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Article History

Received: 9 August 2024

Accepted: 5 November 2024

First Online: 7 November 2024

Declarations

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: The Makerere University School of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (Reference Number: MAKSHSREC-2023-486) and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (Reference Number: HS3092ES) approved the research protocol. The Makerere University Dental Hospital administration granted permission to conduct the study. All the respondents who participated in the study provided written informed consent in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration [].

: Not applicable.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.