Menya, Abdmagidu
Ssemata, Andrew Sentoogo
Slivesteri, Sande
Mbazzi, Femke Bannink
Kuper, Hannah
Smythe, Tracey
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR301621)
Article History
Received: 23 January 2026
Accepted: 27 May 2026
First Online: 10 June 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics approval for this study was provided by the Uganda Virus Research Institute’s ethics committee (Ref GC/127/904); the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ethics committee (Ref 26715), and the Ugandan National Council of Science and Technology (Ref SS1348ES). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, including for the use of anonymised verbatim quotes. All study processes, including recruitment, data collection and data processing, were carried out in accordance with relevant guidance and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.