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Authors
Tusabe, Joan
Nangendo, Joanita
Muhoozi, Michael
Muyinda, Herbert
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Mental Health, of the National Institutes of Health (D43 TW011304, D43 TW011304, D43 TW011304, D43 TW011304)
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Article History
Received: 16 February 2024
Accepted: 12 August 2024
First Online: 22 August 2024
Declarations
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: We obtained ethical approval to conduct the study from The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Research Ethics Committee (REC) under reference number TASO-2022-189 and from Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST) under reference number HS2711ES. We also obtained administrative permission to conduct the study from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and permission to review health facility records from the health facility top management and unit in-charges. We obtained written informed consent from all study participants (who either provided a signature or a thumbprint after receiving explanation of the purpose of the study), including publication of anonymized responses and the participants’ rights. All refugee pregnant mothers were left with a copy of the written informed consent form. All signed or thumb-printed consent forms, audio recordings, and filled tools were stored securely in a locked file cabinet, with access limited to only authorized personnel on the study team. All procedures in this study were applied in accordance with the standards and regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
