Kasiita, Martine
Businge, Stephen
Napyo, Agnes
Tumwine, James K.
Article History
Received: 28 July 2024
Accepted: 19 February 2025
First Online: 4 March 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was granted by Kabale University Research and Ethics Committee (KAB-REC): Ethical approval number; KABREC-2023-12/ ADM 109/496/01. Administrative clearance was obtained from the District Health Officer, Chief Administrative Officer of Rukiga district and from the local council chairperson of each village. Voluntary informed consent was obtained from parents/ guardians of eligible children prior to data collection. Participant information was handled in confidence. All the research procedures reported in this paper were done in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki,
: The authors declare no competing interests.