Apio, Esther
Baluku, Joseph Baruch
Bwayo, Denis
Masaba, John Peter
Kirabo, Erias
Kebesu, Jasper
Nankunda, Oreb
Imalingat, Julius
Katuramu, Richard
Article History
Received: 26 July 2025
Accepted: 17 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
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: The Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Research and Ethics Committee (Reference Number MRRH-2024-497) approved the study. The same committee provided a waiver of consent for the use of the data. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 2013 revision of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.