Hellebo, Assegid http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-844X
Kengne, Andre P.
Ademi, Zanfina
Alaba, Olufunke
Funding for this research was provided by:
Division of Research Capacity Development (This was a PhD study scholarship)
University of Cape Town
Article History
Accepted: 4 January 2024
First Online: 24 January 2024
Declarations
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: Data were obtained from publicly available datasets. A summary of globally available studies and other relevant content can be found in the InternalRef removed.
: Open access funding provided by University of Cape Town. The work reported herein was made possible through South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) funding through its Division of Research Capacity Development under the SAMRC Internship Scholars Programme. The content herein is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the SAMRC.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: APK conceived the study. AH conducted the design, analysis, interpretation of data, and the writing of the manuscript. OA and APK provided guidance and substantial contributions to the understanding of data, manuscript revision, and supervision, while ZA provided critical guidance regarding design, data, modelling, analysis, and manuscript revision.
: All authors agreed for the last version to be published.
: Neither patients nor the general public were involved in the development or execution of this study.
: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the University of Cape Town before data analysis (646/2022).