Byakwaga, Elizabeth
Sekikubo, Musa
Nakimuli, Annettee
Article History
Received: 5 November 2020
Accepted: 2 June 2021
First Online: 30 June 2021
Declarations
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: The conduct of this study followed the Declaration of Helsinki on protection of the rights of human participants in medical research. Participation in the study carried minimal risks and this was explained to participants. The study was approved by the Makerere University School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (SOMREC) under study number; REC REF. Number 2019 − 155 that is supervised by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology – the overall national body that oversees ethical conduct of research in Uganda. Written informed consent was obtained from all the study participants. Participants were informed about their free will to participate or not, and ability to withdraw from the study at any time with no consequence on their health care. As per the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, pregnant teenage mothers above 14 years of age are considered emancipated minors capable of giving informed consent (ExternalRef removedGuidelines for Research Involving Humans as Research Participants). We therefore included participants in this age group in our study.
: Not applicable.
: No conflict of interest.