Simbwa, Brenda Nakafeero
Katamba, Achilles
Katana, Elizabeth B.
Laker, Eva A. O.
Nabatanzi, Sandra
Sendaula, Emmanuel
Opio, Denis
Ictho, Jerry
Lochoro, Peter
Karamagi, Charles A.
Kalyango, Joan N.
Worodria, William
Article History
Received: 16 April 2021
Accepted: 25 August 2021
First Online: 14 September 2021
Declarations
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: All methods used in this research were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. Approval to carry out this research was sought from School of Medicine research and Ethics committee (SOMREC) REC REF 2018–052. Permission to collect data was sought from Clinical Epidemiology Unit and each of the seven district authorities in Karamoja. Signed informed consent and assent was sought from the study participants including Patients with TB, Health workers, District leaders in both the quantitative and qualitative components. A waiver to assess secondary was got from SOMREC. To ensure patient protection and confidentiality, any possible patient identifiers were eliminated by use of serial numbers. A transport refund was given to all the participants in the qualitative study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they do not have any competing interest.