Paasi, George https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6360-0589
Namayanja, Cate
Ongodia, Paul
Okalebo, Charles Benard
Okiror, William
Abongo, Grace
Masifa, George
Amorut, Denis
Muhindo, Rita
Olupot-Olupot, Peter
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Funding for this research was provided by:
EDCTP (TMA2016 SF1514)
Article History
Received: 18 June 2025
Accepted: 4 January 2026
First Online: 9 January 2026
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval before starting this trial was granted by the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Research Ethics Committee (MRRH-REC OUT 002/2019), while regulatory approval was granted from the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST) (HS965ES) and the National Drug Authority (NDA) (CTC 0166/2021). Written informed consent was obtained from the parents or guardians of all participating children, ensuring full compliance with ethical guidelines for research involving human subjects.
: This work has been approved for publication by the Mbale Clinical Research Institute.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.