About the Authors

Ashley Winfred Nakawuki

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

Rebecca Nekaka

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Health, Department of Community and Public Health, Busitema University Sciences, Mbale, Uganda

Lydia V. N. Ssenyonga

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

George Masifa

Roles Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Mbale Clinical Research Institute, Mbale, Uganda

Dorreck Nuwasiima

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

Julius Nteziyaremye

Contributed equally to this work with: Julius Nteziyaremye, Jacob Stanley Iramiot

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

Jacob Stanley Iramiot

Contributed equally to this work with: Julius Nteziyaremye, Jacob Stanley Iramiot

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

jiramiot@gmail.com

Affiliation Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Busitema University, Mbale, Uganda

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.