Andersson, Maria
Zewdie, Bethelehem Nigussie
Mumena, Chrispinus
Thulin, Elin Andersen
Woldeamanuel, Gashaw Garedew
Hasséus, Bengt
Mengesha, Abdu
Giglio, Daniel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-9336
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Gothenburg
Article History
Received: 16 May 2026
Accepted: 27 July 2026
First Online: 1 August 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: DG has been part of scientific advisory boards and/or has held scientific presentations for Merck, Roche and AstraZeneca. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The present study was approved by Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (ref no. 064/21/Gyn), the National Research Ethics Review Board (NRERB) in Ethiopia (ref. no. 17/242/587/24) and the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (ref. no. 2021–02464). All participants provided informed consent, and the study was performed in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.