Mbalinda, Scovia Nalugo
Najjuma, Josephine Nambi
Gonzaga, Aloysius Mubuuke
Livingstone, Kamoga
Musoke, David
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (1R25TW011217-01)
Article History
Received: 9 October 2023
Accepted: 11 February 2024
First Online: 1 March 2024
Declarations
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: All methods were carried out according to the relevant guidelines and regulations of the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH-Oct2008). Before data collection, ethical approval was obtained from Makerere University College of Health Sciences, the School of Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) (MAKSHSREC 2022 − 415), and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST)(HS2712ES). Administrative clearances were obtained from the hospitals’ and Universities’ administrations where we conducted the study. Informed consent was obtained from the participants. The research team informed the participants at all levels about the research and requested their voluntary participation. All respondents were assured confidentiality concerning the matters under discussion as the interviews were conducted in special rooms. Audiotapes and notes didn’t contain participants’ identifiers and were kept in a locked file cabinet when not used.
: Not Applicable.
: No competing interests.