Grillo, Michael P.
Saylors, Karen
Tran, Bonnie R.
Brown, Nichelle
Tripathi, Osika
Killion, Jordan
Macera, Carol
Faye, Babacar
Chisoko, Ernest C.
Kabengele, Mapoma
Mutombe, Anthony M.
Djoko, Cyrille F.
Smith, Davey
Chaillon, Antoine
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Defense Health Program
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Article History
Accepted: 11 December 2024
First Online: 13 January 2025
Declarations
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: People living with HIV who were interested in joining the study were informed of the objectives and purpose, procedures, and risks and benefits. The consent form was reviewed in detail and participants had all questions addressed prior to consenting.
: The authors have no competing interests to declare.
: The study protocols were approved by the Institutional Review Board at the Naval Health Research Center (San Diego, California, United States) and from each country’s ethical review committee (Senegal: Senegal National Ethics Committee in Dakar, 19 January 2016; Zambia: Zambian Ethics Committee in Lusaka, 21 March 2016; DRC: Kinshasa School of Public Health Ethics Committee, 24 July 2013).