Hatem, Gad
Andersson, Jonas
Hjort, Line
Minja, Daniel T. R.
Catellani, Francesca
Møller, Sofie Lykke
Asplund, Olof
Christensen, Dirk Lund
Nielsen, Birgitte Bruun
Theander, Thor G.
Artner, Isabella
Shaat, Nael
Lusingu, John P. A.
Vaag, Allan
Bygbjerg, Ib Christian
Schmiegelow, Christentze
Grunnet, Louise Groth
Prasad, Rashmi B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4400-6741
Funding for this research was provided by:
Lund University
Article History
Received: 25 January 2026
Accepted: 12 August 2026
First Online: 21 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethical approval was granted by the Medical Research Coordinating Committee of the National Institute for Medical Research (reference number NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol. IX/1717). After providing oral information, written informed consent in Swahili (or thumbprints from illiterate women, given in the presence of a witness who was not involved in the project) was obtained prior to enrolment. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.