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Article History

Received: 23 December 2023

Accepted: 13 February 2025

First Online: 21 February 2025

Competing interests

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Ethics approval was granted by the Anglican Diocese of Busoga Administration through the office of the Diocesan Secretary. This approval is contained in a letter written by the Diocesan Secretary of Busoga Diocese vide: ADM.1/OCT. 24. This approval is dated 20th October 2024. The scope of the review was limited to a review of the research proposal and accompanying interview guide(s) to ascertain whether the information sought would not injure the reputation of religious leaders and religious institutions. This is to confirm that the study was conducted in accordance with the regulations and guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration.

: Informed verbal consent was sought at two levels. The first one was from the Diocesan Secretary of the Diocese of Busoga to interview clerics in the Diocese. Diocesan Secretary is the day-to-day administrative head of the diocese and in charge of the administration of clerics of the diocese. The second was informed verbal consent obtained from all the forty religious leaders to accept a one-on-one interview and have the audio of the interview recorded. Religious leaders indicated their willingness to provide information orally. Each religious leader orally consented during their different date(s) of interview. A verbal consent form was filled out by the researcher indicating the interviewee's name, title, and initials in the place of the signature. But before consent to interview was sought, the researcher explained to each religious leader the aim and objectives of the study, and were assured of anonymity and confidentiality; with their actual names not revealed in the published article.