Muñoz-Domingo, Marta
Romeu-Ferràs, Marc
Vivas-Consuelo, David
Lerma, José Luis
Funding for this research was provided by:
Programa de Cooperación al Desarrollo (10301 CCD)
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI22/01416)
Article History
Received: 22 April 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 13 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Research Committee of the Universitat Politècnica de València (protocol code no. P03-29-04-2022 on 27 July 2023). Additionally, the project was endorsed by the Centro de Cooperación al Desarrollo (CCD) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in collaboration with the NGO Destino (Kitega Community Centre, Uganda). This partnership was essential for the planning, coordination, and execution of the study, ensuring that ethical research principles and community engagement practices were carried out.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.