed consent was obtained from literate participants, or thumb-printed and signed by a witness for participants who could not read or write.