Christopher, Odong
Winfred, Ayenyo
Wanzhu, Zhang
Wanyama, John
Bah, Ebrima
Geofrey, Anywar
Mpoza, Edward
Abraha, Mical
Kabbali, Kuule Julius
Article History
Received: 9 February 2026
Accepted: 1 June 2026
First Online: 5 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee of China-Uganda Friendship Hospital, given the retrospective analysis of anonymized secondary clinical data without direct participant contact, the requirement for informed consent to participate was formally waived by the Board in accordance with applicable regulations of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (Approval No: ADM/N353/20/24).
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.