Manasyan, Albert
Lakhwani, Jyoti
Kapesa, Herbert
Owuor, Kevin
Menon, J. Anitha
Bosomprah, Samuel
Nalwamba, Leukanji
Machona, Sylvia
Carlo, Waldemar A.
Article History
Received: 18 April 2025
Accepted: 5 November 2025
First Online: 28 November 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study was approved by the University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (#3814 − 2023) and the National Health Research Authority (#NHRA008/24/07/23). Informed consent was obtained from all study participants.
: Permission to publish this paper was obtained from the National Health Research Authority (NHRA).
: The authors declare no competing interests.