Walekhwa, Abel Wilson
Musoke, David
Nalugya, Aisha
Biribawa, Claire
Nsereko, Godfrey
Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni
Nakazibwe, Brenda
Nantongo, Mary
Odera, Doreen Awino
Chiara, Achangwa
Boyce, Ross Mathew
Mulogo, Edgar Mugema
Article History
Received: 27 June 2021
Accepted: 29 June 2022
First Online: 4 July 2022
Declarations
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: Written informed consent was obtained from all study participants. All experimental protocols were approved by Mbarara University of Science and Technology research ethics committee (MUST-REC) reference number MUREC 1/7 and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (Reference number HS760ES). In addition, written permission to conduct the study was obtained from Kasese District Local Government through the office of the District Health Officer. The collected data was only accessed by the research team and it was always kept under lock and key. The research assistants signed confidentiality agreements in bid to protect the data from leaking to the public. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: I declare that Ross M. Boyce is an Associate Editor of BMC-infectious diseases journal. Other authors have no competing interests as defined by BMC, or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or discussion reported in this paper.