Towongo, Moses Festo
Ngome, Enock
Navaneetham, Kannan
Letamo, Gobopamang
Article History
Received: 13 April 2022
Accepted: 30 October 2022
First Online: 10 November 2022
Declarations
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: The authors have requested permission to use the UDHS datasets from the DHS program website ExternalRef removed. The demographics and health survey also anonymized all data before making it publicly available. The ICF IRB reviewed and approved the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. The ORC MACRO, ICF Macro, and ICF IRBs complied with US Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects (45 CFR 46). All participants gave their informed verbal consent to participate in the study and, for minors, their parents or legal guardians consented on their behalf. Further details on the conduct of the study can be found in the 2016 UDHS report [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed] and also more details about the data and ethical standards are available at ExternalRef removed. Further, the authors would like to confirm that all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations in the Helsinki declaration.
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: The authors of this manuscript here do declare that there is no competing interest.