Mayengo, Ronnie
Petra, Nalumaga Pauline
Joseph, Oloro
Ogwang, Edward
Kitunzi, Grace Mulyowa
Onguti, Aloyo Gladys
Mirembe, Stephen Kizito
Article History
Received: 12 October 2025
Accepted: 24 November 2025
First Online: 11 December 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval was obtained from the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee (REC Ref: MUST-2024-1775) and administrative clearance from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. All study procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Since no external funding was involved, no additional permissions were required.