Namatovu, Alice
Vahwere, Bienfait Mumbere
Ntulume, Ibrahim
Ssebuufu, Robinson
Nalubega, Rebecca
Pius, Theophilus
Sikakulya, Franck K.
Agaba, Gidio
Seremba, Emmanuel
Kyamanywa, Patrick
Nasinyama, George William
Funding for this research was provided by:
Makerere research and innovation fund (MAK/DVCFA/481/19)
Article History
Received: 9 March 2025
Accepted: 6 October 2025
First Online: 4 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study and attendant protocols were approved by Kampala International University Research Ethics Committee (KIU-REC) under reference number (KIU-REC-2021-57). Hospital approvals were obtained from the selected hospitals. Informed consent was obtained from all the patients.All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations as detailed in [ ].
: Consent to publish on part of the participants is not applicable since there is no identifying information.
: The authors declare no competing interests.