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Authors
Sedekia, Yovitha
Kapiga, Saidi
Mcharo, Onike
Luwayi, John
Sasi, Siwema Keya
Tanton, Clare
Torondel, Belen
Rubli, Jennifer
Greco, Giulia
Ayieko, Philip
Okello, Elialilia
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
The UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the MRC/FCDO Concordat agreement, together with the Department of Health and Social Care (Grant Ref: MR/T040297/1)
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Article History
Received: 29 July 2024
Accepted: 8 May 2025
First Online: 28 May 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol, tools and consent received approvals from the LSHTM ethical review board (LSHTM Ethics Ref: 22 854) and the independent Tanzanian national ethics committee (Ref: NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/3647). All participants provided written informed consent. Headteachers provided overall consent on behalf of adolescents aged below the age of 18 years before they assented. The research team informed each participant of the aim of the study and the interview procedures. We anonymised personal data in all transcripts and reports. There were no payments for participation, but the respondents received transport fare compensation only.
: Not applicable. We anonymised all individual details.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
