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Authors
Beji-Chauke, Rhulani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3157-5507
Simms, Victoria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4897-458X
Abas, Melanie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1716-5584
Muzariri, Kelly
Mavhu, Webster https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-4398
Mangenah, Collin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0733-0622
Verhey, Ruth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5959-1891
Chiriseri, Ephraim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-7208
Dambi, Jermaine M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2446-7903
Araya, Ricardo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-5148
Weiss, Helen A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-7936
Cowan, Frances M. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-4422
Chibanda, Dixon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-8607
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/P012485/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/P012485/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/P012485/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/P012485/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/P012485/1)
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Article History
Received: 9 January 2025
Accepted: 20 March 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
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: The Friendship Bench for adolescents protocol was subject to review and authorisation by institutional review boards (IRBs) of the Research Council of Zimbabwe, the Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe, the Joint Research Ethics Committee for the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences and the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as King’s College London. Written informed consent was sought prior to all participants’ enrolment into the study. All participants aged 16–17 years required both written parental or caregiver’s and the adolescent’s written consent for participation. This study was perfomred in accordance with the declaration of Helsinki and ahdered to the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines to ensure transparent and comprehensive reporting. See Supplementary file for the CONSORT checklist.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
