Nyasulu, Brian
Ngomi, Nicholas
Kibonire, Ronald Arineitwe
Article History
Received: 16 July 2025
Accepted: 27 July 2026
First Online: 1 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) granted ethical approval for this work under approval number HS5778ES, and the Kampala International University Research Ethics Committee (KIU-REC) granted ethical approval under approval number KIU-2024-563. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Before participating in the trial, each subject gave written informed consent. Anonymity and confidentiality were maintained during the data collection and reporting procedures, and participation was entirely voluntary.
Consent for publication: Not applicable. This manuscript does not contain any individual participant data such as images, videos, or identifiable personal information requiring consent for publication.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.