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Article History

Received: 27 April 2023

Accepted: 11 March 2025

First Online: 31 March 2025

Declarations

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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Makerere University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity. All participants gave their informed verbal consent in the local language, before taking part in the study. The ethics committee approved the verbal consent because the research was associated with low risk and minimal harm to the participants. The consent was obtained after explaining the research to the participants using an information sheet to guide the verbal explanation of the study. They were informed that their participation was voluntary and their refusal would not result in any negative consequences. All information collected was kept confidentially; no names or other identifying information was asked during data collection. Administrative clearance was obtained from Masindi District Local Government.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.