Tuhebwe, Doreen http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-2340
Babirye, Susan
Ssendagire, Steven
Ssengooba, Freddie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) Small Grants Programme (MakSPH_GRCB/2018/08/04)
Article History
Received: 23 September 2020
Accepted: 28 April 2021
First Online: 17 May 2021
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Makerere University School of Public Health Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee (HDREC protocol number 669) and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (Ref SS 5093). Permission was also sought from Kampala Capital City Authority and local leaders in Kisenyi Slum. The following ethical principles were upheld in the study; 1) anonymous data collection strategies to maintain a high level of confidentiality; 2) informants were asked to participate voluntarily; 3) written informed consent was sought from the study participants aged 18–19 years, emancipated minors aged 15–17 years and from parents/guardian of adolescents below 18 years (for adolescents still under parental custody); 4) written assent was sought from non-emancipated minors/adolescents aged 15-17 years; and 5) no study materials contained names or other explicit identifiers of participants. The ethics committee waived the need for consent from a parent or guardian of emancipated minors. For confidentiality purposes, information on sexual undertakings of the adolescents discussed in the FGD were not attributed to any group member but was treated as generic needs for people in the age category. After each FGD, the study team demystified any misinformation, myths and misconceptions that were identified during the FGDs. All participants mobilized were given a modest fee of Uganda shillings five thousand (equivalent to USD 1.5) as refund for their transport to the venue. Permissions from participating organizations (service providers) was sought. Names of the participating organizations were obtained for use if corrective actions were to be undertaken and the organizations consented to have their names used in publication with the overriding principle of do no harm.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.