Kibirige, Davis
Sekitoleko, Isaac
Owarwo, Noela
Andia-Biraro, Irene
Lumu, William
Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) under the MRC/DFID Concordat agreement (MC_UP_1204/16)
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Grant (17/63/131)
Article History
Received: 5 July 2023
Accepted: 1 August 2023
First Online: 18 August 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Uganda Virus Research Centre, Entebbe Uganda (GC/127/18/05/650) and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (HS 2431). All enrolled study participants provided written informed consent to participate in the study. For participants who could not read and write, a thumbprint was used to express informed consent in addition to written informed consent offered by an impartial witness representing the illiterate participant. Participant identification numbers were used to protect the identity of the study participants. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki)..
: Not applicable.