Asiku, Roy Alia https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0369-6151
Sserunjogi, Conrad
Ankunda, Collins https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2130-4014
Kiwanuka Nakubulwa, Susan
Mwaka, Joseph
Muluga Wandera, Uthman
Musoki, Drake
Kukundakwe, Patience
Mulebeke, Ronald https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-9911
Article History
Received: 29 April 2026
Accepted: 6 July 2026
First Online: 9 July 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Mildmay Uganda Research Ethics Committee (MUREC-2025-808). A waiver of individual informed consent was granted because the data were pre-existing, non-identifiable, and collected in the course of standard clinical care.
: Not applicable. No individual-level data are presented.
: The authors declare no competing interests.