Hartmann, Miriam
Mutangabende, Shepherd
Nash, Stephen
Browne, Erica N.
Hatcher, Abigail
Kågesten, Anna E.
Roberts, Sarah T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Karolinska Institute
Article History
Received: 15 November 2024
Accepted: 3 March 2025
First Online: 14 March 2025
Declarations
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: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) (REC 2/17/03/21), by the Department of Basic Education (DBE), and by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (EPN) for analysis of secondary (deidentified) data in Sweden (Dnr 2022-03745-01). Informed consent or assent, along with parental consent, was obtained from all subjects involved in the study.
: Not applicable.
: Shepherd Mutangabende is an employee of No Means No South Africa, the institution involved in the implementation of the intervention under evaluation. This affiliation could potentially influence the data interpretation, and reporting. However, all efforts have been made to ensure the research’s objectivity and integrity. For example, all analyses have been conducted by RTI International staff. Stephen Nash contributed to writing the clan Stata program used in analysis, but receives no financial benefit from its use.