Chagonda, Svitsai
Chitungo, Itai James Blessing
Musarurwa, Cuthbert
Nyamayaro, Terence
Funding for this research was provided by:
GenomiX Medical Centre Laboratory
Article History
Received: 5 August 2022
Accepted: 3 February 2023
First Online: 10 February 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was sought and granted by the Joint Research Ethics Committee (JREC) of the University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (Approval number JREC/60/20) in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. City of Harare, Department of Health also granted permission to carry out the study. All the participants’ parents/guardians signed written informed consent for their wards to participate in the study. Laboratory analyses were carried out in accordance with the principles of good clinical laboratory practice. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.