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Authors
Batte, Charles
Nuwasiima, Shivan
Semulimi, Andrew Weil
Apio, Pamela Okwir
Mutebi, Ronald Kasoma
Mwesigwa, Martin Menya
Twinamasiko, Nelson
Siddharthan, Trishul
Mukisa, John
Mukunya, David
Abaatyo, Joan
Nalugya, Joyce Sserunjogi
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Academic of Sciences (NAS) and United States Agency for International Development (AID-OAA-A-11-00012)
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Article History
Received: 13 February 2024
Accepted: 2 May 2024
First Online: 29 May 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in adherence to the ethical principles outlined in the 2013 Declaration of Helsinki criteria. Administrative clearance was obtained from the Chief Administrative Officer or District Education Officers of the selected districts. Permission was obtained from head teachers of the different schools. Ethical clearance was sought from Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences Research Ethics Committee for review and approval (approval number: SBS-2023-283). Further clearance was sought from Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST Reg No. HS2725ES). and the district leaders. Assent and permission from parent/guardian from the study participants below 18years, and informed consent aged 18years were obtained before data collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests or other interests that might be perceived to influence the results and/or their interpretation as reported in this paper.
