Zalwango, Jane Frances
Naiga, Helen Nelly
Nsubuga, Edirisa Juniour
Akunzirwe, Rebecca
Buhuguru, Remmy
Zalwango, Marie Gorreti
Simbwa, Brenda N.
Kizito, Saudah Namubiru
Kawungezi, Peter Chris
Agaba, Brian
Wanyana, Mercy Wendy
Kabami, Zainah
Ninsiima, Mackline
Zavuga, Robert
King, Patrick
Kiggundu, Thomas
Nansikombi, Hildah Tendo
Gonahasa, Doreen N.
Kyamwine, Irene Byakatonda
Bulage, Lilian
Kwesiga, Benon
Kadobera, Daniel
Migisha, Richard
Ario, Alex Riolexus
Harris, Julie R.
Article History
Received: 12 February 2024
Accepted: 24 July 2024
First Online: 30 July 2024
Declarations
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: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This assessment was in response to a public health problem and was, therefore, determined to be non-research. The MoH gave the directive and approval to conduct this assessment. The Office of the Associate Director for Science, CDC/Uganda, also determined that this assessment was not human subject research, and its primary intent was public health practice or disease control activity (specifically, epidemic or endemic disease control activity). This assessment was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable federal law and CDC policy .§ §See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46, 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. § 241(d); 5 U.S.C. § 552a; 44 U.S.C. § 3501 et seq. All experimental protocols, were approved by the US CDC human subjects review board and the MoH, and have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Permission to collect data was obtained from Mubende District local government, hospital administrators and health facility in-charges. Consent was obtained from all participants before study procedure commencement. To protect the confidentiality of the respondents, each was assigned a unique identifier that was used instead of their names. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.