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Authors
Onen, Bruno Chan
Semulimi, Andrew Weil
Bongomin, Felix
Olum, Ronald
Kurigamba, Gideon
Mbiine, Ronald
Kituuka, Olivia
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center (D43TW011401)
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Article History
Received: 3 May 2022
Accepted: 12 December 2022
First Online: 18 December 2022
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was sought from the Makerere University College of Health Sciences School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (SOM-REC #2020-220) and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology while administrative clearance was sought from Mulago hospital administration. All study procedures were done in accordance with the Declaration of <i>Helsinki,</i> Good Clinical Practice and the Ugandan laws and regulation.
: For participants who were hemodynamically stable and not in discomfort, the informed consent was obtained prior to the surgery and the research assistant administered an interviewer- guided questionnaire. Participants who were critically ill or those in severe discomfort or pain were consented and recruited after administering the intervention (laparotomy or analgesia).
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: The authors have no competing interest and no financial disclosures to report.
