Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus comorbidity in an adult Ugandan population.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study received ethical and regulatory approval from the Infectious Diseases Institute, Research and Ethics Committee (IDIREC REF 014/2021), and the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (HS1707ES). All study sites offered administrative approval before the study initiation. All participants enrolled in the study provided written informed consent. For participants who could not read and write, a thumbprint was used to express informed consent in addition to written informed consent offered by an impartial witness representing the illiterate participant. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations (Declaration of Helsinki). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding The study was funded by the Makerere University Kampala Research and Innovation Fund (MAK RIF) II."