Waiswa, Peter
Okuga, Monica
Kabwijamu, Lydia
Akuze, Joseph
Sengendo, Hanifah
Aliganyira, Patrick
Pirio, Patricia
Hanson, Claudia
Kaharuza, Frank
Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Article History
Received: 21 December 2018
Accepted: 10 May 2019
First Online: 31 May 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology after review by the Makerere University School of Public Health Institutional Review Board. All participants were informed about the study aim and details and their consent to participatation was obtained; participants were also assured of confidentiality.
: All participants were informed of the aims of the study and our intention to publish it so as to inform evidence-based newborn planning in Uganda and beyond and they all consented to their data being published.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.