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Ayara, Brian O.
Mukono, Samuel G.
Adam, Rodney D.
Sayed, Shahin
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Article History
Received: 10 December 2025
Accepted: 25 February 2026
First Online: 9 March 2026
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: This study was approved by the Aga Khan University Institutional Scientific and Ethics Review Committee (Ref: 2024/ISERC-125) and licensed by the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI/P/25/4181523). This study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed consent was waived due to the retrospective use of de-identified data. Patient confidentiality was strictly maintained through anonymization and secure data handling.
: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual person’s data in any form (including images, clinical photographs, or identifiable information).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
