Ssedyabane, Frank
Ngonzi, Joseph
Kajabwangu, Rogers
Najjuma, Josephine Nambi
Tusubira, Deusdedit
Randall, Thomas C
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mbarara University Research Capacity Initiative (D43TW011632-01)
Article History
Received: 17 February 2023
Accepted: 29 March 2023
First Online: 4 April 2023
Declarations
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: Informed consent was sought from every participant as well as legal representatives for illiterate participants before taking part in the study. We used study numbers not names on all data collection tools. We delinked all participant identifiable information during data analysis. All participant interaction with the research team took place in a private and comfortable room, free from other disturbances and only accessible to one participant at a time. Ethical review and approval was sought from Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee (MUST-2022-396) and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (HS2395ES). Administrative clearance was also sought from the Hospital Director, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, before commencement of the study. All women diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial lesions (cases) received the standard package of care at the cervical cancer clinic. Participants were provided with their VIA, Pap smear, Histology and BMI results by the nurse at the clinic. All methods involved in this study were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: We, the authors declare that we do not have any competing interests.