Timm, Linda
Kamwesiga, Julius
Kigozi, Sulaiman
Ytterberg, Charlotte
Eriksson, Gunilla
Guidetti, Susanne
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Received: 5 February 2023
Accepted: 6 May 2023
First Online: 5 June 2023
Declarations
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: This study has been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki as a statement of ethical principles for medical research and has been approved by the National Council for Science and Technology Ethical Review Board in Uganda (GC/127/18/10/688); the Uganda Virus Research Institute Research Ethic Committee; the Mulago Hospital Research and Ethics committee; the Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Research Committee (ADM. 170106 Date: 13/04/ 2021), and the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (Dnr 2023-01942-01).All eligible participants were informed both orally and with written information, either in English or Luganda, of the study purpose and procedures including voluntary participation, and the right to withdraw at any time from the study procedures without any consequences. All participants understood the information and consented to participation prior to their enrolment by providing a signature on an informed consent form. No participants under 18 were included. Confidentiality and anonymity were maintained throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.