Bulled, Nicola
Nyatela, Athini
Nonyukela, Sithabile
Lalla-Edward, Samanta
Funding for this research was provided by:
Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy at the University of Connecticut
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (1UG3HL156388-01)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (1UG3HL156388-01)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health (1UG3HL156388-01)
Article History
Received: 18 September 2025
Accepted: 24 March 2026
First Online: 30 March 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was approved by the Ethics Boards of the University of Connecticut (H23-0309) and the University of Witwatersrand (M240424 M240621-A-0001), in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations under the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants signed a consent form.
: All individual participant details remain confidential.
: The authors declare no competing interests.