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Article History

Received: 29 May 2020

Accepted: 21 March 2021

First Online: 31 March 2021

Declarations

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: Ethical review and approval were obtained from the Higher Degrees and Research Ethics Committee of the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University #SHSREC REF NO: 2019-029 and the Uganda National Council of Science Technology (SS5063). The administrative clearance and permissions were obtained from the nine health facilities. Written informed consent was obtained from adolescents and young people. Written informed consent was obtained from young people above 18 years. For adolescents below 18 years, assent from the adolescents and written consent from parents or guardians were obtained. Participation was voluntary, and all the interviews were conducted in private settings to ensure participant’s confidentiality. The adolescent’s contact numbers or their parent’s numbers were obtained from the initial meeting. They were also informed about the possibility of the need for subsequent meetings to clarify or get more detailed information about what had been discussed in the initial FGDs. The consent and assent were obtained in the initial meeting, but they were reminded about the consent they signed initially during the subsequent meetings. The participation was voluntary, and most of the adolescents came back, and a transport refund was provided as it was stipulated in the consent form.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.