Komasawa, Makiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-0657
Tsuji, Taishi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-6619
Ssekitoleko, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5898-1812
Saito, Kiyoko https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5255-226X
Aung, Myo Nyein https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8175-6309
Yuasa, Motoyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2132-7275
Article History
Received: 23 February 2025
Accepted: 12 August 2025
First Online: 28 August 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Review Committee of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (SS1425ES), the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University (MHREC2177), and the Ethical Committee of the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICADI202002070001).