Ssekatawa, Kenneth
Ntulume, Ibrahim
Byarugaba, Denis K.
Wampande, Eddie M.
Karpoormath, Rajshekhar
Kirabira, John Baptist
Kansiime, Edward
Kayiwa, Ronald
Kato, Charles D.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Africa Centre of Excellence in Materials, Product Development & Nanotechnology; MAPRONANO ACE, College of Engineering Design Art and Technology, Makerere University. (Grant No. P151847IDA credit 5797-UG)
Article History
Received: 19 September 2025
Revised: 29 November 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 21 December 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical Approval No: MHREC1611 was granted by the Research and Ethics Committee for ethical review and approval, Mulago National Referral Hospital. The Research Ethics Committee of Mulago National Referral Hospital waived the need for informed consent to use already coded archived samples in this study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.