Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty
Munakampe, Margarate Nzala
Mwila, Meek
Makasa, Musonda
Mukosha, Moses
Jacobs, Choolwe
Phiri, Christabel Chigwe
Vwalika, Bellington
Sichone, Victor
Mangala, Benedictus
Haketa, Melissa Mukalumamba
Kumwenda, Andrew
Kaonga, Patrick
Article History
Received: 11 November 2022
Accepted: 3 June 2024
First Online: 23 July 2024
Declarations
:
: Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardian(s) for participants below 18 years. Assent was obtained from participants below 18 years old. Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Zambia Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (UNZABREC—REF. No. 1852–2021) and the National Health Research Authority (NHRA – REF NO: NHRA 00003/13/07/2021) and permission to carry out the research was obtained from the Provincial health offices, District Health Offices and Senior Medical Superintendents at all participating facilities. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.