Seidahmed, Osama
Kurumop, Serah
Wawaga, Elizabeth
Kualawi, Melvin
Siba, Valentine
Jamea, Sharon
Ura, Yangta
Makita, Leo
Pomat, William
Hetzel, Manuel W.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Swiss Network for International Studies
University of Basel
Article History
Received: 22 August 2024
Accepted: 26 November 2024
First Online: 8 January 2025
Declarations
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: This study was reviewed by the Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz (EKNZ), Switzerland (Req-2018–01063), and provided formal approval by the Institutional Review Board of PNGIMR (IMR IRB No.1808) and the Medical Research Advisory Committee of the National Department of Health (MRAC No. 18.22). Written informed consent was obtained from the head of the household and the school's head teacher. Further, individual verbal permission for finger-prick blood samples was secured from the participants or their guardians, as applicable.
: All authors consent to publication of this manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.