Ashepet, Mercy Gloria http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2997-3493
Vranken, Liesbet
Michellier, Caroline
Dewitte, Olivier
Mutyebere, Rodgers
Kabaseke, Clovis
Twongyirwe, Ronald
Kanyiginya, Violet
Kagoro-Rugunda, Grace
Huyse, Tine
Jacobs, Liesbet
Article History
Received: 14 April 2023
Accepted: 22 February 2024
First Online: 13 March 2024
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was approved by the research ethics committees of the partnering institutions: Mbarara University of Science and Technology (reference number MUST-2021-56) and KU Leuven (reference number G-2019 11 1842). Additionally, the study was performed following the ethical guidelines on research with human participants in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: All respondents voluntarily participated after the research aims and objectives were disclosed to them and written informed consent was obtained before the start of the interviews. The participants were also informed that their responses were to be used solely for academic purposes and anonymity during data analysis was guaranteed. Lastly, the participants received compensation for transport costs incurred.