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Authors
Mohamed, Farzahna
Gunter, Sulé
Yirdaw, Bezalem E.
Raal, Frederick J.
Millen, Aletta M.E
Kalla, Ismail S.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation Thuthuka grant (TTK2204214124)
South African Medical Research Council Self-Initiated Research (SIR) grant
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Programme
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Article History
Received: 10 May 2025
Accepted: 23 September 2025
First Online: 30 October 2025
Declarations
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: This research project was carried out under the approval of the University of the Witwatersrand Human Research Ethics Committee (reference: M210566) and the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Ethics Committee (reference: GP202010_069). Written informed consent was provided by all participants before enrolment or from the subject’s legally authorised representative if the subject could not provide it. This study was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
