Wismayer, Richard
Kiwanuka, Julius
Wabinga, Henry
Odida, Michael
Article History
Received: 7 August 2022
Accepted: 5 June 2024
First Online: 19 June 2024
Declarations
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: This work was part of the PhD study, which was approved by the Higher Degrees Research and Ethics Committee, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University (reference number: SBS-HDREC-630) and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (reference number: HS-2574). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants included in the study before completing the questionnaire form. Written informed consent was obtained before obtaining a biopsy confirming colorectal adenocarcinoma on the case participants and before obtaining a faecal occult blood sample in control participants. Those control participants who tested positive for faecal occult blood were referred for screening investigations, particularly a colonoscopy, to rule out or confirm colorectal malignancy. All data pertaining to the research were kept as confidential as possible and did not identify any particular individual. The conduct of this study was in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Consent was obtained from all the participants enrolled in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.