Rashid, Zahra Aly https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5906-7566
Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8199-0891
Moodley, Vanessa Raquel https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1942-974X
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Article History
Received: 20 August 2024
Accepted: 29 November 2024
First Online: 9 January 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Permission was obtained from the Ministry of Education and Head teachers of participating schools. Written informed assent was obtained from all students before screening. For those under the age of 18 years, written informed consent from a parent/guardian was also required.
: This study does not contain any individual person’s data.
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical approvals and research licenses were obtained from Amref Health Africa, Kenya (ESRC P1918/2021), the Biomedical Research Ethics Committee—University of KwaZulu-Natal (BREC/00001226/2020) and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation, Kenya (NACOSTI/P/22/17767).