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Olashore, Anthony A.
Paruk, Saeeda
Akanni, Oluyemi O.
Chiliza, Bonginkosi
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Article History
Received: 20 June 2022
Accepted: 8 December 2022
First Online: 4 January 2023
Declarations
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: We obtained approval for the study from the following Independent Review Boards (IRBs): Research and Ethics Committee of the University of Botswana (UBR/RES/IRB/BIO/124). The Ministry of Health and Wellness IRB, Botswana (HPDME: l3/18/1). The Biological Research Ethics Committee of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (BFC116/19). In addition, the management of BBCCCE and other centers gave their approvals, while written informed consent was obtained from the participants who could consent before we commenced the data collection. The parents gave consent for those under 18 years while they gave their assent to participate. All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare none.
