Uwibambe, Esther
Yalcouyé, Abdoulaye
Aboagye, Elvis Twumasi
Xhakaza, Lettilia
Popel, Kalinka
Dukuze, Norbert
Bharadwaj, Thashi
de Kock, Carmen
Schrauwen, Isabelle
Leal, Suzanne M.
Mutesa, Leon
Wonkam, Ambroise
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R01 DC01165, R01 DC003594, and R01 DC016593 to SM, U01MH127692 and U01‐HG‐009716 to AW)
The Wellcome Trust (107755Z/15/Z and H3A/18/001 , to AW)
Article History
Received: 28 January 2025
Accepted: 6 May 2025
First Online: 13 May 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in full compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Relevant institutional ethical approvals were granted by the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences’ Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC 039/2024), the Institutional Review Board of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Rwanda (N0 278/CMHS IRB 2020) and the Institutional Review Board of the Columbia University (IRB-AAAS2343). Written and informed consent were obtained from participants aged 18 years or older to participate in this study. For minors (individuals younger than 18 years), they assented, and written informed consent was obtained from their parents.
: Written informed consent was obtained from participants for the publication of personal or clinical details along with any identifying images in this study. In the case of minors, written informed consent was obtained from their parents.
: The authors declare no competing interests.