Kibalama Ssemambo, Phionah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-9861
Nalubega-Mboowa, Mary Gorrethy
Owora, Arthur
Serunjogi, Robert
Kironde, Susan
Nakabuye, Sarah
Ssozi, Francis
Nannyonga, Maria
Musoke, Philippa
Barlow-Mosha, Linda
Funding for this research was provided by:
Thrasher Research Fund Award and Tibotec REACH Initiative (9415)
Article History
Received: 24 June 2020
Accepted: 11 March 2021
First Online: 22 March 2021
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the School of Medicine Research Ethics Committee (SOMREC) [REC REF 2009–173] and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology [UNCST Ref #HS 719]. All caretakers provided written informed consent, and children above 8 years provided assent as required by Uganda regulatory guidelines.
: All caretakers provided written informed consent, and children above 8 years provided assent as required by Uganda regulatory guidelines. Within the consent form that was read and signed by the caretakers, there was a section about results from the study being published while maintaining participant confidentiality.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests and have received no payment in preparation of this manuscript.