Ssenku, Jamilu E. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3220-8319
Okurut, Shaban A.
Namuli, Aidah
Kudamba, Ali
Tugume, Patience
Matovu, Paul
Wasige, Godfrey
Kafeero, Hussein M.
Walusansa, Abdul
Funding for this research was provided by:
Islamic Development Bank (RCC/2019/GROUP2/005)
Article History
Received: 19 November 2021
Accepted: 24 May 2022
First Online: 6 June 2022
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the institutional review board of the Islamic university in Uganda (RCC/2019/GRP2/005). Approval was also sought from Butaleja district, and from the authorities in charge of the respective villages. The research was conducted in conformity to the national guidelines for conduct of research in the COVID-19 era established by Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) [CitationRef removed]. Participants provided voluntary informed consent prior to participation in the study. Respondents’ identifiers were recorded in form of assigned codes instead of names to ensures anonymity. All information from the participants was kept confidential and stored under lock and key. Electronic data were stored in pass word protected electronic files during data management and analysis.
: The participants provided voluntary informed consent for the publication of the study findings. Codes were used instead of participants’ identifiers to maintain anonymity.
: Authors declare no competing interests associated with this study.