Finda, Marceline F.
Sambo, Maganga
Malika, Goodluck
Njalambaha, Rukiya
Salum, Sheikha
Okumu, Fredros O.
Funding for this research was provided by:
GeneConvene Global Collaborative (INV-008525)
Article History
Received: 6 October 2025
Accepted: 1 December 2025
First Online: 13 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
: Ethical approvals for this project were obtained from Ifakara Health Institute’s Institutional Review Board (Protocol ID: IHI/IRB/No: 2-2021) and the Medical Research Coordinating Committee (MRCC) at the National Institute for Medical Research (Protocol ID: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/3804). Permission to publish this study was obtained from NIMR, ref: BD.242/437/01C/151.