Chiaborelli, Malena
Kopeka, Mamaswatsi
Sekhesa, Pontšo
Sehrt, Madeleine
Mohloanyane, Tsepang
Ballouz, Tala
Menges, Dominik
Brown, Jennifer A.
Belus, Jennifer M.
Gerber, Felix
Raeber, Fabian
Williams, Andréa
Jackson-Perry, David
Hyöky, Meri
Conserve, Donaldson F.
Hampanda, Karen
Amstutz, Alain
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Mohale, Itumeleng
Lebakeng, Thabo
Morena-motšo, Masia
Mapefane, Thembekile Mokhosi
Funding for this research was provided by:
George Washington University Prevention and Community Health department
Citizen Science Zurich
Swiss National Science Foundation (PZ00P1_201690, #P500PM_221961)
University of Basel
Article History
Received: 25 February 2025
Accepted: 3 June 2025
First Online: 2 July 2025
Declarations
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: This research project was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the National Health Research Ethics Committee in Lesotho (ID 61–2024; approval for the survey on March 1 st, 2024; approval for the amendment defining in more detail the qualitative part on April 8th, 2024), including the request for a waiver of parental consent for survey participants aged 15–18 years of age. All participants, for both quantitative and qualitative components, provided prior written informed consent.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.