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Authors
Tolla, Tsidiso
Bergh, Kate
Duby, Zoe
Gana, Nandipha
Mathews, Catherine
Jonas, Kim
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
The South African Medical Research Council under the Intra-mural research unit
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Article History
Received: 28 February 2025
Accepted: 8 June 2025
First Online: 20 June 2025
Declarations
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: This study followed the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki Code of Ethics. Ethical approval for the study was granted by the SAMRC Research Ethics Committee (REC), ref: EC044-10/2021. Before conducting any interviews, parents or guardians of AGYW aged 15–17 years granted verbal informed consent telephonically. In addition to parents’ consent, verbal informed consent was obtained telephonically for each AGYW aged 15–17 years. For AGYW aged 18 years and older, verbal informed consent was obtained telephonically.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
