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Article History

Received: 3 November 2020

Accepted: 28 January 2021

First Online: 9 February 2021

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was reviewed and approved by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 07/01–20). Consistent with national guidelines, clearance for the study was granted by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (reference number SS 4842). We obtained administrative permission to enter the study communities from Bushenyi district administrative head. All study participants provided written informed consent to participate. Participants aged 18 years and above provided consent. For participants who came alone and were below 18 years, we considered them emancipated minors and thus able to give consent to the study. Participants below 18 years who came with their parents, we considered them non-emancipated and thus sought written consent from their parents and then accent from adolescent. Confidentiality was ensured by allocating non identifiable field codes to each participant in addition to conducting the interviews in private space. We respected individual autonomy to participate in the study. All participants were informed about their freedom to withdraw from the study at any time without any penalties.

: Not applicable.

: None declared (all authors).