Auwerda, Naomi C.S.
Mungamba, Muhau. M.
Van der Linden, Eva
Beune, Erik
Meeks, Karlijn A.C.
Henneman, Peter
Agyemang, Charles
Nicolaou, Mary
Danquah, Ina
Janssens, Georges E.
Salomons, Gajja S.
Chilunga, Felix P.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (DK131018)
European Commission (772244)
Article History
Received: 17 November 2025
Accepted: 20 April 2026
First Online: 28 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained in Ghana from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, located in Kumasi (CHRPE/AP/200/12), and in the Netherlands from the Amsterdam University Medical Centre, located in Amsterdam (W12–062#12.17.0086). All participants gave written informed consent.
: Not applicable, as the manuscript does not contain any identifiable individual data.
: The authors declare no competing interests.