Mbulawa, Zizipho Z. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9073-4777
Mabunda, Sikhumbuzo A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3742
Funding for this research was provided by:
Walter Sisulu University
Article History
Received: 16 July 2025
Accepted: 16 September 2025
First Online: 25 September 2025
Declarations
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: The parent study – The HPV Education Intervention Study – was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at the University of Cape Town, South Africa (HREC: 369/2015). The present sub-study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa (protocol number: 044/2020).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The findings, views, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the funders and institutes affiliated with the authors and/or those mentioned in the “Acknowledgements” section above.