Mukanga, Bright
Dlamini, Siyabonga Blessing
Taylor, Myra
Article History
Received: 24 October 2023
Accepted: 7 May 2024
First Online: 25 July 2024
Declarations
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: Approval for the study was granted by the Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC) in Ndola, Zambia (IRB Registration Number: 00002911 & FWA Number: 00003729) and permission was granted by the National Health Research Authority (NHRA), Zambia (Ref No: NHRA000001/01/06/2022) and the Biomedical Research Committee (BREC) of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa approved the study (Approval number: BRE/00004141/2022). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. We conducted this study in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki []. For adolescents under the age of 18 years, we obtained informed consent from their parents and guardians to participate in the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.