Muwonge, Adrian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8579-0384
Bessell, Paul R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7901-969X
de Clare Bronsvoort, Mark Barend https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-6219
Mugerwa, Ibrahim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5626-1259
Mwaka, Erisa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-9608
Ssebaggala, Emmanuel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7405-4755
Wee, Bryan Aidan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6135-5903
Kiayias, Aggelos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2451-1430
Mpyangu, Christine Mbabazi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7130-4077
Joloba, Moses Lutakome
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/V034952/1)
BBSRC (BBS/E/D/20002173 and BBS/E/D/20002174), BBS/E/D/20002173 and BBS/E/D/20002174), BBS/E/D/20002173 and BBS/E/D/20002174))
Article History
Received: 4 October 2024
Accepted: 6 March 2025
First Online: 3 April 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The research involving human participants underwent review and approval processes by several ethical committees, including the School of Public Health Higher Degrees, Research, and Ethics Committee at Makerere University (approval number SPH-2021-35), the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (approval number HS156ES), and the Human Ethics and Research Committee at the Easter Bush Campus (HERC_538). The approvals included access to the national testing data as part of the THEA project. Written informed consent sought digitally was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study.
: The approval to publish is covered in permission to access and use the data for scientific research as stated in the Ministry of Health administrative approvals linked to the submission of this manuscript.