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Evaluating the mediating effect of behavioural and biological practices in the relationship between sociostructural risk factors and HIV infection outcomes among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: a cross-sectional study in central Uganda

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23395-8

Published Online: 2025-06-10

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Matovu, Iddi

Nanyonga, Rose Clarke

Ddamulira, Christopher

Musoke, Miph
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Article History

Received: 23 July 2024

Accepted: 30 May 2025

First Online: 10 June 2025

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: The study protocol was cleared by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) (HS2554ES) and the Clarke International University Research Ethics Committee (CLARKE-2022-453). All participants provided written informed consent inform of a signature or thumbprint after explaining the purpose and nature of the research to the participants prior to the survey. Participation in the study was voluntary and the research participants were informed of their right to withdraw from study at any stage of the study or refuse to participate without any penalty, as per acceptable ethical standards in the Declaration of Helsinki []. The researcher ensured the anonymity of the research participants and confidentiality of the responses by assigning all participant information and blood samples with unique identifiers so as participants’ names do not appear anywhere in the research findings [].

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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