Mutebi, Annet Kutesa
Kamulegeya, Adriane
Nabaggala, Grace https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1860-449X
Mwesigwa, Cathy Lutalo
Funding for this research was provided by:
national institutes of health (od), (D43TW010132)
Article History
Received: 30 June 2021
Accepted: 27 October 2022
First Online: 7 December 2022
Declarations
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: The research protocol no. SHSREC REF: 2017-040 was approved by the School of Health Sciences Research and Ethics Committee, Makerere University, and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology. Permission to carry out the study was obtained from the administration of Mulago National Referral Hospital. Informed consent was obtained from the adult participants and parents/guardians of children aged 10–17 years. Assent was also obtained from the children less than 18 years in accordance with Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.