Duri, Kerina
Mapingure, Munyaradzi Paul
Munjoma, Privilege Tendai
Mazhandu, Arthur John
Ncube, Patience
Marere, Tarisai
Ronald, Mazengera Lovemore
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellcome Trust (087537/F/08/A.)
The Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development under the University of Zimbabwe NORHED grant ((NORHED QZA-0484MWI-13/0032))
The Botnar Foundation (001)
Article History
Received: 28 March 2024
Accepted: 30 August 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study complied with the international council for harmonisation of Good Clinical and Laboratory Practice guidelines including Zimbabwean research regulatory requirements. Institutional ethical approval was obtained from the Joint Research Ethics Committee of the University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences/The Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (JREC); reference number; JREC/81/15 and ethics approval at the national level by the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ) reference number MRCZ/A/1968. All the research participants provided written informed consent.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.