Amuge, Pauline Mary
Ndekezi, Denis
Mugerwa, Moses
Bbuye, Dickson
Rutebarika, Diana Antonia
Kizza, Lubega
Namugwanya, Christine
Baita, Angella
Elyanu, Peter James
Ntege, Patricia Nahirya
Kiragga, Dithan
Birungi, Carol
Kekitiinwa, Adeodata Rukyalekere
Kiragga, Agnes
Sekadde, Moorine Peninah
Salazar, Nicole-Austin
Mandalakas, Anna Maria
Musoke, Philippa
Funding for this research was provided by:
Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) grant programme at the International AIDS Society (1211)
Article History
Received: 10 June 2024
Accepted: 5 August 2024
First Online: 29 August 2024
Change Date: 6 September 2024
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12981-024-00651-2
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was obtained before data collection from participants aged ≥ 18 years, and parents/carers of children under 18years. Written informed assent was obtained from children aged 8years to under 18 years. All data were stored on encrypted computers. Filed notes and signed participant-informed consent forms were kept in a locked drawer at the study site. Participants’ names were not recorded anywhere during data collection. Each participant was given a unique identifying number to ensure confidentiality. The research teams did not include any identifying information that could have harmful consequences for the participants. Ethical approval was granted by the Makerere University school of medicine Research and Ethics Committee (17th June 2020, REF 2020 − 127), and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (12th November 2020; HS768ES).
: All authors reviewed and the final manuscript and consented to submission for publication.
: The authors declare no competing interests.