Olashore, Anthony A.
Chiliza, Bonginkosi
Paruk, Saeeda
Article History
Received: 31 May 2022
Accepted: 4 July 2023
First Online: 24 July 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Approval for the study was obtained from the Biological Research Ethics Committee of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (BFC116/19), the Research and Ethics Committee of the University of Botswana (UBR/RES/IRB/BIO/124), the Ministry of Health and Wellness IRB, Botswana (HPDME: l3/18/1), the Baylor Children’s Clinical Center of Excellence (BCCCE) and the management of other selected centers. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants followed the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. In addition, written informed consent was sought from the parents of all those who participated in the study under the age of 18 years and directly from those who were 18 and older.
: Not applicable.