Mugambe, Richard K. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-5436
Mselle, Jane Sembuche
Ssekamatte, Tonny
Ntanda, Moses
Isunju, John Bosco
Wafula, Solomon T.
Kansiime, Winnifred K.
Isubikalu, Prossy
Ssemwanga, David
Yakubu, Habib
Moe, Christine L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Academy of Sciences (8-187)
Article History
Received: 6 December 2020
Accepted: 13 January 2021
First Online: 26 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval (Protocol 775) was obtained from Makerere University School of Public Health Higher Degrees and Research Ethics Committee (MakSPH HDREC). The study was registered with the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST) under the registration number HS882ES. The ethics committee provided ethical approval on behalf of all trial sites. Any protocol modifications will be submitted to the MakSPH HDREC for review and approval. Additionally, administrative clearance to conduct the study within HCFs in the GKMA was obtained from the respective district local governments. Before data collection in the HCFs, permission will be sought from the managers of the selected HCFs and RAs will seek written informed consent from the individual respondents. The consenting process will be guided by the written informed consent form provided in Additional file . Participation in the study will be completely voluntary and data collection instruments will have unique codes (identification numbers) in order to conceal the identity of the study participants. This project is registered at the ISRCTN Registry with number ISRCTN98148144.
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: Authors declare that they have no competing interests.