Mayega, R. W. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-4972
Ekirapa, E.
Kirunda, B.
Nalwadda, C.
Aweko, J.
Tomson, G.
Ostenson, C. G.
Van Olmen, J.
Daivadanam, M.
Kiguli, J.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Horizon 2020 (643692)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (HS 343)
Article History
Received: 29 May 2018
Accepted: 22 November 2018
First Online: 27 December 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee of Makerere University School of Public Health (ref. number 426). It was registered with the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (ref no. HS 2118). Permission was also sought from the district health office to conduct the study. Full written informed consent was sought from all participants. Permission was sought to use voice recorders during the interviews and FGDs. Responses from both the IDIs and the FGDs were anonymised by using numbers rather than specific names to represent participants in the data. The main ethical issue that emerged were situations in which participants with diabetes appeared to have psychosocial distress especially extreme worry and loss of home. Such participants received counselling to mitigate their situation.
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