Batte, Charles
Apio, Pamela Okwir
Semulimi, Andrew Weil
Nuwasiima, Shivan
Kasoma, Ronald Mutebi
Mwesigwa, Martin Menya
Twinamasiko, Nelson
Siddharthan, Trishul
Mukisa, John
Mukunya, David
Abaatyo, Joan
Nalugya, Joyce Sserunjogi
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Academy of Sciences (AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012, AID-OAA-A-11-00012)
Article History
Received: 22 February 2024
Accepted: 4 October 2024
First Online: 9 October 2024
Declarations
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: Administrative clearance was obtained from the Chief Administrative Officers/District Education Officers for Bududa, Manafwa and Butaleja Districts. Permission was obtained from the headteachers of the different schools. Ethical approval was obtained from the Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences Research Ethics Committee (approval number: SBS-2023-283). Further clearance was sought from the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST Reg No. HS2725ES). This research was conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice, the Declaration of Helsinki, and local laws and regulations.Informed consent and permission from parents/guardians were obtained before data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.