Sikweyiya, Yandisa
Mahlangu, Pinky
Jewkes, Rachel
Brooke-Sumner, Carrie
Gibbs, Andrew
Dartnall, Elizabeth
Pillay, Managa
Machisa, Mercilene
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation (South Africa) and the South African Medical Research Council (None)
Article History
Received: 12 December 2023
Accepted: 7 March 2025
First Online: 21 March 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the South African Medical Research Council’s Ethics Committee (Approval no: EC002-2/2018). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations (e.g., Helsinki declaration and the South African Department of Health Ethics in Research 2015 guidelines). All participants provided written informed consent for study participation and the publication of the study findings.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.