Mnzava, Dhahiri
Gamuya, Ezekiel B.
Hamza Iddi, Maliki
Issangya, Emmanuel T.
Max, Baraka
Mwakyoma, Adam
Baraza, Haji A.
Nyigu, John E.
Kassam, Nancy A.
Kajeguka, Debora C.
Article History
Received: 27 November 2025
Accepted: 11 August 2026
First Online: 19 August 2026
Declarations
Ethical approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of KCMC University (Approval No. 2704, dated 13th August 2024). As this study involved a retrospective analysis of routinely collected laboratory data, the requirement for informed consent from participants was waived by the ethics committee since no identifiable personal information was included in the analysis.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.