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Authors
Businge, Julius
Turanzomwe, Stuart
Akol, Mathiang Agany
Kakama, Caxton
Kajabwangu, Rogers
Kanyesigye, Michael
Lugobe, Henry Mark
Kayondo, Musa
Ngonzi, Joseph
Byamukama, Onesmus
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Article History
Received: 2 December 2024
Accepted: 3 May 2025
First Online: 8 May 2025
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: This study was approved by the Faculty of Medicine Research Committee, Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee under reference number MUST-2023–1206 and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology reference number HS4289ES. Administrative clearance was obtained from the office of the Hospital Director, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, prior to conducting the study. Written informed consent was obtained from each study participant before recruitment and participation in the study. Confidentiality of the study participants was ensured by using unique identifiers. Participants were free to withdraw from the study at any time during the study. Recruitment into the study was voluntary and free. At the end of the interview, each participant was given health education on post-partum care. We respected the guidelines of Helsinki and CIOMS-2002 (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences) regarding research with humans, avoiding any type of physical or moral harm.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
