Chidwick, Hanna
Balaban, Sabahat
Kwagala, Betty
Owiredu, David
Kapiriri, Lydia
Article History
Received: 28 February 2025
Accepted: 25 November 2025
First Online: 13 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the research ethics committees in three countries – Uganda (The AIDS Support Organization-2022-169 and registered by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, UNCST – SS149ES); Ghana, (University of Ghana Ethics Committee for the Humanities (ECH109/22-23)); and, Canada (McMaster University Research Ethics Board, MREB #6257). In accordance to the Helsinki declaration, all participation was voluntary, and all participants provided informed consent.
Consent for publication: All participation was voluntary, and all participants provided informed consent.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.