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Authors
Odoi, Paskari
Neema, Stella
Bateganya, Fred
Vennervald, Birgitte J.
Wilson, Shona
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union (RIA2017NIM-1842-FibroScHot)
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Article History
Received: 18 September 2024
Accepted: 9 December 2024
First Online: 18 December 2024
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Makerere University School of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee (MAKSSREC REF 08.2022) and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST REF No SS1463ES) in accordance with Uganda National Guidelines for Research involving Humans as Research Participants as specified by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology. These guidelines provide a national system or framework for harnessing the benefits of research while ensuring that rights, interests, values and welfare of research participants are protected. Still, we received clearance from Hoima district, school authorities of Kaiso and Buhirigi, and community leaders before conducting the study. Written informed consent and assent were obtained from study participants using the ethical consent and assent process, and confidentiality of information and privacy was ensured by concealing participants’ identities, conducting sessions in private places, and refraining from asking for information that would compromise participants’ privacy.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
