Byamukama, Onesmus
Migisha, Richard
Kalyebara, Paul Kato
Tibaijuka, Leevan
Lugobe, Henry Mark
Ngonzi, Joseph
Ahabwe, Onesmus Magezi
Garcia, Kenia Raquel Martinez
Mugyenyi, Godfrey R.
Boatin, Adeline Adwoa
Muhumuza, Joy
Ssalongo, Wasswa G. M.
Kayondo, Musa
Kanyesigye, Hamson
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mbarara University Kayanja Fellowship Program (Not applicable)
Article History
Received: 12 September 2021
Accepted: 24 March 2022
First Online: 30 March 2022
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Faculty of Medicine Research Committee, Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee (REC No. 01/10–20), and Uganda National council of Science and Technology (Ref. No. HS1354ES). Administrative clearance was obtained from the office of the Hospital Director, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, prior to conducting the study. Written informed consent was obtained from each study participant before recruitment and participation in the study. Confidentiality of the study participants was ensured by using unique identifiers. Participants were free to withdraw from the study at any time during the study. Participants who had lost their babies were linked to a counsellor for psychosocial support. Recruitment into the study was voluntary and free. At the end of the interview, each participant was given health education on child spacing and offered a postpartum family planning method for those who opted to take a method. We respected the guidelines of Helsinki and CIOMS-2002 (Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences) regarding research with humans, avoiding any type of physical or moral harm.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests with regard to publication of this work.