Ocen, Emmanuel
Opito, Ronald
Tegu, Crispus
Oula, Alex
Olupot-Olupot, Peter
Funding for this research was provided by:
European Union (TMA2016SF-1514-MEPIE)
Article History
Received: 21 September 2023
Accepted: 19 October 2023
First Online: 25 October 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval and consent waiver to conduct this study was sought from the Mbale Regional Referral Research Ethical Committee (REC), Approval No. MRRH-REC 053/2019. Permission to conduct the study in the hospital was sought from the Medical Superintendent—Apac District Hospital. Confidentiality was ensured by keeping the data collected secure under key and lock. The study conformed to the provisions of ethical standards in Uganda.
: The Mbale Clinical Research Institute (MCRI, ), a research entity affiliated to the Uganda National Health Research Organization, approved the publication of this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.