Rutakumwa, Rwamahe
Knizek, Birthe Loa
Tusiime, Christine
Mpango, Richard Stephen
Birungi, Carol
Kinyanda, Eugene
Funding for this research was provided by:
MRC (This study was funded by MRC core funding to the Mental health project of MRC/UVRI and LSHTM under the headship of Professor Eugene Kinyanda to undertake the ‘HIV clinical trials preparedness studies among patients with Severe Mental ILlnEss in HIV endemic Uganda (SMILE Study).)
Article History
Received: 5 November 2023
Accepted: 26 March 2024
First Online: 30 April 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approvals for this study were obtained from the Uganda Virus Research Institute’s Research and Ethics Committee (GC/127/19/10/612) and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (HS 2337). Participants were given information about the study by trained study psychiatric nurses or a psychiatrist and informed consent was obtained from those whose symptoms were in remission and with a sound mind, having been reviewed by a psychiatrist or a psychiatric clinical officer before their enrolment into the clinical trial preparedness study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.