Phiri, Mwelwa Muleba
Schaap, Albertus
Hensen, Bernadette
Sigande, Lucheka
Simuyaba, Melvin
Mwenge, Lawrence
Zulu-Phiri, Rosemary
Mwape, Louis
Floyd, Sian
Fidler, Sarah
Hayes, Richard
Simwinga, Musonda
Ayles, Helen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/R022216/1)
Article History
Received: 13 September 2023
Accepted: 20 May 2024
First Online: 28 May 2024
Declarations
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: The University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (007–04–19) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (17104) approved the Yathu Yathu study. Adolescents and young people aged 18 to 24 provided written informed consent to participate in the study. For adolescents aged 15–17, parents/guardians provided written informed consent and adolescents written informed assent to participate. For individuals with lower literacy and therefore unable to read or write, a witness could sign the consent form on behalf of the participant. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not Applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.