Muganzi, David Jolly
Kintu, Timothy Mwanje
Nakandi, Racheal Mukisa
Atulinda, Linda
Atim, Immaculate Kaducu
Mwaka, Francis
Kizza, Blair
Ngonzi, Joseph
Article History
Received: 22 February 2023
Accepted: 4 December 2024
First Online: 18 December 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology Research Ethics Committee, with the ethical review approval number MST-2021-167. The study was conducted following relevant guidelines and regulations. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.The first page of the online data collection tool explained the study purpose, benefits, and risks and provided the contact details of the Principal Investigator (PI) for any questions or issues. No participant reached out for further clarification. At the end of this page, participants were required to verify their understanding by ticking a mandatory checkbox before proceeding.To protect participants’ privacy, no personal identifying information, such as names or email addresses, was collected. Only the PI and one of the authors involved in data analysis had access to the data, which was securely stored on a password-protected Google Drive.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.