Mwita, Julius Chacha http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5947-3684
Francis, Joel Msafiri
Pillay, Chriselda
Ogah, Okechukwu S.
Goshu, Dejuma Yadeta
Agyekum, Francis
Musonda, John Mukuka
James, Maduka Chiedozie
Tefera, Endale
Kabo, Tsie
Ditlhabolo, Keolebile Irene
Ndlovu, Kagiso
Ayodele, Ayoola Yekeen
Mkomanga, Wigilya P.
Chillo, Pilly
Damasceno, Albertino
Folson, Aba Ankomaba
Oyekunle, Anthony
Tebuka, Erius
Kalokola, Fredrick
Forrest, Karen
Dunn, Helena
Karaye, Kamilu
Jean-Pierre, Fina Lubaki
Oljira, Chala Fekadu
Tadesse, Tamirat Assefa
Taiwo, Tolulope Shogade
Nwafor, Chibuike E.
Omole, Olufemi
Anakwue, Raphael
Cohen, Karen
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Botswana
Article History
Accepted: 18 November 2023
First Online: 13 March 2024
Declarations
:
: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
: Botswana's Ministry of Health and Wellness granted ethical approval for the University of Botswana/Princess Marina as a coordinating centre (HPDME13/8/1). The authors also obtained necessary ethical approvals from their respective institutional review boards – Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania (MNH/TRCU/Perm/2021/012); the University of Cape Town, South Africa (HREC:047/2021); the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa(R14/49); Catholic University of Allied Sciences Bugando, Tanzania (CREC/445/2020/); Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Nigeria (FMC/QEH/G/596/VOL.10/485); University of Ibadan College of Medicine (UI/EC/20/0349; Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Institutional Review Board ( KBCH/MD/G3/20); the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH/ADM/90/5.II/VOL XI/959; the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Nigeria (UNTH/CSA/329/VOL.5/09; Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe, Nigeria (NHREC/25/10/2013); Amino Kano is teaching Hospital Nigeria (AKTH/MAC/SUB/12A/P-3/VI/2989; Les Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa (213/CNES/BN/PMMF/2020); University of Uyo Teaching Hospital; College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (115/20/IM and Faculty of Medicine, University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique, the Gambia Government/MRCG Joint Ethics Committee ( 22803). Written informed consent, however, was waived since the study collected data from existing records and did not engage living human subjects.