Kajumba, Mayanja M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7620-2579
Njeru, Paula
Prose, Neil S.
Mason, Aryn
Ramasubramanian, Pratamesh
Tebulwa, Joanita Berytah
Kakooza-Mwesige, Angelina
Andrews, Isabelle
Johnson, Tyler
Nshemerirwe, Sylvia
Kalubi, Peter
Koltai, Deborah
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health (NIH) grant (R01HD106277)
National Institute for Health (NIH) grant (R01HD106277)
Duke University BASS Connections grant
Article History
Received: 15 April 2025
Accepted: 16 June 2025
First Online: 1 July 2025
Declarations
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: The authors confirm that all the procedures followed in this study were in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Duke Health Institutional Review Board (Pro00110377), Makerere University School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee: Mak-SOMREC-2022-505, and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), Reg. No: HS2955ES. Informed consent was obtained from all parents or caregivers of adolescents under the age of 18 years, as well as the 18-year-old adolescents. All the adolescents below the age of 18 years signed assent forms, and every participant was given a signed and dated copy of their consent/assent form.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.