Nabatanzi, Alice
Obakiro, Samuel Baker
Walusansa, Abdul
Cissy, Nambejja
Anywar, Godwin
Funding for this research was provided by:
Government of Uganda through the Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (MAKRIF/DVCFA/026/20)
Article History
Received: 20 May 2024
Accepted: 15 August 2025
First Online: 2 October 2025
Declarations
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: Before the commencement of the study, the study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Makerere University School of Health Sciences Research and Ethics review board (MAKSHSREC-2020-74). All respondents were asked for their consent and had to sign a prior informed consent form after the objectives and possible consequences of the study had been explained to them. The prior informed consent (PIC) was written in the Luganda language. Permission to access Najjembe sub-county for this study was given by the local area administration.
: The partitcpants consented in writing to grant the publication of study results.
: The authors declare no competing interests.