Businge, Julius
Nanyingi, Miisa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3792-7526
Lwenge, Mathias https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6015-8625
Ndibazza, Juliet
Alimpa, Rovina
Agaroi, David
Mbabazi, Scovia
Article History
Received: 6 September 2025
Accepted: 5 May 2026
First Online: 7 May 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethical approval to conduct the study was obtained from Lira University Research and Ethics Committee (LUREC 2023-34). Further voluntary informed written and verbal consent was obtained from each of the participants of consenting age. Consent to participate in the study for participants below the consenting age was obtained from the legal guardians, and assent was obtained from each participant before data collection. The participants who were non-consenting and did not have parents or guardians were taken as emancipated minors.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.