Kwagala, Claire
Ametaj, Amantia
Kim, Hannah H.
Kyebuzibwa, Joseph
Okura, Rogers
Stevenson, Anne
Gelaye, Bizu
Akena, Dickens
Article History
Received: 1 June 2023
Accepted: 28 December 2023
First Online: 9 January 2024
Declarations
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: All experiments and procedures involving human subjects were conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines and principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Makerere University School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (SOMREC #REC REF 2016-057), the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST #HS14ES), and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (#IRB17-0822). All participants provided informed consent prior to partaking in the study. All participants were read aloud the full consent form in the language of their preference by a study team member. All participants gave informed consent prior to partaking in the study through either writing their signature on the consent form or in the case of illiterate participants, by providing their fingerprint. The participants that screened positive were referred to the appropriate mental health services.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.