Bakesiima, Ritah http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4616-3799
Cleeve, Amanda
Larsson, Elin
Tumwine, James K.
Ndeezi, Grace
Danielsson, Kristina Gemzell
Nabirye, Rose Chalo
Kashesya, Jolly Beyeza
Funding for this research was provided by:
Swedish International Development Agency (51180060)
Article History
Received: 20 February 2020
Accepted: 11 May 2020
First Online: 20 May 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Makerere University School of Medicine Higher Degrees Research Ethics Committee (REC REF 2018–059), and from Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (SS 4876). Administrative clearance was also obtained from the Office of the Prime Minister, Department of Refugees, for permission to carry out research among refugees. Written informed consent was obtained for participants who were 18 years and above, and assent for those below 18 years before being included in the study. Confidentiality was maintained by the use of number codes instead of participant names. Furthermore, interviews were conducted in a private area where the conversations could not be over heard.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.