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Article History

Received: 30 September 2022

Accepted: 2 December 2022

First Online: 5 December 2022

Declarations

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: In this study, all methods were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approval was obtained from the MUST research ethics committee (REC) as an institutional review board (IRB) for authorization to conduct the research (reference No: MUST – 2021- 203). We also obtained site clearance from the MRRH. Written informed consent was sought before recruitment from adult participants while parental consent and child assent was obtained for children below eighteen years. English and Runyankole versions of consent and assent forms were used. Information was stored on a password-protected computer and only accessed by the principal investigator. The participants received all the services provided at the health facility and the study procedures did not negatively interfere with patients’ care.

: All authors agreed to the submission of this manuscript for publication in addition to the consent to publish which was included in the informed consent form and attained ethical and participant approval.

: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to declare.