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Authors
Tibaijuka, Leevan
Boatin, Adeline A.
Owaraganise, Asiphas
Bebell, Lisa M.
Kayondo, Musa
Siedner, Mark J.
Bajunirwe, Francis
Tornes, Yarine Farjardo
Ngonzi, Joseph
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Multi-morbidity Research Capacity Initiative (MURCI) research training fellowship supported by the Fogarty International Centre of the National Institute of Health (D43TW011632, D43TW011632, D43TW011632)
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Article History
Received: 9 November 2023
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Mbarara University of Science and Technology under reference number MUST-2021-143 and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) under reference number HS1734ES. A waiver of individual consent for this data collection was sought from the Research Ethics Committee of Mbarara University of Science and Technology since there was only clinical register and chart review, but no patient interaction. Study codes were however used to ensure the anonymity of participants’ data. Data generated from the study shall be used for research purposes only and shall always be private and confidential. All principles of data transfer and principles of protection of human research participants outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were observed.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
