Ssekamatte, Tonny https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8127-6759
Isunju, John Bosco
Naume, Muyanga
Buregyeya, Esther
Mugambe, Richard K.
Wanyenze, Rhoda K.
Bukenya, Justine N.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Aids Fonds
Article History
Received: 30 June 2020
Accepted: 22 November 2020
First Online: 7 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Makerere University School of Public Health Research and Ethics Committee (Protocol No. 636). The study was also registered by the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (Ref. No. SS 4868). Informed written consent was obtained from all the study participants. Prior to data collection, the research assistants explained to the study participants the objectives, benefits and risks that could have been associated with participating in the study. Study participants were paid UGX 10,000 (an equivalent of USD 3.0) as compensation for their time. All the data gathered from the study participants was treated as confidential, and anonymous identifiers were used. Data were only accessible to the study team.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.