Arubaku, Wilfred
Tusubira, Deusdedit
Ssedyabane, Frank
Chamut, Steffany
Seymour, Brittany Anne
Siedner, Mark J.
Niyonzima, Vallence
Nabbanja, Juliet
Kakongi, Nathan
Kwizera, Godfrey
Maling, Samuel
Article History
Received: 23 December 2022
Accepted: 21 June 2023
First Online: 4 July 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study. A separate consent to review participants’ clinical records was also obtained. Informed consent was obtained from a legally authorized representative/ legal guardian for participants who were illiterate or with no formal education. Informed consent was read to them verbatim in the local language of their preference. When they agreed to participate in the study, they were asked to append their thumb print to the informed consent form and the legally authorized representative/ legal guardian signed as a witness. All guidelines by the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology for conducting human participant’s research were fully adhered to. The Mbarara University Research Ethics Committee (MUST-REC) reviewed and approved the proposal (MUST-2022-387) and the study was registered with Uganda Nation council of science and technology (HS2380ES). Administrative clearance was obtained from the office of the Director of Mbarara regional referral hospital.
: Not applicable.