Ntale, Peter Dithan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-7184
Ssempebwa, Jude https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-0208
Nalubega, Vivian https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3821-7271
Mugabe, Robert https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7281-2686
Gumoshabe, Florance
Namaganda, Justine
Balikudembe, Vincent https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4524-7103
Article History
Received: 30 October 2025
Accepted: 11 March 2026
First Online: 24 March 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee (REC) of Makerere University on June 10, 2022, with approval number MUBSREC/0023/2022.
: We obtained informed consent from the study participants.
: We obtained consent to participate and consent to publish from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.