Ottoman, Oscar
David, Fidelis
James, Michael
Minja, Caroline Arnold
Mukerebe, Crispin
Kidenya, Benson R.
Rambau, Peter F.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. National Institutes of Health (5D43TW011826-03)
Article History
Received: 10 June 2025
Accepted: 14 July 2026
First Online: 16 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the joint CUHAS/BMC Research and Ethics Review Committee (CREC) with reference number 633/2022 and by the Lake Zone Institutional Review Board with reference number MR/53/100/727. Informed consent was obtained from all participants in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not Applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.