Towongo, Moses Festo
Kelepile, Matlhogonolo
Article History
Received: 23 March 2024
Accepted: 12 May 2024
First Online: 28 June 2024
Declarations
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: Permission to use the UDHS datasets was sought through the DHS program website ets.cfm. The demographics and health survey also anonymized all data before making it publicly available. The ICF IRB reviewed and approved the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. The ORC MACRO, ICF Macro, and ICF IRBs complied with US Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46). All participants gave their informed verbal consent to participate in the study and, for minors, their parents or legal guardians consented on their behalf. Further details on the conduct of the study can be found in the 2016 UDHS report [] and also more details about the data and ethical standards are available at . Further, the authors would like to confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the Helsinki declaration.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.