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Authors
Shiri, Tinevimbo
Birungi, Josephine
Garrib, Anupam V.
Kivuyo, Sokoine L.
Namakoola, Ivan
Mghamba, Janneth
Musinguzi, Joshua
Kimaro, Godfather
Mutungi, Gerald
Nyirenda, Moffat J.
Okebe, Joseph
Ramaiya, Kaushik
Bachmann, M.
Sewankambo, Nelson K.
Mfinanga, Sayoki
Jaffar, Shabbar
Niessen, Louis W. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8639-5191
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) UK (Project reference 16/137/87)
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Article History
Received: 15 February 2021
Accepted: 11 August 2021
First Online: 10 September 2021
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM REC 18-044), the Research Ethics Committee of The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO/REC/015/18-UG-REC-009) in Uganda, and the National Health Research Ethics Review Committee with its secretariat at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/2793) in Tanzania. The trial was done according to the Declaration of Helsinki and in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines.At each clinic, the research team employed one data clerk and one research nurse to inform patients about the research, collect research data and take informed consent. All included patients signed an informed consent form. Small amounts of salary (salary top-ups) were provided to selected facility staff working with study participants and to the head nurse responsible for operations to ensure accurate data collection. Research staff worked alongside the health facility staff.
: All authors have seen the final version of the manuscript and agree with publication.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
