Komasawa, Makiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-0657
Sato, Miho
Saito, Kiyoko
Honda, Sumihisa
Ssekitoleko, Robert
Waiswa, Peter
Muluya, Kharim Mwebaza
Gitta, Sheba
Aung, Myo Nyein
Article History
Received: 8 July 2024
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 19 December 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee of Uganda Christian University (UCUREC-2023-710), the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (SS2284ES), and the Ethics Review Committee of the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development in Japan (JICA [DI] 202312220002). Written informed consent was obtained from all adolescent participants and the parents/guardians of adolescents aged 15–17 years.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.