Forry, Jimmy Ben
Ashaba, Scholastic
Rukundo, Godfrey Zari
Funding for this research was provided by:
paiko foundation
Article History
Received: 14 April 2018
Accepted: 31 May 2019
First Online: 11 June 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee and the reference number is MUREC 1/7; and Uganda National Council of Science and Technology with a study reference number of HS68ES. We sought permission which was consequently granted by the Uganda Prisons Service. The respondents were offered the opportunity to voluntarily provide written informed consent under the auspice of privacy and confidentiality while reserving the right to opt out of the study at any point of the data collection without any possibility of adverse repercussions.
: The participants were informed during the consenting process of the prospect of the personal information and pertinent findings of this study being published in a world renowned peer reviewed journal at the appropriate time. They were reassured of optimal levels of confidentiality being adhered to with regards to handling and dissemination of any potentially identifying information.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.