Migamba, Stella M.
Nyombi, Tamara Nsubuga
Nsubuga, Edirisa Juniour
Kwiringira, Andrew
Delaney, Augustina
Kabwama, Steven Ndugwa
Nakafeero, Mary
Kwesiga, Benon
Kadobera, Daniel
Monalisa-Mayambala, Phoebe
Bulage, Lilian
Ario, Alex Riolexus
Harris, Julie R.
Funding for this research was provided by:
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (GH001353–01)
Article History
Received: 27 November 2023
Accepted: 5 April 2024
First Online: 15 May 2024
Declarations
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: The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program is part of the National Rapid Response Team<i>,</i> and has been granted permission by Ministry of Health to access and analyse surveillance data to inform decision making and public health programming. Ministry of Health gave permission for collection of data. A non-research determination form was submitted to US CDC for clearance before the commencement of the study. The Office of the Associate Director for Science, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that this activity was non-research with a primary intent to improve public health practice<i>,</i> and cleared the study. This activity was reviewed by CDC and was conducted consistent with applicable federal law and CDC policy. §§See e.g., 45 C.F.R. part 46, 21 C.F.R. part 56; 42 U.S.C. §241(d); 5 U.S.C. §552a; 44 U.S.C. §3501 et seq. In the districts, we sought permission from the District Health Officers and the executive directors of the health facilities to retrieve data. We obtained verbal consent from the EID clinic managers before retrieving data. We stored the data in password-protected computers.
: Not applicable.
: None declared.