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Authors
Nalugya, Joyce Sserunjogi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8682-8113
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv
Nakasujja, Noeline
Ndeezi, Grace
Babirye, Juliet N.
Bakken, Victoria
Skar, Ane-Marthe Solheim
Tumwine, James K.
Skokauskas, Norbert
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Forskningsråd (285489)
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (D43TW010132)
University of Bergen
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Article History
Received: 11 April 2023
Accepted: 22 April 2024
First Online: 14 May 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval of the study protocol was obtained from the Makerere University School of Medicine Higher Degrees Research Ethics Committee (SOMREC # REC REF 2018-095), The Uganda National Council for science and Technology (UNCST # SS5103), and Regional Committee for Medical Research Ethics (REC) West #107632 and REC South East #50146. Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the authors of the CRAFFT tool, the Mbale district administration, and the head teachers of the respective schools. Informed consent from parents and assent from the child participants were also obtained. No participant identifiers were used, as all participants and schools were allocated study numbers. Privacy and confidentiality were ensured throughout the data collection process. To ensure the security of their children, parents brought their children from home to their respective schools and went back with them after the interviews. Parents of children identified through the study as having alcohol use problems were offered counseling and psychoeducation and referred for further management at Mbale regional referral hospital.
: All parents of child participants who participated in this study consented to the publishing of their data. Consent forms used during this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
