Kwagala, Betty
Chidwick, Hanna
Mensah, Deborah
Asiimwe, John Bosco
Wandera, Stephen Ojiambo
Mutabazi, Miriam
Ngabirano, Fred
Osei, Lydia
Kapiriri, Lydia
Funding for this research was provided by:
International Development Research Centre (110012-001, 110012-001, 110012-001, 110012-001, 110012-001, 110012-001, 110012-001, 110012-001)
Article History
Received: 25 October 2023
Accepted: 13 May 2025
First Online: 24 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the research ethics committees in Uganda (The AIDS Support Organization-2022–169 and registered by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology- UNCST – SS149ES). Voluntary informed consent was obtained from the adult respondents and assent from minors, after seeking consent of their caregivers. Working minors that lived alone were treated as emancipated minors. Owing to the recent COVID 19 and Ebola epidemics, we used verbal consent. Participants were assured of confidentiality.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.