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Article History

Received: 4 October 2025

Accepted: 21 February 2026

First Online: 8 March 2026

Declarations

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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Uganda Christian University Research Ethics Committee (reference number: UCU-REC-2024-938-3), which also granted a waiver of informed consent as the study involved routine, anonymized data. Administrative approvals were obtained from the District Health Officers and the leadership of participating health facilities. The study followed the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for research involving human participants.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.