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Authors
Mwase Banda, Gertrude
Kapumba, Blessings M.
Nyapigoti, Wezzie
Nyirenda, Deborah
Desmond, Nicola
Manda-Taylor, Lucinda
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Health Bioethics Network (Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (228141/Z/23/Z), Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (228141/Z/23/Z), Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (228141/Z/23/Z), Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (228141/Z/23/Z), Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (228141/Z/23/Z), Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (228141/Z/23/Z))
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Article History
Received: 19 June 2024
Accepted: 19 September 2025
First Online: 24 October 2025
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the College of Medicine Research Ethics Committee (COMREC), protocol number P.04.21/3311, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (LSTM), protocol number 21–038. The researchers informed all participants that they had the right to withdraw without giving reasons and that refusing to participate would not affect the care they received at the hospital. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. All participants provided consent by signing or placing a thumbprint on the consent form.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
