Zharima, Campion
Mboneli, Elton
Tsotetsi, Lerato
Vermaak, Stefanie
Madi, Phumla
Nkala-Dlamini, Busisiwe
Violari, Avy
Kidman, Rachel
Hammock, Amy
Dietrich, Janan
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (R01MH119878)
South African Medical Research Council
University of the Witwatersrand
Article History
Received: 26 September 2024
Revised: 26 January 2025
Accepted: 8 May 2025
First Online: 30 May 2025
Declarations
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: The study received ethical approval from the ethical review committees of the University of the Witwatersrand and Stony Brook University. Prior to any study procedures, all participants provided written informed consent or assent, and parents or caregivers signed consent forms on behalf of participants under 18 years of age. Participants also signed a separate consent or assent form for audio recording during the in-depth interviews. A PHRU counsellor was available to provide psychosocial support for participants who required it after the interviews.
: The authors declare no conflict of interest.