What influences uptake and early adherence to Option B+ (lifelong antiretroviral therapy among HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding women) in Central Uganda? A mixed methods study

• Aggrey David Mukose ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: amukose@musph.ac.ug

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Global Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-8926

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• Hilde Bastiaens,

  Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Global Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Fredrick Makumbi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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• Esther Buregyeya,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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• Rose Naigino,

  Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda

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• Joshua Musinguzi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda

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• Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Global Health Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Rhoda K. Wanyenze

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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