Maueia, Cremildo
Murahwa, Alltalents T.
Carulei, Olivia
Taku, Ongeziwe
Mbulawa, Zizipho
Manjate, Alice
Valey, Ziyaad Omar
Mussá, Tufária
Williamson, Anna-Lise
Article History
Received: 23 April 2025
Accepted: 26 June 2025
First Online: 10 July 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the University of Cape Town Human Research Ethical Committee (HREC reference 615/2017 and HREC reference 850/2019), Walter Sisulu University Human Research Ethical Committee (HREC references 090/2016 and 004/2022), Eastern Cape Department of Health Ethics Committee (EC reference 2017RP0_484 and 202203_011) and the Mozambican National Bioethics for Health Committee (CNBS) (ref: 423/CNBS/2018). The procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association. All women provided written informed consent for participation.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.