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Article History

Received: 17 March 2025

Accepted: 24 June 2025

First Online: 31 July 2025

Declarations

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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was reviewed by Makerere University School of Public Health Research and Ethical Committee, located at the School of Public Health, Makerere University, which is an accredited Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval (number MakSPH-REC 068). Permission was then sought from the Ministry of Health to access eCBSS platform; from the office of the District Health officer and the health facility in charge before the collection. The secondary data extracted was de-identified and assigned a decoy participant ID.Participants for KIIs and FGDs received information about the study objectives, procedures, and benefits; and asked to consent to participate in the study. Informed consent for participants interviewed was obtained before being interviewed. Privacy and confidentiality of data were ensured by masking participants with personal identifiers like name, and was addressed by assigning a unique code to each participant. Participants were free to accept or refuse to participate in the study. There was no anticipated harm to the participants during this study except for the time they gave in during data collection.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.