Document is current

Article History

Received: 18 October 2023

Accepted: 11 July 2024

First Online: 18 July 2024

Declarations

:

: Approval to conduct the study was granted by the Cure Children’s Hospital Research and Ethics Commitee: Ethical approval number: CCHU-REC /07/020 Date of approval: 30 Nov 2020; The administrative clearance was granted by the Resident City Commissioner for Mbale City. The leaders of the the Mbale Motorcycle and Riders Association; the Mbale Taxi Drivers', Conductors' and Owners' Association; and the Mbale United Trucks and Pick-up Drivers' Association were introduced to the study and its procedures and were requested to identify, mobilize and link willing participants with the research team. Participants received verbal and written information detailing the purpose and process of the study. All participants provided written informed consent confirming their voluntary participation in the study. Confidentiality and privacy of all data collected were observed during the course of the study through restricted access. This research was carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: All authors declare that they don’t have any competing interests regarding this work, be it financial or personal.