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Article History

Received: 30 August 2024

Accepted: 18 February 2025

First Online: 23 February 2025

Declarations

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: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: We obtained ethics clearance and a waiver of informed consent from TASO Research Ethics Committee (TASO-2023-220) because being a retrospective review patient records, this study did not pose more than minimal risk to the participants. Administrative approval to obtain the dataset was obtained from the Executive Director of TASO Uganda. All patient-identifying information such as names, telephone contacts, or physical addresses that would allow patient identification was removed from the dataset prior to analysis. To protect patient privacy, distinct identification numbers (ART numbers) were used for each individual record. The dataset was pass-word protected and stored in a secure computer accessible to only the researcher.

: Not applicable.