Griffith, Bridget C.
Cusick, Sarah E.
Searle, Kelly M.
Negoescu, Diana M.
Basta, Nicole E.
Banura, Cecily
Article History
Received: 5 November 2021
Accepted: 15 March 2022
First Online: 26 April 2022
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed and granted approval by the Makerere University School of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (SOMREC) (2018–117), the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST), and the University of Minnesota Institutional Review Board (STUDY00004955) as a study that involves no greater than minimal risk. All study methods and data collection procedures were conducted in accordance with the guidelines and recommendations of the approving IRBs and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology.All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation in this research. If a participant indicated that they were unable to read a written informed consent form, interested participants were asked to select an adult member of the household to witness the informed consent process. The interviewer read them the content of the informed consent form in the participants' preferred language and responded to any arising questions or clarifications to the potential participants’ satisfaction. Finally, the potential participant signed the informed consent forms with a thumbprint and the witness wrote the participants name above the thumbprint and also signed the consent forms.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have not competing interests.