Osingada, Charles Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2394-4445
McMorris, Barbara J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-0931
Tracy, Mary Fran https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9186-2332
Nakasujja, Noeline
Ngabirano, Tom Denis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-6270
Porta, Carolyn M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0823-7179
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (3D43TW009345-10S5)
Graduate School, University of Minnesota
Article History
Received: 11 April 2024
Accepted: 21 March 2025
First Online: 2 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in compliance with the Helsinki Declaration ( ). Ethics approval was obtained from the Makerere University School of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (MAKSHSREC-2021-212), University of Minnesota Institutional Review Board (STUDY00014094), the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (HS2028ES) and permission to conduct the study was obtained from Kampala City Council Authority. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants before being involved in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.