Article History
Received: 29 February 2020
Accepted: 23 August 2020
First Online: 31 August 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval for the study was sought from the Makerere University School of Public Health Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee. Administrative clearance was also obtained from the Jinja District Health Office and the individual health facilities from which data was collected.For all children included in the study, written informed consent was obtained from their parents or guardians who they presented with to the health facility. The parents and guardians could provide consent if they were 18 years and older. Those younger than 18 years could only provide consent if they were considered emancipated minors who were already married, had children or were pregnant. Otherwise, they could not provide consent for the children to participate in the study.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interest.