Oryokot, Bonniface http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3702-1537
Kazibwe, Andrew
Kagimu, David
Oluka, Abraham Ignatius
Kato, Darlius
Miya, Yunus
Etukoit, Michael Bernard
Namusoke-Magongo, Eleanor
Funding for this research was provided by:
International AIDS Society (0184)
Article History
Received: 17 January 2023
Accepted: 3 June 2023
First Online: 12 June 2023
Declarations
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: The study team shall exercise compliance to the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the responsible conduct of human research (RCR) during the study period. We will train the research assistants on the GCP and human subject protection guidelines, and the principles of research ethics shall be observed at all times, throughout the course of the project implementation. Finally, participation in the study will be completely voluntary, and a comprehensive informed consent procedure will be followed.The study protocol has received approval from the TASO Uganda Research and Ethics Committee (REC) for the period 03/01/2023–03/01/2024 (TASO-REC-2022–176). TASO REC is a local institutional review board, founded in 2011, under the stewardship of the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology. It is an independent body with proven track record in ethical reviews and approval. In addition, all quantitative data shall be stored in password protected computers, and files shall be kept in line with the TASO Uganda standard operating procedures to ensure privacy and confidentiality.
: The authors of this protocol have consented to publish the work.
: The authors declare no competing interests.