Ategyeka, Paul Mukama
Muhoozi, Michael
Naturinda, Racheal
Kageni, Peter
Namugenyi, Carol
Kasolo, Amos
Kisaka, Stevens
Kiwanuka, Noah
Article History
Received: 24 October 2022
Accepted: 15 February 2023
First Online: 10 March 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was got from the Makerere University School of Public Health Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee (HDREC) see supplementary martial 1 and also informed consent was deemed unnecessary. Administrative permission to access MDR-TB patients’ data was sought from the hospital administrators. Use of MDR-TB identification numbers was done to ensure confidentiality of the patients’ information during data extraction. Therefore, the names of the patients were not extracted but only the MDR-TB number of that file. The data that was extracted was password protected and also it was backed up on an external hard drive that was also password protected and the password was known to only the researcher. All methods used in the study were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.