Etil, Tom
Opio, Bosco
Odur, Bernard
Lwanga, Charles
Atuhaire, Leonard
Article History
Received: 23 December 2022
Accepted: 10 November 2023
First Online: 23 November 2023
Change Date: 11 December 2023
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06163-7
Declarations
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: This study employed the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Statistics and Planning at Makerere University to obtain endorsement and oversee the research process in accordance with both the regulations of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) and other global research standards related to the involvement of human subjects. The study utilized aggregated data from a hospital, for which official institutional authorization was secured to carry out the research. Additionally, due to the absence of data elements that could potentially reveal the identities of patients, informed consent was not actively pursued. All physical copies of the data were securely stored and accessible solely to the members of the research team. Likewise, electronic databases were shielded with passwords, and access to these passwords was limited to the research team exclusively. Finally, a request for a waiver of consent was submitted to Lira Regional Referral Hospital, an entity responsible for safeguarding the well-being of study participants. The approval for this waiver, signifying protection for participants, was granted by the Research Coordinator of the hospital and is documented through their signature on the approval correspondence.
: Not applicable. However, we sought a waiver of consent to extract the data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.