Jeong, Joshua https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-468X
Lambert, Valencia J.
Mayombo, Carina W.
Uyehara, Malia
Sangarara, Gabriel
Joseph, Julieth
Louttit, Megan
McCann, Juliet K.
Joachim, Damas
Funding for this research was provided by:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R00HD105984)
Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2026
First Online: 5 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study received ethical approvals from the Institutional Review Board at Emory University (protocol number STUDY00006498) and the National Health Research Ethics Committee at the National Institute of Medical Research, Tanzania (protocol number NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/4676). The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation. The consent form was read aloud, and any questions were addressed before enrollment.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.