Towongo, Moses Festo
Ngome, Enock
Navaneetham, Kannan
Letamo, Gobopamang
Article History
Received: 17 January 2023
Accepted: 13 September 2023
First Online: 26 September 2023
Declarations
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: The authors have requested permission from the DHS program to use the UDHS dataset through the website ExternalRef removed. All data was anonymized before making the demographics and health survey data public. The ICF IRB reviewed and approved the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. The ORC MACRO, ICF Macro, and ICF IRBs followed US Department of Health and Human Services regulations for human subject protection (45 CFR 46). All participants provided verbal informed consent to participate in the study, and minors’ parents or legal guardians consented. More information about the study’s methodology can be found in the 2016 UDHS report, and information about the data and ethical standards [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed]. Further, more information about the data and ethical standards is available at ExternalRef removed. Furthermore, the authors would like to confirm that all methods were carried out following the Helsinki Declaration’s relevant guidelines and regulations.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.