Khainza, Rebecca Esther
Oketcho, Michael
Aliku, Twalib
Namuyonga, Judith
Ndagire, Emma
Mwambu, Tom
Muhoozi, Rwakaryebe Mbagga
Obongnyinge, Bernard
Tumwebaze, Hilda
Mbabazi, Nestor
Akech, Teddy
Nakato, Aisha
Killen, Angelline
Ofumbi, Geoffrey Oburu
Lwabi, Peter
Omagino, John
Lubega, Sulaiman
Article History
Received: 24 December 2023
Accepted: 19 June 2024
First Online: 26 June 2024
Declarations
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: This study received approval from the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, and ethical clearance was obtained from the Uganda Heart Institute Research and Ethics Committee. The requirement for informed consent to participate was waived and approved by the Uganda Heart Institute Institutional Review Board, with administrative clearance being sought from the UHI Research Committee. To ensure confidentiality and anonymity, numerical identifiers were used in the patient database, which was only accessible to the principal investigator (PI). All charts were kept under lock and key by the PI, and the information obtained was solely for this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.