Abdulahi, Ilili Jemal
Björkman, Per
Sasinovich, Sviataslau
Alemayehu, Dawit Hailu
Arimide, Dawit
Mihret, Adane
Abdissa, Alemseged
Mulu, Andargachew
Medstrand, Patrik
Reepalu, Anton
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lund University
Article History
Received: 21 November 2025
Accepted: 21 April 2026
First Online: 30 April 2026
Declarations
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: All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the National Swedish Ethical Review Board (Dnr:2019–02627), AHRI/ALERT Ethical Review Committee (PO/30/19) and the National Research Ethics Review Committee, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ethiopia (MoSHE//RD/14.2/3759/20). All participants received oral and written information about the study and provided written consent. Consent from guardians was not sought for adolescents, as Ethiopian national guideline for comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment recommend obtaining consent directly from the person (≥15 years) for HIV testing and treatment [ ].
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.