Nakamaanya, Oliver
Bagaya, Bernard
Ssengooba, Willy
Thokerunga, Erick
Zamarano, Henry
Article History
Received: 26 May 2026
Accepted: 13 July 2026
First Online: 24 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Approval number: SBS-2023-441). All participants provided informed consent prior to their involvement in the study.
Consent for publication: Not applicable (no individual person’s data in any form is presented).
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.