Kibonire, Ronald Arineitwe
Mphuthi, David Ditaba
Twinomujuni, Muzafaru
Article History
Received: 22 June 2025
Accepted: 16 November 2025
First Online: 26 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and all applicable ethical guidelines for research involving human participants. Clearance to conduct this study was obtained from the Department of Health Studies at the University of South Africa, under registration number UNISA Rec-240816-052. Further ethical approval was granted by The AIDS Support Organisation Uganda (TASO) Ethics Committee, under registration number TASO-2021-56, and final clearance for data collection was obtained from the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), reference number HS2152ES. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their involvement in the study.
: The researchers obtained written consent to use quotes from participants in publications.
: The authors declare no competing interests.