Kalyesubula, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-163X
Pardo, Jessica Mitter
Yeh, Stephanie
Munana, Richard
Weswa, Ivan
Adducci, Joseph
Nassali, Faith
Tefferi, Mennen
Mundaka, John
Burrowes, Sahai
Funding for this research was provided by:
Robert K. Pedersen Global Outreach Endowment
Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation
Article History
Received: 2 July 2020
Accepted: 23 March 2021
First Online: 7 April 2021
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards at Touro University California (#PH-0518), and the Mulago Hospital Research and Ethics Committee (#1583). All participants were told the aims of the study, that their participation was voluntary, and that they could withdraw participation at any time without consequences. In addition, written consent or assent for participation was obtained from all participants. Parental permission was also obtained for all respondents under the age of 18. The procedure for obtaining permission from parents and guardians for minors who aggreged to participate in the study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards/Ethics review committees that reviewed the study protocol.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.